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2nd EDITION September 2009 DRIVER CPC BUS & TRUCK THEORY TEST Question Bank & Case Studies for the Certificate of Professional Competence CPC CONTENTS CPC Bus and Truck Question Bank 3 CPC Bus Case Study 1 84 CPC Bus Case Study 2 85 CPC Bus Case Study 3 86 CPC Truck Case Study 1 88 CPC Truck Case Study 2 90 CPC Truck Case Study 3 91 CPC Truck Case Study 4 93 CPC Truck Case Study 5 95 CPC Truck Case Study 6 97 CPC Bus and Truck Question Bank www.theorytest.ie

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The

tu

rnin

g m

oti

on

of

an

en

gin

e i

s re

ferr

ed

to

as

....

.

(A)

fric

tio

n.

(B)

spe

ed

.

*(C

)to

rqu

e.

(D)

velo

city

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Torq

ue

is

the

re

sult

of

the

tu

rnin

g m

oti

on

of

the

cra

nks

ha

ft.

It

is t

ran

smit

ted

to

th

e t

ran

smis

sio

n a

nd

eve

ntu

all

y to

th

e t

urn

ing

wh

ee

ls.

Ma

ster

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de:

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de:

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2.

The

tra

nsm

issi

on

sy

ste

m c

on

ve

rts

torq

ue

in

to .

....

(A)

spe

ed

.

*(B

)p

ow

er.

(C)

velo

city

.

(D)

acc

ele

rati

on

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

tra

nsm

issi

on

sys

tem

ta

kes

the

po

we

r fr

om

th

e

en

gin

e a

nd

tra

nsf

ers

to

th

e d

rive

sha

ft o

r w

he

els

. A

n a

uto

ma

tic

tra

nsm

issi

on

use

s

a t

orq

ue

co

nve

rte

r a

nd

flu

id c

ou

ple

r to

ch

an

ge

th

e g

ea

r ra

tio

.

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ster

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de:

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3.

Wh

ich

sta

tem

en

t a

ccu

rate

ly e

xp

ress

es

the

re

lati

on

ship

be

twe

en

torq

ue

, p

ow

er,

an

d f

ue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n?

(A)

As

torq

ue

in

cre

ase

s, p

ow

er

incr

ea

ses

an

d f

ue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n d

ecr

ea

ses.

*(B

)A

s to

rqu

e i

ncr

ea

ses,

po

we

r a

nd

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

in

cre

ase

.

(C)

As

po

we

r d

ecr

ea

ses,

to

rqu

e a

nd

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

in

cre

ase

.

(D)

As

po

we

r d

ecr

ea

ses,

to

rqu

e d

ecr

ea

ses

an

d f

ue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n i

ncr

ea

ses.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

to

rqu

e p

rod

uce

d b

y a

n e

ng

ine

wil

l va

ry a

t

dif

fere

nt

en

gin

e s

pe

ed

s. I

f o

pti

mu

m t

orq

ue

ca

n b

e a

chie

ved

at

low

en

gin

e s

pe

ed

,

ove

rall

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

wil

l im

pro

ve c

on

sid

era

bly

co

mp

are

d t

o a

n e

ng

ine

run

nin

g a

t m

axi

mu

m r

evo

luti

on

s. T

orq

ue

is

the

refo

re i

mp

ort

an

t to

ach

ievi

ng

op

tim

um

en

gin

e e

ffic

ien

cy.

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ster

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4.

A v

eh

icle

wit

h a

ma

nu

al

tra

nsm

issi

on

sy

ste

m i

s tr

av

ell

ing

do

wn

a

hil

l.

Wh

at

ha

pp

en

s to

to

rqu

e a

nd

po

we

r w

he

n t

he

clu

tch

pe

da

l is

de

pre

sse

d?

(A)

Torq

ue

an

d p

ow

er

are

tra

nsf

err

ed

to

th

e t

yre

s.

(B)

Torq

ue

is

tra

nsf

err

ed

to

th

e t

ran

smis

sio

n w

hil

e p

ow

er

is a

pp

lie

d t

o t

he

dri

ve

sha

ft.

*(C

)To

rqu

e a

nd

po

we

r a

re t

ran

sfe

rre

d b

ack

to

th

e e

ng

ine

.

(D)

Torq

ue

fro

m t

he

fly

wh

ee

l is

re

ali

sed

as

po

we

r in

th

e t

ran

smis

sio

n.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Torq

ue

an

d p

ow

er

cre

ate

d b

y th

e e

ng

ine

are

tra

nsf

err

ed

to

th

e w

he

els

via

th

e g

ea

rbo

x a

nd

dri

vesh

aft

. T

he

clu

tch

, si

tua

ted

be

twe

en

th

e e

ng

ine

an

d g

ea

rbo

x a

nd

op

era

ted

by

a p

ed

al,

te

mp

ora

rily

dis

con

ne

cts

an

d c

on

ne

cts

the

dri

ve b

etw

ee

n t

he

en

gin

e a

nd

ge

arb

ox

all

ow

ing

th

e

torq

ue

to

be

tra

nsf

err

ed

ba

ck t

o t

he

en

gin

e.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

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Co

de:

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01

5.

Re

fer

to t

he

acc

om

pa

nyin

g f

igu

re.

Wh

at

wo

uld

th

e d

riv

er

do

wh

en

the

dia

l o

n t

he

ga

ug

e m

ov

es

ste

ad

ily a

nd

sw

iftl

y f

rom

5 t

o b

eyo

nd

15

wh

ile

tra

ve

llin

g o

n a

le

ve

l su

rfa

ce?

(A)

Ch

eck

en

gin

e t

em

pe

ratu

re.

(B)

Turn

off

en

gin

e.

(C)

Incr

ea

se s

pe

ed

.

*(D

)S

ele

ct h

igh

er

ge

ar.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

For

op

tim

um

pe

rfo

rma

nce

, a

ve

hic

le a

nd

en

gin

e s

pe

ed

ne

ed

to

be

pro

pe

rly

ma

tch

ed

. W

hil

e o

n a

lev

el

surf

ace

,

en

gin

e r

pm

sh

ou

ld b

e k

ep

t lo

w i

n

rela

tio

n t

o v

eh

icle

sp

ee

d.

This

is

ach

ieve

d b

y ch

an

gin

g t

o a

hig

he

r g

ea

r.

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ster

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6.

Re

fer

to t

he

acc

om

pa

nyin

g f

igu

re.

Wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g r

ea

din

gs

wo

uld

in

dic

ate

th

e m

ost

eff

icie

nt

use

of

en

gin

e p

ow

er

for

a v

eh

icle

tra

ve

llin

g a

t a

mo

de

rate

ly s

tea

dy

sp

ee

d?

(A)

5.

*(B

)1

5.

(C)

25

.

(D)

30

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Mo

de

rate

ly s

tea

dy

veh

icle

sp

ee

d

req

uir

es

the

hig

he

st g

ea

r w

ith

th

e

low

est

en

gin

e r

pm

; h

ow

eve

r, 5

00

rp

m

is t

oo

lo

w t

o m

ain

tain

en

gin

e f

un

ctio

n w

hil

e 2

50

0 r

pm

an

d a

bo

ve c

au

ses

un

du

e

en

gin

e w

ea

r a

s w

ell

as

a d

ram

ati

c d

rop

in

fu

el

eff

icie

ncy

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

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ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

1.0

02

7.

Wh

at

rela

tio

nsh

ip b

etw

ee

n t

he

sp

ee

do

me

ter

an

d t

he

re

vo

luti

on

cou

nte

r re

pre

sen

ts t

he

mo

st e

ffic

ien

t u

se o

f v

eh

icle

po

we

r a

nd

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

?

(A)

Bo

th i

nd

ica

tors

sh

ou

ld b

e k

ep

t in

th

eir

lo

w r

an

ge

s.

(B)

The

rev

co

un

ter

sho

uld

re

ad

hig

h w

hil

e t

he

sp

ee

do

me

ter

rea

ds

low

.

*(C

)Th

e s

pe

ed

om

ete

r sh

ou

ld r

ea

d h

igh

wh

ile

th

e r

ev c

ou

nte

r re

ad

s lo

w.

(D)

Bo

th i

nd

ica

tors

sh

ou

ld b

e k

ep

t in

th

eir

mid

dle

ra

ng

es.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ste

ad

y ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

re

qu

ire

s th

e h

igh

est

ge

ar

wit

h

the

lo

we

st e

ng

ine

rp

m.

If

the

rp

m i

s h

igh

an

d t

he

sp

ee

d i

s lo

w t

he

dri

ver

is n

ot

pro

pe

rly

dis

trib

uti

ng

th

e p

ow

er

an

d u

sin

g u

nn

ece

ssa

ry a

mo

un

ts o

f fu

el.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

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ICS

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de:

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8.

Wh

ile

cli

mb

ing

a h

ill,

wh

at

is i

nd

ica

ted

if

the

re

v c

ou

nte

r d

rop

s

qu

ick

ly?

(A)

Mo

re a

cce

lera

tio

n i

s n

ee

de

d.

(B)

The

clu

tch

sh

ou

ld b

e d

ep

ress

ed

.

(C)

The

ge

arb

ox

is o

verh

ea

tin

g.

*(D

)Th

e g

ea

r ra

tio

is

too

hig

h.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Be

cau

se o

f th

e n

ee

d f

or

incr

ea

sed

po

we

r, c

lim

bin

g a

hil

l re

qu

ire

s a

lo

we

r tr

an

smis

sio

n g

ea

r w

ith

a h

igh

er

en

gin

e r

pm

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

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de:

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9.

Wh

ile

ch

an

gin

g d

ow

n,

the

dri

ve

r o

f a

ve

hic

le f

itte

d w

ith

a c

rash

ge

ar

bo

x b

rie

fly r

ele

ase

s th

e c

lutc

h w

ith

th

e g

ea

r le

ve

r in

th

e n

eu

tra

l

po

siti

on

. T

he

dri

ve

r is

pra

ctic

ing

...

..

(A)

po

or

dri

vin

g t

ech

niq

ue

.

(B)

spe

ed

sh

ifti

ng

.

*(C

)d

ou

ble

de

clu

tch

ing

.

(D)

em

erg

en

cy s

low

do

wn

pro

ced

ure

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Do

ub

le d

ecl

utc

hin

g i

s a

te

chn

iqu

e o

f e

ng

ag

ing

an

d

rele

asi

ng

th

e c

lutc

h w

he

n c

ha

ng

ing

do

wn

in

ord

er

to a

dju

st e

ng

ine

rev

s to

ro

ad

spe

ed

an

d m

inim

ize

th

e l

oa

d p

lace

d o

n t

he

ge

arb

ox.

(R

are

ly n

ee

de

d o

n m

od

ern

veh

icle

s).

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ster

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.Th

e t

ech

niq

ue

of

do

ub

le d

ecl

utc

hin

g m

atc

he

s ..

...

(A)

en

gin

e s

pe

ed

to

a h

igh

er

ge

ar.

*(B

)e

ng

ine

sp

ee

d t

o a

lo

we

r g

ea

r.

(C)

veh

icle

sp

ee

d t

o a

hig

he

r e

ng

ine

sp

ee

d.

(D)

veh

icle

sp

ee

d t

o a

lo

we

r e

ng

ine

sp

ee

d.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Do

ub

le d

ecl

utc

hin

g i

s a

te

chn

iqu

e o

f e

ng

ag

ing

an

d

rele

asi

ng

th

e c

lutc

h w

he

n c

ha

ng

ing

do

wn

in

ord

er

to a

dju

st e

ng

ine

rev

s to

ro

ad

spe

ed

an

d m

inim

ize

th

e l

oa

d p

lace

d o

n t

he

ge

arb

ox.

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ster

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11

.R

efe

r to

th

e a

cco

mp

an

yin

g f

igu

re.

Wh

ich

nu

mb

er

or

lett

er

refe

rs t

o

the

hig

he

st g

ea

rbo

x r

ati

o?

(A)

R.

(B)

1.

(C)

3.

*(D

)5

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Hig

he

r g

ea

rs r

ati

os

for

a m

an

ua

l g

ea

rbo

x a

re

ind

ica

ted

by

a h

igh

er

nu

mb

er

on

th

e g

ea

rsti

ck.

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ster

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.R

efe

r to

th

e a

cco

mp

an

yin

g f

igu

re.

Wh

en

mo

vin

g o

ff f

rom

a s

top

on

a

lev

el

surf

ace

, w

ha

t w

ou

ld b

e t

he

mo

st a

pp

rop

ria

te g

ea

r se

lect

ion

?

(A)

R.

*(B

)1

.

(C)

3.

(D)

5.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Low

er

ge

ar

rati

os

for

a m

an

ua

l g

ea

rbo

x a

re i

nd

ica

ted

by

a l

ow

er

nu

mb

er

on

th

e g

ea

rsti

ck (

Rev

ers

e i

s a

lso

a l

ow

ge

ar

rati

o).

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ster

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.W

ha

t is

th

e m

ost

eff

icie

nt

an

d s

afe

st p

roce

du

re w

he

n d

esc

en

din

g a

lon

g h

ill?

*(A

)C

ha

ng

ing

to

a l

ow

er

ge

ar.

(B)

Re

ma

inin

g i

n t

he

sa

me

ge

ar.

(C)

Ch

an

gin

g t

o a

hig

he

r g

ea

r.

(D)

Ch

an

gin

g t

o n

eu

tra

l a

nd

co

ast

ing

do

wn

th

e h

ill.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

To b

e e

ffic

ien

t a

nd

sa

fe,

on

e s

ho

uld

bra

ke e

arl

y a

nd

ste

ad

y, s

o t

ha

t o

verh

ea

tin

g o

f b

rake

s a

nd

exc

ess

ive

sp

ee

d i

s a

void

ed

. W

ith

th

e

reta

rde

r, s

pe

ed

co

ntr

ol

is m

uch

ea

sie

r a

nd

sa

fer.

Th

e d

rive

r ca

n t

he

n c

ha

ng

e t

o a

low

er

ge

ar

wh

ile

th

e r

eta

rde

r is

en

ga

ge

d.

De

sce

nts

ca

n b

e q

uic

ker,

giv

ing

th

e

veh

icle

gre

ate

r m

om

en

tum

to

cli

mb

th

e n

ext

hil

l.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

02

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

1.0

03

14

.Th

e s

erv

ice

bra

ke i

s o

pe

rate

d b

y a

...

..

(A)

ha

nd

co

ntr

ol.

*(B

)fo

ot

con

tro

l.

(C)

com

bin

ati

on

of

ha

nd

co

ntr

ol

an

d t

ran

smis

sio

n f

un

ctio

n.

(D)

com

bin

ati

on

of

ha

nd

an

d f

oo

t co

ntr

ols

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

se

rvic

e b

rake

is

the

pri

nci

pa

l b

raki

ng

sys

tem

of

a

veh

icle

th

at

is o

pe

rate

d b

y a

fo

ot

con

tro

l lo

cate

d n

ext

to t

he

acc

ele

rato

r.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

02

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

7

15

.Th

e a

ir u

sed

in

air

bra

ke s

yst

em

s is

sto

red

in

...

..

*(A

)re

serv

oir

ta

nks

.

(B)

the

en

gin

e.

(C)

wh

ee

l cy

lin

de

rs.

(D)

the

ma

ste

r cy

lin

de

r.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Air

bra

kin

g s

yste

ms

dra

w a

ir f

rom

th

e a

tmo

sph

ere

an

d s

tore

th

em

in

re

serv

oir

ta

nks

wh

ich

are

re

ple

nis

he

d b

y th

e c

om

pre

sso

r.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

02

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

01

16

.W

he

re i

s th

e a

ir t

ha

t is

use

d i

n t

he

air

bra

ke s

yst

em

s st

ore

d?

(A)

The

en

gin

e.

*(B

)R

ese

rvo

ir t

an

ks.

(C)

Wh

ee

l cy

lin

de

rs.

(D)

The

ma

ste

r cy

lin

de

r.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Air

bra

kin

g s

yste

ms

wo

rk c

lose

ly w

ith

a c

om

pre

sso

r

an

d d

raw

air

fro

m t

he

atm

osp

he

re t

o s

tore

th

em

in

re

serv

oir

ta

nks

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

02

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

01

17

.En

du

ran

ce b

rak

ing

sy

ste

ms

(re

tard

ers

) co

ntr

ol

ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

...

..

(A)

by

usi

ng

th

e h

an

d b

rake

.

*(B

)w

ith

ou

t u

sin

g t

he

wh

ee

l-m

ou

nte

d b

rake

s.

(C)

by

con

tro

llin

g t

he

air

pre

ssu

re t

o t

he

air

bra

kes.

(D)

wit

h s

pri

ng

bra

ke c

ha

mb

ers

on

th

e r

ea

r a

xle

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

EBS

im

pro

ves

veh

icle

co

ntr

ol,

re

act

ion

, a

nd

ve

hic

le

sta

bil

ity

du

rin

g b

raki

ng

by

usi

ng

ele

ctro

nic

sig

na

ls t

o o

pe

rate

pn

eu

mo

nic

va

lve

s

wh

ich

op

era

te b

y a

pp

lyin

g r

esi

sta

nce

th

rou

gh

th

e g

ea

r b

ox

to h

elp

re

du

ce t

he

spe

ed

of

the

ve

hic

le.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

02

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

8

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18

.W

ha

t is

th

e p

rim

ary

pu

rpo

se o

f th

e a

nti

-lo

ck b

rak

ing

sy

ste

m (

AB

S)?

(A)

Ca

use

s th

e w

he

els

to

slo

w t

hro

ug

h t

he

use

of

sen

sors

.

(B)

Enh

an

ces

bra

kin

g f

un

ctio

n.

*(C

)P

reve

nts

wh

ee

ls f

rom

lo

ckin

g.

(D)

All

ow

s tr

ave

l o

n i

cy r

oa

ds.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wh

en

th

e b

rake

fo

rce

exc

ee

ds

tha

t w

hic

h c

an

be

tra

nsm

itte

d t

o t

he

ro

ad

via

th

e t

yre

(i.

e a

ski

d)

the

AB

S i

s a

pp

lie

d t

o p

reve

nt

wh

ee

ls f

rom

lo

ckin

g.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

03

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

02

19

.W

ha

t ty

pe

of

syst

em

ap

pli

es

resi

sta

nce

via

th

e t

ran

smis

sio

n t

o t

he

rota

tio

n o

f th

e v

eh

icle

's d

riv

en

wh

ee

ls?

(A)

An

ti-l

ock

bra

kin

g s

yste

m (

AB

S).

(B)

Sa

fety

bra

kin

g s

yste

m.

*(C

)En

du

ran

ce b

raki

ng

sys

tem

.

(D)

Se

con

da

ry b

raki

ng

sys

tem

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

End

ura

nce

bra

kin

g s

yste

ms

(EB

S)

con

tro

l th

e v

eh

icle

s

spe

ed

wit

ho

ut

usi

ng

wh

ee

l-m

ou

nte

d b

rake

s; i

nst

ea

d E

BS

op

era

te b

y a

pp

lyin

g

resi

sta

nce

, vi

a t

he

tra

nsm

issi

on

, to

th

e r

ota

tio

n o

f th

e v

eh

icle

’s d

rive

n w

he

els

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

03

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

03

20

.D

uri

ng

ex

ten

siv

e s

tart

-an

d-s

top

urb

an

dri

vin

g,

bra

ke l

inin

g w

ea

r ca

n

be

sig

nif

ica

ntl

y r

ed

uce

d b

y u

sin

g .

....

(A)

the

se

con

da

ry b

rake

.

(B)

do

wn

shif

tin

g.

*(C

)re

tard

ers

.

(D)

the

se

rvic

e b

rake

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Re

tard

ers

pro

vid

e a

wa

y o

f co

ntr

oll

ing

a v

eh

icle

’s

spe

ed

wit

ho

ut

usi

ng

th

e w

he

el

mo

un

ted

bra

kes.

