Question:1

What measure is it important to take before stepping on the brake pedal in order to slow down or to stop?


  • Ease off the accelerator and shift to lower gear.
  • Check if there is a vehicle behind by glancing at the mirrors.
  • Step on the clutch pedal, to reduce the engine’s fuel consumption.
  • Signal and turn the wheel to the “hard shoulder”, to avoid rear-end collision.
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Question:2

What is a driver required to do after driving through a puddle and dampening the brakes?


  • He shouldn’t do anything. There is no connection between water and the braking system.
  • Drive fast to dry the brakes.
  • Tow the vehicle to the nearest garage.
  • Drive very slowly until the brakes dry out and resume normal functioning.
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Question:3

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

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  • 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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Question:4

What might be the effect of sand scattered on the road?


  • Vehicle skidding, due to reduced friction between the tires and the road.
  • Tire overheating, due to increased friction between the tires and the road.
  • Better braking force, due to increased friction between the tires and the road.
  • It might conceal important road signs.
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Question:5

What is the imminent danger in the following road section?

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  • Limited field of vision while overtaking vehicles in front of you.
  • Engine overheating due to the steep climb.
  • The appearance of a vehicle coming from your opposite direction in your driving lane.
  • The crossing of a separation line and inability to return to the roadway’s right.
Category : Safety

Question:6

A panoramic mirror:


  • Causes the objects that reflect in it to look smaller and farther.
  • Is very expensive and therefore used only in buses.
  • Increases the size of reflecting objects.
  • Precisely reflects the objects mirrored in it (without increasing or decreasing their size).
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Question:7

Keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front of us is required:


  • Only when the driver is very tired and his responses are not quick enough.
  • In order to drive in the correct lane and at a proper speed.
  • In high speeds only and during stormy weather conditions.
  • In order to prevent a rear-end collision when the vehicle in front stops or slows down.
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Question:8

Does drinking alcohol cause sleepiness?


  • Drinking alcohol causes sleepiness among young drivers only.
  • No.
  • Yes.
  • Only while driving during daytime.
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Question:9

While braking and slowing down, what force of nature is applied on the vehicle?


  • No force of nature affects the vehicle while it is braking or slowing down.
  • The force of inertia, i.e. the force which causes the vehicle to continue moving.
  • The centrifugal force, i.e. the force applied on the vehicle when it is turning.
  • The lift force, i.e. the force that pulls the vehicle upwards.
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Question:10

The danger of skidding on a wet road is greater:


  • The deeper are the grooves in the tires.
  • The more worn-out are the tires.
  • The higher is the tire air pressure.
  • The heavier is the vehicle.
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Question:11

How is the required distance for overtaking determined?


  • It only depends on the driving speed of the overtaken vehicle and not of the overtaking one.
  • It depends on the driving speeds of the overtaking and the overtaken vehicles
  • It only depends on the driving speed of the overtaking vehicle and not of the overtaken one.
  • It corresponds to the speed limit in that road section.
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Question:12

Whilst driving on a rough road, you should:


  • Slow down and increase your alertness.
  • Hold your foot on the clutch pedal continuously to ensure smooth driving.
  • Hold your foot on the brake pedal, to be instantly prepared for any occurrence.
  • Drive faster to avoid shakings and pits.
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Question:13

What is the advantage of driving at a low speed during dangerous situations?


  • The driver’s reacting time is longer and he has enough time for making the right decisions.
  • The driver’s reacting, braking and stopping times are all longer, and therefore safety is improved.
  • The drrivers quicker reaction, braking and stopping times are all shorter.
  • The driver’s reacting time is longer and is sufficient for stopping.
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Question:14

Select the correct sentence:


  • Keeping distance is only required to keep distance while driving in high speeds, and when a heavy vehicle or a bus drives in front.
  • Keeping distance is only required when the driver is very tired and his responses are not quick enough.
  • Keeping distance prevents traffic congestion which damages road infrastructures.
  • By keeping proper distance, an overtaking vehicle can enter the space in front.
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Question:15

What is the correct sentence?


  • The braking distance is always longer than the reaction distance.
  • The reaction distance is always longer than the braking distance.
  • The braking distance is always longer that the stopping distance.
  • The stopping distance is always longer than the braking distance.
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Question:16

How can we prevent our vehicle from skidding?


  • By holding the steering wheel firmly with both hands, and by driving at a similar speed to that of other vehicles on the road.
  • By driving reasonably and using the brakes in a gentle manner.
  • By stepping firmly and continuously on the brake pedal.
  • By turning the steering wheel right, to stabilize the vehicle.
Category : Safety

Question:17

What are you required to do when during a night drive you are confronted with a vehicle that doesn’t dip its lights and blinds you?


