Mock Theory Test

Practice Your RSA Theory Test

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: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

1. What does this road marking mean?

Only motorcyclists may cross the lines to overtake

Drivers must keep left of the continuous white line

Oncoming traffic may cross the line to overtake

Drivers may cross the line to overtake

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

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

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

Put on a right signal to prevent following vehicles from overtaking

A driver should maintain their position in the queue

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

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

3. If driving from A to B, what do these road markings mean?

A driver may not cross the lines to overtake

A driver may cross the lines to overtake

Oncoming traffic may not cross the lines to overtake

Only motorcyclists may cross the lines to overtake

A driver may not cross the lines to overtake

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

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

Flashing red light

Red only

Flashing amber light

Green only

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Category: Managing Risk

5. Generally what lighting must a car, tractor or works vehicle have when driving?

Headlights, front and rear side lights, rear number plate light, red rear reflectors, brake lights and indicators

Headlights and a reversing light

Headlights, number plate and rear reflectors only

Headlights, brake lights and indicators only

6 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

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

Gearbox

Clutch

Accelerator

Suspension

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

7. Is tailgating allowed on a motorway or dual carriageway?

No, because the vehicle in front may stop suddenly

Yes, because there is oncoming traffic

No, because other vehicles do not have room to overtake

Yes, because all traffic moves in the one direction at the same time

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

8. What should a driver do when driving on a wide road behind a vehicle that has signalled to turn right ahead?

Overtake on the left, but only if turning left a short distance ahead

Overtake on the right-hand side and carry on

Overtake on the left-hand side and carry on if safe to do so

Stay behind and tap the brakes to signal other drivers to slow down

9 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

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

Garda

Mountain rescue

Breakdown recovery

Doctor on call

10 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

10. While driving at higher speeds, what does a continuous vibration in the steering indicate?

The wheel balance is uneven

The shock absorbers are worn

Weight distribution is uneven

The steering is out of alignment

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

11. What does this sign mean?

Traffic island ahead

Sharp rise in the road ahead - for example, a humpback bridge

Series of bumps or hollows ahead

Road falls from centre to left and right

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

12. What should the driver do when there is a sharp dip in the road ahead?

Move to the centre of the road in order to avoid any vehicles that might be parked on the left

Pull in, stop and switch on hazard warning lights

Increase speed and make progress through the dip

Reduce speed, keep to the left and be alert for hazards ahead

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

13. Where can drivers locate the Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) of their vehicle?

On a metal plate on the vehicle

On the tax disc

On the NCT disc

On the insurance disc

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

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

Only when a truck or bus wants to overtake

Only when driving on a dual carriageway

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

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

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

15. When stopped at traffic lights and the green light comes on, what should a driver do?

Check that other road users have cleared the junction and move off with care

Move off quickly and then check the mirrors

Accelerate at a greater rate than other drivers so as to facilitate overtaking

Move off slowly and then check the mirrors

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

16. What effect does patches of oil or diesel have on a road surface?

It improves the vehicle's braking ability

It reduces the tyre surface grip

It improves tyre surface grip

It increases tyre surface noise

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

17. Which roads are learner permit holders not allowed to drive on?

They may not drive on motorways

They may not drive on national roads

They may not drive on dual carriageways

They may not drive on rural roads

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

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

Always slow down, stop and wait to be beckoned forward

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

Indicate and drive on enforcing your priority

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

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

19. 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

Proceed smartly through the junction to avoid delay

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

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

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Category: Control of Vehicle

20. What is the recommended method of driving a car with automatic transmission?

Use the handbrake to bring the vehicle to a halt

Operate the accelerator with the right foot and the brake with the left foot

Operate the accelerator and brake with the right foot

Operate the accelerator and brake with the left foot

21 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

21. What effect does towing a loaded trailer have on stopping ability?

It increases the stopping distance

It reduces the stopping distance

It increases the efficiency of the brakes

It has no effect on stopping distance

22 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

22. What does this sign mean?

Crosswinds ahead

Sharp corners ahead

Overhead electric cables

Radio transmission mast ahead

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

23. What does this sign mean?

Public service vehicles prohibited

Parking prohibited

Parking permitted

Private vehicles prohibited

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

24. 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 not drive until their insurance company confirms that they are insured

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

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

25. Is a driver permitted to park at an entrance to a property?

Yes, for 1 hour between 07.00 hrs to 23.30 hrs

Yes, outside business hours

Yes, with the property owner?s consent

Yes, for 1 hour between 23.30 hrs to 07.00 hrs

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Category: Control of Vehicle

26. When should the handbrake be used to bring a vehicle to a halt?

At any time

Normally never

Only when going downhill

Only when going uphill

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

27. What should a driver do when they want to safely change to the lane on the right in which there is other traffic?

Pull in and stop, wait until a suitable gap appears and then move out to the right-hand lane

Move gradually into the right-hand lane, indicate and then check mirrors.

Increase speed until travelling at the same speed as the traffic in the right lane, then move over and check mirrors

Use the mirror, signal and move into the right-hand lane when a suitable gap appears in the traffic in that lane

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

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

Stop no more than one car length past the line

Stop past the line

Stop only if there is traffic on the major road

Stop at the line

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

29. Apart from cyclists and motorised wheelchairs, what other road users may use an unoccupied cycle lane accompanied by a broken white line?

Only buses and taxis

All drivers may make temporary use

Only hackneys and taxis

Only moped riders and motorcyclists

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

30. What does this sign mean?

Uneven surface ahead

Industrial estate ahead

Pipe laying ahead

Series of steep hills ahead

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

31. What traffic may use a cycle lane accompanied by a continuous white line?

Cyclists and motorcyclists

Cyclists and taxis

Cyclists and motorised wheelchairs

Buses and cyclists

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Category: Technical Matters

32. What is the purpose of engine oil?

It lubricates the wheel bearings

It lubricates the engine

It lubricates the exhaust system

It lubricates the braking system

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

33. If a driver passes their test using a vehicle with automatic transmission, which vehicles are they licensed to drive?

All vehicles in the licence category

Only manual vehicles in the licence category

Only automatic vehicles in the licence category

All vehicles in the licence category but only automatic vehicles on a motorway

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

34. What does this hand signal mean?

The cyclist intends to stop

The cyclist intends to turn left

The cyclist intends to go straight on

The cyclist is giving way to other traffic

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Category: Managing Risk

35. Why is it important to ensure that the vehicle headlights are correctly aligned?

To increase the lifespan of the headlights

To enable the driver to drive faster in the dark

To enable the driver to see properly

To reduce battery consumption

36 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

36. When is parking permitted at a taxi rank?

When waiting to collect passengers from a taxi

When the rank is unoccupied

When parking for less than 15 minutes

Parking at a taxi rank is prohibited unless driving a taxi

37 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

37. 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: Managing Risk

38. What can be affected by driving on under-inflated tyres?

The exhaust system

Oil pressure

The coolant system

Fuel consumption

39 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

39. What does this sign mean?

Turn right if there is no oncoming traffic

Cul-de-sac to the right

No right turn

Yield to other traffic when turning right

40 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

40. What is the effect on the control of the vehicle if there is a film of water between the vehicle's tyres and the road surface?

Steering and braking will be more effective

Steering and braking will be less effective

Braking only will be less effective

Steering will be more effective

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