Th

ey

op

era

te b

y a

pp

lyin

g

resi

sta

nce

, vi

a t

he

tra

nsm

issi

on

, to

th

e r

ota

tio

n o

f th

e v

eh

icle

’s d

rive

n w

he

els

. A

n

inte

gra

tio

n o

f n

on

-we

ari

ng

bra

kes

such

as

reta

rde

rs c

on

serv

es

the

bra

ke p

ad

s a

nd

lea

d t

o a

n e

xte

nd

ing

op

era

tin

g l

ife

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

03

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

9

21

.A

dri

ve

r st

op

pe

d b

rie

fly o

n a

n u

ph

ill

slo

pe

sh

ou

ld .

....

(A)

ho

ld t

he

ve

hic

le o

n t

he

clu

tch

.

(B)

use

th

e n

eu

tra

l p

osi

tio

n o

n t

he

ge

ar

sele

cto

r.

(C)

shif

t to

th

e l

ow

est

ge

ar

an

d m

ove

th

e v

eh

icle

as

slo

w a

s p

oss

ible

.

*(D

)a

pp

ly t

he

ha

nd

bra

ke.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

ha

nd

bra

ke i

s a

n a

dd

itio

na

l b

raki

ng

dev

ice

wh

ich

do

es

no

t n

ee

d t

o b

e h

eld

in

pla

ce b

ut

ha

s a

typ

e o

f lo

ckin

g m

ech

an

ism

; th

ere

fore

,

wh

en

sto

pp

ed

on

a h

ill,

en

ga

ge

me

nt

of

the

ha

nd

bra

ke w

ill

ho

ld t

he

ve

hic

le i

n

pla

ce w

hil

e a

llo

win

g t

he

dri

ver

to c

arr

y o

ut

the

co

rre

ct u

ph

ill

sta

rt p

roce

du

re a

nd

thu

s a

void

ing

‘ro

ll b

ack

’ o

r u

nn

ece

ssa

ry w

ea

r o

n t

he

clu

tch

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

04

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

04

22

.R

esi

sta

nce

to

ch

an

ge

in

a v

eh

icle

's m

oti

on

is

call

ed

...

..

(A)

mo

me

ntu

m.

*(B

)in

ert

ia.

(C)

forc

e.

(D)

acc

ele

rati

on

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Re

sist

an

ce t

o m

ove

me

nt

is c

all

ed

in

ert

ia,

an

d t

he

forc

e t

ha

t ke

ep

s ve

hic

les

in m

oti

on

(th

e o

pp

osi

te)

is c

all

ed

mo

me

ntu

m.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

04

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

05

23

.Th

e f

orc

e t

ha

t ke

ep

s a

ve

hic

le m

ov

ing

is

call

ed

...

..

(A)

ine

rtia

.

*(B

)m

om

en

tum

.

(C)

acc

ele

rati

on

.

(D)

po

we

r.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

fo

rce

th

at

kee

ps

a v

eh

icle

in

mo

tio

n i

s ca

lle

d

mo

me

ntu

m.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

04

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

05

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

10

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24

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

sta

tem

en

ts i

s TR

UE

reg

ard

ing

th

e p

hy

sica

l

forc

es

act

ing

on

a v

eh

icle

?

(A)

It t

ake

s m

ore

po

we

r to

ke

ep

a v

eh

icle

mo

vin

g a

t 1

00

km

/h

th

an

it

do

es

to

sta

rt o

ff o

n a

fla

t ro

ad

.

(B)

It t

ake

s le

ss p

ow

er

to s

top

a v

eh

icle

mo

vin

g a

t 5

0 k

m/

h t

ha

n i

t d

oe

s to

ke

ep

it

mo

vin

g a

t 1

00

km

/h

.

*(C

)It

ta

kes

mo

re p

ow

er

to s

tart

off

a v

eh

icle

on

a f

lat

roa

d t

ha

n i

t d

oe

s to

ke

ep

it

mo

vin

g a

t 1

00

km

/h

.

(D)

It t

ake

s le

ss p

ow

er

to k

ee

p a

ve

hic

le m

ovi

ng

at

10

0 k

m/

h t

ha

n i

t d

oe

s to

sto

p

it w

hil

e m

ovi

ng

at

50

km

/h

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

It r

eq

uir

es

a g

rea

t d

ea

l o

f fo

rce

to

ma

ke a

ve

hic

le

be

gin

to

mo

ve,

eve

n o

n a

fla

t ro

ad

. B

ut

it t

ake

s re

lati

vely

lit

tle

po

we

r to

ke

ep

it

roll

ing

at

a c

on

sta

nt

spe

ed

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

04

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

05

25

.W

ha

t is

th

e e

ffe

ct o

f a

cce

lera

tio

n a

nd

bra

kin

g o

n p

ass

en

ge

rs s

ea

ted

on

a b

us?

*(A

)A

cce

lera

tio

n p

ush

es

pa

sse

ng

ers

ba

ck w

hil

e b

raki

ng

mo

ves

the

m f

orw

ard

.

(B)

Acc

ele

rati

on

mo

ves

pa

sse

ng

ers

fo

rwa

rd w

hil

e b

raki

ng

pu

she

s th

em

ba

ck.

(C)

Acc

ele

rati

on

an

d b

raki

ng

bo

th p

ush

pa

sse

ng

ers

ba

ck i

nto

th

eir

se

ats

.

(D)

Acc

ele

rati

on

an

d b

raki

ng

bo

th m

ove

pa

sse

ng

ers

fo

rwa

rd.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

A p

ass

en

ge

r’s

or

loa

d’s

in

ert

ia m

ust

be

ove

rco

me

in

mu

ch o

f th

e s

am

e w

ay

as

the

ve

hic

les.

A

cce

lera

tio

n w

ill

pu

sh t

he

we

igh

t b

ack

,

wh

ile

bra

kin

g w

ill

pu

sh t

he

we

igh

t fo

rwa

rd.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

04

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

05

26

.In

wh

at

situ

ati

on

are

en

du

ran

ce b

rak

ing

sy

ste

ms

esp

eci

all

y u

sefu

l?

(A)

On

th

e a

sce

nt

of

lon

g h

ills

.

*(B

)O

n t

he

de

sce

nt

of

lon

g h

ills

.

(C)

On

th

e s

ha

rpe

st c

urv

es.

(D)

On

th

e f

lats

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

End

ura

nce

bra

kin

g s

yste

ms

are

esp

eci

all

y u

sefu

l

wh

en

de

sce

nd

ing

lo

ng

hil

ls,

wh

en

th

e v

eh

icle

’s s

pe

ed

ca

n b

e r

ed

uce

d w

ith

ou

t

usi

ng

th

e s

erv

ice

bra

ke,

wh

ich

he

lps

avo

id t

he

bra

kes

ove

rhe

ati

ng

(B

rake

fa

de

)

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

04

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

06

CP

C B

us

an

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27

.W

he

n t

rav

ell

ing

do

wn

a h

ill,

th

e d

riv

er

sho

uld

...

..

(A)

slo

w t

he

sp

ee

d o

f th

e v

eh

icle

by

cha

ng

ing

to

a l

ow

er

ge

ar.

*(B

)fi

rst

use

th

e s

erv

ice

bra

ke t

o s

low

th

e v

eh

icle

.

(C)

slig

htl

y in

cre

ase

sp

ee

d t

o a

llo

w e

no

ug

h m

om

en

tum

on

ce t

he

hil

l h

as

be

en

de

sce

nd

ed

.

(D)

ma

tch

th

e s

pe

ed

of

oth

er

veh

icle

s o

n t

he

ro

ad

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

se

rvic

e b

rake

is

the

ma

in b

raki

ng

sys

tem

use

d

wh

en

co

min

g t

o a

hil

l b

eca

use

it

pri

ma

rily

co

ntr

ol

of

the

ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

04

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

06

28

.C

on

sta

ntl

y a

pp

lyin

g t

he

bra

kes

wh

ile

on

a l

on

g d

ow

nh

ill

stre

tch

ca

n

resu

lt i

n w

ha

t?

(A)

Pa

sse

ng

ers

be

ing

th

row

n b

ack

wa

rds.

(B)

Sa

gg

ing

tra

nsm

issi

on

du

e t

o i

mp

rop

er

ge

ar

use

.

*(C

)B

rake

fa

de

.

(D)

Wh

ee

l lo

ck.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wh

en

a d

rive

r b

rake

s fo

r a

lo

ng

pe

rio

d h

ea

t is

ge

ne

rate

d a

nd

th

at

he

at

con

trib

ute

s to

bra

ke f

ad

e.

(Wh

ere

th

e d

rum

he

ats

up

an

d

exp

an

ds

aw

ay

fro

m t

he

bra

ke l

inin

gs

so t

ha

t th

ey

are

le

ss e

ffe

ctiv

e).

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

04

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

06

29

.D

uri

ng

a l

on

g d

esc

en

t o

f a

hil

l, h

ow

ca

n p

oo

r b

rake

pe

rfo

rma

nce

du

e

to h

igh

he

at

be

av

oid

ed

?

(A)

By

rele

asi

ng

exc

ess

air

fro

m t

he

bra

kin

g s

yste

m.

(B)

By

skip

-ch

an

gin

g t

hro

ug

h t

he

ge

ars

.

(C)

By

incr

ea

sin

g s

pe

ed

to

all

ow

mo

re a

irfl

ow

to

th

e b

rake

s.

*(D

)B

y u

sin

g t

he

en

du

ran

ce b

rake

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Exce

ssiv

e u

se o

f th

e s

erv

ice

bra

ke g

en

era

tes

he

at,

an

d a

t h

igh

te

mp

era

ture

s b

raki

ng

pe

rfo

rma

nce

ca

n b

e r

ed

uce

d.

Pro

pe

r u

se o

f th

e

en

du

ran

ce b

raki

ng

sys

tem

s re

du

ces

the

use

of

the

se

rvic

e b

rake

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

05

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

06

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

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nk

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.W

ha

t sh

ou

ld t

he

dri

ve

r d

o i

n t

he

ev

en

t o

f se

rvic

e b

rake

fa

ilu

re?

*(A

)U

se t

he

se

con

da

ry b

rake

.

(B)

Pra

ctic

e p

rop

er

ge

ar-

cha

ng

e-d

ow

n t

ech

niq

ue

.

(C)

Pla

ce t

he

ge

arb

ox

into

eit

he

r th

e p

ark

or

ne

utr

al

po

siti

on

.

(D)

Ho

ld t

he

bra

ke p

ed

al

un

til

bra

kin

g r

etu

rns.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

se

con

da

ry b

rake

ma

y b

e c

om

bin

ed

wit

h t

he

fo

ot

bra

ke o

r th

e p

ark

ing

bra

ke c

on

tro

l. T

his

bra

ke i

s p

rovi

de

d f

or

use

in

th

e e

ven

t o

f

the

se

rvic

e b

rake

fa

ilin

g.

Th

e s

eco

nd

ary

bra

ke n

orm

all

y o

pe

rate

s o

n f

ew

er

wh

ee

ls

tha

n t

he

se

rvic

e b

rake

an

d t

he

refo

re h

as

a r

ed

uce

d p

erf

orm

an

ce l

eve

l.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

05

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

07

31

.Fr

eq

ue

nt

use

of

the

se

rvic

e b

rake

du

rin

g a

n e

xte

nd

ed

do

wn

hil

l

de

sce

nt

can

le

ad

to

...

..

(A)

an

exc

ess

ive

bu

ild

up

of

air

in

th

e b

rake

re

serv

oir

.

(B)

bo

gg

ing

do

wn

an

d e

ven

tua

l fa

ilu

re o

f th

e e

ng

ine

.

*(C

)a

dro

p i

n r

ese

rvo

ir a

ir p

ress

ure

.

(D)

ove

rhe

ati

ng

of

the

ge

arb

ox.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ca

re m

ust

be

ta

ken

to

ch

eck

th

e d

ep

leti

on

of

the

air

pre

ssu

re i

n t

he

se

rvic

e r

ese

rvo

irs

du

e t

o t

he

fre

qu

en

t a

pp

lica

tio

n a

nd

re

lea

se o

f

the

se

rvic

e b

rake

. O

n l

on

g d

esc

en

ts,

the

air

vo

lum

e u

sag

e o

fte

n e

xce

ed

s th

e

rep

len

ish

me

nt

rate

of

the

co

mp

ress

or.

Th

is c

au

ses

the

se

rvic

e r

ese

rvo

ir a

ir p

ress

ure

to d

rop

be

low

th

e n

orm

al

ma

xim

um

at

wh

ich

th

e s

erv

ice

bra

ke m

ay

op

era

te (

to

avo

id t

his

use

en

du

ran

ce b

raki

ng

sys

tem

/re

tard

ers

wh

ere

ne

cess

ary

).

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

05

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

07

32

.W

ha

t ca

n c

au

se i

ce t

o f

orm

in

th

e v

alv

es

an

d p

ipe

s o

f a

ir b

rake

syst

em

s?

(A)

Exce

ssiv

e u

se o

f b

rake

s d

uri

ng

co

ld w

ea

the

r.

(B)

A l

ea

k in

th

e m

ain

re

serv

oir

.

(C)

Fau

lty

bra

ke a

ctu

ato

rs.

*(D

)M

ois

ture

in

th

e a

ir.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Air

bra

kin

g s

yste

ms

dra

w a

ir f

rom

th

e a

tmo

sph

ere

,

wh

ich

co

nta

ins

mo

istu

re.

Th

e m

ois

ture

co

nd

en

ses

in t

he

air

re

serv

oir

s a

nd

ca

n b

e

tra

nsm

itte

d a

rou

nd

a v

eh

icle

’s b

raki

ng

sys

tem

. I

n c

old

we

ath

er

this

ca

n l

ea

d t

o i

ce

form

ing

in

va

lve

s a

nd

pip

es.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

05

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

07

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

13

33

.W

ha

t h

ap

pe

ns

wh

en

air

pre

ssu

re d

rop

s b

elo

w n

orm

al

in o

ne

of

the

bra

ke r

ese

rvo

irs?

(A)

Bra

kin

g a

ctio

n b

eco

me

s ex

cess

ive

ly p

ron

ou

nce

d.

*(B

)A

wa

rnin

g l

igh

t co

me

s o

n.

(C)

It i

s re

fill

ed

wit

h a

ir f

rom

th

e a

uxi

lia

ry r

ese

rvo

ir.

(D)

The

bra

kin

g s

yste

m w

ill

vap

or

lock

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Air

bra

ke s

yste

ms

are

fit

ted

wit

h w

arn

ing

dev

ice

s

tha

t w

ill

be

act

iva

ted

wh

en

air

pre

ssu

re d

rop

s b

elo

w a

pre

de

term

ine

d l

eve

l

(usu

all

y a

lig

ht

an

d

wa

rnin

g s

ou

nd

).

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

05

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

07

34

.Th

e o

pe

rati

on

of

bra

ke w

arn

ing

de

vic

es

can

be

ch

eck

ed

by .

....

(A)

pla

cin

g t

he

en

gin

e i

n i

dle

.

(B)

ho

ldin

g t

he

bra

ke p

ed

al

do

wn

fir

mly

.

(C)

a q

ua

lifi

ed

me

cha

nic

on

ly.

*(D

)tu

rnin

g o

n t

he

ig

nit

ion

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

AB

S w

arn

ing

lig

hts

ca

n a

nd

sh

ou

ld b

e c

he

cke

d b

y th

e

dri

ver

be

fore

eve

ry j

ou

rne

y.

AB

S w

arn

ing

sig

na

ls w

ill

op

era

te a

s so

on

as

the

ign

itio

n i

s tu

rne

d o

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

05

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

07

35

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

sta

tem

en

ts i

s TR

UE

reg

ard

ing

th

e r

ela

tio

nsh

ip

be

twe

en

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

an

d g

ea

rbo

x t

yp

es?

*(A

)V

eh

icle

s w

ith

ma

nu

al

tra

nsm

issi

on

use

le

ss f

ue

l th

an

ve

hic

les

wit

h a

uto

ma

tic

tra

nsm

issi

on

.

(B)

Ve

hic

les

wit

h a

uto

ma

tic

tra

nsm

issi

on

use

le

ss f

ue

l th

an

ve

hic

les

wit

h m

an

ua

l

tra

nsm

issi

on

.

(C)

Ve

hic

les

wit

h m

an

ua

l tr

an

smis

sio

n u

se m

ore

fu

el

du

rin

g u

rba

n d

rivi

ng

th

an

veh

icle

s w

ith

au

tom

ati

c tr

an

smis

sio

n.

(D)

Typ

e o

f tr

an

smis

sio

n p

lays

no

ro

le i

n a

ve

hic

le's

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Dri

vers

wh

o a

re s

kill

ed

in

usi

ng

ma

nu

al

tra

nsm

issi

on

s ch

an

ge

ge

ars

le

ss f

req

ue

ntl

y a

nd

sta

y in

th

e m

ost

eff

icie

nt

ge

ar

po

ssib

le;

the

se t

ech

niq

ue

s sa

ve c

on

sid

era

ble

am

ou

nts

of

fue

l.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

05

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

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36

.To

sa

ve

fu

el,

a d

riv

er

can

use

th

e h

igh

est

ge

ar

tha

t ..

...

(A)

ma

inta

ins

the

gre

ate

st e

ng

ine

rev

olu

tio

n a

cco

rdin

g t

o t

he

rev

olu

tio

n c

ou

nte

r.

(B)

kee

ps

the

en

gin

e r

evo

luti

on

lo

we

st a

cco

rdin

g t

o t

he

rev

olu

tio

n c

ou

nte

r.

(C)

kee

ps

the

ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

ste

ad

y.

*(D

)d

oe

sn't

ma

ke t

he

en

gin

e s

tru

gg

le.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

It i

s n

ot

alw

ays

ne

cess

ary

to

ch

an

ge

up

or

do

wn

thro

ug

h a

ll o

f th

e g

ea

rs i

n s

eq

ue

nce

— i

t is

po

ssib

le t

o m

iss

ou

t in

term

ed

iate

ge

ars

. T

his

wil

l re

du

ce t

he

am

ou

nt

of

tim

e y

ou

sp

en

d a

cce

lera

tin

g,

as

this

is

tim

e

wh

en

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

is

at

its

hig

he

st.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

06

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

37

.W

he

n i

s th

e m

ost

fu

el

con

sum

ed

wh

ile

ch

an

gin

g u

p i

n g

ea

r?

(A)

Just

aft

er

the

ge

ar

is s

ele

cte

d.

*(B

)D

uri

ng

acc

ele

rati

on

pri

or

to g

ea

r se

lect

ion

.

(C)

Du

rin

g d

ece

lera

tio

n a

fte

r g

ea

r se

lect

ion

.

(D)

Fue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n r

em

ain

s st

ea

dy

du

rin

g c

ha

ng

e u

p.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wh

en

po

ssib

le,

red

uce

th

e a

mo

un

t o

f ti

me

yo

u

spe

nd

acc

ele

rati

ng

, a

s th

is i

s ti

me

wh

en

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

is

at

its

hig

he

st.

As

con

dit

ion

s a

llo

w,

use

th

e h

igh

est

ge

ar

po

ssib

le w

ith

ou

t m

aki

ng

th

e e

ng

ine

stru

gg

le.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

06

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

38

.W

hil

e d

riv

ing

on

a M

oto

rwa

y, a

dri

ve

r h

as

to s

low

do

wn

du

e t

o a

roa

d h

aza

rd.

Wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g p

roce

du

res

wil

l sa

ve

fu

el

du

rin

g

the

slo

w d

ow

n?

(A)

Ke

ep

ing

th

e v

eh

icle

in

th

e h

igh

est

ge

ar

tha

t a

llo

ws

for

the

lo

we

st e

ng

ine

RP

M.

(B)

Ch

an

gin

g d

ow

n s

mo

oth

ly t

hro

ug

h e

ach

ge

ar.

(C)

Ke

ep

ing

th

e v

eh

icle

in

th

e l

ow

est

ge

ar

tha

t a

llo

ws

for

the

hig

he

st e

ng

ine

RP

M.

*(D

)M

issi

ng

ou

t in

term

ed

iate

ge

ars

wh

ile

ch

an

gin

g d

ow

n.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

It i

s n

ot

alw

ays

ne

cess

ary

to

ch

an

ge

up

or

do

wn

thro

ug

h a

ll g

ea

rs—

it i

s p

oss

ible

to

mis

s o

ut

inte

rme

dia

te g

ea

rs.

