I think you need to look into what citizenship actually is. Generally speaking, you have to have lived and worked in Norway for at least seven years, pass language exams, and prove you’ve been a taxpayer for that period of time. The citizenship exam alone does not equal citizenship! Also, the permanent residence is not a test, it’s a form of residence permit, and again, that’s only available to people who have lived in Norway a certain number of years generally on work permits. You can find information about this on this website or at UDI.no.

Aside of that social studies test. For permanent residency. You need to take 500 hrs norwegian language on the municipality where you leave here in Norway and passed the A2 level exam.And you should have earn a salary of 300 thousand krone within 3 years you stay in Norway and shouldn’t be away from Norway of more than 7 months in that 3 years of stay. That 300 thousand krone requirements could be exempted .If you are studying in university or in highschool.

The statsborgerprøve (citizenship test) is only relevant for citizenship, not residence permits.

The language exams are linked in the article. But you can’t learn Norwegian in the UK and expect to get citizenship. To get citizenship you must have been living in Norway with valid residence permits for (usually) at least seven years. I suggest you spend some time on to understand how immigration works.

No, the exams must be done in Norwegian. Besides this, you need Norwegian language exams to apply for citizenship anyway.