Car Driving for beginners

[Document subtitle]

Binode Sarkar [Date] [Course title]

Learner’s Driving Licence Test Questions with Answers in 2021
1. When near a pedestrian crossing, as the pedestrians are waiting to cross the road, what
should you do?

1. Sound horn and proceed

2. Slow down, sound horn and pass
3. Stop the vehicle and wait till the pedestrians cross the road and then proceed

ANSWER: 3

2. A person driving a vehicle in a public place without a licence, is liable for:

1. Penalty only
2. Penalty for the driver and the owner and/ or seizure of vehicle
3. A warning

ANSWER: 2

3. While parking your vehicle on a downward gradient, in addition to the application of hand
brake, the gear engaged should be:

1. In neutral
2. In first
3. In reverse

ANSWER: 3

4. When a vehicle is involved in an accident causing injury to any person, what should you
do?

1. Take the vehicle to the nearest police station and report the accident
2. Stop the vehicle and report to the police station
3. Take all reasonable steps to secure medical attention to the injured and report to the
nearest police station within 24 hours

ANSWER: 3

5. On a road designated as one way, which of the following holds true?

1. Parking is prohibited
 2. Overtaking is prohibited
3. Should not drive in reverse gear

ANSWER: 3

6. When a blind person is crossing the road holding a white cane, the driver should:

1. Consider the white cane as a traffic sign to stop the vehicle

2. Blow the horn and proceed
3. Slow down and proceed with caution

ANSWER: 1

7. What happens if you are carrying overload in goods carriages?

1. It is not a punishable offence

2. Only attracts a fine
3. Driving licence can be suspended or cancelled

ANSWER: 3

8. When you reach an intersection where there is no signal light or a traffic police man, you
should:

1. Give way to traffic approaching the intersection from other roads

2. Give proper signal, sound the horn and then proceed
3. Give way to the traffic approaching the intersection on your right side and proceed after
giving necessary signals

ANSWER: 3

9. When is overtaking is prohibited?

1. When the road is marked with a broken center line in the colour white
2. When the vehicle is being driven on a steep hill
3. When the road is marked with a continuous center line in the colour yellow

ANSWER: 2

10. If the road is marked with broken white lines, you:

 1. shall not change track
2. can change track, if required
3. shall stop the vehicle

ANSWER: 2

11. What is the meaning of a blinking red traffic light?

1. Stop the vehicle till green light glows

2. Stop the vehicle and proceed if safe
3. Reduce speed and proceed

ANSWER: 2

12. Maximum permitted speed of a motor car on national highway is:

1. 60 km/hr
2. 70 km/hr
3. 80 km/hr

ANSWER: 2

13. Where is the number of passengers permitted to be taken in a private vehicle recorded?

1. Registration Certificate
2. Tax Token
3. Permit

ANSWER: 1

14. Before starting the engine of a vehicle, you should:

1. Check radiator water level and engine oil level

2. Check headlight
3. Check the brakes

ANSWER: 1

15. The maximum permissible speed of a light motor vehicle is:

1. 60 km/hr
 2. 70 km/hr
3. No limit

ANSWER: 1

16. According to Section 113 of the Motor Vehicle Act 1988, a driver should not drive a
vehicle:

1. After consuming alcohol

2. Exceeding the speed limit
3. Exceeding the weight permitted to carry

ANSWER: 3

17. You are behind a bus that has stopped to pick up or drop off passengers. What should you
do?

1. Patiently wait behind

2. Overtake from the left
3. Overtake from the right

ANSWER: 1

18. The middle lane is for:

1. Overtaking
2. Traffic driving at 40km/hr
3. Two wheelers

ANSWER: 2

19. A flashing yellow signal is used when:

1. Traffic lights are not working

2. You should slow down and proceed with caution
3. There is construction going on nearby

ANSWER: 2

20. Where, out of the following, are you allowed to park?

1. A footpath
 2. On top of a hill
3. Neither of the options above

ANSWER: 3

21. A high beam in foggy conditions:

1. Is good because you can see more clearly

2. Is bad because it reflects back and can dazzle
3. Makes sure that others can see you

ANSWER: 2

22. You are waiting at a T-Junction. A vehicle is coming from the left with right signal
flashing. What should you do

1. Wait until the vehicle turns to the right side

2. Accelerate and move forward
3. Move ahead slowly

ANSWER: 1

23. When should you switch on your hazard warning lights?

1. When you are moving straight

2. When your vehicle is parked and the same is causing inconvenience to other road users
3. When your vehicle parked in a no parking area

ANSWER: 2

24. You are approaching a narrow bridge, another vehicle is about to enter the bridge from
the opposite side. You should:

1. Increase the speed and try to cross the bridge as fast as possible
2. Put on the head light and pass the bridge
3. Wait till the other vehicle crosses the bridge and then proceed

ANSWER: 3

25. You can overtake a vehicle in the front:

1. From the right side of the vehicle

 2. From the left side of the vehicle
3. From the left side of the vehicle, if the road is wide

ANSWER: 1

26. When a vehicle approaches an unguarded railway level crossing, before crossing it, the
driver shall:

1. Stop the vehicle on the left side of the road, get down from the vehicle, go to the railway
track, and ensure that no train or trolley is coming from either side
2. Sound horn and cross the track as fast as possible
3. Wait till the train passes

ANSWER: 1

27. How can you distinguish a transport vehicle?

1. By looking at the tyre size

2. By the colour of the vehicle
3. By looking at the number plate of the vehicle

ANSWER: 3

28. What is the validity of the learner’s licence?

1. 3 months
2. 6 months
3. 9 months

ANSWER: 2

29. Free passage should be given to which of the following types of vehicles?

1. Police vehicles
2. Emergency vehicles (Ambulances and fire service vehicles)
3. Buses

ANSWER: 2

30. Driver of a motor vehicle shall drive through:

 1. The right side of the road
2. The left side of the road
3. The centre of the road

ANSWER: 2

31. When are fog lamps used?

1. During the night

2. When there is mist
3. When the opposite vehicle is not using dim lights

ANSWER: 2

32. A red traffic light indicates?

1. Stop
2. Slow down
3. Go

ANSWER: 1

33. Can you park your vehicle in front of the entrance to a hospital?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Yes, but only if a NO PARKING sign is not there

ANSWER: 2

34. Where the slippery road sign is seen on the road, the driver shall:

1. Apply the brake

2. Proceed at the same speed
3. Reduce speed by changing gears

ANSWER: 3

35. Is drunken driving allowed?

1. Yes
 2. No
3. Allowed only in private vehicles

ANSWER: 2

36. Where is the use of horn prohibited?

1. Near hospitals and Courts of Law

2. Near police stations
3. Near places of worship

ANSWER: 1

37. Why is a rear view mirror used?

1. To see your face

2. To watch the traffic approaching from behind the vehicle
3. To watch the passengers in the backseat

ANSWER: 2

38. Records of a private vehicle are:

1. Registration Certificate, G.C.R., Insurance Certificate

2. Registration Certificate, Insurance Certificate, Tax Token, Driving Licence
3. Registration Certificate, Permit, Trip Sheet

ANSWER: 2

39. What is the validity of a Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC)?

1. 6 months
2. 9 months
3. 1 year

ANSWER: 1

40. While you are driving with the headlight in high beam during night, a vehicle approaches
from opposite direction, you will:

1. Proceed keeping to the left

 2. Put the headlight in dim and bright alternatively several times
3. Dim the headlight till the vehicle passes

ANSWER: 3

41. What is the minimum age to get a licence to drive a motorcycle without gear?

1. 14 years
2. 15 years
3. 16 years

ANSWER: 3

42. While turning to the left, the driver of a two wheeler shall:

1. Extend his left hand towards left

2. Not show any hand signals
3. Show left turn signal with his right hand

ANSWER: 3

43. One time tax for a new car is for:

1. 5 years
2. 15 years
3. 20 years

ANSWER: 2

44. When your vehicle is being overtaken, you should:

1. Stop your vehicle and let the vehicle overtake

2. Increase the speed of your vehicle
3. Not obstruct the other vehicle from overtaking

ANSWER: 3

45. When is the hand brake to be used?

1. To reduce the speed

2. To brake suddenly
 3. To park the vehicle

ANSWER: 3

46. When a motor vehicle is involved in an accident, you should

1. Report to the nearest police station within 24 hours

2. Report to the nearest police station within 12 hours
3. Report to the nearest police station within 48 hours

ANSWER: 1

47. Smoking while driving public service vehicle can lead to

1. Suspension of the driving licence

2. A heavy fine
3. None of the above

ANSWER: 1

48. What is defensive driving?

1. Driving cautiously anticipating violation of traffic rules and road signs both by drivers and
other road users
2. Driving with sole aim of reaching the destination with no regards to road signs
3. Driving on the assumption that other road users will be cautious about their safety

ANSWER: 1

49. Zig-Zag driving is:

1. Dangerous for two-wheelers only

2. Dangerous for everyone at all times
3. Dangerous for four-wheelers vehicles

ANSWER: 2

50. Reversing is prohibited on:

1. The main road

2. A one-way
 3. A T-junction

ANSWER: 2