Th

is c

an

re

du

ce

the

am

ou

nt

of

tim

e y

ou

sp

en

d a

cce

lera

tin

g,

as

this

is

tim

e w

he

n f

ue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n

is a

t it

s h

igh

est

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

06

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

15

39

.A

dri

ve

r ca

n a

chie

ve

th

e g

rea

test

fu

el

eff

icie

ncy

wh

en

dri

vin

g a

ve

hic

le e

qu

ipp

ed

wit

h a

n a

uto

ma

tic

ge

arb

ox

by .

....

(A)

ma

nu

all

y ch

an

gin

g u

p t

hro

ug

h t

he

ge

ar

sele

ctio

n.

(B)

usi

ng

th

e d

rive

po

siti

on

on

ly f

or

hig

he

r sp

ee

ds.

*(C

)d

rivi

ng

sm

oo

thly

.

(D)

sele

ctin

g 1

or

2 w

hil

e s

low

ing

do

wn

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

few

er

the

ge

ar

cha

ng

es,

th

e l

ess

th

e p

hys

ica

l

act

ivit

y n

ee

de

d a

nd

th

e m

ore

fu

el

eff

icie

nt

the

op

era

tio

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

06

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

40

.W

he

n d

riv

ing

do

wn

hil

l, w

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

pra

ctic

es

is b

oth

sa

fe

an

d f

ue

l e

ffic

ien

t?

(A)

Pla

cin

g t

he

ge

arb

ox

in e

ith

er

ne

utr

al

or

pa

rk.

*(B

)R

em

ovi

ng

th

e f

oo

t fr

om

th

e a

cce

lera

tor

pe

da

l.

(C)

All

ow

ing

ve

hic

le m

om

en

tum

to

in

cre

ase

ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

.

(D)

Usi

ng

th

e r

oa

d's

sh

ou

lde

r to

re

du

ce s

pe

ed

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wh

en

ap

pro

pri

ate

, ta

ke y

ou

r fo

ot

off

th

e p

ed

al

an

d

all

ow

th

e m

om

en

tum

of

the

ve

hic

le t

o t

ake

yo

u f

orw

ard

. Ta

kin

g y

ou

r fo

ot

off

th

e

acc

ele

rato

r w

he

n g

oin

g d

ow

nh

ill

can

sa

ve a

co

nsi

de

rab

le a

mo

un

t o

f fu

el

wit

ho

ut

an

y lo

ss o

f ve

hic

le c

on

tro

l.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

06

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

41

.W

hic

h g

ea

r sh

ou

ld b

e u

sed

to

op

tim

ize

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

?

(A)

The

lo

we

st g

ea

r p

oss

ible

wit

ho

ut

ma

kin

g t

he

en

gin

e s

tru

gg

le.

*(B

)Th

e h

igh

est

ge

ar

po

ssib

le w

ith

ou

t m

aki

ng

th

e e

ng

ine

str

ug

gle

.

(C)

The

2n

d g

ea

r a

s lo

ng

as

the

en

gin

e d

oe

s n

ot

stru

gg

le.

(D)

The

3rd

ge

ar

as

lon

g a

s th

e e

ng

ine

do

es

no

t st

rug

gle

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

As

con

dit

ion

s a

llo

w,

use

th

e h

igh

est

ge

ar

po

ssib

le

wit

ho

ut

ma

kin

g t

he

en

gin

e s

tru

gg

le.

Th

is w

ill

red

uce

th

e a

mo

un

t o

f ti

me

sp

en

t

acc

ele

rati

ng

, w

hic

h i

s w

he

n f

ue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n i

s a

t it

s h

igh

est

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

06

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

16

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42

.W

ha

t te

chn

iqu

e s

ho

uld

be

use

d t

o d

ecr

ea

se f

ue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n?

*(A

)En

gin

e b

raki

ng

.

(B)

Rev

vin

g t

he

en

gin

e.

(C)

Usi

ng

min

era

l o

il.

(D)

Usi

ng

lo

we

r g

ea

rs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wh

en

dri

vin

g,

wit

h y

ou

r fo

ot

full

y o

ff t

he

acc

ele

rato

r

(i.e

‘e

ng

ine

bra

kin

g’)

th

e e

ng

ine

ne

ed

s ve

ry l

ittl

e f

ue

l, s

o t

ake

ad

van

tag

e o

f e

ng

ine

bra

kin

g w

he

reve

r p

oss

ible

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

06

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

43

.Th

e d

riv

er

of

a v

eh

icle

wit

h a

ma

nu

al

ge

arb

ox

is

de

sce

nd

ing

a l

on

g

hil

l.

Wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g m

eth

od

s is

th

e s

afe

st,

mo

st e

ffe

ctiv

e

wa

y t

o s

av

e f

ue

l?

(A)

De

pre

ssin

g t

he

clu

tch

wh

ile

de

sce

nd

ing

th

e h

ill.

(B)

Sh

ifti

ng

to

a l

ow

er

ge

ar.

(C)

Pla

cin

g t

he

ge

arb

ox

into

th

e n

eu

tra

l p

osi

tio

n.

*(D

)R

em

ovi

ng

th

e f

oo

t fr

om

th

e a

cce

lera

tor.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wh

en

ap

pro

pri

ate

, ta

ke y

ou

r fo

ot

off

th

e p

ed

al

an

d

all

ow

th

e m

om

en

tum

of

the

ve

hic

le t

o t

ake

yo

u f

orw

ard

. Ta

kin

g y

ou

r fo

ot

off

th

e

acc

ele

rato

r w

he

n g

oin

g d

ow

nh

ill

can

sa

ve a

co

nsi

de

rab

le a

mo

un

t o

f fu

el

wit

ho

ut

an

y lo

ss o

f ve

hic

le c

on

tro

l.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

07

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

44

.Fo

r b

oth

sa

fety

an

d f

ue

l sa

vin

g,

wh

at

sho

uld

a d

riv

er

do

wh

en

ap

pro

ach

ing

a s

tee

p i

ncl

ine

?

(A)

Re

ma

in i

n t

he

sa

me

ge

ar.

(B)

Sh

ift

to a

lo

we

r g

ea

r w

he

n t

he

ve

hic

le b

eg

ins

to l

ose

sp

ee

d.

*(C

)S

hif

t to

a l

ow

er

ge

ar

be

fore

re

ach

ing

th

e i

ncl

ine

.

(D)

Bu

ild

up

sp

ee

d t

o p

rovi

de

mo

me

ntu

m.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Be

cau

se o

f th

e n

ee

d f

or

incr

ea

sed

po

we

r, c

lim

bin

g a

hil

l re

qu

ire

s a

lo

we

r tr

an

smis

sio

n g

ea

r w

ith

a h

igh

er

en

gin

e r

pm

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

07

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

17

45

.W

hil

e c

lim

bin

g a

gra

du

al

incl

ine

, th

e r

ev

co

un

ter

an

d s

pe

ed

om

ete

r

bo

th r

ea

d l

ow

an

d t

he

en

gin

e i

s st

rug

gli

ng

. F

ue

l ca

n b

e s

av

ed

an

d

po

we

r in

cre

ase

d i

f th

e d

riv

er

....

.

(A)

de

pre

sse

s th

e a

cce

lera

tor.

(B)

ea

ses

the

acc

ele

rato

r.

(C)

shif

ts t

o a

hig

he

r g

ea

r.

*(D

)sh

ifts

to

a l

ow

er

ge

ar.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If t

he

dri

ver

shif

ts t

o a

lo

we

r g

ea

r th

e e

ng

ine

wil

l

rece

ive

th

e n

ece

ssa

ry i

ncr

ea

se i

n p

ow

er

to c

lim

b t

he

hil

l.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

07

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

46

.A

dri

ve

r h

as

swit

che

d f

rom

re

gu

larl

y d

riv

ing

a v

eh

icle

wit

h a

ma

nu

al

ge

arb

ox

to

on

e w

ith

an

au

tom

ati

c g

ea

rbo

x.

The

dri

ve

r ca

n a

sse

ss f

ue

l

eco

no

my

aft

er

the

sw

itch

by .

....

(A)

mo

nit

ori

ng

se

lect

ion

of

the

ge

ars

in

au

tom

ati

c.

(B)

che

ckin

g t

he

ma

nu

fact

ure

r's

ad

vert

ise

d m

ile

ag

e.

*(C

)re

cord

ing

th

e a

mo

un

t o

f fu

el

ag

ain

st m

ile

s tr

ave

lle

d.

(D)

kno

win

g t

ha

t ve

hic

les

wit

h a

uto

ma

tic

ge

arb

oxe

s te

nd

to

ge

t b

ett

er

mil

ea

ge

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

mo

st a

ccu

rate

wa

y to

me

asu

re t

he

fu

el

eco

no

my

of

swit

chin

g t

o a

n a

uto

ma

tic

ge

arb

ox

is t

o m

ea

sure

th

e a

mo

un

t o

f fu

el

con

sum

ed

by

the

dis

tan

ce t

rave

lle

d.

This

me

tho

d w

ill

take

in

to a

cco

un

t th

e p

ract

ice

s o

f th

e

dri

ver

an

d d

rivi

ng

co

nd

itio

ns

tha

t a

re n

ot

acc

ou

nte

d f

or

in t

he

ma

nu

fact

ure

rs

ad

vert

ise

d m

ile

ag

e.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

07

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

47

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

me

tho

ds

pro

vid

es

the

be

st m

ea

ns

of

ach

iev

ing

in

cre

ase

d f

ue

l e

con

om

y?

(A)

Ke

ep

ing

th

e f

ue

l ta

nk

full

.

*(B

)M

ain

tain

ing

co

rre

ct t

yre

in

fla

tio

n.

(C)

Avo

idin

g t

he

use

of

hig

h g

ea

r.

(D)

Inst

all

ing

a m

an

ua

l co

ld-s

tart

dev

ice

su

ch a

s a

ch

oke

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If t

yre

pre

ssu

re f

all

s b

elo

w r

eco

mm

en

de

d f

igu

res,

roll

ing

re

sist

an

ce i

ncr

ea

ses

an

d m

ore

fu

el

is n

ee

de

d t

o d

rive

th

e s

am

e d

ista

nce

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

07

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

18

Page 10: CPC Bus and Truck Question Bank Www.theorytest.ie

48

.D

uri

ng

a l

on

g t

rip

wit

h f

ew

pa

sse

ng

ers

, a

dri

ve

r ca

n s

av

e f

ue

l b

y .

....

(A)

taki

ng

on

mo

re p

ass

en

ge

rs.

(B)

ma

kin

g f

req

ue

nt

sto

ps.

*(C

)u

sin

g t

he

air

-co

nd

itio

nin

g l

ess

fre

qu

en

tly.

(D)

turn

ing

on

th

e h

ea

dli

gh

ts o

nly

du

rin

g o

ffic

ial

lig

hti

ng

-up

tim

es.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Use

air

co

nd

itio

nin

g s

pa

rin

gly

as

it c

au

ses

the

en

gin

e

to w

ork

ha

rde

r a

nd

sig

nif

ica

ntl

y in

cre

ase

s fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

07

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

49

.To

ma

inta

in v

eh

icle

sa

fety

, w

ha

t p

roce

du

re m

igh

t a

dri

ve

r p

ract

ice

wh

en

dri

vin

g d

ow

nh

ill?

*(A

)U

se a

lo

we

r g

ea

r.

(B)

Turn

off

ig

nit

ion

.

(C)

Pla

ce g

ea

rbo

x in

to n

eu

tra

l.

(D)

Re

mo

ve f

oo

t fr

om

acc

ele

rato

r p

ed

al.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Usi

ng

a l

ow

er

ge

ar

(wh

ere

po

ssib

le)

incr

ea

ses

the

bra

kin

g e

ffe

ct o

f th

e e

ng

ine

an

d t

he

reb

y m

ake

s th

e v

eh

icle

slo

we

r a

nd

mo

re

sta

ble

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

07

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

50

.W

ha

t ty

pe

of

bra

kin

g u

ses

the

le

ast

am

ou

nt

of

fue

l?

(A)

An

ti-l

ock

ing

.

(B)

Se

rvic

e.

*(C

)En

gin

e.

(D)

Air

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wit

h y

ou

r fo

ot

full

y o

ff t

he

acc

ele

rato

r th

e e

ng

ine

ne

ed

s ve

ry l

ittl

e f

ue

l, s

o t

ake

ad

van

tag

e o

f e

ng

ine

bra

kin

g w

he

reve

r p

oss

ible

. U

se

low

er

ge

ars

ra

the

r th

an

ext

en

de

d u

se o

f th

e b

rake

s to

avo

id b

rake

fa

de

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

08

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

19

51

.H

ea

vy b

rak

ing

an

d r

ap

id a

cce

lera

tio

n h

av

e w

ha

t k

ind

of

eff

ect

on

fue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n?

(A)

On

ly h

ea

vy b

raki

ng

in

cre

ase

s fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

.

(B)

On

ly r

ap

id a

cce

lera

tio

n i

ncr

ea

ses

fue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n.

*(C

)B

oth

in

cre

ase

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

.

(D)

Bo

th h

ave

a n

eg

lig

ible

eff

ect

on

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ra

pid

acc

ele

rati

on

an

d h

ea

vy b

raki

ng

le

ad

to

gre

ate

r

fue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n.

He

avy

bra

kin

g u

sua

lly

me

an

s th

e d

rive

r w

ill

the

n n

ee

d t

o

acc

ele

rate

aft

erw

ard

s to

bu

ild

up

th

e v

eh

icle

mo

me

ntu

m a

ga

in.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

08

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

52

.U

se o

f w

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

sy

ste

ms

he

lps

incr

ea

se f

ue

l e

con

om

y

on

ve

hic

les

so e

qu

ipp

ed

?

(A)

Air

bra

kes.

*(B

)R

eg

en

era

tive

re

tard

ers

.

(C)

Ca

taly

tic

con

vert

ers

.

(D)

Po

we

r ta

ke-o

ff u

nit

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

For

veh

icle

s e

qu

ipp

ed

wit

h r

eta

rde

rs,

dis

c b

rake

s,

an

d e

xha

ust

bra

kes

wil

l h

ave

th

e l

ea

st b

rake

we

ar

as

we

ll a

s h

igh

fu

el

eco

no

my.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

08

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

53

.W

he

n a

ve

hic

le h

as

to r

em

ain

sta

tio

na

ry f

or

a p

eri

od

of

tim

e,

the

gre

ate

st f

ue

l e

con

om

y c

an

be

ach

iev

ed

by .

....

(A)

pla

cin

g t

he

ge

arb

ox

into

pa

rk o

r n

eu

tra

l.

(B)

swit

chin

g o

ff e

lect

rica

l a

cce

sso

rie

s su

ch a

s th

e r

ad

io.

(C)

usi

ng

th

e p

ark

ing

bra

ke r

ath

er

tha

n t

he

se

rvic

e b

rake

.

*(D

)tu

rnin

g o

ff t

he

en

gin

e.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Eng

ine

id

lin

g w

ast

es

fue

l, w

hil

e a

n e

ng

ine

th

at

is

turn

ed

off

use

s n

o f

ue

l.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

08

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

20

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54

.In

cre

ase

d f

ue

l e

con

om

y i

s a

chie

ve

d b

y a

llo

win

g a

ir p

ress

ure

to

bu

ild

up

wh

ile

th

e e

ng

ine

is

....

.

*(A

)a

t id

le.

(B)

revv

ed

up

.

(C)

turn

ed

off

.

(D)

at

2,0

00

RP

M.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

By

usi

ng

th

e l

ow

est

RP

M t

o b

uil

d u

p a

ir p

ress

ure

, th

e

en

gin

e r

un

s sl

ow

er,

th

ere

fore

co

nsu

min

g l

ess

fu

el.

A

ba

lan

ce m

ust

be

ach

ieve

d s

o

as

to p

reve

nt

un

ne

cess

ary

id

lin

g –

wh

ich

wo

uld

in

cre

ase

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

08

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

55

.B

esi

de

s m

ain

tain

ing

co

nsi

ste

nt

ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

, cr

uis

e c

on

tro

l ca

n .

....

(A)

all

ow

th

e d

rive

r to

fo

cus

on

ma

p r

ea

din

g.

(B)

slo

w t

he

ve

hic

le w

he

n a

pp

roa

chin

g u

ph

ill

con

dit

ion

s.

*(C

)sa

ve f

ue

l.

(D)

lim

it p

ass

en

ge

r co

mfo

rt.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

By

ma

inta

inin

g a

ste

ad

y ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

, th

e e

ng

ine

run

s m

ore

eff

icie

ntl

y; t

he

refo

re,

cru

ise

co

ntr

ol

ma

xim

ise

s fu

el

eco

no

my.

Furt

he

rmo

re,

cru

ise

co

ntr

ol

op

tim

ise

s th

e e

lect

ron

ic c

on

tro

l sy

ste

m's

ab

ilit

y to

de

live

r th

e a

pp

rop

ria

te a

mo

un

t o

f fu

el

for

eve

ry d

rivi

ng

co

nd

itio

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

08

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

56

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

pra

ctic

es

wil

l im

pro

ve

fu

el

eco

no

my

?

(A)

Usi

ng

he

ad

lig

hts

on

ly d

uri

ng

off

icia

l li

gh

tin

g-u

p t

ime

s.

*(B

)M

inim

izin

g b

rake

use

.

(C)

Incr

ea

sin

g f

req

ue

ncy

of

ge

ar

cha

ng

es.

(D)

Ru

nn

ing

th

e v

eh

icle

he

ate

r o

nly

wh

en

ne

cess

ary

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Fre

qu

en

t b

rake

use

de

cre

ase

s ve

hic

le m

om

en

tum

wh

ich

mu

st t

he

n b

e r

eg

ain

ed

by

mo

re f

req

ue

nt

acc

ele

rati

on

, th

us

usi

ng

mo

re f

ue

l

tha

n n

ece

ssa

ry.

Th

ere

fore

lo

ok

an

d p

lan

as

far

ah

ea

d a

s p

oss

ible

to

avo

id

un

ne

cess

ary

bra

kin

g a

nd

th

en

acc

ele

rati

ng

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

08

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

21

57

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

is

an

acc

ep

tab

le m

ea

ns

of

imp

rov

ing

fu

el

eco

no

my

?

(A)

Co

nve

rtin

g d

iese

l ve

hic

les

to s

tan

da

rd p

etr

ol

use

.

*(B

)H

avi

ng

ve

hic

le s

erv

ice

d r

eg

ula

rly.

(C)

Re

mo

vin

g p

ass

en

ge

r li

fts

fro

m v

eh

icle

s so

eq

uip

pe

d.

(D)

On

ly r

efi

llin

g v

eh

icle

's f

ue

l ta

nk

wh

en

it

ap

pro

ach

es

em

pty

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

co

st (

in t

erm

s o

f fu

el)

of

a p

rop

erl

y m

ain

tain

ed

veh

icle

wil

l b

e l

ess

th

an

th

at

of

a b

ad

ly m

ain

tain

ed

ve

hic

le.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

09

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

58

.W

ha

t ca

n a

n i

ncr

ea

se i

n t

he

av

era

ge

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

me

an

?

*(A

)Th

e v

eh

icle

ne

ed

s se

rvic

ing

.

(B)

The

ga

s co

nta

ins

fore

ign

su

bst

an

ces.

(C)

The

ve

hic

le i

s ca

rryi

ng

a l

igh

ter

loa

d.

(D)

The

dri

ver

is u

sin

g t

he

hig

he

st g

ea

r p

oss

ible

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If a

dri

ver

ha

sn't

ch

an

ge

d d

rivi

ng

me

tho

ds,

or

dri

vin

g c

on

dit

ion

s h

ave

n't

ch

an

ge

d,

an

in

cre

ase

in

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

usu

all

y

me

an

s th

e v

eh

icle

ne

ed

s se

rvic

ing

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

09

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

59

.En

gin

es

po

we

red

by w

ha

t ty

pe

of

fue

l a

re u

sua

lly t

he

MO

ST

fue

l

eff

icie

nt?

