Theory Exam - Meteoria

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

End of urban road.
End of overtaking restriction.
End of freeway.
End of road-section in which trucks are allowed to drive on the road’s “hard shoulder”.

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2. Which of the following vehicles may enter the intersection first?

The cyclist (2).
The closest vehicle to the intersection.
The yellow bus (1)
The vehicle turning left (3).

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3. When are we required to keep a more-than-customary distance from the vehicle driving in front of us?

When driving in low speed on an urban road.
When trucks or other heavy vehicles are in front of us.
Never: A distance of two seconds is always sufficient.
When visibility is poor, when driving on a slippery road or when we are tired.

4. What effect does a curve or a turn have on the motorcycle’s ability to brake?

It has no effect on the motorcycle’s ability to brake.
It requires the driver to slow down before the curve or the turn and to brake very gently.
The driver’s response time is doubled during turns or curves.
During a curve or a turn only the rear brake can be used and therefore braking is impaired.

5. Is it obligatory to install a mirror on a motorcycle?

No, except for motorcycles and a side-car.
Yes, it is lawfully required on all types of motorcycles.
No, the driver can decide at his own discretion whether or not to install a mirror.
Yes, but only on motorcycles with a sidecar.

6. “Keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front affects fuel consumption and vehicle wear and tear”. Correct or incorrect?

Incorrect: The distance has no influence on vehicle wear or fuel consumption.
Correct: Keeping distance prevents brake wear and excessive fuel consumption due to frequent acceleration and braking.
Incorrect: Using the breaks and the accelerator in order to regulate wind flow is important for increasing the driver’s alertness.
Incorrect: Keeping proper distance from the vehicle in front of you causes brake wear.

7. How are you required to conduct yourself according to the following picture?

Slow down and continue driving. It seems, from the looks of the pedestrians, that they noticed your intention to continue driving.
The pedestrians almost finished crossing. Continue driving and pass them carefully.
Honk continuously to the pedestrians so that they allow you to continue driving.
Stop, pedestrians are crossing the roadway.

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8. 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.

9. How can you manage to keep your braking distance within the range of your vehicle’s lights while driving at night?

By using an additional spot light to detect road hazards.
By using the rear fog light to reinforce your head lights beam.
By turning on the long-distance high beam and driving at a high speed accordingly.
By adjusting your driving speed to your field of vision at all times.

10. How is a driver required to conduct himself when a vehicle stops before him on approaching a pedestrian crossing?

He is prohibited from overtaking the vehicle that stopped before the crossing.
He is permitted to overtake if the pedestrian crossing has a traffic light.
He is permitted to overtake the vehicle that stopped before the crossing.
He is prohibited to overtake the other vehicle on an urban road only.

11. After parking your car besides the pavement, on the right side of an urban road:

You should verify that the passenger sitting in the left back seat gets out very carefully from the car to the road.
You should verify that the maximal distance between the car and the pavement is one meter.
Before getting out of the car, you should verify that this will not disturb any road user.
If the street is not lit, you should turn on the parking lights.

12. While turning, what natural force pushes the vehicle against the direction of the turn?

Gravity.
Centrifugal force.
The force of inertia.
None of the natural forces affect the vehicle while turning.

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

Cross the roundabout from its left.
The drivers inside the roundabout should yield when you enter it.
Roundabout ahead.
No right-of-way in the next square.

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14. According to the “point system”, when a driver incurs 12 to 22 points:

He shall be summoned to attend a corrective driving course and to undergo an exam.
He shall be required to undergo a medical check-up and a theory examination.
His driver’s license shall be revoked for a period of thirty days.
He shall be required to undergo a theory examination and his driver’s license shall be revoked.

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15. In the following picture, the response of the drivers to the vehicle that comes out of parking is unclear. How is the truck driver required to respond to this situation?

Slow down and stop if necessary, to verify that the drivers in front of him conduct themselves safely.
Stop his vehicle and allow the other vehicle to continue driving.
Continue driving and ignore the other exiting vehicle, because the truck has right of passage.
Continue driving while honking continuously to alert about an approaching truck.