  • Slow down and keep as much as possible to the right.
  • Turn on the high beam to overcome the blinding effect of the other vehicle.
  • Drive faster to shorten the duration of being blinded.
  • Keep driving with a low beam at your current course and speed
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Question:18

What is the correct way to check the road when starting to drive and merging with traffic?


  • Glance in the mirrors and turn our head in the direction to which we intend to drive.
  • Look as far as possible ahead.
  • Glance at the rear view mirror and make sure that there are no vehicles behind us.
  • Plan our merging with vehicle traffic near us.
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Question:19

The traffic light in your direction of driving is green. To what are you required to pay attention when approaching it?

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  • Ignore the handicap vehicle parked on the right.
  • Pay attention only to the light shown in the traffic light.
  • Approach and cross the intersection quickly.
  • The sudden appearance of pedestrians emerging from between the parked vehicles.
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Question:20

What is a reasonable speed on a freeway(Motorway)?


  • A speed that takes into account traffic conditions, and that doesn’t exceed the permitted speed limit on that road.
  • In any case, not less that the allowed speed limit.
  • A speed that gives you maximum drive range, provided that it doesn’t exceed the speed limit.
  • At the driver’s discretion, provided that it doesn’t exceed the allowed speed limit.
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Question:21

What problem faces a vehicle driver who is driving at a high speed?


  • His response time is decreased, and thus his driving becomes more dangerous.
  • There is no problem at all: Research work has proven that in high speeds driving is more calm and relaxed.
  • The driver has very little time to properly respond to road events.
  • The drivers response time is significantly lengthened.
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Question:22

Why is a driver required to adjust his sitting position before starting to drive?


  • To prevent unnecessary leg pains that are a result of prolonged sitting in the driver’s seat.
  • To have good control of the vehicle’s operation, instruments and field of vision.
  • Only pregnant women are required to adjust their sitting position.
  • To have easier access to the radio or cellular phone.
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Question:23

How would you avoid hitting the pedestrian in the picture?

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  • Warn him by honking loudly and continuously.
  • In the given situation there is no way to avoid hitting the pedestrian.
  • Brake strongly and honk early to drive the pedestrian away to the sidewalk.
  • Drive slowly and identify the pedestrian as early as possible on the road.
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Question:24

What is the distance we are required to keep from the vehicle in front of us while driving?

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  • Any distance that allows us to see the back wheels of the vehicle in front of us while driving.
  • Any distance that always allows us to see well what’s happening ahead of the vehicle that is driving in front of us.
  • The required statutory distance in which accident may always be prevented, while taking all the relevant elements into consideration.
  • A distance which prevents entry of other vehicles in it.
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Question:25

What is the main risk of approaching an intersection on a wet road?

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  • When it rains, there are more pedestrians.
  • On a wet road, the road markings are concealed.
  • The vehicle might skid into the area of the intersection due to the wet road.
  • Vehicles face no risk on a wet road.
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Question:26

What is the correct sentence according to the following picture?

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  • The road tanker driver doesn’t keep to the right of the roadway, even though he can not see the vehicles coming from the opposite direction.
  • The road tanker driver is driving far from the “soft shoulders” and in this way avoids risks.
  • The marking on the roadway is not clear enough.
  • The road tanker driver is driving correctly in the middle of the road, so that he can see better the vehicles coming from the opposite direction.
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Question:27

How is a driver required to conduct himself when intending to overtake a school transport bus that stopped to pick-up and let down children?

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  • Overtake the bus quickly, according to the customary overtaking stages.
  • Stop behind the bus and then overtake it.
  • Slow down and be prepared to stop.
  • Honk continuously and overtake.
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Question:28

How do dirty mirrors affect vehicle safety?


  • Dirt might damage the safety systems.
  • A clean vehicle helps to improve the driver’s concentration and general feeling.
  • A dirty vehicle endangers and pollutes its close environment.
  • They impair the driver’s vision.
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Question:29

How would you conduct yourself when approaching a place, as described in the picture?

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  • Hoot to those standing by the vehicle, and make it clear that you intend on continuing driving without interruption.
  • Slow down and pull into the right “hard shoulder” until the opposite lane is cleared.
  • Stop at the right side of the road and wait for the rescue forces to arrive.
  • Slow down and stop if necessary, and give right of way to the traffic coming from the opposite direction.
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Question:30

What should you do to reduce the effect of dazzle (blinding) during the dark?


  • Pull down the sunshade.
  • Keep the windshield clean.
  • Blind back the driver approaching from the opposite direction.
  • Wear dark sunglasses.
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Theory test for public Service Vehicles

There are 30 questions you have 40 minutes to answer, at the end of the exam time The test result will be displayed