(A)

Re

gu

lar

fue

l.

(B)

Hi

oct

an

e f

ue

l.

*(C

)D

iese

l fu

el.

(D)

Low

oct

an

e f

ue

l.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Die

sel

en

gin

es

are

mo

re f

ue

l e

ffic

ien

t th

an

ga

soli

ne

en

gin

es.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

09

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

22

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60

.W

ha

t ty

pe

of

en

gin

e o

il c

an

he

lp t

o s

av

e f

ue

l?

(A)

Min

era

l o

il.

*(B

)Syn

the

tic

oil

.

(C)

Thin

oil

.

(D)

Thic

k o

il.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Syn

the

tic

mo

tor

oil

ca

use

s le

ss e

ng

ine

dra

g t

ha

n t

he

oth

er

form

s o

f o

il l

iste

d;

the

refo

re,

all

ow

ing

th

e e

ng

ine

to

wa

ste

le

ss p

ow

er

an

d

save

mo

re f

ue

l in

th

e p

roce

ss.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

09

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

61

.W

ha

t ca

n c

au

se i

ncr

ea

sed

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

?

(A)

Usi

ng

die

sel

fue

l.

*(B

)U

nd

er-

infl

ate

d t

yre

s.

(C)

Usi

ng

syn

the

tic

oil

.

(D)

Eng

ine

bra

kin

g.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wh

en

tyr

es

are

un

de

r-in

fla

ted

ro

llin

g r

esi

sta

nce

incr

ea

ses

an

d f

ue

l is

wa

ste

d.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

09

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

02

62

.U

nd

er

EU d

riv

ers

ho

urs

re

gu

lati

on

s w

ha

t is

th

e m

inim

um

nu

mb

er

of

con

secu

tiv

e h

ou

rs o

f d

ail

y r

est

re

qu

ire

d f

or

the

dri

ve

r?

(A)

8 r

ed

uce

d t

o 6

.

(B)

9 r

ed

uce

d t

o 7

.

(C)

10

re

du

ced

to

8.

*(D

)1

1 r

ed

uce

d t

o 9

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

This

is

EU L

aw

as

set

by

Co

un

cil

Re

gu

lati

on

s (E

EC)

38

20

/8

5 a

nd

56

1/

20

06

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

10

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

20

.00

1.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

23

63

.H

ow

oft

en

are

ta

cho

gra

ph

s re

qu

ire

d t

o b

e i

nsp

ect

ed

?

(A)

Eve

ry 6

mo

nth

s.

(B)

Eve

ry y

ea

r.

*(C

)Ev

ery

tw

o y

ea

rs.

(D)

Eve

ry t

hre

e y

ea

rs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

This

is

EU L

aw

as

se

t b

y C

ou

nci

l R

eg

ula

tio

n (

EEC

)

38

21

/8

5 a

s a

me

nd

ed

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

10

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

20

.00

1.0

02

64

.H

ow

oft

en

are

ta

cho

gra

ph

s re

qu

ire

d t

o b

e r

eca

lib

rate

d?

(A)

Eve

ry y

ea

r.

(B)

Eve

ry t

wo

ye

ars

.

(C)

Eve

ry f

ou

r ye

ars

.

*(D

)Ev

ery

six

ye

ars

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

This

is

EU L

aw

as

se

t b

y C

ou

nci

l R

eg

ula

tio

n (

EEC

)

38

21

/8

5 a

s a

me

nd

ed

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

10

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

20

.00

1.0

02

65

.A

dri

ve

r h

as

dri

ve

n a

ve

hic

le w

ith

20

pa

sse

ng

er

sea

ts o

n a

na

tio

na

l

jou

rne

y a

nd

ha

s n

ot

use

d a

ta

cho

gra

ph

. W

ha

t is

th

e M

OS

T se

ve

re

con

seq

ue

nce

of

this

vio

lati

on

?

(A)

Wri

tte

n w

arn

ing

an

d l

oss

of

pa

y.

(B)

Pa

y re

du

ctio

n a

nd

lo

ss o

f se

nio

rity

.

*(C

)Lo

ss o

f li

cen

ce a

nd

he

avy

fin

es.

(D)

Ve

rba

l w

arn

ing

an

d l

oss

of

pa

y.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

This

is

EU L

aw

as

se

t b

y C

ou

nci

l R

eg

ula

tio

n (

EEC

)

38

21

/8

5 a

nd

S.I

. N

o.

89

Eu

rop

ea

n C

om

mu

nit

ies

(Ro

ad

Tra

nsp

ort

) (R

eco

rdin

g

Equ

ipm

en

t) R

eg

ula

tio

n 2

00

6.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

10

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

20

.00

1.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

24

Page 13: CPC Bus and Truck Question Bank Www.theorytest.ie

66

.A

fix

ed

ch

arg

e n

oti

ce c

on

tain

s a

ll o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

in

form

ati

on

EXC

EPT

....

.

(A)

the

de

tail

s o

f th

e o

ffe

nce

.

(B)

the

am

ou

nt

to b

e p

aid

.

(C)

wh

en

th

e f

ine

mu

st b

e p

aid

.

*(D

)w

he

n t

o a

pp

ea

r in

co

urt

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

This

is

Iris

h l

aw

as

set

by

Ro

ad

Tra

ffic

Act

19

61

– 2

00

5

(Fix

ed

Ch

arg

e O

ffe

nce

s) R

eg

ula

tio

ns

20

06

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

10

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

20

.00

1.0

03

67

.If

tw

elv

e o

r m

ore

pe

na

lty p

oin

ts a

re b

uil

t u

p i

n a

36

mo

nth

pe

rio

d,

ho

w m

an

y m

on

ths

is t

he

dri

ve

r b

an

ne

d f

rom

dri

vin

g?

*(A

)6

mo

nth

s.

(B)

12

mo

nth

s.

(C)

24

mo

nth

s.

(D)

36

mo

nth

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

This

is

Iris

h l

aw

as

se

t b

y R

oa

d T

raff

ic R

eg

ula

tio

ns

20

06

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

10

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

20

.00

1.0

03

68

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

is

tru

e r

eg

ard

ing

th

e r

eq

uir

em

en

ts o

f p

eri

od

ic

tra

inin

g f

or

CP

C d

riv

ers

?

(A)

All

dri

vers

are

re

qu

ire

d t

o p

art

icip

ate

in

15

ho

urs

of

tra

inin

g e

very

2 y

ea

rs.

(B)

All

dri

vers

are

re

qu

ire

d t

o p

art

icip

ate

in

35

ho

urs

of

tra

inin

g e

very

2 y

ea

rs.

(C)

All

dri

vers

are

re

qu

ire

d t

o p

art

icip

ate

in

15

ho

urs

of

tra

inin

g e

very

5 y

ea

rs.

*(D

)A

ll d

rive

rs a

re r

eq

uir

ed

to

pa

rtic

ipa

te i

n 3

5 h

ou

rs o

f tr

ain

ing

eve

ry 5

ye

ars

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

This

is

Iris

h l

aw

as

se

t b

y R

SA

as

pe

r EU

Dir

ect

ive

20

03

/5

9/

EC.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

12

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

20

.00

1.0

06

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

25

69

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

is

the

BES

T th

ing

to

do

to

av

oid

fa

llin

g a

sle

ep

at

the

wh

ee

l?

*(A

)D

on

't c

om

me

nce

yo

ur

jou

rne

y if

yo

u a

re t

ire

d.

(B)

Cir

cula

te w

arm

air

th

rou

gh

th

e d

rivi

ng

are

a.

(C)

Eat

a h

ea

vy m

ea

l b

efo

re o

r d

uri

ng

th

e j

ou

rne

y.

(D)

Dri

ve a

t n

igh

t w

he

n t

he

re i

s fo

g.

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Be

gin

nin

g a

jo

urn

ey

wh

ile

tir

ed

gre

atl

y in

cre

ase

s th

e

cha

nce

of

fall

ing

asl

ee

p a

t th

e w

he

el.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

12

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

70

.In

po

ten

tia

l ic

e o

r fr

ost

co

nd

itio

ns,

dri

ve

rs s

ho

uld

all

ow

up

to

...

..

(A)

twic

e t

he

no

rma

l d

ista

nce

fo

r b

raki

ng

.

(B)

thre

e t

ime

s th

e n

orm

al

dis

tan

ce f

or

bra

kin

g.

(C)

five

tim

es

the

no

rma

l d

ista

nce

fo

r b

raki

ng

.

*(D

)te

n t

ime

s th

e n

orm

al

dis

tan

ce f

or

bra

kin

g.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ice

an

d f

rost

gre

atl

y re

du

ces

tyre

-to

-ro

ad

su

rfa

ce

tra

ctio

n.

All

ow

ing

up

to

te

n t

ime

s th

e u

sua

l d

ista

nce

fo

r b

raki

ng

he

lps

com

pe

nsa

te f

or

the

lo

ss o

f tr

act

ion

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

12

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

71

.A

ll o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

are

ess

en

tia

l co

mp

ete

nci

es

for

dri

ve

rs t

o f

oll

ow

EXC

EPT

....

.

(A)

an

tici

pa

tio

n.

(B)

aw

are

ne

ss.

*(C

)a

gg

ress

ion

.

(D)

con

sid

era

tio

n.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ag

gre

ssio

n i

s a

ne

ga

tive

re

spo

nse

th

at

is

cou

nte

rpro

du

ctiv

e t

o b

oth

co

mp

ete

ncy

an

d s

afe

ty.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

12

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

26

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72

.W

ha

t is

th

e m

ain

ca

use

of

coll

isio

ns

on

th

e r

oa

d?

(A)

Me

cha

nic

al

fail

ure

.

(B)

We

ath

er

con

dit

ion

s.

(C)

Bli

nd

sp

ots

.

*(D

)H

um

an

err

or.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Hu

ma

n e

rro

r, s

uch

as

dri

vin

g a

t ex

cess

ive

sp

ee

ds,

incr

ea

ses

the

ris

k o

f co

llis

ion

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

12

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

73

.Th

e m

ain

ca

use

of

coll

isio

ns

on

th

e r

oa

d i

s ..

...

*(A

)h

um

an

err

or.

(B)

dru

g u

se.

(C)

he

art

att

ack

.

(D)

alc

oh

ol

use

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Hu

ma

n e

rro

r, s

uch

as

dri

vin

g a

t ex

cess

ive

sp

ee

ds,

incr

ea

ses

the

ris

k o

f co

llis

ion

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

12

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

74

.O

n t

he

av

era

ge

, w

ha

t n

um

be

r o

f p

ed

est

ria

ns

wil

l b

e k

ille

d i

f h

it b

y a

car

at

60

km

/h

?

(A)

3 o

ut

of

10

.

(B)

5 o

ut

of

10

.

(C)

7 o

ut

of

10

.

*(D

)9

ou

t o

f 1

0.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

As

no

ted

in

RS

A's

Ru

les

of

the

Ro

ad

, th

e r

ela

tio

nsh

ip

be

twe

en

pe

de

stri

an

fa

tali

ty a

nd

ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

is

ba

sed

on

re

sea

rch

pro

vid

ed

by

The

Ro

yal

So

cie

ty f

or

the

Pre

ven

tio

n o

f A

ccid

en

ts.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

13

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

27

75

.O

n t

he

av

era

ge

, h

ow

ma

ny p

ed

est

ria

ns

wo

uld

be

kil

led

if

hit

by a

ca

r

at

50

km

/h

?

(A)

1 o

ut

of

10

.

*(B

)5

ou

t o

f 1

0.

(C)

8 o

ut

of

10

.

(D)

9 o

ut

of

10

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

As

no

ted

in

RS

A's

Ru

les

of

the

Ro

ad

, th

e r

ela

tio

nsh

ip

be

twe

en

pe

de

stri

an

fa

tali

ty a

nd

ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

is

ba

sed

on

re

sea

rch

pro

vid

ed

by

The

Ro

yal

So

cie

ty f

or

the

Pre

ven

tio

n o

f A

ccid

en

ts.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

13

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

76

.O

n t

he

av

era

ge

, h

ow

ma

ny p

ed

est

ria

ns

wil

l b

e k

ille

d i

f h

it b

y a

ca

r a

t

30

km

/h

?

*(A

)1

ou

t o

f 1

0.

(B)

2 o

ut

of

10

.

(C)

5 o

ut

of

10

.

(D)

9 o

ut

of

10

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

As

no

ted

in

RS

A's

Ru

les

of

the

Ro

ad

, th

e r

ela

tio

nsh

ip

be

twe

en

pe

de

stri

an

fa

tali

ty a

nd

ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

is

ba

sed

on

re

sea

rch

pro

vid

ed

by

The

Ro

yal

So

cie

ty f

or

the

Pre

ven

tio

n o

f A

ccid

en

ts.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

13

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

77

.W

ha

t is

th

e p

rop

er

ord

er

for

the

pro

cess

fo

r m

an

oe

uv

rin

g a

ju

nct

ion

?

(A)

Ass

ess

, Lo

ok,

De

cid

e,

Eme

rge,

Ne

go

tia

te.

(B)

Loo

k, D

eci

de,

Ass

ess

, N

eg

oti

ate

, Em

erg

e.

(C)

De

cid

e,

Loo

k, A

sse

ss,

Eme

rge,

Ne

go

tia

te.

*(D

)Lo

ok,

Ass

ess

, D

eci

de,

Eme

rge,

Ne

go

tia

te.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Be

cau

se o

bse

rva

tio

n i

s m

ore

dif

ficu

lt a

t ju

nct

ion

s,

mo

re t

ha

n a

qu

ick

gla

nce

is

ne

cess

ary

be

fore

pu

llin

g o

ut.

B

efo

re d

eci

din

g t

o m

ove

into

th

e j

un

ctio

n,

a d

rive

r m

ust

ass

ess

th

e s

itu

ati

on

aft

er

ob

serv

ing

th

e w

ho

le

sce

ne

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

13

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

28

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78

.W

ha

t h

aza

rd i

s M

OS

T li

kely

to

be

en

cou

nte

red

du

rin

g t

he

da

y?

*(A

)D

azz

lin

g f

rom

th

e s

un

.

(B)

Da

zzli

ng

fro

m t

he

he

ad

lig

hts

of

on

com

ing

ve

hic

les.

(C)

Po

or

lig

hti

ng

fro

m s

tre

et

or

veh

icle

lig

hts

.

(D)

Sh

ad

ow

s cr

ea

ted

by

pa

tch

y st

ree

t li

gh

tin

g.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wh

ile

all

op

tio

ns

exce

pt

"A"

are

ha

zard

s o

f n

igh

t

dri

vin

g,

gla

re f

rom

th

e s

un

, e

spe

cia

lly

on

a d

irty

win

dsh

ield

, u

sua

lly

cau

ses

the

gre

ate

st i

mp

air

me

nt

of

visi

on

du

rin

g t

he

da

y.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

13

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

79

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

is

MO

ST

acc

ura

te r

eg

ard

ing

vis

ion

an

d

dri

vin

g?

(A)

It i

s e

asi

er

to o

vert

ake

ve

hic

les

at

nig

ht.

(B)

It i

s h

ard

er

to s

ee

in

ad

van

ce i

n t

he

da

ylig

ht.

(C)

It i

s e

asi

er

to s

ee

str

ee

t si

gn

s a

t n

igh

t.

*(D

)It

is

ha

rde

r to

ju

dg

e d

ista

nce

at

du

sk.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Dis

tan

ce b

eco

me

s m

ore

dif

ficu

lt t

o d

ete

rmin

e a

s

lig

ht

dim

inis

he

s.

Co

lor,

fo

r in

sta

nce

, b

eco

me

s h

ard

er

to d

ete

rmin

e a

t h

alf

-lig

ht

in

com

pa

riso

n t

o f

ull

-lig

ht.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

13

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

80

.S

pra

y t

hro

wn

up

by l

arg

e,

fast

mo

vin

g v

eh

icle

s is

MO

ST

like

ly a

ha

zard

of

....

.

*(A

)ra

in.

(B)

sno

w.

(C)

ice

.

(D)

fog

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Be

cau

se o

f la

rge

r w

he

el

an

d v

eh

icle

siz

e,

incr

ea

sed

spe

ed

of

a b

us

or

tru

ck w

ill

bre

ak

wa

ter

up

an

d t

hro

w i

t fu

rth

er

in a

fin

er

spra

y

tha

n w

ha

t w

ou

ld o

ccu

r w

ith

sn

ow

, ic

e,

or

fog

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

13

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

29

81

.A

lig

htn

ess

in

th

e s

tee

rin

g i

s M

OS

T li

kely

in

dic

ati

ve

of

....

.

(A)

rain

.

(B)

sno

w.

(C)

fog

.

*(D

)ic

e.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Lig

htn

ess

in

ste

eri

ng

is

an

in

dic

ati

on

of

a l

oss

of

tra

ctio

n.

Be

cau

se i

ce p

rovi

de

s a

ha

rde

r, s

mo

oth

er

surf

ace

th

an

ra

in,

sno

w,

or

fog

,

skid

din

g b

eco

me

s n

ea

rly

inev

ita

ble

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

13

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

82

.W

ha

t is

th

e m

ost

lik

ely

ca

use

of

mu

ltip

le p

ile

-up

s o

n m

oto

rwa

ys?

*(A

)D

rivi

ng

to

o c

lose

.

(B)

Foll

ow

ing

sig

na

ls.

(C)

Dri

vin

g t

oo

fa

r a

pa

rt.

(D)

Acc

ele

rati

ng

to

pa

ss.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Be

cau

se o

f in

cre

ase

d s

pe

ed

s o

n m

oto

rwa

y, d

rivi

ng

too

clo

se t

o o

the

r ve

hic

les

giv

es

a d

rive

r le

ss t

ime

to

re

spo

nd

sa

fely

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

13

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

83

.A

dri

ve

r is

dri

vin

g a

t n

igh

t a

nd

se

es

wh

ite

lig

hts

ah

ea

d.

Th

is u

sua

lly

me

an

s th

at

a v

eh

icle

is

....

.

(A)

mo

vin

g a

wa

y fr

om

th

e d

rive

r.

*(B

)m

ovi

ng

to

wa

rds

the

dri

ver.

(C)

sta

tio

na

ry,

faci

ng

aw

ay

fro

m t

he

dri

ver.

(D)

mo

vin

g a

wa

y fr

om

th

e d

rive

r a

nd

bra

kin

g.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ve

hic

le h

ea

d l

am

ps

are

usu

all

y w

hit

e w

hil

e t

ail

lig

hts

are

re

d a

nd

in

dic

ato

r li

gh

ts a

re f

lash

ing

am

be

r.

The

refo

re,

wh

ite

lig

hts

in

dic

ate

the

ve

hic

le a

he

ad

is

usu

all

y a

pp

roa

chin

g o

r fa

cin

g t

he

dri

ver

(be

aw

are

th

ey

cou

ld a

lso

be

rev

ers

ing

lig

hts

).

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

14

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

30

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.A

dri

ve

r is

dri

vin

g a

t n

igh

t a

nd

se

es

red

lig

hts

ah

ea

d.

This

ma

y

ind

ica

te t

ha

t a

ve

hic

le i

s ..

...

(A)

reve

rsin

g a

wa

y fr

om

th

e d

rive

r.

(B)

sta

tio

na

ry,

faci

ng

th

e d

rive

r.

*(C

)m

ovi

ng

aw

ay

fro

m t

he

dri

ver.

(D)

dri

vin

g t

ow

ard

s th

e d

rive

r.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ve

hic

le t

ail

lig

hts

are

re

d w

hil

e h

ea

d l

am

ps

are

wh

ite

or

yell

ow

an

d i

nd

ica

tor

lig

hts

are

fla

shin

g a

mb

er.

Th

ere

fore

, re

d l

igh

ts i

nd

ica

te

tha

t th

e v

eh

icle

ah

ea

d i

s m

ovi

ng

aw

ay

or

ha

s th

e r

ea

r o

f th

e v

eh

icle

fa

cin

g t

he

on

com

ing

dri

ver.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

14

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

85

.S

lee

p-r

ela

ted

ve

hic

le i

nci

de

nts

are

mo

re e

vid

en

t in

ma

le d

riv

ers

up

to a

ge

30

be

cau

se y

ou

ng

er

me

n .

