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Our mock theory test allows you to practice your category 'B' (Car) theory test. We cover the five core areas that you will be tested on:

Control of the Vehicle
Legal Matters / Rules of the Road
Managing Risk
Safe and Socially Responsible Driving
Technical Matters

You have forty-five minutes to answer forty questions and must answer at least thirty-five correctly to pass.

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1 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

1. What does this Garda signal mean?

Stop if approaching from either the front or behind

Turn right

Proceed if approaching from the front

Turn left

2 / 40

Category: Control of Vehicle

2. If the brake pedal of a vehicle feels soft or spongy when applied, what does this mean?

A fault in the brake fluid system

Worn brake pads

The parking brake is on

A fault in the hand brake cable

3 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

3. What should the driver do when approaching a humpbacked hill?

The driver should increase speed and make progress over the humpbacked hill

The driver should move to the centre in order to avoid vehicles that may be parked on the left

The driver should maintain normal speed and road position

The driver should reduce speed, keep to the left and be alert for hazards ahead

4 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

4. What does this sign mean?

Mini-roundabout ahead

Start of central reserve or obstruction

Dual carriageway ahead

Heavy vehicles have priority

5 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

5. A driver approaches a pelican crossing with a flashing amber light showing. There is a pedestrian still on the road. What should the driver do?

Sound the horn as a warning and proceed with care.

Beckon the pedestrian to move along as quickly as possible.

Rev the engine to encourage the pedestrian to hurry along.

Wait and let the pedestrian cross at their own pace.

6 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

6. If a vehicle is being driven by someone who is not the owner but has the owner's consent, who should ensure that the driver is properly insured?

The driver and the vehicle owner

The insurance company

The vehicle owner only

The driver only

7 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

7. What type of drink should be given to a person who has been injured in a collision?

No drink should be given

A non-alcoholic drink

A hot drink

A cold drink

8 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

8. In wet weather how might a driver judge what is a safe following distance from the vehicle in front?

By allowing at least four seconds to elapse between the vehicle in front and the driver's own vehicle passing a fixed point

By allowing four vehicle lengths between the vehicles

By allowing at least two seconds to elapse between the vehicle in front and the driver's own vehicle passing a fixed point

By allowing two vehicle lengths between the vehicles

9 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

9. Is a driver permitted to pick up or set down a passenger on a motorway?

It is not permitted, except during daylight hours.

It is only permitted within 200 metres of a slip-road.

It is permitted provided that the driver stops on the hard-shoulder

A driver is never permitted to pick up or set down passengers on a motorway.

10 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

10. What is the primary purpose of the battery fitted to a petrol - or diesel - powered motor vehicle?

To provide braking

To reduce fuel consumption

To provide heat to the engine

To start the engine

11 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

11. What does this hand signal mean?

The driver intends to turn right

The driver intends to turn left

The driver intends to stop

The driver intends to slow down

12 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

12. A driver who is about to undertake a journey is upset or angry. What should they do?

Drive slower than normal for a distance

Being upset or angry does not affect driving

A driver should not drive until they are calm

Drive faster than normal for a distance

13 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

13. What does this sign mean?

Crossroads with major road ahead.

Crossroads with dual carriageway ahead.

Road passing under a bridge ahead.

T-junction ahead with roads of major importance.

14 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

14. What does this sign mean?

One-way traffic to the right ahead.

You must turn right ahead.

Sharp bend to the right ahead.

Diversion to the right ahead.

15 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

15. How would a driver know that a brake-light bulb is not working?

They would notice the brake pedal become firmer under pressure

By standing at the rear of the vehicle and checking as another person presses the brake pedal

They would notice the brake pedal getting softer under pressure

By standing at the rear of the vehicle and getting another person to turn on side lights

16 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

16. What should a driver do when approaching a junction normally controlled by traffic lights and the traffic lights are not lighting?

Switch on headlights, move to centre of the junction and proceed as quickly as possible

Treat it as an unmarked junction and proceed cautiously while watching out for other traffic

Proceed smartly through the junction to avoid delay

Stop at the junction and give way to traffic on the left

17 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

17. When should a driver use their vehicle's hazard warning lights?

When double parking.

When causing an unavoidable obstruction.

When a following vehicle is too close.

When the brake lights are not working.

18 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

18. What should a driver do to assist a person who is unconscious following a collision?

Try to keep the person warm with a blanket or overcoat

Raise the person?s head and hold it in that position

Try and get the person to drink something warm

Move the person to the nearest hospital immediately

19 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

19. What lighting must be on a two-axle car-trailer?

Indicators, brake lights, rear number plate light, red reflectors and rear tail lights.

Flashing rear tail lights.

Indicators, brake lights, rear number plate light, red reflectors and rear tail lights.