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16. What is the relation between the vehicles speed and the vehicle’s stopping distance?

The higher the vehicle’s speed is, the shorter is its stopping distance.
There is no relation between them. The stopping distance is constant and does not depend on the vehicle’s speed.
The slower the vehicle’s speed is, the longer is the braking distance.
The higher the vehicle’s speed is, the longer is its stopping distance.

17. What is the legal definition of “lighting up time”

The time period of natural lighting conditions, when there is no need to have the vehicle lights turned on
The night time or any other time of the day in which visibility conditions are poor due to weather conditions.
The time period in which the vehicle’s lights must be turned on while driving in a freeway
The night time period, between sunset and sunrise

18. What is a hybrid vehicle?

A vehicle which had two regular engines.
A vehicle which has an electric engine next to its regular engine.
A vehicle which has two electric engines instead of the regular engine.
A vehicle which has a solar engine (powered by the sun's energy) besides its regular engine.

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

First aid station.
Old age home.
Five star hotel
Hospital.

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20. Can a driver refuse to undergo a Breathalyzer test after being requested to do so by a policeman?

Yes, he is allowed to refuse, because the policeman represents the health care system and not the law.
A driver is forbidden to refuse a policeman’s request to undergo a “breath test” or to give a blood/urine/saliva sample for testing.
Yes, he is allowed to refuse, because the test contradicts the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty.
Yes, he is allowed to refuse, because of the Protection of Privacy Law.

21. Define “Junction”:

A meeting point of two roads or more.
The area formed by the junction of two or more roads at different levels.
The area formed by the junction of a railroad and a roadway
The junction of two urban roadways, provided that they are both asphalt-paved.

22. You are driving vehicle no. 2. What should you do in the following situation?

Enter the intersection together with the red vehicle.
Give right of way to the red vehicle (1).
Continue driving (2), since you are on the main road
Continue driving normally - The red vehicle (1) is turning left and therefore it has to yield.

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23. How would you conduct yourself when approaching the intersection that is depicted in the following picture?

Stop anyway.
Always accelerate when entering the intersection, in order to avoid traffic disturbance.
Cross it safely.
Slow down and even stop if necessary in order to give right-of-way.

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24. What effective solution for tiredness is available to the driver?

Turning on the fog lights.
Stopping and resting.
Adjusting the speed to his level of tiredness (driving slower the more tired he is).
Turning on the wipers and solving a cryptic crossword.

25. The following road sign remains valid until:

Until the nearest intersection or until an urban area entry sign.
An “end of urban road” sign.
A road sign that cancels it.
Until the nearest intersection with traffic lights.

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26. When a traffic light in a junction displays a flashing green light:

A blinking green light indicates the same as a regular green light; hence it shouldn’t be given any special attention.
It indicates that the green light is about to turn to yellow, in 3 seconds.
It indicates that the traffic light is out of order and you should follow the signs that are placed in the intersection.
It indicates that the light turned green a few moments ago and that you can continue driving.

27. How would you keep your vehicle balanced when approaching a curve in the roadway?

You should slow down before entering the curve, and accelerate when coming out of it.
You should shift into high gear.
You should shift into neutral gear.
You should drive faster before entering the curve.

28. When approaching a junction with no traffic signs and you wish to turn right, whilst another vehicle approaches the junction from your opposite direction, you should:

Continue driving carefully.
Stop and give right of way to the approaching vehicle.
Slow down and, if needed, stop and give right of way.
In any case, stop.

29. When a no stopping sign (433) is placed on the right side of a two-way highway:

Stopping is prohibited on both sides of the vehicle.
Stopping is prohibited on the right side of the roadway and on the hard shoulder.
Stopping is prohibited on the roadway only.
Stopping is prohibited on the hard shoulder only.

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30. What should you do when driving on a narrow roadway and you are suddenly approached by a vehicle from the opposite direction?

Honk and signal with your hands for the driver to return to his lane.
Slow down and swerve as far to the right as possible, but don’t pull off the road.
Slow down, move as far to the right as possible and, if necessary, pull off the road.
Turn on your high beam and signal the other driver to return to his lane.

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