....

(A)

are

mo

re s

usc

ep

tib

le t

o s

lee

pin

ess

.

(B)

ge

t le

ss s

lee

p t

ha

n d

rive

rs 3

0 a

nd

old

er.

*(C

)a

re m

ore

lik

ely

to

ig

no

re s

ign

s o

f sl

ee

pin

ess

.

(D)

are

le

ss l

ike

ly t

o d

rin

k co

ffe

e.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Stu

die

s h

ave

sh

ow

n t

ha

t m

ale

s u

nd

er

the

ag

e o

f 3

0

ten

d t

o i

gn

ore

th

e e

ffe

cts

of

sle

ep

lo

ss a

nd

sle

ep

ine

ss.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

14

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

86

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

is

tru

e r

eg

ard

ing

use

of

the

ho

rn?

(A)

The

ho

rn m

ay

be

use

d a

ny

tim

e a

nd

in

an

y a

rea

.

(B)

The

ho

rn m

ay

on

ly b

e u

sed

in

ru

ral

are

as.

(C)

The

ho

rn m

ay

no

t b

e u

sed

in

bu

ilt-

up

are

as.

*(D

)Th

e h

orn

ma

y n

ot

be

use

d i

n b

uil

t-u

p a

rea

s b

etw

ee

n 1

1:3

0 p

.m.

an

d 7

:00

a.m

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

This

is

Iris

h l

aw

as

reg

ula

tio

n o

nly

all

ow

s a

ho

rn t

o

be

use

d i

n b

uil

t-u

p a

rea

s b

etw

ee

n 1

1:3

0 p

.m.

an

d 7

:00

a.m

. in

th

e c

ase

of

tra

ffic

em

erg

en

cie

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

14

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

31

87

.K

no

win

g t

he

he

igh

t o

f th

e v

eh

icle

is

imp

ort

an

t in

ord

er

to a

vo

id a

n

acc

ide

nt

inv

olv

ing

...

..

(A)

on

com

ing

ve

hic

les.

(B)

cycl

ists

.

(C)

pa

rke

d c

ars

.

*(D

)b

rid

ge

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Eve

ry y

ea

r b

rid

ge

s a

re h

it b

y ve

hic

les

wh

ich

are

to

o

hig

h t

o p

ass

un

de

rne

ath

; th

ere

fore

, it

is

imp

ort

an

t to

kn

ow

ve

hic

le h

eig

ht

as

we

ll

as

pa

y a

tte

nti

on

to

he

igh

t re

stri

ctio

n s

ign

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

14

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

01

88

.In

Ire

lan

d i

n 2

00

6,

ho

w m

an

y d

ea

ths

we

re c

au

sed

by c

rash

es

inv

olv

ing

eit

he

r tr

uck

s o

r b

use

s?

(A)

5.

*(B

)2

1.

(C)

42

.

(D)

55

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

This

is

a f

act

wh

ich

is

ava

ila

ble

fro

m R

oa

d C

oll

isio

n

fact

s 2

00

6 p

ub

lish

ed

by

the

RS

A.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

15

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

02

89

.Th

e b

od

ies

of

ve

hic

les

fitt

ed

wit

h a

ir s

usp

en

sio

n m

ay m

ov

e a

con

sid

era

ble

am

ou

nt

wh

ile

pa

rke

d d

ue

to

...

..

(A)

fue

l in

ject

or

fail

ure

.

(B)

clim

act

ic c

on

dit

ion

s.

(C)

fau

lty

cata

lyti

c co

nve

rte

r.

*(D

)a

ir b

ein

g e

xha

ust

ed

fro

m t

he

air

ba

gs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Air

su

spe

nsi

on

re

lie

s o

n e

ng

ine

va

cuu

m f

or

air

sup

ply

; w

he

n e

ng

ine

is

no

t ru

nn

ing

, a

ir l

ea

kin

g f

rom

ba

gs

can

no

t b

e r

ep

len

ish

ed

,

an

d,

the

refo

re,

the

ve

hic

le b

od

y ca

n s

hif

t in

th

e d

ire

ctio

n o

f a

n e

mp

tyin

g b

ag

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

15

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

32

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90

.W

he

n d

riv

ing

on

Mo

torw

ay

s, w

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

sta

tem

en

ts i

s

tru

e?

*(A

)H

igh

er

spe

ed

an

d v

olu

me

of

tra

ffic

me

an

th

at

con

dit

ion

s ca

n c

ha

ng

e m

ore

qu

ickl

y.

(B)

Low

er

spe

ed

an

d v

olu

me

of

tra

ffic

me

an

th

at

con

dit

ion

s ca

n c

ha

ng

e m

ore

qu

ickl

y.

(C)

The

re a

re m

ore

acc

ide

nts

be

cau

se a

ll t

he

tra

ffic

is

tra

vell

ing

in

th

e s

am

e

dir

ect

ion

.

(D)

The

ris

k o

f m

ult

iple

-ve

hic

le p

ile

up

s is

le

ss l

ike

ly t

o h

ap

pe

n.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Du

e t

o d

ecr

ea

sed

dri

ver

resp

on

se t

ime

in

volv

ing

mo

re v

eh

icle

s m

ovi

ng

at

a f

ast

er

rate

. (T

he

re i

s le

ss r

oo

m f

or

dri

ver

err

or)

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

15

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

02

91

.W

ha

t is

th

e m

inim

um

le

ga

l b

rak

ing

pe

rfo

rma

nce

fo

r th

e s

erv

ice

bra

ke?

(A)

25

% e

ffic

ien

cy.

*(B

)5

0%

eff

icie

ncy

.

(C)

75

% e

ffic

ien

cy.

(D)

10

0%

eff

icie

ncy

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Sa

fety

sta

nd

ard

s fo

r b

use

s (w

ith

at

lea

st 1

6 s

ea

ts)

set

a m

inim

um

bra

kin

g p

erf

orm

an

ce p

erm

itte

d f

or

serv

ice

bra

kes

at

50

%.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

16

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

03

92

.Fa

lle

n t

ree

s o

r d

am

ag

ed

bra

nch

es

MO

ST

like

ly i

s a

n i

nd

ica

tor

of

....

.

(A)

mu

d.

(B)

sno

w.

(C)

icy

we

ath

er.

*(D

)h

igh

win

ds.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Fall

en

tre

e b

ran

che

s a

re a

ha

zard

to

ve

hic

les

an

d

ind

ica

te p

rob

ab

le s

tro

ng

win

d d

am

ag

e.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

16

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

33

93

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

ch

ara

cte

rist

ics

of

a v

eh

icle

is

MO

ST

like

ly t

o

cau

se a

n a

ccid

en

t?

*(A

)V

eh

icle

wid

th.

(B)

Low

er

sea

tin

g.

(C)

Slo

we

r a

cce

lera

tio

n.

(D)

Low

er

win

do

ws.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wid

e v

eh

icle

s n

ot

on

ly m

ay

ob

stru

ct o

ver

dri

vers

'

view

s a

nd

re

qu

ire

ext

en

de

d s

pa

ces

for

turn

ing

bu

t e

spe

cia

lly

on

na

rro

w r

oa

ds

als

o

ma

y m

ake

it

dif

ficu

lt f

or

veh

icle

s b

ein

g p

ass

ed

to

re

ma

in o

n t

he

ro

ad

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

16

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

03

94

.A

dd

itio

na

l m

irro

rs h

elp

dri

ve

rs M

OS

T w

ith

...

..

(A)

con

tro

l o

f th

e v

eh

icle

.

*(B

)b

lin

d s

po

ts.

(C)

spo

ttin

g w

ea

the

r co

nd

itio

ns.

(D)

pre

ven

tin

g t

ail

ga

tin

g.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Be

cau

se o

f th

e l

arg

er

size

an

d d

esi

gn

of

PC

Vs

&

HG

V’s

th

ere

are

mo

re b

lin

d s

po

ts t

ha

n s

ma

lle

r ve

hic

les;

th

ere

fore

, a

dd

itio

na

l

mir

rors

wil

l h

elp

to

pro

vid

e a

de

qu

ate

ob

serv

ati

on

of

are

as

oth

erw

ise

dif

ficu

lt t

o

see

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

16

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

03

95

.W

ha

t m

ust

th

e d

riv

er

do

if

inv

olv

ed

in

a r

oa

d t

raff

ic i

nci

de

nt

wh

ile

dri

vin

g a

bu

s?

*(A

)S

top

th

e b

us.

(B)

Re

fun

d f

are

s.

(C)

Be

re

test

ed

.

(D)

Pa

y a

fin

e.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

la

w r

eq

uir

es

all

dri

vers

in

volv

ed

in

ro

ad

tra

ffic

inci

de

nts

to

sto

p t

he

ir v

eh

icle

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

17

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

34

Page 18: CPC Bus and Truck Question Bank Www.theorytest.ie

96

.W

ha

t ty

pe

of

dri

vin

g c

an

re

du

ce t

he

ch

an

ce o

f b

ein

g i

n a

ro

ad

acc

ide

nt?

(A)

Ag

gre

ssiv

e.

*(B

)D

efe

nsi

ve.

(C)

Slo

w.

(D)

Fast

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Dri

vers

wh

o d

rive

de

fen

sive

ly (

me

an

ing

, d

rivi

ng

wit

h

an

tici

pa

tio

n a

nd

aw

are

ne

ss),

le

sse

n t

he

ris

k o

f b

ein

g i

nvo

lve

d i

n a

tra

ffic

in

cid

en

t.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

18

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

04

97

.W

ho

is

resp

on

sib

le f

or

en

suri

ng

th

at

a v

eh

icle

is

NO

T tr

an

spo

rtin

g

ille

ga

l im

mig

ran

ts?

(A)

Iris

h N

atu

rali

sati

on

an

d I

mm

igra

tio

n S

erv

ice

(IN

IS).

(B)

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Au

tho

rity

(R

SA

).

(C)

Ga

rda

i.

*(D

)Th

e d

rive

r.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Co

ach

dri

vers

ma

y b

e l

iab

le f

or

pe

na

ltie

s if

th

ey

bri

ng

ill

eg

al

imm

igra

nts

in

to t

he

co

un

try

in t

he

ir v

eh

icle

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

18

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

01

98

.To

dis

cou

rag

e c

rim

e a

nd

in

cre

ase

pa

sse

ng

er

con

fid

en

ce,

a d

riv

er

sho

uld

...

..

(A)

dis

pla

y a

ll c

red

en

tia

ls i

n f

ull

vie

w o

f p

ass

en

ge

rs.

*(B

)p

erf

orm

ba

sic

secu

rity

ch

eck

s o

n t

he

ve

hic

le.

(C)

reg

ula

rly

che

ck p

ass

en

ge

r d

ocu

me

nta

tio

n.

(D)

att

en

d t

rain

ing

co

urs

es

wh

en

ne

cess

ary

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

A d

rive

r sh

ou

ld p

erf

orm

ba

sic

secu

rity

ch

eck

s

acc

ord

ing

to

co

mp

an

y p

oli

cy.

A s

ecu

rity

ch

eck

lis

t m

ay

be

he

lpfu

l.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

18

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

35

99

.W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

occ

urr

en

ces

be

com

es

mo

re l

ike

ly w

ith

th

rea

ts

to n

ati

on

al

secu

rity

?

*(A

)V

eh

icle

s m

ay

be

su

bje

ct t

o s

ea

rch

.

(B)

Ve

hic

les

ma

y h

ave

to

ma

ke f

req

ue

nt

de

tou

rs.

(C)

Dri

vers

ma

y h

ave

to

co

mp

lete

ad

dit

ion

al

tra

inin

g.

(D)

Dri

vers

ma

y ta

ke a

mo

re d

ire

ct r

ole

in

cri

min

al

en

forc

em

en

t.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wit

h t

he

cu

rre

nt

leve

l o

f th

rea

t to

na

tio

na

l se

curi

ty,

coa

che

s m

ay

be

su

bje

ct t

o s

ea

rch

by

a n

um

be

r o

f a

uth

ori

tie

s a

t p

ort

s a

nd

in

pa

rtic

ula

r t

he

Ch

an

ne

l Tu

nn

el

in t

he

UK

. o

r Fr

an

ce.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

19

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

01

10

0.

To e

nsu

re s

ecu

rity

aft

er

the

ve

hic

le h

as

be

en

le

ft u

na

tte

nd

ed

fo

r a

pe

rio

d o

f ti

me

, th

e d

riv

er

sho

uld

do

all

of

the

fo

llo

win

g E

XC

EPT

....

.

*(A

)o

pe

n a

nd

in

spe

ct a

ny

sea

led

pa

cka

ge

.

(B)

che

ck a

ny

exte

rna

l st

ora

ge

co

mp

art

me

nts

.

(C)

sea

rch

th

e v

eh

icle

at

the

sta

rt a

nd

en

d o

f th

e j

ou

rne

y.

(D)

rep

ort

su

spic

iou

s lo

oki

ng

pa

cka

ge

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

pa

cka

ge

sh

ou

ld n

ot

be

op

en

ed

to

le

sse

n a

ny

safe

ty o

r se

curi

ty r

isks

Wh

en

a v

eh

icle

ha

s b

ee

n l

eft

un

att

en

de

d f

or

a p

eri

od

of

tim

e,

the

dri

ver

sho

uld

se

arc

h t

he

co

ach

be

fore

th

e p

ass

en

ge

rs b

oa

rd a

nd

aft

er

the

jou

rne

y in

clu

din

g a

ny

com

pa

rtm

en

ts a

cce

ssib

le f

rom

th

e o

uts

ide

. S

usp

icio

us

pa

cka

ge

s sh

ou

ld r

em

ain

un

op

en

ed

bu

t b

e

rep

ort

ed

to

th

e c

om

pa

ny.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

19

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

36

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10

1.

A c

oa

ch s

ea

rch

ha

s b

ee

n u

nd

ert

ake

n b

y s

ecu

rity

au

tho

riti

es

wh

o

ha

ve

dis

cov

ere

d u

na

cco

un

tab

le b

ag

ga

ge

. W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

resu

lts

is M

OS

T li

kely

to

occ

ur

foll

ow

ing

th

e b

rea

ch?

(A)

The

dri

ver

ma

y b

e d

ism

isse

d b

y th

e o

pe

rato

r.

*(B

)Th

e c

oa

ch m

ay

be

re

fuse

d t

rave

l.

(C)

The

dri

ver

ma

y b

e a

rre

ste

d.

(D)

The

co

ach

ma

y b

e i

mp

ou

nd

ed

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If

a c

oa

ch s

ea

rch

is

un

de

rta

ken

an

d a

ny

ba

gg

ag

e i

s

fou

nd

th

at

can

no

t b

e a

cco

un

ted

fo

r (i

ncl

ud

ing

ite

ms

left

fro

m p

revi

ou

s jo

urn

eys

),

it m

ay

resu

lt i

n a

sig

nif

ica

nt

de

lay

wh

ilst

th

e b

ag

ga

ge

is

rem

ove

d a

nd

ch

eck

ed

, o

r

the

co

ach

ma

y b

e r

efu

sed

tra

vel.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

19

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

02

10

2.

If a

dri

ve

r d

isco

ve

rs u

na

cco

mp

an

ied

ha

nd

lu

gg

ag

e o

n a

ve

hic

le,

wh

at

act

ion

sh

ou

ld o

ccu

r?

(A)

Ma

rk t

he

lu

gg

ag

e a

nd

pla

ce i

t in

th

e c

om

pa

rtm

en

t.

(B)

Eva

cua

te t

he

ve

hic

le i

mm

ed

iate

ly a

nd

ca

ll t

he

Ga

rda

i.

*(C

)C

on

tact

th

e c

om

pa

ny

imm

ed

iate

ly a

nd

ma

ke a

rra

ng

em

en

ts t

o h

ave

it

rem

ove

d.

(D)

Re

mo

ve i

t fr

om

th

e v

eh

icle

, p

lace

it

at

a s

afe

dis

tan

ce a

nd

ca

ll t

he

Ro

ad

Tra

nsp

ort

ati

on

Un

it.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If u

na

cco

mp

an

ied

lu

gg

ag

e i

s d

isco

vere

d,

the

dri

ver

sho

uld

im

me

dia

tely

co

nta

ct t

he

co

mp

an

y a

nd

ma

ke a

rra

ng

em

en

ts f

or

it t

o b

e

rem

ove

d a

t th

e e

arl

iest

op

po

rtu

nit

y.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

19

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

37

10

3.

Aft

er

pa

rkin

g a

t a

bo

rde

r cr

oss

ing

th

e r

esp

on

sib

ilit

y o

f ch

eck

ing

tha

t th

e v

eh

icle

ha

s n

ot

be

en

ta

mp

ere

d w

ith

is

the

re

spo

nsi

bil

ity

of

the

...

..

(A)

ow

ne

r.

(B)

Ga

rda

i.

(C)

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Au

tho

rity

.

*(D

)d

rive

r.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

All

se

curi

ty a

nd

ch

eck

ing

sh

ou

ld b

e e

ven

mo

re

rig

oro

usl

y ca

rrie

d o

ut

wh

en

tra

veli

ng

ab

roa

d,

esp

eci

all

y if

yo

ur

veh

icle

ha

s b

ee

n

un

att

en

de

d a

t a

ny

tim

e w

he

n p

ark

ed

at

a b

ord

er

cro

ssin

g.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

19

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

02

10

4.

Wh

at

pre

cau

tio

n c

an

th

e d

riv

er

take

to

pre

ve

nt

the

ve

hic

le f

rom

be

ing

sto

len

or

bro

ken

in

to?

(A)

Pa

rk i

n a

se

clu

de

d s

po

t.

*(B

)S

et

an

y fi

tte

d a

nti

-th

eft

dev

ice

s.

(C)

All

ow

pa

sse

ng

ers

to

le

ave

pe

rso

na

l it

em

s o

n b

oa

rd.

(D)

Pe

rmit

pa

sse

ng

ers

to

sta

y in

th

e v

eh

icle

wh

en

th

e d

rive

r ta

kes

a b

rea

k.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ma

ke s

ure

th

at

the

ve

hic

le i

s le

ft l

ock

ed

an

d s

ecu

red

wh

en

un

att

en

de

d o

r a

t a

ny

de

sig

na

ted

sto

ps.

Do

n’t

all

ow

pa

sse

ng

ers

to

le

ave

pe

rso

na

l e

ffe

cts

on

bo

ard

exc

ep

t in

lo

cke

d l

ug

ga

ge

co

mp

art

me

nts

. B

e s

ure

to

se

t

an

y fi

tte

d a

nti

-th

eft

dev

ice

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

20

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

03

10

5.

Wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g v

eh

icle

s w

ou

ld b

e t

he

LEA

ST

like

ly t

arg

et

for

a

crim

e?

(A)

An

un

att

en

de

d v

eh

icle

.

(B)

An

un

lock

ed

ve

hic

le.

(C)

A l

ock

ed

ve

hic

le w

ith

vis

ible

pe

rso

na

l b

elo

ng

ing

s.

*(D

)A

lo

cke

d v

eh

icle

wit

h p

ers

on

al

be

lon

gin

gs

secu

red

aw

ay.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ma

ke s

ure

th

at

the

ve

hic

le i

s le

ft l

ock

ed

an

d s

ecu

red

wh

en

un

att

en

de

d o

r a

t a

ny

de

sig

na

ted

sto

ps.

Do

n’t

all

ow

pa

sse

ng

ers

to

le

ave

pe

rso

na

l e

ffe

cts

on

bo

ard

exc

ep

t in

lo

cke

d l

ug

ga

ge

co

mp

art

me

nts

. B

e s

ure

to

se

t

an

y fi

tte

d a

nti

-th

eft

dev

ice

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

20

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

38

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6.

Wh

en

sh

ou

ld a

dri

ve

r se

arc

h h

is/

he

r v

eh

icle

?

