Chinese Driving Exam

1. Mr. Ran drove his car from 6am until 11 am without rest, falling down a steep 8.5-meter ridge at one side of a highway 1 km from Xunan Road in Xuahan County, killing 13 people and injuring 9. Which of the following law-breaking acts did Mr Ran commit?

A. Speeding

B. Driving not in accordance with the traffic markings

C. Exceeding carrying capacity

D. Fatigued driving

Answer: D

2. When the tire pressure is too low, what can happen when driving at a high speed?

A. Tire pressure will be unstable

B. Tire pressure will increase

C. Driving resistance will decrease

D. The tire will burst

Answer: D

3. What should the driver do if the back wheel slides to the right on a muddy road?

A. Continuously speed up

B. Turn right

C. Turn left

D. Apply emergency brake

Answer: B

4. When driving on a snowy day, drivers should follow the tracks on the road before them.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

5. How many kinds of law-breaking acts are displayed in flash 1?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

Answer: B

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

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

7. Under such circumstances at a congested intersection, what should motor vehicle drivers do?

A. Force the vehicle to go back to its original lane

B. Closely follow the vehicle in front and refuse to yield

C. Politely yield and pass through

D. Sound the horn and turn on the head lamps

Answer: C

8. When driving on a road covered with ice and snow, drivers tend to encounter glare caused by reflection of light rays from the road surface.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

9. Which one of the following measures is correct when a motor vehicle intends to overtake but the vehicle in front refuses to yield?

A. Use a long-sounding horn

B. Follow the vehicle in front while turning high-beam

C. Wait for it to yield while keeping a safe distance

D. Use high-beam and low-beam alternatively

Answer: C

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

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

11. When a motor vehicle stops temporarily in a rainy day,which lamp should be turned on?

A. Front and rear fog lamps

B. Hazard lamps

C. Headlamps

D. Reverse lamps

Answer: B

12. When driving on a long downhill road, which is the best way to control the speed?

A. Coast in neutral gear

B. Take a low gear

C. Depress the clutch

D. Pull up the handbrake

Answer: B

13. Dangerous chemicals possess the characteristics of explosion, inflammation, poison, erosion and radiation.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

14. The sign on the right side indicates that turning left is not permitted at the intersection ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

15. What is the meaning of the sign on the right?

A. Drive on the right side of the road ahead

B. No entry ahead

C. One-way road ahead

D. Watch for the right-hand intersection ahead

Answer: C

16. After a motor vehicle falls into water, the driver should immediately close the windows to prevent water from flowing into the compartment and to keep the air from flowing out. At the same time, he/she should make calls to tell the rescue personnel the place of the accident and wait for their arrival.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

17. When the electric equipment and gasoline of a motor vehicle catches fire, the driver may extinguish the fire with water.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

18. When encountering a school bus which stops at the right roadside and students are embarking or disembarking, and there are three motor vehicle lanes in each direction, motor vehicle drivers on the left lane behind the bus should stop and wait.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: B

19. When following other vehicles on the uphill section of a mountain road, what should the driver do if the vehicle in front stops?

A. Overtake from either side of the front vehicle

B. Stop close to the vehicle in front

C. Stop with a larger space from the vehicle in front

D. Sound the horn continuously to warn the other driver

Answer: C

20. The slanted filled-in yellow marking in the middle of the road warns that there is a stationary obstacle ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

21. When driving in thick or extremely thick fog, what should the driver do due to the low visibility in such weather?

A. Turn on the headlamp and drive slowly

B. Turn on the fog lamp and drive slowly

C. Park in a safe place

D. Drive slowly close to the roadside

Answer: C

22. When braking failure happens to a fast-moving motor vehicle, what should be done by the driver to brake?

A. Continuously depressing the brake pedal

B. Immediately changing to a low gear to reduce speed and using the handbrake

C. Swiftly depressing the clutch pedal

D. Swiftly pulling up the handbrake

Answer: B

23. Upon encountering this traffic signal, how should a driver react?

A. Observe the traffic situation and pass at a reduced speed

B. Pass at an increased speed without changing gears

C. Pass before the train comes

D. Crossing the stop line is prohibited

Answer: D

24. The sign on the right warns for children on the section ahead.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Answer: A

25. Under such circumstances, what should be done by motor vehicle drivers in order to maintain safe driving?

A. Sound the horn or turn on the headlamps

B. Reduce speed or drive on the right side

C. Keep to the central line as best as possible

D. Drive on the left side of the road

Answer: B