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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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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

1. What should a driver do when there are dark clouds and visibility is reduced during daylight hours?

Keep close to any vehicle in front with headlights off

Drive with dipped headlights switched on

Driver should not switch on lights until lighting up hours

Drive with main beam headlights switched on

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Category: Managing Risk

2. What does the load index of a tyre indicate?

The maximum load a tyre can carry

The maximum load per axle

The maximum load of the vehicle

The maximum air pressure of the tyre

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

3. What does this sign mean?

Diversion at junction ahead.

Traffic merging/diverging ahead.

Yield to merging/diverging traffic ahead.

Road narrows briefly ahead.

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

4. What does this sign mean?

Maximum permitted weight is 3 tonnes.

Minimum permitted weight is 3 tonnes.

Only 3-axled vehicles are permitted.

3-axled vehicles are not permitted.

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

5. When driving at night, what is the safest approach for a driver to adopt?

Drive at a speed that enables the driver to stop within the distance ahead that they can see to be clear.

Drive at the maximum speed limit with dipped headlights on at all times.

Drive with full headlights on at all times.

Drive at the maximum speed limit with full headlights on to see clearly ahead.

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

6. What does this sign mean?

Buses must give way to cyclists ahead

Cyclists must give way to buses ahead.

Buses must give way to other traffic ahead.

Bus and cycle lane ahead on right.

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Category: Control of Vehicle

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

At any time

Only when going downhill

Normally never

Only when going uphill

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

8. What would happen if a driver cuts in too soon when overtaking another vehicle?

The driver would not need to indicate when moving in

It will force oncoming vehicles to suddenly slow causing danger

The safety gap between the vehicles increases

It would force the other vehicle to suddenly slow or change direction causing danger

9 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

9. Where is black ice likely to occur on the road?

In sheltered or shaded areas.

In mild weather on a coastal road.

Only in built-up areas.

On a hard shoulder only.

10 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

10. What does this road marking mean?

No parking in this area

A driver may overtake in this area

Set down area only

Road surface is uneven

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Category: Managing Risk

11. A driver has stalled in the middle of an unguarded level crossing and cannot restart the engine. The warning bell is ringing. What should the driver do?

Try to restart the engine in first gear

Stay at the vehicle and warn the approaching train

Push the vehicle clear of the crossing

Walk clear of the crossing and phone the signal operator so that trains can be stopped

12 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

12. The driver is approaching traffic lights that they know have been green for some time. What should the driver do?

The driver should maintain speed until the light changes to amber

The driver should stop as the lights are about to change to red

The driver should be aware that the lights may change and accelerate to clear the lights before they do

The driver should be aware that the lights may change before they reach them and be prepared to stop

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

13. What do flashing amber arrows indicate at a junction?

The direction indicated is a cul-de-sac

When safe, drivers should proceed in the direction indicated

It is prohibited to proceed in the direction indicated

Proceed smartly through junction to avoid delay

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

14. 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

Only motorcyclists may cross the lines to overtake

Oncoming traffic may not cross the lines to overtake

15 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

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

30 metres

70 metres

90 metres

120 metres

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Category: Managing Risk

16. What should a driver do if they drive past their intended exit by mistake?

Stop on the hard shoulder and reverse back to the exit.

Drive on and leave at the next exit.

Carefully complete a U-turn.

Use the emergency telephone to ask for advice

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

17. What stopping distance should a driver allow for when driving in snow or icy conditions?

Twice the normal distance

Up to half the normal distance

The normal distance

Up to ten times the normal distance

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

18. When can a driver expect to encounter black ice?

Only in the early hours of the morning.

Only late at night.

Black ice only occurs on motorways.

When the temperature drops close to freezing.

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

19. What does this sign mean?

Restricted road width ahead.

Restricted weight limit for road segment indicated.

Road narrows ahead - maximum length of vehicle is indicated.

Low bridge up ahead.

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

20. What effect does alcohol have on driver behaviour?

It can increase perception and awareness

It does not affect driver behaviour or ability

It can reduce a driver's confidence

It slows down a driver's reactions

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Category: Managing Risk

21. How does the driver know the vehicle's total load-carrying capacity?

By referring to the vehicle manufacturer?s specification

By checking the horse power of the engine

By measuring the size of the boot

By counting the number of seats

22 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

22. Which car, if any, is parked incorrectly?

The green car.

Both cars.

The red car.

Neither car.

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Category: Managing Risk

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

Oil pressure

The exhaust system

Fuel consumption

The coolant system

24 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

24. When driving, where should a driver rest their left foot?

On the clutch pedal

Under the brake pedal

Under the clutch pedal

On the floor or foot rest

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

25. Is a driver allowed to use rebated (green) diesel fuel in a car on a public road?

Green diesel may be used in a car only in summer months

Green diesel may be used in a car only if the car is a taxis

Green diesel may be used in a car only in winter months

Green diesel may never be used in a car

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Category: Managing Risk

26. When driving along a dual carriageway in normal driving conditions, which lane should a driver be in?

In the right-hand lane except when driving a works vehicle or HGV

In either lane.

In the left-hand lane unless the driver wishes to overtake or turn right.

In the right-hand lane

27 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

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

Breakdown recovery

Doctor on call

Garda

Mountain rescue

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Category: Managing Risk

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

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

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

29 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

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

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

Indicate and drive on enforcing your priority

Always slow down, stop and wait to be beckoned forward

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

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Category: Managing Risk

30. If a driver notices that structural parts of their vehicle's body have been affected by rust, what should they do?

Have it sandpapered and keep the affected area dry

Have paint sprayed over it of the same colour

Treat the area with grease and paint over it

Have it repaired by a competent repair shop

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

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

Drive faster than normal for a distance

A driver should not drive until they are calm

Being upset or angry does not affect driving

Drive slower than normal for a distance

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

32. What does this sign mean?

Double-decker buses only.

Two-way traffic system.

Contra-flow bus lane.

With-flow bus lane.

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Category: Managing Risk

33. Who should first be contacted where a person has been injured in a collision?

The person's relatives

The injured person's insurance company

The injured person's solicitor

The emergency services

34 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

34. Where safety belts are fitted to a car when must adult occupants wear them?

Only on journeys outside built-up areas.

Only on long journeys.

Only on journeys exceeding 10 kilometres.

At all times.

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

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

They may not drive on dual carriageways

They may not drive on rural roads

They may not drive on national roads

They may not drive on motorways

36 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

36. A driver notices that the wiper blades are worn. What should they do?

Have the blades replaced as soon as possible.

Roll down the window and drive slowly.

Use the windscreen washer system while it is raining.

Wipe the windscreen with newspaper.

37 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

37. What does this sign mean?

Sharp corner to the left ahead

Diversion to the left ahead

Turn left ahead

One-way traffic to the left ahead

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

38. What does this sign mean?

Sharp bend to the right ahead.

You must turn right ahead.

Diversion to the right ahead.

One-way traffic to the right ahead.

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Category: Managing Risk

39. When changing a wheel on a public road, what should a person do to ensure their own safety?

Ask a bystander to warn traffic by beckoning them from the middle of the road

Wear reflective clothing and switch on the vehicle hazard warning lights

Ensure the vehicle is in first gear and the wheels are facing the roadway

Ensure the vehicle is in reverse gear and front wheels are facing the roadway

40 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

40. What effect can a broken lens have on headlights?

It can reduce and distort the beam

It can increase the brightness of the beam in the other headlight

It can cause the bulb to overheat

It can cause other bulbs to blow if not fixed immediately

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