Theory Exam - Meteoria

1. What risks are expected whilst driving on a mountain road?

Engine heating due to excessive use of the brakes.
Loss of braking ability and head-on collision. Difficulty yo pull off the road.
Tire overheating.
Loosening of a wheel due to the road's steep slope.

2. What are you required to do after passing the following traffic sign, which is placed to your left?

Stop before level crossing.
Give right of way to traffic on the crossing road.
Drive normally. You are on a roadway that has right-of-way.
It is the end of the road section that has right of way.

3. Four parking spaces for handicapped drivers are marked, one next to the other, in Herzel Street. All four spaces are currently free:

Drivers that do not display the handicap card showing the same sign as The road sign, even if they are free at the moment cannot use the parking spaces
Non-handicapped drivers are permitted to use the handicapped parking spaces for a short while, as long as they leave a phone number in which they can be reached at any moment.
Non-handicapped drivers are permitted to use the handicapped parking spaces for a short while, as long as at least half of these spaces are free.
Non-handicapped drivers are permitted to use the handicapped parking spaces for a moment, as long as they stay in the vehicle while it is parked.

4. A freeway is designated for:

Only Vehicles which are capable and permitted to drive at a speed of 55 k.p.h .
Motor vehicles which are able to drive at a speed of at least 90 k.p.h.
Private passenger cars, taxis and buses only.
Motor vehicles and bicycles.

5. What is a “safety seat”:

A seat meeting specified standards installed on two-wheelers and designed for transporting children.
A seat, meeting specified standards, secured to the vehicle with a safety belt and used for transporting children with independent belts.
Any seat that is adjusted for driving children and elderly people and meets the standard which was set by the Ministry of Environmental Protection
A seat which is installed inside a vehicle during its manufacture-stage and is adjusted for driving children with a maximum age of 14 years

6. How should you conduct yourself, from the place of the following sign until after the railway tracks?

Stop after the signpost and look left and right.
Slow down and cross the railway tracks at a constant speed. Don’t stop whilst on the tracks.
Give right-of-way to traffic coming from your opposite direction.
Cross the railway tracks quickly.

7. How would you shift to a lower gear while driving uphill in an automatic transmission vehicle, without moving the gear handle?

By taking the foot off the brake pedal without giving gas, in order to get the right speed.
By a sharp and quick pressure (“kick down”) on the accelerator, or by applying a designated electric switch.
By stepping firmly on the brake pedal.
By gradually stepping on the accelerator, until getting the desired result.

8. What is the function of the vehicle’s Electronic Stability Program (ESP) System?

To control the engine’s fuel consumption.
To prevent the wheels from locking.
To reduce the danger of skidding.
To reduce the emission of burnt gases from the engine.

9. Explain the term “service brakes”:

A braking system that acts on all the wheels of a vehicle and allows slowing the vehicle down or stopping it in all road conditions.
An auxiliary (parking/hand) brake system, designed to prevent accidents, which only acts on the wheels of the rear axle.
A braking system that only slows the vehicle down during very steep descents, but is not used for stopping.
A braking system that is working at times of danger only and brakes the vehicle until making a complete stop.

10. What do the two following traffic signs have in common?

They both belong to the information-signs group and alert about the road’s condition.
They both advise the driver to slow down and be more alert.
Traffic sign 101 is always placed before traffic sign 144.
Traffic sign 144 is always placed before traffic sign 101.

11. The driver’s reaction distance is the distance covered by the vehicle:

From the moment the driver steps on the brake pedal until the vehicle makes a complete stop.
From the moment the driver identifies the danger ahead until the moment he begins to react to the danger.
From the initial reaction until the end of the vehicle’s braking.
From the moment the driver identifies the risk ahead until the vehicle makes a complete stop.

12. What is the maximum speed for a private passenger vehicle, driven on an inter–urban road with a central divider (if not indicated otherwise by a traffic sign)?

90 KPH.
110 KPH.
100 KPH.
80 KPH.

13. The period that a “new driver” is obliged to be escorted in a private passenger vehicle is?

Two years from the date in which the license was initially received.
Three months from the date in which the license was initially received.
Two months from the date in which the license was initially received.
There is no time limitation as regards to a new-driver escorting period.

14. When you arrive with your vehicle to the place that is illustrated in the following picture, you must:

Slow down.
Honk.
Accelerate.
Stop.

15. Within which distance from a tunnel is it prohibited to overtake?

Fifty meters before the entry to the tunnel and up to fifty meters after the exit from the tunnel.
There is no overtaking restriction around a tunnel.
100 meters before the entry to the tunnel and up to 100 meters after the exit from the tunnel.
From the entry until the exit of the tunnel.

16. When spending time in a club (pub):

It should be planned to wait one hour after leaving the pub, and then there should be no danger to drive.
It should be agreed that the person drinking the least amount of alcohol would drive after leaving the pub.
A designated driver, who abstains from drinking alcohol, should be determined in advance.
It should be agreed that the most experienced driver would drive after leaving the pub.

17. What is the risk in braking while being forced to pull onto the “hard shoulder”?

The Vehicle may spin as a result of braking on different types of road surfaces that have different grades of friction.
Loss of steering ability as a result of excessive air pressure in the tires.
Loss of steering ability as a result of excessive brake use.
Vehicle spinning, because its front wheels become locked.

