Chinese Driving Exam

1. Mr. Qian drove a large sleeper coach with 45 passengers (capacity 40 people) at a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour. On a long slope with sharp curves in Basu County, the coach fell into a 100-meter-deep valley, killing 17 people and injuring 20. What is the main illegal act committed by Mr. Qian?

A. Making a cellphone call while driving

B. Speeding

C. Carrying more people than permitted

D. Fatigued driving

Answer: BC

2. When extinguishing fire, the synthetic-made garments should not be taken off in order to protect the exposed skin from burning.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

3. 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

4. Motor vehicles on this kind of road are only allowed to overtake the vehicle in front from left.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

5. Motor vehicles are not allowed to stop in this area for a long time.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

6. When a motor vehicle falls into water and the side door cannot be opened, which of the following methods is correct for self-rescue?

A. Smash the window glass

B. Close the windows

C. Make calls for help

D. Try to open the door with a tool

Answer: A

7. The sign on the right warns of a hump bridge right ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

8. The motor vehicle should speed up and pass rapidly under this situation.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

9. Mr. He drove his large bus with 53 passengers (permitted carrying capacity 47) to 454 km mark by 100m along the Yining-hefei Expressway in Nanjing jurisdiction, where he was tailgated by a heavy-type semitrailer tractor. The bus left the road, breaking through the guardrail and catching fire. 17 people were killed and 27 injured. Which of the following law-breaking acts did Mr. He commit?

A. Speeding

B. Exceeding the carrying capacity of the motor bus

C. Driving a motor vehicle overdue for annual inspection

D. Improper operation

Answer: B

10. The sign on the right warns that the road will narrow over the next 5 kilometers.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

11. When overtaking on a rainy day, drivers should turn on headlamps and sound a long horn.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

12. When driving on this dangerous mountainside road motor vehicle drivers should drive along the left side of the road.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

13. Mr. Li drove a large bus with 21 passengers (capacity 35 people). He found the braking system was abnormal on the way but failed to repair it. When running on the Shuangdao Haiwan Bridge at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour (speed limit 40 km/h), the bus fell into the sea due to a braking system failure, killing 13 people and injuring 8. What is the main illegal act committed by Mr. Li?

A. Speeding

B. Fatigued driving

C. Carrying more passengers than permitted

D. Driving a motor vehicle with potential safety hazard

Answer: AD

14. As shown in this picture, the vehicles intending to turn left are not allowed to drive into left-turn waiting area directly to wait for green light.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

15. A correct measure to avoid tire burst of motor vehicles is to lower the tire pressure.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

16. When encountering such pedestrians, motor vehicle drivers may continuously sound the horn to alert them to yield.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

17. Mr. Peng drove a heavy semi-trailer tractor with 37.7 tons of cargo (capacity 25 tons). When descending a slope on the Daguang Expressway, the tractor had a rear-end collision with Mr. Li’s heavy dump truck (carrying 3.17 cubes of loess and 24 passengers in the container) occupying the emergency lane. As a result of this accident, 16 people were killed and 13 injured. What are the main illegal acts in this case?

A. Mr Peng exceeded the speed limit

B. Mr. Peng’s tractor carried more cargo than limited

C. Mr Li illegally drove in the emergency lane

D. Mr. Li’s truck illegally carried passengers in the container

Answer: BCD

18. Which one of the following measures is correct when a motor vehicle encounters this situation at night?

A. Keep driving at a normal speed

B. Drive at an increased speed to avoid light

C. Cut speed or stop to yield

D. Turn on high-beam to reject

Answer: C

19. Which lamp should be used when motor vehicles pass through an intersection at night where there is no traffic light signal?

A. High-beam

B. Low-beam

C. Hazard lamps

D. High-beam and low-beam should be used alternatively

Answer: D

20. The sign on the right warns of a wet road surface ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

21. How to pass the intersection when running straight

A. turn on the hazard lights and pass

B. directly speed up and pass straight

C. yield to the vehicle from the right road

D. yield to the vehicle from the left road

Answer: C

22. The main impact of muddy roads on safe driving is that the wheels may easily spin and skid

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

23. In order to keep safe when driving on the highway, which ones of the following statements are prohibited acts?

A. Reversing, moving against regulations, making a U-turn by crossing the central divider, or stopping in the lane.

B. Riding or rolling on the lane-dividing line or driving on the shoulder

C. Overtaking on ramps, accelerations lanes, or deceleration lanes.

D. Testing vehicles or learning to drive a vehicle

Answer: ABCD

24. The sign on the right warns of a road section ahead under construction.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

25. Unless stopping due to obstacles or vehicle breakdown on an expressway, motor vehicles are not allowed to stop to pick up or drop off people or load and unload cargo.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A