Theory Exam - Meteoria

1. Define level crossing:

A place where a road and a railroad meet on a freeway.
A place where a road and a railroad meet at different levels.
A place where a road and a railroad meet or cross at the same level.
Any place where a railroad can be crossed

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

Steep escent for the next 2,500 meters.
Steep escent starts in 2,500 meters.
Steep and winding descent for the next 2,500 meters.
Steep descent starts in 2,500 meters.

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

It is prohibited to pass to the adjacent left or right lane. You must continue in your curremt lane.
Only two-wheelers are permitted to drive in this lane.
4-way intersection ahead.
Lane closed. No driving in this lane.

4. Is a taxi permitted to park within the limits of the following road sign?

Yes.
Yes, but only on weekdays from 21:00 until 05:30.
No.
Yes, but only on weekends.

5. Under what condition is it permissible to install additional lamps to those already installed in a vehicle?

With the approval of the Licensing Authority only.
It is allowed to install additional symmetric lamps.
Provided that they comply with the new European standard.
Provided that they are installed by a certified electrician.

6. What do the following traffic signs have in common?

They are posted in freeways only.
They are posted in work sites only.
They are posted in inter-urban roads only.
They are posted in urban roads only.

7. When a driver is approaching a high point or a place in which his field of vision is obstructed, he should:

Continue driving in normal speed.
Turn on the four winkers (distress lights) to warn other drivers.
Drive faster and use the road’s “hard shoulders”.
Slow down and drive at a reasonable speed, which corresponds with his field of vision.

8. Is it permitted to drive through a railway crossing when the barrier is moving downwards or upwards?

It is permitted to drive through, as long as you drive carefully.
It is allowed for as long as the barrier doesn’t reach its bottom position and locks.
It is allowed when the barrier starts to rise.
No.It is prohibited for as long as the barrier is in movement to any direction or when it is horizontally positioned.

9. What should you do to reduce the effect of dazzle (blinding) during the dark?

Pull down the sunshade.
Keep the windshield clean.
Blind back the driver approaching from the opposite direction.
Wear dark sunglasses.

10. Which vehicles are permitted to enter a freeway?

Only private motor vehicles.
Every motor and non-motor vehicle.
A motor vehicle which is permitted and capable of driving at the speed that is indicated on the road sign.
Every motor vehicle, except for heavy trucks which might disturb traffic due to their low speed.

11. When you apply the brake pedal during an emergency braking:

The vehicle stops on the spot.
The vehicle continues to a certain distance until reaching a complete stop.
The vehicle stops on the spot only when you drive at 50 k.p.h or slower.
The vehicle’s braking distance is constant, regardless of your driving speed.

12. The following illustration shows an intersection with traffic signs. What is the correct manner of making a turn from street A to street C?

From lane 1 or from lane 2 to lane 6.
From lane 1 or from lane 2 to lane 5.
From lane 2 to lane 5.
From lane 2 to lane 3.

13. What is “night time”?

The period of time in which it is required to turn on the vehicle’s parking lights
A period of heavy fog only
The period of time that starts 15 minutes following sunset and ends 15 minutes before sunrise
The period of time between sunset and the following sunrise.

14. According to the traffic signs appearing in the picture, the road that turns to the right is:

A freeway.(motorway)
An urban road.
A dead-end road.
A road that is neither a freeway nor an urban road

15. How long after a change is made in the size of certain parts in the drive system, should the taxi meter be calibrated?

Within forty eight hours.
Twenty four hours only.
Not more than half a year before the date of the periodic adjustment of the meter.
One week from the date in which the repair was finished.

16. Do the driver and passengers of a public minibus need to wear seatbelts whilst driving?

Yes, but on interurban roads only.
Yes, but only on freeways.
Yes, but only on urban roads.
Yes, on every type of road.

17. What is the maximum permitted distance for standing a vehicle parallel to the kerb?

seventy centimeters.
fifty centimeters.
forty centimeters.
sixty centimeters.

18. Is it permitted to put chairs into a bus or a taxi, other than the vehicle’s fixed seats?

Yes, but only if the chairs are padded.
Yes, but only on beach rides.
No.
Yes, but only if they are screwed into the vehicle’s body.

19. Is it permitted to park a bus that is designed to transport a maximum of 16 passengers in a parking place of another vehicle?

No.
Yes, but only in the central station that operates the route service.
Yes, if there is no road sign at place directing otherwise.
Yes, but only by using a pubic vehicle parking ticket.

20. To whom should you hand lost-and-found objects found in public vehicles?

Nobody. You should locate the owner and return the lost object to him.
To the dispatcher at the taxi station of the same route service.
To the police, or according to any pre-determined arrangements with the owner of the route service.
To the dispatcher at the bus station of the same route service.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. Is a private minibus without passengers permitted to use a designated bus lane?