18. The “hard shoulders” are not designed for vehicle traffic, except for:

Hand propelled vehicles, tractors and slow moving vehicles, which delay the traffic behind them.
Private vehicles and motorcycles, in order to give right of way to buses.
All vehicles are prohibited to drive on the “hard shoulders”.
Taxis, in order to overtake other vehicles.

19. The license of a “New driver” will not be renewed as a regular driver's license, if he is convicted of:

Driving a motor vehicle without valid insurance.
Not placing a warning triangle before a malfunctioning vehicle that stands on the road.
Not stopping in an intersection where a “give right-of–way” signpost is placed.
Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or intoxicants.

20. What are the actions you are required to take, before intentionally pulling onto the “hard shoulder” of a non-urban road?

Apart from giving a right signal on time, nothing else is required.
Slowing down and turning on the four winkers.
Good observations mainly to the rear, signaling appropriately and slowing down.
Slowig down and turning the steering wheel towards the “hard shoulder” as quickly as possible.

21. Which traffic sign should appear after traffic sign 705?

22. How should you conduct yourself when a “stop” sign is placed before a railway crossing?

You must stop when an approaching train is seen or heard.
You have to stop during the night. There is no obligation to stop during the day.
Stop the vehicle, turn off the radio, television or tape set, and open the window next to you.
Stop, as in any other place in which a “stop” sign is placed, and then continue driving.

23. Where are you required to stop when the following traffic sign is placed?

At the center of the intersection, where the best field of view is located.
If a stop line is marked – stop immediately after the line.
Stop wherever you want before the intersection.
If a stop line is marked – stop before and close to the line. If a stop line is not marked – stop at the line of the junction.

24. When is it permitted to use the horn for giving a warning signal in an urban road?

It is only allowed to use an air horn.
It is always allowed to use the horn, provided that the signal is given in a continuous and uniform manner.
It is only allowed to use the horn in order to avoid imminent danger that cannot be prevented in any other way.
It is always allowed to use the horn in an urban road.

25. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

The road is open for cyclists and pedestrians.
Crossing for cyclists and pedestrians.
Separate paths for cyclists and pedestrians only.
Path for cyclists only. No entry for pedestrians.

26. What is the distance we are required to keep from the vehicle in front of us while driving?

Any distance that allows us to see the back wheels of the vehicle in front of us while driving.
Any distance that always allows us to see well what’s happening ahead of the vehicle that is driving in front of us.
The required statutory distance in which accident may always be prevented, while taking all the relevant elements into consideration.
A distance which prevents entry of other vehicles in it.

27. What are you required to do when the truck in the picture enters your driving lane?

Allow it to enter the lane without disturbance.
You should stay on the left lane and drive faster.
You should drive faster and prevent it from entering.
You should move to the right lane in order to continue driving.

28. Which of the following traffic signs prohibit a left U-turn?

All of the following signs prohibit a U-turn.
205
203
202

29. What is the statutory speed limit (in k.p.h) of a private minibus on a freeway (unless indicated otherwise by another road sign)?

30. What is the duty of a driver of a vehicle with an all up weight of more than 3,500 kg, while standing his vehicle on a inter-urban road during lighting-up time?

He must always place a warning triangle, and also place a portable light or turn on the four winkers (distress lights).
He must turn on the four winkers and the side lights.
He must place a warning triangle and turn on the right winker.
He must turn on the four winkers and place a portable light.

Theory Exam - Trucks Exam (C1)

1. What risks are expected whilst driving on a mountain road?

2. What are you required to do after passing the following traffic sign, which is placed to your left?

3. Four parking spaces for handicapped drivers are marked, one next to the other, in Herzel Street. All four spaces are currently free:

4. A freeway is designated for:

5. What is a “safety seat”:

6. How should you conduct yourself, from the place of the following sign until after the railway tracks?

7. How would you shift to a lower gear while driving uphill in an automatic transmission vehicle, without moving the gear handle?

8. What is the function of the vehicle’s Electronic Stability Program (ESP) System?

9. Explain the term “service brakes”:

10. What do the two following traffic signs have in common?

11. The driver’s reaction distance is the distance covered by the vehicle:

12. What is the maximum speed for a private passenger vehicle, driven on an inter–urban road with a central divider (if not indicated otherwise by a traffic sign)?

13. The period that a “new driver” is obliged to be escorted in a private passenger vehicle is?

14. When you arrive with your vehicle to the place that is illustrated in the following picture, you must:

15. Within which distance from a tunnel is it prohibited to overtake?

16. When spending time in a club (pub):

17. What is the risk in braking while being forced to pull onto the “hard shoulder”?

18. The “hard shoulders” are not designed for vehicle traffic, except for:

19. The license of a “New driver” will not be renewed as a regular driver's license, if he is convicted of:

20. What are the actions you are required to take, before intentionally pulling onto the “hard shoulder” of a non-urban road?

21. Which traffic sign should appear after traffic sign 705?

22. How should you conduct yourself when a “stop” sign is placed before a railway crossing?

23. Where are you required to stop when the following traffic sign is placed?

24. When is it permitted to use the horn for giving a warning signal in an urban road?

25. What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?

26. What is the distance we are required to keep from the vehicle in front of us while driving?

27. What are you required to do when the truck in the picture enters your driving lane?

28. Which of the following traffic signs prohibit a left U-turn?

29. What is the statutory speed limit (in k.p.h) of a private minibus on a freeway (unless indicated otherwise by another road sign)?

30. What is the duty of a driver of a vehicle with an all up weight of more than 3,500 kg, while standing his vehicle on a inter-urban road during lighting-up time?