Theory Exam - Meteoria

1. What would you do to achieve safe driving down a continuous steep slope?

Use the engine’s braking power by shifting to a lower gear and make only partial use of the brakes
It is not recommended to drive in a sharp descent for a long time.
You should rely solely on the engine’s braking power.
You should step on the brake pedal firmly and continuously to maintain the desirable speed.

2. When you are driving a truck down a steep descent:

Drive down on high gear and stop the vehicle every few kilometers.
Drive down on neutral gear and use the brakes according to need.
Drive in an appropriate low gear and make sure that the vehicle’s special deceleration mechanisms are operating.
The use of gears to brake the vehicle is of no significance.

3. Explain the term “axle” in a vehicle:

Shaft or system of drive shafts running the width of the vehicle, on which the wheels are installed.
The drive shaft that transmits the rotary motion from the gearbox to the differential.
A line along the vehicle, from bumper to bumper, which runs parallel to the vehicle's longitudinal axis.
The back beam of the chassis, to which the towing pin of the truck tractor is connected.

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

No parking of vehicles, except for the purpose of passenger unloading.
End of cab rank.
No stopping and parking for any other vehicle.
Cabs are prohibited to stop and unload passengers beyond this point.

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5. What is a lane?

A roadway designated for motor-vehicle traffic only.
Part of a road’s width, designed to accommodate one line of vehicles, not including two-wheelers.
Any marking of two parallel lines on the roadway.
A passage in a private road in which vehicle traffic is prohibited.

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

Tunnel entrance.
Barrier ahead.
Vehicle height restriction. No entry for a vehicle that exceeds, with its cargo, the height that is indicated in the sign.
Narrow and low roadway.

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7. The silver vehicle (1) exits from parking while driving in reverse. What would be your reaction?

Honk. Blink your headlights and continue driving.
Swerve to the opposite lane and continue driving normally.
Slow down and prepare to stop (2).
Block the silver vehicle’s driving lane and allow the red vehicle to get out.

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8. What is the statutory length limit of the vehicle in the picture?

14.10 meters.
13.75 meters.
18.75 meters.
15.50 meters.

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9. “Drinking alcohol disrupts the driver’s judgment and as a result he takes more risks”: Correct or incorrect?

Correct.
It is rarely correct.
It is only correct for women drivers.
Incorrect. Alcohol improves the ability to drive.

10. The auxiliary (parking/hand) brake may also be used:

To reduce wear and tear of the braking system.
As an emergency brake .
To prevent the vehicle from moving only.
To assist drivers while driving in reverse.

11. Is it permitted to drive a vehicle while one of the doors is open?

No, unless the air-conditioning is out of order.
Yes, when there are no passengers in the vehicle.
Yes, when carrying oversized cargo.
It is absolutely forbidden.

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12. A 17yr. old Israeli born citizen applies for a driving license.Which physician is certified to perform a medical examination for his application?

A physician who has been treating the license applicant for at least five years.
A physician who has been treating the license applicant for at least two years.
A physician who has been treating the license applicant for at least seven years.
A physician who has been treating the applicant for at least three years.

13. How should one refer to a pedestrian crossing that is divided by a traffic island?

The pedestrian crossing should be considered as two separate crossings only when a garden separates between them.
A pedestrian crossing that is divided by a separation area in regarded as one long crossing.
There is no difference between a divided and a non-divided pedestrian crossing. They are both regarded as one crossing.
A pedestrian crossing that is divided by a traffic island shall be regarded as two separate pedestrian crossings.

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14. What is a “blind spot”?

The distance a driver should keep from other vehicles while driving in reverse.
Part of the vehicle's circumference in which the driver cannot see or detect road users.
The non-paved area around the vehicle.
Part of the vehicle's circumference which the driver can only see through the mirrors.

15. How should you behave in the situation described in the following picture?

Turn on all four winkers to alert the driver coming from the opposite direction.
Turn on the high beam to extend the range of your field of vision.
Turn on the high beam and stay at the center of the roadway, so that the vehicle coming in your direction can notice you.
Dip the lights, keep to the right and slow down to enable stopping if necessary.

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16. Why are you required to be more careful while driving after dark?

The duty of care only applies under conditions of fog and rain.
The duty of care applies only in case of blinding.
Because visibility (seeing and being seen) is limited.
You are not required to be extra cautious during the dark.

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

Entrance to a one-way street.
Freeway ahead.
Follow the direction of the arrow. No entry for bicycles.
One-lane roadway ahead.

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18. Which sign warns of the presence of wild animals ahead?

146.
411.
414.
635.

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19. 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.

20. When the following traffic sign is placed at the intersection:

You are only permitted to drive straight ahead from the left lane only.
The road after the intersection is a one-way road.
You are only permitted to drive straight ahead.
Steep ascent ahead.

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21. Assuming that the vehicles in the following picture are functioning properly – Which traffic offence was committed according to the picture?

Standing and stopping between two lanes.
Not driving on the designated lane for your direction of driving.
Standing in a position that is unparallel to the separation area.
Standing and stopping on a traffic island and preventing the free flow of traffic.

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22. Who is required to hold the vehicle’s registration papers?

The driver while driving, even if he’s not the vehicle’s owner.
The garage that conducts regular treatments of the vehicle.
The vehicle’s owner, even when he’s not driving it.
The vehicle’s insurance company.

23. A vehicle driver must slow down when he:

Overtakes on a two-way road.
Arrives to the beginning of a steep uphill climb.
Overtakes on a one-way road.
Drives down a steep or long descent.

24. Why is it important for the vehicle to have intact bumpers (fenders)?

To give the vehicle an aesthetic look.
To reduce damage during accidents.
To avoid relatively minor accidents.
To prevent damage during serious accidents.

25. A “central divider” is:

An area in which parking is prohibited, unless a traffic sign only directs otherwise
An area allowing escape at a time of danger, marked by a specific traffic sign
An area intended for two-wheeler parking on an urban way, without requiring any specific traffic sign
An area intended for parking on an urban way

26. What should you do when facing a structure, post or closed area, while driving on a two-way road?

You should continue driving according to size of the structure, post or closed area.
You are permitted to pass the place from either its right or left side
You should pass the place from its left side
You should pass on the right side, unless otherwise marked

27. According to the traffic signs appearing in the picture, the road that turns to the left is:

A restricted non-urban road.
A freeway.
A inter-urban road.
Not a main road.

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28. Do you (vehicle no. 3) have to give right-of-way to the cyclist (2) in the roundabout?

No, because the cyclist always yields to other vehicles.
No, it depends on my good will.
Yes, always
No, the rules of right-of-way in a roundabout do not apply to cyclists.

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29. What are you required to do when the signal in the picture displays a flashing red light?

Always stop before the level crossing, and don’t continue driving until the flashing stops.
You may continue driving straight carefully after stopping first.
Proceed – it is permitted to drive straight when the road is clear.
Drive slowly while passing the crossing.

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30. Why is it prohibited to install stiff and protruding accessories inside the passenger compartment?

Because these accessories might injure the passengers and the driver during an accident.
To prevent any chance of damaging the vehicle’s tires.
To avoid undermining the passengers’ field of vision while driving backwards.
Because they disturb the vehicle’s reception of radio transmissions,

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