Mock Theory Test

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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 get 35 correct to pass. Good luck!

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Category: Managing Risk

1. What should a driver do where a person has been injured in a collision?

Move the vehicles out of the way to avoid causing obstruction

Move the victim to the side of the road

Always move the victim and the vehicles

Move the victim only if there is a risk of fire or further injury

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

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

Stop no more than one car length past the sign

Stop past the sign

Stop at the sign

Stop only if there is traffic on the major road

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

3. What clearance should drivers normally allow for when passing parked vehicles?

The width of an average person

The width of a side mirror

A car width

A door width

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

4. What should a driver be aware of before crossing railway or tram lines?

The tyre grip may be improved crossing the rails

There may be an uneven surface and tyre grip may be reduced when crossing the rails

There may be a reduction in tyre noise while crossing the rails

The wheels may become caught in the rails, causing the tyres to deflate

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Category: Managing Risk

5. How could towing an overloaded trailer affect a vehicle?

It could improve the vehicle?s fuel consumption

It could improve braking ability when going downhill

It could impair the vehicle?s steering and braking

It could improve road holding on bends

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Category: Technical Matters

6. What effect does automatic transmission have on engine braking power?

It reduces it

It increases it

Its transfers the braking ability to all the wheels

It transfers the braking ability to the handbrake

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

7. When driving on a national road is it permitted to drive on the hard shoulder in order to allow faster-moving traffic to overtake?

No, except when driving on a 2-plus-1 road

Only when driving on a dual carriageway

Yes, temporarily when the hard shoulder is clear and it is safe to drive there

Only when a truck or bus wants to overtake

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Category: Technical Matters

8. What happens if the vehicle has a flat battery?

The battery will leak acid into the engine

The head light bulbs will have to be replaced

The battery will have to be replaced

The engine will not start.

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Category: Managing Risk

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

The load can make the vehicle more difficult to control

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

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 reversing

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Category: Managing Risk

10. During a weekly check, a driver notices a badly worn front tyre. What should the driver do?

Fit the worn tyre on one of the rear wheels

Have the worn tyre replaced

Check the tyre pressure to ensure it remains constant

Reduce speed when driving on wet roads

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

11. What does this sign mean?

Parking prohibited

Parking permitted

Private vehicles prohibited

Public service vehicles prohibited

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Category: Managing Risk

12. A fault in which component may lead to uneven or excessive tyre wear?

Gearbox

Accelerator

Clutch

Suspension

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

13. What colour traffic light comes on after a non-flashing amber light?

Red only

Flashing red light

Flashing amber light

Green only

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

14. What does this sign mean?

Give way to traffic coming from your right

Other traffic must give way to you

Stop your vehicle

Stop for school crossing ahead

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

15. When a driver wishes to drive a vehicle and they are not sure if they are covered by insurance, what should they do?

They should check with their local Motor Taxation Office to see if they are insured

They should check with their local NDLS office to see if they are insured

They should not drive until their insurance company confirms that they are insured

They should check with their local Garda Station to see if they are insured

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

16. What does this sign mean?

Lane reserved for pedestrians

School ahead

Pedestrian crossing ahead

Beware of pedestrians at night

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

17. Where are the blind spots that a driver needs to be aware of when towing a loaded trailer?

The view to the front hidden by the sun-visor

The area to the side and rear of the vehicle and the trailer that the driver cannot see

Parts of the road ahead which are obscured by other large vehicles

The goods or cargo area on the back of the trailer

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

18. What should the driver do when driving a vehicle they are not familiar with?

Drive faster than normal in order to assess the vehicle's capability.

Drive at a normal speed as all vehicle?s features are the same.

Only drive at night until familiar with the vehicle.

Initially drive with extra care and at a lower speed until fully familiar with the vehicle.

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Category: Technical Matters

19. What does the warning light and/or red zone on a fuel gauge mean?

There is a leak in the fuel system

There is leaded fuel in the tank

The fuel tank has been over-filled.

