Chinese Driving Exam

1. Mr. Zhou drove a light van (with 22 passengers) on the Bingcha Highway. At the spot of 79 kilometers mark by 150 meters of the highway, the van fell into the valley on one side, killing 12 people and injuring 10. What is the main illegal act committed by Mr. Zhou?

A. Driving a motor vehicle having failed to accept inspection in time

B. Carrying passengers on a freight motor vehicle

C. Speeding

D. Fatigued driving

Answer: B

2. How should lamps be used when setting off in this situation?

A. Turn on the high-beam

B. Turn on the left indicator only

C. Turn on the left indicator and low-beam

D. Turn on hazard lamp

Answer: C

3. The cross-hatched marking indicates an area where vehicle drivers are not allowed to stop.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

4. What should be done by the driver who intends to overtake but the motor vehicle in front neither reduces its speed nor allows the right of way?

A. Continuously sounding the horn and accelerating to overtake

B. Accelerating and continuing to overtake

C. Refraining from overtaking

D. Following the vehicle in front closely and finding a chance to overtake

Answer: C

5. In this situation, motor vehicles are permitted to stop temporarily at bus stations.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

6. When approaching a sharp curve, motor vehicle drivers should reduce speed only after entering the curve.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

7. When a motor vehicle encounters an accident on an expressway, the driver and all passengers should not get off the vehicle and walk around at will.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

8. The sign on the right warns of an unguarded railway intersection ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

9. When a motor vehicle encounters this situation at a crosswalk, the driver must slow down and pass slowly.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

10. What should the driver do when a motor vehicle encounters this situation on a mountain road?

A. Stick to respective lanes and speed up to approach each other

B. Drive close to the central line of the road

C. Retain the normal speed

D. Slow down

Answer: D

11. A motor vehicle should slow down and stop at this level crossing.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

12. When the motor vehicle encounters a crosswalk in this situation, the driver may speed up and pass rapidly.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

13. Which one of the following is a safe way for motor vehicles to pass an intersection marked with this sign?

A. Stopping and observing the traffic situation around the intersection

B. Approaching the intersection by speeding up

C. Approaching the intersection at a reduced speed

D. Observing the traffic situation on the left rear side

Answer: A

14. When a motor vehicle deviates from the normal direction due to steering failure and an accident is unavoidable, what should the driver do?

A. Apply emergency brake

B. Immediately steer and adjust

C. Immediately steer to the side where there is no obstacle and evade

D. Immediately steer to the side where there is an obstacle and evade

Answer: A

15. This sign warns to bypass from the right side to avoid the roadblock.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

16. When parking temporarily on a snowy day, drivers should turn on the headlamp and fog lamp.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

17. When driving into the traffic flow on a main road from a relief road, drivers should speed up.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

18. Which one of the following is the safest way when driving a motor vehicle on this kind of road surface?

A. Slide over by using neutral gear

B. Pass with a high speed

C. Pass by speeding up

D. Pass with a low speed

Answer: D

19. The sign on the right warns of an embankment road 200 meters ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

20. Drivers may temporarily cross these central broken and solid yellow lines when overtaking.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

21. What should the driver do to follow other motor vehicles on a mountain road?

A. Closely follow the vehicle in front

B. Increase the safety distance

C. Reduce the vertical distance between vehicles

D. Try to overtake the vehicle in front as soon as possible

Answer: B

22. What should the driver do in this situation?

A. Speed up and overtake from the left side

B. Sound the horn continuously to warn the bicycle

C. Follow the bicycle closely

D. Slow down and yield to the bicycle

Answer: D

23. The white solid line on the right side of the road indicates the boundary of a driving lane and crosswalk.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

24. What should a motor vehicle driver do to ensure safety when experiencing a breakdown at night?

A. Park in a safe place

B. Turn on hazard lamp

C. Turn on clearance lamp and tail lamp

D. Set up a warning sign in accordance with regulation

Answer: ABCD

25. In which of the following ways can motor vehicles avoid a tire burst?

A. Lowering tire pressure

B. Checking tires regularly

C. Removing foreign matters from the tire tread grooves timely

D. Replacing the tires that have cracks or deep cuts

Answer: BCD