(A)

Be

fore

a r

ou

te o

nly

.

(B)

At

the

en

d o

f a

ro

ute

on

ly.

*(C

)B

efo

re a

ro

ute

an

d b

efo

re s

tart

ing

a r

etu

rn r

ou

te.

(D)

Wh

en

ask

ed

to

do

so

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ca

rry

ou

t a

se

curi

ty c

he

ck b

efo

re y

ou

dri

ve y

ou

r

veh

icle

. S

ea

rch

yo

ur

veh

icle

at

the

en

d o

f a

ro

ute

, b

efo

re s

tart

ing

yo

ur

retu

rn

jou

rne

y, t

o e

nsu

re t

ha

t n

oth

ing

ha

s b

ee

n c

on

cea

led

or

left

be

hin

d.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

20

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

03

10

7.

Wh

en

sh

ou

ld a

dri

ve

r se

cure

his

/h

er

ve

hic

le?

(A)

On

ly a

t th

e s

tart

an

d e

nd

of

a j

ou

rne

y.

*(B

)O

nly

wh

en

th

e v

eh

icle

is

un

att

en

de

d.

(C)

On

ly w

he

n t

he

ve

hic

le i

s a

tte

nd

ed

.

(D)

On

ly d

uri

ng

co

mfo

rt b

rea

ks.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wh

en

yo

u a

re a

t a

sto

p a

nd

le

ave

th

e v

eh

icle

un

att

en

de

d,

eg

, a

t th

e s

tart

an

d e

nd

of

a j

ou

rne

y o

r d

uri

ng

a c

om

fort

bre

ak,

ma

ke

sure

th

at

pa

sse

ng

er

do

ors

an

d b

ag

ga

ge

ho

lds

are

lo

cke

d a

nd

win

do

ws

secu

red

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

20

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

03

10

8.

Wh

at

act

ion

sh

ou

ld a

dri

ve

r ta

ke i

f a

pa

sse

ng

er

wis

he

s to

re

-bo

ard

a

secu

red

co

ach

?

(A)

De

ny

re-b

oa

rd u

nti

l ev

ery

on

e r

e-b

oa

rds.

(B)

Giv

e t

he

pa

sse

ng

er

the

ke

ys t

o t

he

co

ach

.

*(C

)A

cco

mp

an

y th

e p

ass

en

ge

r to

re

-bo

ard

th

e c

oa

ch.

(D)

Ha

ve a

no

the

r p

ass

en

ge

r a

cco

mp

an

y th

e p

ass

en

ge

r.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

A p

ass

en

ge

r w

ho

wis

he

s to

re

-bo

ard

th

e c

oa

ch f

or

an

y re

aso

n d

uri

ng

a d

esi

gn

ate

d s

top

sh

ou

ld b

e a

cco

mp

an

ied

at

all

tim

es

by

a

me

mb

er

of

the

co

ach

cre

w.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

20

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

39

10

9.

A d

riv

er

sho

uld

ca

rry o

ut

an

in

itia

l se

curi

ty c

he

ck .

....

*(A

)b

efo

re a

llo

win

g p

ass

en

ge

rs t

o b

oa

rd.

(B)

mid

wa

y th

rou

gh

th

e j

ou

rne

y.

(C)

aft

er

pa

sse

ng

ers

ha

ve b

oa

rde

d.

(D)

be

fore

pa

sse

ng

ers

exi

t th

e c

oa

ch.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ca

rry

ou

t a

se

curi

ty c

he

ck b

efo

re y

ou

le

t p

ass

en

ge

rs

bo

ard

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

20

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

03

11

0.

If a

dri

ve

r is

re

spo

nsi

ble

fo

r lo

ad

ing

lu

gg

ag

e,

wh

en

sh

ou

ld t

he

dri

ve

r

acc

om

pli

sh t

his

ta

sk?

*(A

)B

efo

re p

ass

en

ge

r lo

ad

ing

on

ly.

(B)

Du

rin

g p

ass

en

ge

r lo

ad

ing

on

ly.

(C)

Aft

er

pa

sse

ng

er

loa

din

g o

nly

.

(D)

Be

fore

an

d a

fte

r p

ass

en

ge

r lo

ad

ing

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If t

he

dri

ver

is r

esp

on

sib

le f

or

loa

din

g t

he

lu

gg

ag

e,

no

pa

sse

ng

ers

sh

ou

ld b

e p

erm

itte

d t

o b

oa

rd u

nti

l lo

ad

ing

ha

s b

ee

n c

om

ple

ted

so

tha

t th

e D

rive

r ca

n b

e f

ull

y a

wa

re o

f p

ass

en

ge

r a

ctiv

ity

insi

de

th

e v

eh

icle

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

20

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

03

11

1.

Du

rin

g i

nte

rna

tio

na

l tr

av

el,

wh

at

act

ion

sh

ou

ld a

dri

ve

r ta

ke i

f

un

acc

om

pa

nie

d b

ag

ga

ge

or

ha

nd

lu

gg

ag

e i

s d

isco

ve

red

?

(A)

Lea

ve t

he

lu

gg

ag

e w

he

re i

t w

as

fou

nd

.

(B)

Dis

po

se o

f th

e l

ug

ga

ge

by

wh

ate

ver

me

an

s p

oss

ible

.

(C)

Ha

nd

ca

rry

the

lu

gg

ag

e t

o t

he

dri

ver'

s co

mp

an

y fo

r in

spe

ctio

n.

*(D

)M

ake

arr

an

ge

me

nts

fo

r th

e l

ug

ga

ge

to

be

re

mo

ved

as

soo

n a

s p

oss

ible

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If u

na

cco

mp

an

ied

lu

gg

ag

e i

s d

isco

vere

d e

n-r

ou

te,

the

dri

ver/

crew

sh

ou

ld i

mm

ed

iate

ly c

on

tact

th

e c

om

pa

ny

an

d m

ake

arr

an

ge

me

nts

for

it t

o b

e r

em

ove

d a

t th

e e

arl

iest

op

po

rtu

nit

y.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

20

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

40

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2.

Wh

en

sh

ou

ld a

se

curi

ty c

he

ck b

e p

erf

orm

ed

on

a v

eh

icle

?

(A)

On

ce a

ll o

ccu

pa

nts

are

se

ate

d.

(B)

As

a f

ina

l ch

eck

of

eve

ry m

ain

ten

an

ce i

nsp

ect

ion

.

(C)

At

the

en

d o

f th

e d

ay.

*(D

)B

efo

re a

llo

win

g o

ccu

pa

nts

to

bo

ard

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ma

ke a

fu

ll s

ecu

rity

ch

eck

of

the

ve

hic

le b

efo

re i

t

un

de

rta

kes

a j

ou

rne

y, i

ncl

ud

ing

th

e i

nte

rio

r o

f th

e c

oa

ch,

an

y lu

gg

ag

e o

r o

the

r

ho

lds

an

d t

he

un

de

rsid

e o

f th

e v

eh

icle

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

21

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

04

11

3.

Pe

na

ltie

s fo

r ca

rryin

g i

lle

ga

l im

mig

ran

ts c

an

on

ly b

e a

vo

ide

d b

y

op

era

tin

g a

n e

ffe

ctiv

e s

yst

em

. W

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

me

asu

res

wo

uld

NO

T b

e p

art

of

an

eff

ect

ive

sy

ste

m?

(A)

Ve

hic

le i

nsp

ect

ion

.

(B)

Ve

hic

le d

ocu

me

nta

tio

n.

(C)

Ve

hic

le s

ecu

rity

.

*(D

)V

eh

icle

ta

cho

gra

ph

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

op

era

tor

of

the

ve

hic

le s

ho

uld

pro

vid

e y

ou

wit

h

a d

ocu

me

nt

incl

ud

ing

in

stru

ctio

n o

n h

ow

to

se

cure

th

e v

eh

icle

. T

his

do

cum

en

t

mu

st b

e c

arr

ied

wit

h t

he

ve

hic

le s

o i

t m

ay

be

pro

du

ced

im

me

dia

tely

fo

r

imm

igra

tio

n o

ffic

ers

if

req

ue

ste

d.

Yo

u s

ho

uld

als

o c

arr

y a

ch

eck

list

wh

ich

act

s a

s a

rem

ind

er

to c

arr

y o

ut

the

ch

eck

s re

qu

ire

d a

nd

en

ab

le y

ou

to

ke

ep

a r

eco

rd o

f th

e

che

cks

you

ha

ve c

arr

ied

ou

t.

This

wil

l h

elp

to

sh

ow

th

at

an

eff

ect

ive

sys

tem

wa

s

op

era

ted

in

th

e e

ven

t th

at

ille

ga

l im

mig

ran

ts a

re c

arr

ied

. A

ta

cho

gra

ph

re

cord

s

ite

ms

such

as

spe

ed

of

veh

icle

, ti

me

s th

e v

eh

icle

wa

s b

ein

g d

rive

n,

at

rest

etc

an

d

is n

ot

lin

ked

to

th

e v

eh

icle

se

curi

ty s

yste

m.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

21

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

04

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

41

11

4.

In a

ve

hic

le d

esi

gn

ed

to

ca

rry m

ore

th

an

14

pa

sse

ng

ers

, th

e d

riv

er'

s

sea

t m

ust

be

ca

pa

ble

of

....

.

*(A

)h

ori

zon

tal

an

d v

ert

ica

l a

dju

stm

en

t.

(B)

vert

ica

l a

dju

stm

en

t a

nd

til

t.

(C)

ho

rizo

nta

l a

dju

stm

en

t o

nly

.

(D)

tilt

on

ly.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Tech

nic

al

Sta

nd

ard

s, E

xtra

cts

fro

m S

tatu

tory

Inst

rum

en

t N

o.1

43

of

19

62

(In

a l

arg

e P

ub

lic

Se

rvic

e V

eh

icle

fo

r m

ore

th

an

14

pa

sse

ng

ers

, th

e d

rive

r’s

sea

t m

ust

be

ca

pa

ble

of

be

ing

ad

just

ed

ve

rtic

all

y a

nd

ho

rizo

nta

lly

an

d o

f b

ein

g f

irm

ly s

ecu

red

in

an

y d

esi

red

po

siti

on

.)

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

22

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

01

11

5.

In w

ha

t ty

pe

of

ve

hic

le m

ust

th

e c

on

tro

ls b

e o

n t

he

rig

ht

sid

e o

f th

e

ve

hic

le?

(A)

Sm

all

Pu

bli

c S

erv

ice

Ve

hic

le.

*(B

)La

rge

Pu

bli

c S

erv

ice

Ve

hic

le.

(C)

Lice

nce

d P

riva

te H

ire

Ve

hic

le.

(D)

Lice

nce

d P

ub

lic

Hir

e V

eh

icle

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Tech

nic

al

Sta

nd

ard

s, E

xtra

cts

fro

m S

tatu

tory

Inst

rum

en

t N

o.1

43

of

19

62

(Th

e v

eh

icle

mu

st b

e s

o d

esi

gn

ed

th

at

the

dri

ver

ha

s

ad

eq

ua

te r

oo

m a

nd

ca

n e

asi

ly r

ea

ch a

nd

op

era

te t

he

co

ntr

ols

, w

hic

h m

uch

be

on

the

rig

ht

sid

e o

f th

e v

eh

icle

.)

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

22

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

01

11

6.

Ho

w o

fte

n s

ho

uld

a d

riv

er

che

ck t

o e

nsu

re t

ha

t th

e d

riv

ing

se

at

is

corr

ect

ly a

dju

ste

d?

(A)

On

ce a

da

y.

(B)

Be

fore

be

gin

nin

g a

ro

ute

.

*(C

)W

he

n h

e/s

he

ge

ts i

n t

he

ve

hic

le.

(D)

Re

gu

larl

y w

hil

e d

rivi

ng

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Eve

ry t

ime

yo

u g

et

into

yo

ur

veh

icle

, ch

eck

th

at

the

dri

vin

g s

ea

t is

co

rre

ctly

ad

just

ed

, so

th

at

you

ca

n s

it w

ith

co

rre

ct p

ost

ure

, re

ach

all

con

tro

ls c

om

fort

ab

ly a

nd

ta

ke e

ffe

ctiv

e o

bse

rva

tio

ns.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

22

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

42

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11

7.

Wh

en

a d

riv

er

is c

arr

yin

g a

lo

ad

, n

ea

r w

he

re o

n t

he

bo

dy s

ho

uld

th

e

loa

d b

e p

osi

tio

ne

d?

(A)

Ch

est

.

*(B

)W

ais

t.

(C)

Kn

ee

s.

(D)

Thig

hs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ke

ep

th

e l

oa

d a

nd

yo

ur

arm

s cl

ose

to

th

e w

ais

t. T

ry

hu

gg

ing

it

clo

se t

o t

he

bo

dy

if p

oss

ible

, th

is m

ay

he

lp t

o r

ed

uce

th

e r

isk

of

inju

ry.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

22

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

02

11

8.

Wh

en

lif

tin

g a

lo

ad

, th

e m

ost

sta

ble

po

siti

on

in

vo

lve

s ..

...

(A)

fee

t cl

ose

to

ge

the

r, w

ith

on

e l

eg

sli

gh

tly

forw

ard

of

the

oth

er.

(B)

fee

t cl

ose

to

ge

the

r, w

ith

le

gs

in l

ine

wit

h e

ach

oth

er.

*(C

)fe

et

ap

art

, w

ith

on

e l

eg

sli

gh

tly

forw

ard

of

the

oth

er.

(D)

fee

t a

pa

rt,

wit

h l

eg

s in

lin

e w

ith

ea

ch o

the

r.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Pla

ce t

he

fe

et

ab

ou

t h

ip d

ista

nce

ap

art

wit

h o

ne

le

g

slig

htl

y fo

rwa

rd t

o h

elp

ma

inta

in b

ala

nce

th

is m

ay

he

lp t

o r

ed

uce

th

e r

isk

of

inju

ry.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

22

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

02

11

9.

If t

urn

ing

is

ne

cess

ary

wh

en

ca

rryin

g a

he

av

y p

ack

ag

e,

yo

u s

ho

uld

...

..

*(A

)m

ove

wit

h t

he

fe

et.

(B)

lea

d w

ith

th

e a

rms.

(C)

twis

t w

ith

th

e t

ors

o.

(D)

lea

d w

ith

th

e s

ho

uld

ers

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If y

ou

mu

st t

urn

, m

ove

wit

h y

ou

r fe

et,

no

t yo

ur

wa

ist.

P

ivo

t fe

et

in t

he

dir

ect

ion

of

the

mo

ve t

his

ma

y h

elp

to

re

du

ce t

he

ris

k o

f

inju

ry.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

22

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

43

12

0.

On

ce a

lo

ad

is

he

ld s

ecu

rely

, a

dri

ve

r's

he

ad

sh

ou

ld b

e p

osi

tio

ne

d .

....

(A)

loo

kin

g u

p.

(B)

loo

kin

g t

o t

he

sid

e.

(C)

loo

kin

g a

t th

e l

oa

d.

*(D

)lo

oki

ng

str

aig

ht

ah

ea

d.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ke

ep

th

e h

ea

d u

p w

he

n h

an

dli

ng

. L

oo

k a

he

ad

, n

ot

do

wn

at

the

lo

ad

on

ce i

t h

as

be

en

he

ld s

ecu

rely

th

is m

ay

he

lp t

o r

ed

uce

th

e r

isk

of

inju

ry.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

23

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

02

12

1.

Wh

at

act

ion

ca

n c

au

se t

he

on

set

of

dro

wsi

ne

ss?

(A)

Eati

ng

a s

ma

ll m

ea

l.

*(B

)Ea

tin

g a

la

rge

me

al.

(C)

Dri

vin

g i

n c

oo

l w

ea

the

r.

(D)

Taki

ng

re

st p

eri

od

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Alw

ays

avo

id d

rivi

ng

aft

er

a h

ea

vy m

ea

l a

s e

ati

ng

a

he

avy

me

al

ma

y ca

use

dro

wsi

ne

ss.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

23

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

03

12

2.

Wh

en

do

es

a d

riv

er

ne

ed

to

ha

ve

a m

ed

ica

l e

xa

min

ati

on

co

mp

lete

d

by a

do

cto

r?

(A)

Aft

er

be

ing

hir

ed

on

as

a d

rive

r.

(B)

Up

on

ch

an

ge

in

me

dic

al

sta

tus.

(C)

Wh

en

ap

ply

ing

fo

r a

dri

ver'

s C

PC

ca

rd.

*(D

)W

he

n a

pp

lyin

g f

or

or

ren

ew

ing

a l

ice

nce

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

All

re

new

als

of

Ca

t ‘C

’ &

‘D

’ d

rivi

ng

lic

en

ce m

ay

be

dir

ect

ed

th

rou

gh

yo

ur

me

dic

al

do

cto

r a

s yo

u m

ust

un

de

rta

ke

a m

ed

ica

l

exa

min

ati

on

in

co

nn

ect

ion

wit

h t

he

re

new

al.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

23

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

44

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12

3.

An

ap

pli

can

t m

ay

be

re

fuse

d a

Ca

teg

ory

C o

r D

dri

vin

g l

ice

nce

if

he

/sh

e s

uff

ere

d a

str

oke

wit

hin

th

e l

ast

...

..

*(A

)1

ye

ar.

(B)

2 y

ea

rs.

(C)

3 y

ea

rs.

(D)

4 y

ea

rs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

You

are

re

qu

ire

d t

o m

ee

t so

me

ba

sic

he

alt

h a

nd

fitn

ess

sta

nd

ard

s.

As

such

, yo

u m

ay

be

re

fuse

d a

PC

V/

HG

V d

rivi

ng

lic

en

ce i

f yo

u

suff

ere

d f

rom

a s

tro

ke w

ith

in t

he

pa

st y

ea

r.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

23

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

03

12

4.

As

a g

en

era

l ru

le,

ha

nd

lin

g a

ids,

su

ch a

s b

arr

ow

s a

nd

tro

lle

ys,

sho

uld

ha

ve

ha

nd

le h

eig

hts

th

at

are

be

twe

en

an

in

div

idu

al'

s ..

...

(A)

sho

uld

ers

an

d c

he

st.

*(B

)sh

ou

lde

rs a

nd

wa

ist.

(C)

chin

an

d c

he

st.

(D)

chin

an

d w

ais

t.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ha

nd

lin

g d

evic

es

such

as

ba

rro

ws

an

d t

roll

eys

sho

uld

ha

ve h

an

dle

he

igh

ts t

ha

t a

re b

etw

ee

n t

he

sh

ou

lde

rs a

nd

wa

ist.

th

is m

ay

he

lp t

o r

ed

uce

th

e r

isk

of

inju

ry.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

24

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

04

12

5.

The

tw

o m

ost

im

po

rta

nt

an

d e

sse

nti

al

safe

ty i

tem

s fo

r th

e

dri

ve

r a

re .

....

*(A

)a

hig

h-v

is j

ack

et/

vest

an

d p

rote

ctiv

e f

oo

twe

ar.

(B)

a h

igh

-vis

ja

cke

t/ve

st a

nd

ea

r p

rote

ctio

n.

(C)

safe

ty g

lass

es

an

d p

rote

ctiv

e f

oo

twe

ar.

(D)

safe

ty g

lass

es

an

d e

ar

pro

tect

ion

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Dri

vers

sh

ou

ld w

ea

r su

ita

ble

pe

rso

na

l p

rote

ctiv

e

eq

uip

me

nt

wh

ich

em

plo

yers

are

re

qu

ire

d t

o p

rovi

de

wh

ere

th

ere

is

a r

isk

to t

he

ir

he

alt

h a

nd

sa

fety

. T

he

tw

o m

ost

im

po

rta

nt

safe

ty e

sse

nti

als

are

a h

i-vi

s ja

cke

t o

r

vest

to

ma

xim

ize

yo

ur

visi

bil

ity

an

d p

rote

ctiv

e f

oo

twe

ar

to g

ua

rd f

ee

t a

ga

inst

dro

p

or

cru

sh i

nju

rie

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

24

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

05

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

45

12

6.