Indicators and rear number plate lights only.

20 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

20. What must a driver do when this sign is accompanied by a white stop line on the road?

Stop at the line

Stop past the line

Stop only if there is traffic on the major road

Stop no more than one car length past the line

21 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

21. What does this sign mean?

End of dual carriageway.

The driver must overtake on the right only.

Merging traffic from the left.

Road narrows on the left.

22 / 40

Category: Control of Vehicle

22. Whilst driving, why might a driver suspect that the brake fluid level in their vehicle is low?

The brakes feel hard to press.

The brakes are unusually sharp.

The brakes take longer than usual to release.

The brakes feel spongy and soft.

23 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

23. What does this sign mean?

No stopping/parking on the right.

Double parking not allowed.

No overtaking

End of dual carriageway.

24 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

24. What does this sign mean?

T-junction ahead with road of less importance.

T-junction ahead with roads of equal importance.

T-junction ahead with merging traffic.

T-junction ahead with dual carriageway.

25 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

25. What should a driver do if they notice steam rising from the engine compartment?

Top up with anti-freeze immediately

Increase speed to increase the air flow into the engine compartment

Remove the filler cap from the coolant bottle

Stop where safe and investigate the cause

26 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

26. What does this sign mean?

Pedestrian crossing ahead

School ahead

Lane reserved for pedestrians

Beware of pedestrians at night

27 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

27. What position should a driver generally adopt on approach to a roundabout when intending to take the first exit to the left?

Approach in the right-hand lane.

Approach in the left-hand lane.

Approach in any lane available.

Approach by straddling both lanes.

28 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

28. What is the main difference between driving on a motorway and driving on other types of road?

Learner permit holders must be accompanied by a full licence holder.

Traffic travelling at 120 km/h must only use the outside lane of a motorway.

Traffic generally travels at lower speeds on a motorway than on a dual-carriageway.

Traffic is generally permitted to travel at a higher speed on a motorway.

29 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

29. What must a driver do when this sign is NOT accompanied by a white stop line on the road?

Stop past the sign

Stop only if there is traffic on the major road

Stop at the sign

Stop no more than one car length past the sign

30 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

30. When driving into a narrow gap between oncoming vehicles and vehicles parked on the left. What should a driver do?

Indicate right, stopping if necessary until oncoming traffic has passed by

Signal to oncoming traffic to stop, and then move to the right and drive as normal

Always slow down, stop and wait to be beckoned forward

Indicate and drive on enforcing your priority

31 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

31. What effect does a wet road surface have on a vehicle?s braking ability?

It reduces the braking distance of that required on a dry surface

Modern tyres provide grip on a wet road as effectively as on a dry road

Generally, it doubles the braking distance of that required on a dry surface

It makes no difference to the required braking distance

32 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

32. What effect would a weak battery have on a vehicle?s driving performance?

The headlights would not function

It would have no effect

The fuel would burn less efficiently

Uphill acceleration would be reduced

33 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

33. What should a driver do if involved in a collision with another vehicle where nobody is injured?

Give their name and address only to the other person

Exchange all relevant details with the other driver

Exchange no details but report the incident to the Gardaí

Submit a written report to the Insurance Bureau of Ireland

34 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

34. What road users must comply with traffic lights (including pedestrian lights)?

Drivers only

Pedestrians only

All road users

School children only

35 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

35. How does driving at high speed affect a vehicle?s road holding?

The road holding ability of the vehicle is increased

The wheel alignment keeps the tyres in full contact with the road

The suspension compensates for any unevenness in the road surface

The road holding ability of the vehicle is reduced

36 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

36. What should the driver do to secure the vehicle when changing a front nearside (left-hand side) wheel?

Point the front wheels away from the kerb

Ensure that the vehicle cannot roll when jacked up

Point the front wheels towards the kerb

Ensure the gear lever is in neutral

37 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

37. When driving behind a bus that is signalling to turn left and there is oncoming traffic, what should a driver do?

Stay back and allow it to complete the turn

Overtake it on the left-hand side

Tap the brakes and sound the horn to signal to other vehicles to slow down

Overtake it on the right-hand side

38 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

38. What effect can overloading a vehicle have on its road-holding?

The load can make the vehicle more difficult to control

Provided the load is evenly distributed, it improves the stability of the vehicle

The load can make the vehicle more difficult to control, but only when going downhill

The load can make the vehicle more difficult to control, but only when reversing

39 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

39. Which vehicle is exempt from speed limits when being used in an emergency?

Ambulance

Breakdown recovery

Doctor on call

Mountain rescue

40 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

40. What does this road marking mean?

Taxi parking only

Parking prohibited during business hours

Parking prohibited at all times

Keep outside the yellow lines

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