Dotted lines mark the approach of a separation line. The driver should move to the right lane before the beginning of the separation line.
Yes, but only on Saturdays and holidays.
No.
Yes.

24. The depth of the grooves in a tire (pneumatic-air pressure) which comes in contact with the road should not be less than:

2mm, excluding the spare tire.
2cm, including the spare tire.
2cm, excluding the spare tire.
2mm, including the spare tire.

25. What is the meaning of a “vehicle non-use notice” (taking a vehicle off the road)?

It is permitted to drive the vehicle up to one week after it is taken off the road.
It is prohibited to drive the vehicle without an authorization from the insurance company.
The vehicle is prohibited from driving, unless it is permitted, according to the non-use form, to drive to a nearby garage.
It is permitted to drive the vehicle unlimitedly (if it doesn’t cause any traffic safety risk) but not on road ways.

26. Is it obligatory to obey the directions of a policeman who has identified himself with an appropriate certificate?

No. you must only obey a traffic policeman who directs traffic in an intersection.
Yes, even if his directions contradict those of a road sign.
Generally not.
Yes, but only concerning traffic directions that are given within the intersection.

27. Is a policeman authorized to require a vehicle driver to undergo a blood test for the presence of alcohol or intoxicating drugs?

Yes. A policeman is authorized to require a blood test if he has reasonable suspicion that the driver is under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating drugs.
No. A policeman is not authorized to require the performance of any test without a court order.
No. A policeman is not authorized to require a driver to perform a blood test for determining alcohol or intoxicating-drug levels..
No. A policeman is not authorized to require a driver to perform any type of test, at any given time or place.

28. When should the taxi roof-sign give an “Available” signal?

Only during the winter and when there are passengers in the taxi.
Only during the day and when there are passengers in the taxi.
Only on holidays
Whenever there are no passengers in the taxi.

29. What is the most important principle when turning right in an intersection?

To start and to complete the turn close to the right edge of the road.
To stay away from the road’s right edge.
To turn as far as possible from the right sidewalk.
To enter and exit the intersection in a wide arc to the center of the roadway.

30. What are the preliminary actions a driver must perform while getting back up to the road from the “hard shoulder”?

Observing all traffic on the road, signaling appropriately and gradually moving back on the road.
Signaling appropriately and getting back to the road as quickly as possible.
Getting back to the road diagonally, as quickly as possible..
Putting the vehicle in a diagonal position and turning on the vehicle’s distress lights.

Theory Exam - Public Service Vehicles Exam (D)

1. Define level crossing:

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

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

4. Is a taxi permitted to park within the limits of the following road sign?

5. Under what condition is it permissible to install additional lamps to those already installed in a vehicle?

6. What do the following traffic signs have in common?

7. When a driver is approaching a high point or a place in which his field of vision is obstructed, he should:

8. Is it permitted to drive through a railway crossing when the barrier is moving downwards or upwards?

9. What should you do to reduce the effect of dazzle (blinding) during the dark?

10. Which vehicles are permitted to enter a freeway?

11. When you apply the brake pedal during an emergency braking:

12. The following illustration shows an intersection with traffic signs. What is the correct manner of making a turn from street A to street C?

13. What is “night time”?

14. According to the traffic signs appearing in the picture, the road that turns to the right is:

15. How long after a change is made in the size of certain parts in the drive system, should the taxi meter be calibrated?

16. Do the driver and passengers of a public minibus need to wear seatbelts whilst driving?

17. What is the maximum permitted distance for standing a vehicle parallel to the kerb?

18. Is it permitted to put chairs into a bus or a taxi, other than the vehicle’s fixed seats?

19. Is it permitted to park a bus that is designed to transport a maximum of 16 passengers in a parking place of another vehicle?

20. To whom should you hand lost-and-found objects found in public vehicles?

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

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

23. Is a private minibus without passengers permitted to use a designated bus lane?

24. The depth of the grooves in a tire (pneumatic-air pressure) which comes in contact with the road should not be less than:

25. What is the meaning of a “vehicle non-use notice” (taking a vehicle off the road)?

26. Is it obligatory to obey the directions of a policeman who has identified himself with an appropriate certificate?

27. Is a policeman authorized to require a vehicle driver to undergo a blood test for the presence of alcohol or intoxicating drugs?

28. When should the taxi roof-sign give an “Available” signal?

29. What is the most important principle when turning right in an intersection?

30. What are the preliminary actions a driver must perform while getting back up to the road from the “hard shoulder”?