Wh

en

try

ing

to

co

ntr

ol

die

t, w

ha

t is

a g

oo

d s

na

ck f

oo

d?

(A)

Cra

cke

rs.

(B)

Pe

an

uts

.

(C)

Ch

ips.

*(D

)Fr

uit

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wit

h t

he

exc

ep

tio

n o

f fr

uit

, m

ost

sn

ack

fo

od

s a

re

hig

h i

n s

ug

ar,

fa

t o

r sa

lt.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

26

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

01

12

7.

Wh

at

typ

e o

f fo

od

wil

l b

e s

low

ly d

ige

ste

d a

nd

pre

ve

nt

hu

ng

er?

*(A

)P

ast

a.

(B)

Fru

it.

(C)

Su

ga

r.

(D)

Ce

rea

l.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Me

als

ba

sed

aro

un

d s

low

ly d

ige

ste

d c

alo

rie

s su

ch a

s

bre

ad

, ri

ce,

pa

sta

, a

nd

ve

ge

tab

les

wil

l ke

ep

yo

u s

ati

sfie

d a

nd

pre

ven

t h

un

ge

r

lon

ge

r th

an

th

ose

hig

h i

n s

ug

ar,

wh

ich

giv

e i

mm

ed

iate

ca

lori

es.

No

t fa

llin

g h

un

gry

du

rin

g a

lo

ng

dri

ve m

ay

he

lp a

dri

ver

to m

ain

tain

co

nce

ntr

ati

on

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

26

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

01

12

8.

Wh

at

foo

d i

s h

igh

in

pro

tein

?

(A)

Bre

ad

.

(B)

Ce

rea

l.

(C)

Fru

it.

*(D

)B

ea

ns.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Me

als

ba

sed

aro

un

d p

rote

in-c

on

tain

ing

fo

od

s (s

uch

as

me

at,

fis

h,

eg

gs,

ch

ee

se a

nd

pe

as

or

be

an

s) w

ill

kee

p y

ou

sa

tisf

ied

an

d m

ay

he

lp a

dri

ver

to m

ain

tain

co

nce

ntr

ati

on

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

26

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

46

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12

9.

Wh

at

typ

e o

f fo

od

wil

l b

e s

low

ly d

ige

ste

d a

nd

pre

ve

nt

hu

ng

er?

(A)

Fru

it.

*(B

)B

rea

d.

(C)

Su

ga

r.

(D)

Ce

rea

l.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Me

als

ba

sed

aro

un

d s

low

ly d

ige

ste

d c

alo

rie

s su

ch a

s

bre

ad

, ri

ce,

pa

sta

, a

nd

ve

ge

tab

les

wil

l ke

ep

yo

u s

ati

sfie

d a

nd

pre

ven

t h

un

ge

r

lon

ge

r th

an

th

ose

hig

h i

n s

ug

ar

wh

ich

giv

es

imm

ed

iate

ca

lori

es

an

d m

ay

he

lp a

dri

ver

to m

ain

tain

co

nce

ntr

ati

on

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

26

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

01

13

0.

In c

ase

of

de

lay

s, w

ha

t is

th

e i

de

al

dri

nk

to

ca

rry o

n y

ou

r jo

urn

ey?

(A)

Tea

.

(B)

Co

ffe

e.

*(C

)W

ate

r.

(D)

So

ft d

rin

k.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

You

sh

ou

ld c

arr

y w

ate

r in

ca

se o

f d

ela

ys o

n y

ou

r

jou

rne

y, e

spe

cia

lly

in s

um

me

r.

Wa

ter

is t

he

id

ea

l d

rin

k.

It q

ue

nch

es

thir

st f

or

lon

ge

r th

an

dri

nks

su

ch a

s co

ffe

e o

r te

a,

wh

ich

in

cre

ase

uri

ne

pro

du

ctio

n,

this

ca

n

be

pa

rtic

ula

rly

imp

ort

an

t fo

r d

rive

rs w

ho

dri

ve l

on

g d

ista

nce

s o

uts

ide

po

pu

lati

on

are

as.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

26

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

01

13

1.

Wh

at

foo

d i

s h

igh

in

pro

tein

?

(A)

Bre

ad

.

(B)

Ce

rea

l.

*(C

)Fi

sh.

(D)

Fru

it.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Me

als

ba

sed

aro

un

d p

rote

in-c

on

tain

ing

fo

od

s (s

uch

as

me

at,

fis

h,

eg

gs,

ch

ee

se a

nd

pe

as

or

be

an

s) w

ill

kee

p y

ou

sa

tisf

ied

. P

rote

in

typ

e f

oo

ds

ma

y h

elp

a d

rive

r to

ma

inta

in c

on

cen

tra

tio

n t

hro

ug

h n

ot

fee

lin

g

hu

ng

ry f

or

a l

on

ge

r p

eri

od

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

26

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

47

13

2.

Wh

at

dri

nk

qu

en

che

s th

irst

fo

r lo

ng

er

tha

n a

ny o

the

r?

(A)

Tea

.

*(B

)W

ate

r.

(C)

Co

ffe

e.

(D)

Fru

it j

uic

e.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wa

ter

is t

he

id

ea

l d

rin

k.

It q

ue

nch

es

thir

st f

or

lon

ge

r th

an

dri

nks

su

ch a

s co

ffe

e o

r te

a,

wh

ich

in

cre

ase

uri

ne

pro

du

ctio

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

26

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

01

13

3.

Wh

at

foo

d i

s h

igh

in

pro

tein

?

*(A

)Eg

gs.

(B)

Fru

it.

(C)

Bre

ad

.

(D)

Ce

rea

l.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Me

als

ba

sed

aro

un

d p

rote

in-c

on

tain

ing

fo

od

s (s

uch

as

me

at,

fis

h,

eg

gs,

ch

ee

se a

nd

pe

as

or

be

an

s) w

ill

kee

p y

ou

sa

tisf

ied

an

d m

ay

he

lp a

dri

ver

to m

ain

tain

co

nce

ntr

ati

on

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

27

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

01

13

4.

Wh

en

dri

vin

g t

hro

ug

h t

he

nig

ht,

wh

at

is r

eco

mm

en

de

d c

on

cern

ing

me

als

?

(A)

An

ext

ra m

ea

l sh

ou

ld b

e t

ake

n d

uri

ng

ea

ch r

est

pe

rio

d.

(B)

Extr

a m

ea

ls s

ho

uld

be

avo

ide

d a

nd

on

ly s

na

cks

sho

uld

be

ta

ken

.

*(C

)Ta

ke a

n a

dd

itio

na

l m

ea

l a

t th

e s

tart

an

d i

n t

he

mid

dle

of

the

wo

rk p

eri

od

.

(D)

An

ad

dit

ion

al

me

al

sho

uld

be

ta

ken

on

ly a

t th

e e

nd

of

the

jo

urn

ey.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Wh

en

dri

vin

g t

hro

ug

h t

he

nig

ht

or

on

la

te-e

ven

ing

or

ea

rly-

mo

rnin

g s

hif

ts y

ou

ne

ed

to

co

nsi

de

r a

n a

dd

itio

na

l m

ea

l a

t th

e s

tart

of

an

d

in t

he

mid

dle

of

the

pe

rio

d o

f w

ork

. To

avo

id h

un

ge

r a

nd

ma

y h

elp

a d

rive

r to

ma

inta

in c

on

cen

tra

tio

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

27

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

48

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5.

Ho

w m

igh

t a

lco

ho

l a

ffe

ct j

ud

gm

en

t w

hil

e d

riv

ing

?

(A)

Ma

ke t

he

dri

ver

mo

re c

on

sid

era

te.

(B)

Ma

ke t

he

dri

ver

mo

re a

wa

re o

f h

aza

rds.

*(C

)C

au

se t

he

dri

ver

to l

ose

co

nce

ntr

ati

on

.

(D)

Imp

rove

th

e d

rive

r's

ab

ilit

y to

re

act

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Dri

nki

ng

alc

oh

ol

seri

ou

sly

aff

ect

s d

rivi

ng

ab

ilit

y.

It

red

uce

s co

-ord

ina

tio

n,

de

cre

ase

s re

act

ion

tim

e a

nd

im

pa

irs

jud

gm

en

t o

f sp

ee

d a

nd

dis

tan

ce a

nd

als

o g

ive

s a

fa

lse

se

nse

of

con

fid

en

ce.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

27

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

02

13

6.

An

im

pa

ire

d d

riv

er

tra

ve

llin

g a

t 1

00

K p

er

ho

ur

tak

ing

4 s

eco

nd

s to

rea

ct w

ill

tra

ve

l h

ow

fa

r b

efo

re a

pp

lyin

g t

he

bra

kes?

(A)

50

me

tre

s.

*(B

)1

10

me

tre

s.

(C)

25

0 m

etr

es.

(D)

31

0 m

etr

es.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Imp

ort

an

ce o

f a

void

ing

alc

oh

ol

be

fore

dri

vin

g d

ue

to

imp

air

ed

re

act

ion

tim

e.

Tra

vell

ing

at

10

0 K

ph

a v

eh

icle

tra

vels

ap

pro

x 2

7

me

tre

s

pe

r se

con

d,

if t

he

dri

ver

is i

mp

air

ed

an

d t

ake

s 4

se

con

ds

to r

ea

ct t

he

ve

hic

le w

ill

ha

ve t

rave

lle

d 1

10

me

tre

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

27

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

02

13

7.

Up

to

ho

w m

an

y h

ou

rs m

ay d

rug

s re

ma

in i

n t

he

bo

dy?

(A)

Up

to

12

ho

urs

.

(B)

Up

to

24

ho

urs

.

(C)

Up

to

48

ho

urs

.

*(D

)U

p t

o 7

2 h

ou

rs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Un

like

alc

oh

ol,

th

e e

ffe

cts

of

wh

ich

la

st a

bo

ut

24

ho

urs

, m

an

y d

rug

s re

ma

in i

n t

he

bo

dy

for

up

to

72

ho

urs

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

27

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

49

13

8.

It i

s a

n o

ffe

nce

to

dri

ve

if

a p

ers

on

's b

loo

d a

lco

ho

l le

ve

l is

in

exc

ess

of

....

.

(A)

20

mg

pe

r 1

00

ml.

(B)

40

mg

pe

r 1

00

ml.

(C)

60

mg

pe

r 1

00

ml.

*(D

)8

0 m

g p

er

10

0 m

l.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Blo

od

alc

oh

ol

con

ten

t (B

AC

) o

f 0

.8 g

/l

(sti

ll t

he

le

ga

l

lim

it i

n 3

of

25

EU

-me

mb

er

sta

tes)

is

the

cu

rre

nt

leg

al

lim

it i

n I

rela

nd

. N

ot

on

ly i

s

the

cra

sh r

ate

hig

he

r w

ith

a h

igh

er

BA

C,

bu

t th

e c

rash

es

be

com

e m

ore

sev

ere

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

27

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

03

13

9.

If a

dri

ve

r b

eco

me

s fa

tig

ue

d,

a n

ap

of

ab

ou

t h

ow

ma

ny m

inu

tes

wo

uld

en

ab

le a

no

the

r h

ou

r o

f d

riv

ing

tim

e?

(A)

5 m

inu

tes.

(B)

10

min

ute

s.

*(C

)1

5 m

inu

tes.

(D)

30

min

ute

s..

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Sto

p a

nd

ta

ke a

na

p f

or

15

min

ute

s (s

et

the

ala

rm

on

yo

ur

mo

bil

e p

ho

ne

).

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

28

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

03

14

0.

Wh

at

wil

l m

ost

lik

ely

he

lp a

dri

ve

r to

sta

y a

wa

ke w

hil

e d

riv

ing

at

nig

ht?

*(A

)Ta

kin

g p

lan

ne

d r

est

bre

aks

.

(B)

Lon

g,

bo

rin

g s

tre

tch

es

of

hig

hw

ay.

(C)

The

co

nst

an

t d

ron

e o

f th

e e

ng

ine

.

(D)

List

en

ing

to

th

e r

ad

io.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If y

ou

dri

ve s

olo

, p

lay

the

ra

dio

, ch

ew

gu

m,

or

talk

.

Sch

ed

ule

a b

rea

k ev

ery

2 h

ou

rs o

r ev

ery

10

0 m

ile

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

28

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

50

Page 26: CPC Bus and Truck Question Bank Www.theorytest.ie

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1.

Wh

at

is L

EAS

T li

kely

to

be

aff

ect

ed

if

the

dri

ve

r le

av

es

on

a j

ou

rne

y

wit

ho

ut

the

pro

pe

r re

st?

(A)

Jud

gm

en

t.

(B)

Co

nce

ntr

ati

on

.

(C)

Ab

ilit

y to

re

act

.

*(D

)A

bil

ity

to c

om

mu

nic

ate

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

So

me

of

the

mo

st c

om

mo

n s

ymp

tom

s o

f d

rive

r

fati

gu

e a

re:

Ina

bil

ity

to s

tay

in a

la

ne,

no

t su

re w

he

re y

ou

are

, p

oo

r co

nce

ntr

ati

on

,

slo

we

d r

ea

ctio

ns,

mis

jud

gm

en

t o

f tr

aff

ic s

itu

ati

on

s, e

tc.

The

oth

er

op

tio

ns

of

Jud

gm

en

t, C

on

cen

tra

tio

n &

Ab

ilit

y to

re

act

wil

l u

sua

lly

be

eff

ect

ed

ea

rlie

r th

an

th

e

ab

ilit

y to

co

mm

un

ica

te.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

28

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

03

14

2.

To k

ee

p a

lert

wh

ile

dri

vin

g a

t n

igh

t, w

ha

t sh

ou

ld t

he

dri

ve

r d

o?

(A)

Eat

a h

ea

rty

me

al

be

fore

le

avi

ng

.

(B)

Ke

ep

th

e v

eh

icle

wa

rm a

nd

co

mfo

rta

ble

.

(C)

Ma

inta

in a

hig

h s

pe

ed

to

co

mp

lete

th

e j

ou

rne

y q

uic

kly.

*(D

)K

ee

p c

oo

l a

ir c

on

tin

ua

lly

circ

ula

tin

g t

hro

ug

ho

ut

the

ve

hic

le.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If y

ou

fe

el

tire

dn

ess

co

min

g o

n,

op

en

th

e w

ind

ow

s,

turn

th

e h

ea

tin

g d

ow

n a

nd

ge

t o

ff t

he

mo

torw

ay.

B

ea

r in

min

d t

ha

t a

su

bst

an

tia

l

me

al

acc

om

pa

nie

d b

y th

e w

arm

th i

n t

he

ca

b,

the

co

nti

nu

al

reso

na

nce

of

the

en

gin

e a

nd

lo

ng

un

inte

rru

pte

d s

tre

tch

es

of

roa

d,

esp

eci

all

y a

t n

igh

t, c

an

pro

du

ce

the

ve

ry c

on

dit

ion

s yo

u n

ee

d t

o a

void

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

28

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

03

14

3.

Dri

vin

g a

t n

igh

t w

ith

a w

arm

ve

hic

le i

nte

rio

r co

uld

...

..

(A)

ma

ke t

he

dri

ver

fee

l h

un

gry

.

(B)

incr

ea

se t

he

dri

ver'

s a

lert

ne

ss.

*(C

)m

ake

th

e d

rive

r fe

el

dro

wsy

.

(D)

tem

pt

the

dri

ver

to d

rive

at

an

in

cre

ase

d s

pe

ed

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

A w

arm

en

viro

nm

en

t e

spe

cia

lly

at

nig

ht

can

ma

ke a

dri

ver

fee

l d

row

sy.

If y

ou

fe

el

tire

dn

ess

co

min

g o

n,

op

en

th

e w

ind

ow

s, t

urn

th

e

he

ati

ng

do

wn

an

d g

et

off

th

e m

oto

rwa

y. B

ea

r in

min

d t

ha

t a

su

bst

an

tia

l m

ea

l

acc

om

pa

nie

d b

y th

e w

arm

th i

n t

he

ca

b,

the

co

nti

nu

al

reso

na

nce

of

the

en

gin

e a

nd

lon

g u

nin

terr

up

ted

str

etc

he

s o

f ro

ad

, e

spe

cia

lly

at

nig

ht,

ca

n p

rod

uce

th

e v

ery

con

dit

ion

s yo

u n

ee

d t

o a

void

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

28

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

51

14

4.

Acc

ord

ing

to

th

e E

U d

riv

ing

ho

urs

re

gu

lati

on

s, w

ha

t is

th

e m

ax

imu

m

am

ou

nt

of

tim

e a

dri

ve

r m

ay d

riv

e i

n a

24

-ho

ur

pe

rio

d?

(A)

7 h

ou

rs.

*(B

)1

0 h

ou

rs.

(C)

12

ho

urs

.

(D)

18

ho

urs

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

AET

R (

The E

uro

pea

n A

gre

em

en

t co

nce

rnin

g t

he W

ork

of

Cre

ws

of

Veh

icle

s en

ga

ged

in

In

tern

ati

on

al

Ro

ad

Tra

nsp

ort

) ru

les:

Da

ily

dri

vin

g—

Ma

xim

um

of

9 h

ou

rs,

exte

nd

ab

le t

o 1

0 h

ou

rs n

o m

ore

th

an

tw

ice

a

we

ek.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

28

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

04

14

5.

Un

de

r EU

re

gu

lati

on

s, a

dri

ve

r m

ay d

riv

e u

p t

o a

MA

XIM

UM

of

ho

w

ma

ny h

ou

rs b

etw

ee

n w

ee

kly

re

st p

eri

od

s?

(A)

24

ho

urs

.

(B)

36

ho

urs

.

(C)

45

ho

urs

.

*(D

)5

6 h

ou

rs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

AET

R (

The E

uro

pea

n A

gre

em

en

t co

nce

rnin

g t

he

Wo

rk o

f C

rew

s o

f V

eh

icle

s en

ga

ged

in

In

tern

ati

on

al

Ro

ad

Tra

nsp

ort

)ru

les

de

fin

e n

o

ma

xim

um

we

ekl

y d

rivi

ng

lim

it.

Ho

wev

er,

a w

ee

kly

rest

pe

rio

d m

ust

be

ta

ken

aft

er

no

mo

re t

ha

n s

ix d

ail

y d

rivi

ng

pe

rio

ds.

It

is

po

ssib

le t

o d

rive

up

to

56

ho

urs

be

twe

en

we

ekl

y re

st p

eri

od

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

29

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

04

14

6.

Acc

ord

ing

to

th

e E

U d

riv

ing

ho

urs

re

gu

lati

on

s, w

ha

t is

th

e m

inim

um

am

ou

nt

of

ho

urs

of

con

secu

tiv

e d

ail

y r

est

a d

riv

er

mu

st h

av

e?

(A)

6

re

du

ced

to

4 h

ou

rs.

(B)

8

re

du

ced

to

6 h

ou

rs.

*(C

)

11

re

du

ced

to

9 h

ou

rs.

(D)

1

6 r

ed

uce

d t

o 1

4 h

ou

rs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

AET

R (

The E

uro

pea

n A

gre

em

en

t co

nce

rnin

g t

he

Wo

rk o

f C

rew

s o

f V

eh

icle

s en

ga

ged

in

In

tern

ati

on

al

Ro

ad

Tra

nsp

ort

)ru

les:

Da

ily

rest

—M

inim

um

of

11

ho

urs

, w

hic

h c

an

be

re

du

ced

to

a m

inim

um

of

9 h

ou

rs n

o

mo

re t

ha

n t

hre

e t

ime

s a

we

ek.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

29

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

04

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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14

7.

Un

de

r EU

re

gu

lati

on

s, t

he

min

imu

m b

rea

k t

ha

t ca

n b

e t

ake

n d

uri

ng

a

dri

vin

g p

eri

od

is

....

.

(A)

10

min

ute

s.

*(B

)1

5 m

inu

tes.

(C)

30

min

ute

s.

(D)

45

min

ute

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Un

de

r EU

& I

rish

la

w B

rea

ks f

rom

dri

vin

g,

the

fir

st

bre

ak

mu

st b

e a

t le

ast

15

min

ute

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

29

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

04

14

8.