The level of fuel in the tank is low

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

20. What should a driver do in a queue of traffic controlled by traffic lights?

Overtake on the right and move to the head of the queue if there is space available

Overtake on the left and move to the head of the queue if there is space available

A driver should maintain their position in the queue

Put on a right signal to prevent following vehicles from overtaking

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

21. What should the driver do when driving behind a vehicle that is going from side to side on the road in an unsafe manner?

The driver should signal and go around to the right of the vehicle

The driver should signal and go around to the left of the vehicle

The driver should stay well back in a safe position

The driver should drive close behind the vehicle with a view to overtaking

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Category: Managing Risk

22. What effect could incorrectly aligned headlights have?

They could reduce battery life

They could cause a fire

They could dazzle oncoming drivers

They could wear out the bulbs prematurely

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

23. What is the maximum permissible speed for cars and motorcycles on motorways?

100 km/h

120 km/h

60 km/h

80 km/h

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

24. What is the recommended minimum stopping distance for a car travelling at 100 km/h on a dry road?

120 metres

30 metres

90 metres

70 metres

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

25. What is the recommended minimum stopping distance for a car travelling at 50 km/h on a dry road?

15 metres

55 metres

25 metres

5 metres

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Category: Managing Risk

26. What is the purpose of the red reflectors at the rear of a vehicle?

They reflect light at night to make other road users aware of the vehicle

They warn the driver behind to switch to main beam

They warn pedestrians of the vehicle's location

They are a substitute in case of brake-light failure

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

27. What does this sign mean?

Staggered crossroads ahead with roads of equal importance sign

Traffic calming ramps ahead

Cul-de-sac to both left and right

Staggered crossroads ahead with roads of equal importance

Roads closed ahead to both left and right

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Category: Control of Vehicle

28. What can cause a vehicle to skid?

Controlled acceleration

Coasting to a stop

Excessive heavy braking

Stopping in fourth gear

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

29. What roads are learner permit holders allowed to drive on?

All roads except dual-carriageways

All roads except motorways and dual-carriageways

All roads except national roads

All roads except motorways

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

30. What does this sign mean?

Dual carriageway ahead

Start of central reserve or obstruction

Heavy vehicles have priority

Mini-roundabout ahead

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

31. What does this traffic light mean?

Stop, unless it is unsafe to do so

Prepare to move off

Proceed if the way is clear

The traffic lights are out of order

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Category: Technical Matters

32. If a vehicle is driven with low oil pressure, what effect does this have on its engine?

It increases fuel consumption

It increases exhaust emissions

It increases wear and tear on the engine

It increases fuel efficiency

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

33. What is the purpose of traffic calming measures?

To inform the driver of an increased speed limit ahead

To prioritise heavy goods traffic

To alert drivers to road flooding ahead

To slow down traffic in the vicinity

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

34. What does this sign mean?

Sharp ascent in 100 metres

Low bridge ahead

100 metres to the next exit

Sharp descent for 100 metres

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

35. What does this sign mean?

Overhead electric cables

Radio transmission mast ahead

Sharp corners ahead

Crosswinds ahead

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

36. When driving behind a heavy goods vehicle that is signalling to turn right, what should a driver do?

Overtake it slowly on the inside by driving partly on the footpath if necessary

Stay behind until there is sufficient space to overtake it on the inside or until it has completed the turn

Sound the horn and overtake the heavy goods vehicle on the right

See if the vehicle can complete the turn without stopping, and if not, overtake it yourself

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Category: Managing Risk

37. What should a driver do before towing a caravan?

Have extended mirrors fitted to the towing vehicle

Ensure all passengers are securely seated in the caravan

Ensure that only adult passengers are seated in the caravan

Have an extended mirror fitted to the driver's side of the vehicle only

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

38. What does this sign mean?

Tunnel ahead

Oncoming traffic has priority

Road narrows ahead

Dual carriageway ends

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Category: Technical Matters

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

To reduce fuel consumption

To start the engine

To provide braking

To provide heat to the engine

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

40. What is a clearway?

An area that is reserved for pedestrians and motorised wheelchairs

An area that is strictly reserved for the loading and unloading of HGVs

An area where stopping and parking is not permitted during certain times

An area where stopping and parking is reserved for buses and taxis only

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