If a

ve

hic

le b

rea

ks

do

wn

, w

he

re s

ho

uld

th

e d

riv

er

sto

p?

(A)

The

ne

are

st e

xit

ram

p.

*(B

)A

s fa

r to

th

e l

eft

as

po

ssib

le.

(C)

As

far

to t

he

rig

ht

as

po

ssib

le.

(D)

In t

he

la

ne

wh

ere

th

e p

rob

lem

occ

urr

ed

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

To a

void

co

mp

lica

tio

ns

of

an

acc

ide

nt,

in

th

e e

ven

t

of

a b

rea

k d

ow

n t

ry t

o s

top

as

far

to t

he

le

ft a

s p

oss

ible

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

29

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

01

14

9.

Wh

at

wo

uld

MO

ST

like

ly b

e t

he

ca

use

if

the

dri

ve

r is

su

dd

en

ly u

na

ble

to s

tee

r th

e v

eh

icle

pro

pe

rly?

(A)

A w

orn

ou

t cl

utc

h.

(B)

A r

ea

r w

he

el

blo

wo

ut.

(C)

A b

roke

n i

nje

cto

r p

ipe

.

*(D

)A

fro

nt

wh

ee

l b

low

ou

t.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

A f

ron

t ty

re b

low

ing

ou

t o

r b

urs

tin

g c

au

ses

the

veh

icle

to

su

dd

en

ly b

eco

me

dif

ficu

lt t

o s

tee

r o

r co

ntr

ol.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

29

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

53

15

0.

Wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g s

ho

uld

NO

T b

e d

on

e i

f a

fro

nt

wh

ee

l b

low

-ou

t

occ

urs

?

(A)

Sig

na

l le

ft

*(B

)Sw

erv

e q

uic

kly

to t

he

le

ft

(C)

Slo

w d

ow

n g

rad

ua

lly

(D)

Ke

ep

a t

igh

t h

old

on

th

e s

tee

rin

g w

he

el

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Avo

id s

we

rvin

g q

uic

kly

in a

ny

dir

ect

ion

as

a d

rive

r

mu

st f

irst

ly e

sta

bli

sh t

ha

t it

is

safe

to

ch

an

ge

dir

ect

ion

. I

n t

he

eve

nt

of

a

fro

nt-

wh

ee

l b

low

-ou

t, k

ee

p a

tig

ht

ho

ld o

n t

he

ste

eri

ng

wh

ee

l, a

lwa

ys b

e a

wa

re o

f

an

yth

ing

on

th

e l

eft

-ha

nd

sid

e o

f th

e v

eh

icle

, si

gn

al

left

, tr

y to

ste

er

to t

he

left

-ha

nd

sid

e o

f th

e r

oa

d,

slo

w d

ow

n g

rad

ua

lly,

try

to

sto

p y

ou

r ve

hic

le u

nd

er

con

tro

l a

s fa

r to

th

e l

eft

as

you

ca

n,

an

d s

wit

ch o

n t

he

ha

zard

wa

rnin

g c

on

sid

er

use

of

wa

rnin

g t

ria

ng

le.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

29

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

01

15

1.

Wh

at

is t

he

fir

st t

hin

g a

dri

ve

r is

le

ga

lly r

eq

uir

ed

to

do

if

inv

olv

ed

in

an

acc

ide

nt?

(A)

Ke

ep

th

e e

ng

ine

ru

nn

ing

.

(B)

Wri

te d

ow

n t

he

fa

cts.

(C)

Mo

ve t

he

ca

sua

ltie

s.

*(D

)S

top

th

e v

eh

icle

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If a

dri

ver

is i

nvo

lve

d i

n a

n a

ccid

en

t, t

he

dri

ver

mu

st

sto

p t

he

ve

hic

le a

nd

re

ma

in a

t th

e s

cen

e f

or

a r

ea

son

ab

le t

ime

(th

is i

s Ir

ish

la

w).

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

30

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

01

15

2.

Ha

zard

wa

rnin

g l

igh

ts e

na

ble

a d

riv

er

to .

...

*(A

)w

arn

ro

ad

use

rs o

f a

ve

hic

le b

rea

kdo

wn

.

(B)

do

ub

le p

ark

wh

ile

ma

kin

g a

de

live

ry.

(C)

pa

rk i

nsi

de

a c

on

tin

uo

us

wh

ite

lin

e.

(D)

pa

rk o

n t

he

bro

w o

f a

hil

l.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If a

dri

ver

arr

ive

s a

t th

e s

cen

e o

f a

bre

akd

ow

n,

the

dri

ver

sho

uld

sw

itch

on

ha

zard

wa

rnin

g l

igh

ts a

nd

pa

rkin

g l

igh

ts,

this

he

lps

wa

rn

oth

er

roa

d u

sers

of

an

bre

akd

ow

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

30

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

54

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3.

If n

o w

arn

ing

tri

an

gle

or

ha

zard

lig

hts

are

ava

ila

ble

, w

ha

t m

igh

t th

e

dri

ve

r d

o t

o w

arn

oth

er

dri

ve

rs t

he

y a

re c

om

ing

up

on

an

acc

ide

nt

sce

ne

?

*(A

)W

ave

a t

orc

h.

(B)

Use

a f

lash

ca

me

ra.

(C)

We

ar

a d

ark

co

lou

red

ve

st.

(D)

Sta

nd

in

th

e r

oa

d a

nd

wa

ve a

rms.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If t

he

re i

s a

n a

ccid

en

t, t

he

dri

ver

sho

uld

we

ar

the

vest

or

jack

et

an

d u

se a

to

rch

to

ale

rt o

the

r ro

ad

use

rs o

f th

e d

rive

r a

nd

ve

hic

le’s

pre

sen

ce.

Ha

zard

wa

rnin

g l

igh

ts s

ho

uld

be

use

d i

f a

vail

ab

le.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

30

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

02

15

4.

If a

ve

hic

le w

ere

to

bre

ak

do

wn

in

a t

un

ne

l, a

dri

ve

r sh

ou

ld d

o a

ny o

f

the

fo

llo

win

g E

XC

EPT

....

.

(A)

list

en

to

th

e r

ad

io.

(B)

che

ck e

lect

ron

ic s

ign

ag

e.

*(C

)le

ave

en

gin

e r

un

nin

g.

(D)

use

th

e e

me

rge

ncy

te

lep

ho

ne

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If t

he

re i

s a

bre

akd

ow

n o

r a

cra

sh i

n a

tu

nn

el,

sw

itch

on

th

e h

aza

rd w

arn

ing

lig

hts

, sw

itch

off

th

e e

ng

ine,

use

th

e e

me

rge

ncy

ph

on

e,

che

ck t

he

ra

dio

fo

r in

stru

ctio

ns,

an

d c

he

ck a

ll e

lect

ron

ic s

ign

s in

th

e t

un

ne

l fo

r

info

rma

tio

n.

Wit

h t

he

en

gin

e s

wit

che

d o

ff t

he

re i

s a

re

du

ced

ris

k o

f fi

re.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

30

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

02

15

5.

If a

ve

hic

le h

as

bro

ken

do

wn

on

an

au

tom

ate

d r

ail

wa

y l

ev

el

cro

ssin

g,

wh

at

is t

he

fir

st t

hin

g a

dri

ve

r sh

ou

ld d

o?

(A)

Turn

on

wa

rnin

g b

ell

s a

t th

e c

ross

ing

.

(B)

Try

to p

ush

th

e v

eh

icle

cle

ar

of

the

cro

ssin

g.

(C)

Wa

lk a

lon

g t

he

tra

ck t

o w

arn

ap

pro

ach

ing

tra

ins.

*(D

)P

ho

ne

th

e s

ign

al

op

era

tor

so t

rain

s ca

n b

e s

top

pe

d.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If t

he

re i

s a

bre

akd

ow

n o

r a

ve

hic

le g

ets

stu

ck o

n a

leve

l cr

oss

ing

, th

e d

rive

r sh

ou

ld m

ake

su

re e

very

bo

dy

ge

ts o

ut

an

d g

ets

cle

ar

of

the

ra

ilw

ay

lin

e a

nd

use

th

e p

ho

ne

pro

vid

ed

to

co

nta

ct t

he

sig

na

l o

pe

rato

r o

r w

arn

of

the

da

ng

er

imm

ed

iate

ly a

s b

est

th

e d

rive

r ca

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

30

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

55

15

6.

If a

dri

ve

r o

r p

ass

en

ge

rs a

re i

nju

red

in

an

acc

ide

nt

an

d t

he

re i

s n

o

Ga

rda

at

the

sce

ne

, to

wh

ere

sh

ou

ld t

he

acc

ide

nt

be

re

po

rte

d?

(A)

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Au

tho

rity

.

*(B

)Th

e n

ea

rest

Ga

rda

Sta

tio

n.

(C)

Dri

vin

g S

tan

da

rds

Ag

en

cy.

(D)

Na

tio

na

l R

oa

ds

Au

tho

rity

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If t

he

re i

s n

o G

ard

a a

t th

e s

cen

e,

the

dri

ver

mu

st

giv

e t

he

in

form

ati

on

ab

ou

t th

e a

ccid

en

t to

an

y p

ers

on

in

volv

ed

in

th

e c

rash

, o

r if

req

ue

ste

d,

to a

n i

nd

ep

en

de

nt

wit

ne

ss.

If

the

dri

ver

or

an

oth

er

pe

rso

n a

re i

nju

red

an

d t

he

re i

s n

o G

ard

a a

t th

e s

cen

e,

the

acc

ide

nt

mu

st b

e r

ep

ort

ed

to

th

e n

ea

rest

Ga

rda

sta

tio

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

30

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

02

15

7.

Wh

en

a b

rea

kd

ow

n o

ccu

rs,

no

att

em

pt

sho

uld

be

ma

de

to

wo

rk o

n

the

off

-sid

e o

f th

e v

eh

icle

un

less

...

..

(A)

all

pa

sse

ng

ers

are

off

th

e v

eh

icle

.

(B)

pro

tect

ed

by

a w

arn

ing

co

ne

or

refl

ect

ive

tri

an

gle

.

(C)

all

pa

sse

ng

ers

are

mo

ved

to

th

e n

ea

r-si

de

of

the

ve

hic

le.

*(D

)p

rote

cte

d b

y a

re

cove

ry v

eh

icle

wit

h f

lash

ing

am

be

r b

ea

ms.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ass

um

ing

th

e v

eh

icle

is

sto

pp

ed

on

th

e l

eft

sid

e a

nd

faci

ng

fo

rwa

rds,

do

n’t

att

em

pt

to w

ork

on

th

e o

ff-s

ide

(ri

gh

t-h

an

d s

ide

) o

f th

e

veh

icle

if

it i

s n

ea

rest

th

e m

ovi

ng

tra

ffic

un

less

pro

tect

ed

by

a r

eco

very

ve

hic

le

wit

h f

lash

ing

am

be

r b

ea

con

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

31

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

03

15

8.

Wh

at

init

ial

act

ion

sh

ou

ld t

he

dri

ve

r d

o i

n t

he

ev

en

t o

f a

fro

nt

wh

ee

l

blo

w-o

ut?

(A)

Sig

na

l ri

gh

t.

(B)

Bra

ke h

ard

.

(C)

Sw

erv

e o

ff t

he

ro

ad

an

d p

ark

.

*(D

)K

ee

p a

tig

ht

ho

ld o

n t

he

wh

ee

l.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

In t

he

eve

nt

of

a f

ron

t-w

he

el

blo

w-o

ut,

ke

ep

a t

igh

t

ho

ld o

n t

he

ste

eri

ng

wh

ee

l to

pre

ven

t a

su

dd

en

ch

an

ge

in

dir

ect

ion

, a

lwa

ys b

e

aw

are

of

an

yth

ing

on

th

e l

eft

-ha

nd

sid

e o

f th

e v

eh

icle

, si

gn

al

left

, tr

y to

ste

er

to

the

le

ft-h

an

d s

ide

of

the

ro

ad

, sl

ow

do

wn

gra

du

all

y, t

ry t

o s

top

th

e b

us

un

de

r

con

tro

l a

s fa

r to

th

e l

eft

as

you

ca

n,

an

d s

wit

ch o

n t

he

ha

zard

wa

rnin

g.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

31

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

56

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15

9.

Wh

o i

s M

OS

T v

uln

era

ble

to

be

ing

dra

wn

un

de

r th

e w

he

els

of

a l

arg

e

ve

hic

le?

(A)

Cyc

list

s a

nd

pe

de

stri

an

s b

eh

ind

th

e v

eh

icle

.

(B)

Pe

de

stri

an

s o

n t

he

fo

otp

ath

.

*(C

)C

ycli

sts

an

d p

ed

est

ria

ns

at

the

ed

ge

of

a k

erb

.

(D)

Cyc

list

s o

n t

he

fo

otp

ath

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Pe

de

stri

an

s n

ea

r th

e e

dg

e o

f th

e k

erb

are

esp

eci

all

y

vuln

era

ble

to

th

e d

an

ge

r o

f b

ein

g d

raw

n u

nd

er

the

wh

ee

ls o

f th

e v

eh

icle

by

the

dra

ug

ht

as

a v

eh

icle

or

tra

ile

r p

ass

es

by.

C

ycli

sts

ma

y m

ove

up

alo

ng

eit

he

r si

de

of

the

ve

hic

le a

nd

th

ey

wil

l b

e d

iffi

cult

to

se

e i

f th

ey

are

po

siti

on

ed

in

fro

nt

of

you

r

ne

ars

ide

mir

ror,

be

twe

en

th

e k

erb

an

d t

he

fro

nt

ne

ars

ide

wh

ee

l.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

31

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

03

16

0.

Wh

at

sho

uld

th

e d

riv

er

av

oid

in

th

e e

ve

nt

of

a f

ron

t w

he

el

blo

w-o

ut?

*(A

)H

ard

bra

kin

g.

(B)

Slo

w b

raki

ng

.

(C)

Do

wn

sh

ifti

ng

.

(D)

Slo

w s

top

pin

g.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ha

rd a

nd

su

dd

en

bra

kin

g w

ill

ad

d t

o t

he

ve

hic

les

inst

ab

ilit

y a

nd

wit

h r

ed

uce

d r

oa

d g

rip

, sh

ou

ld b

e a

void

ed

. In

th

e e

ven

t o

f a

fro

nt-

wh

ee

l b

low

-ou

t, k

ee

p a

tig

ht

ho

ld o

n t

he

ste

eri

ng

wh

ee

l, a

lwa

ys b

e a

wa

re o

f

an

yth

ing

on

th

e l

eft

-ha

nd

sid

e o

f th

e v

eh

icle

, si

gn

al

left

, tr

y to

ste

er

to t

he

left

-ha

nd

sid

e o

f th

e r

oa

d,

slo

w d

ow

n g

rad

ua

lly,

try

to

sto

p y

ou

r b

us

un

de

r co

ntr

ol

as

far

to t

he

le

ft a

s yo

u c

an

, a

nd

sw

itch

on

th

e h

aza

rd w

arn

ing

lig

hts

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

31

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

57

16

1.

A l

oss

of

gri

p b

etw

ee

n t

he

tyre

an

d t

he

ro

ad

su

rfa

ce c

an

be

ca

use

d

by

...

..

(A)

slo

w a

cce

lera

tio

n.

*(B

)su

dd

en

acc

ele

rati

on

.

(C)

do

wn

sh

ifti

ng

.

(D)

slo

w b

raki

ng

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Fric

tio

n i

s th

e g

rip

be

twe

en

tw

o s

urf

ace

s th

is f

rict

ion

is r

ed

uce

d d

uri

ng

su

dd

en

acc

ele

rati

on

. T

he

gri

p w

hic

h t

he

tyr

es

ha

ve o

n t

he

ro

ad

surf

ace

tra

nsm

its

the

fo

rce

(tr

act

ion

) w

hic

h i

s e

sse

nti

al

wh

en

mo

vin

g a

wa

y o

r

acc

ele

rati

ng

, tu

rnin

g o

r ch

an

gin

g d

ire

ctio

ns,

an

d b

raki

ng

or

slo

win

g d

ow

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

31

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

03

16

2.

The

fir

st p

ers

on

up

on

th

e s

cen

e o

f a

n a

ccid

en

t sh

ou

ld c

all

...

..

(A)

19

9.

(B)

55

5.

*(C

)9

99

.

(D)

91

1.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If t

he

dri

ver

arr

ive

s a

t th

e s

cen

e o

f a

n a

ccid

en

t, c

all

for

he

lp a

t 9

99

or

11

2.

If t

he

fir

st p

ers

on

do

es

this

he

lp m

ay

arr

ive

so

on

er.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

31

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

04

16

3.

If u

sin

g a

mo

bil

e p

ho

ne

to

ca

ll t

he

po

lice

an

d e

me

rge

ncy

se

rvic

es

fro

m a

Mo

torw

ay,

wh

at

sho

uld

th

e p

ers

on

use

to

id

en

tify

th

e

acc

ide

nt

loca

tio

n?

*(A

)M

ark

er

po

sts.

(B)

Ne

are

st c

ross

ro

ad

.

(C)

Last

bu

sin

ess

pa

sse

d.

(D)

Fam

ilia

r la

nd

ma

rks.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If y

ou

use

a m

ob

ile

ph

on

e,

ide

nti

fy y

ou

r lo

cati

on

fro

m t

he

ma

rke

r p

ost

or

oth

er

cle

ar

lan

dm

ark

on

th

e h

ard

sh

ou

lde

r b

efo

re y

ou

ph

on

e.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

32

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

04

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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16

4.

On

ly m

ov

e a

n i

nju

red

pe

rso

n i

f ..

...

*(A

)a

fu

el

lea

k is

ne

ar.

(B)

the

pe

rso

n i

s co

ld.

(C)

the

pe

rso

n i

s in

sh

ock

.

(D)

an

en

gin

e i

s ru

nn

ing

ne

arb

y.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Do

no

t m

ove

a c

asu

alt

y u

nle

ss t

he

re’s

fu

rth

er

da

ng

er

such

as

seri

ou

s ri

sk o

f fi

re o

r ex

plo

sio

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

32

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

05

16

5.

Un

de

r w

ha

t ci

rcu

mst

an

ces

sho

uld

ca

sua

ltie

s b

e m

ov

ed

?

(A)

If t

he

y a

re c

old

.

(B)

If t

he

y a

re b

lee

din

g.

*(C

)If

th

ey

ne

ed

re

susc

ita

tio

n.

(D)

If t

he

y h

ave

bro

ken

bo

ne

s..

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Do

no

t m

ove

a c

asu

alt

y u

nle

ss t

he

re’s

fu

rth

er

da

ng

er

such

as

seri

ou

s ri

sk o

f fi

re o

r ex

plo

sio

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

32

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

05

16

6.

Wh

en

co

nsi

de

rin

g f

irst

aid

fo

r a

ccid

en

t v

icti

ms,

re

me

mb

er

the

le

tte

rs

A,

B,

an

d C

. W

ha

t d

oe

s th

e l

ett

er

A s

tan

d f

or?

(A)

Acc

ide

nt.

*(B

)A

irw

ay.

(C)

Ass

ist.

(D)

Arm

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Re

me

mb

er

the

le

tte

rs A

B C

, A

– t

he

air

wa

y m

ust

be

cle

are

d a

nd

ke

pt

op

en

, B

– b

rea

thin

g m

ust

be

est

ab

lish

ed

an

d m

ain

tain

ed

, a

nd

C –

circ

ula

tio

n m

ust

be

ma

inta

ine

d a

nd

sev

ere

ble

ed

ing

sto

pp

ed

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

32

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

05

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

59

16

7.

Wh

en

co

nsi

de

rin

g f

irst

aid

fo

r a

ccid

en

t v

icti

ms,

re

me

mb

er

the

le

tte

rs

A,

B,

an

d C

. W

ha

t d

oe

s th

e l

ett

er

B s

tan

d f

or?

(A)

Blu

e.

(B)

Bro

ken

.

*(C

)B

rea

thin

g.

(D)

Bro

nch

ial.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Re

me

mb

er

the

le

tte

rs A

B C

, A

– t

he

air

wa

y m

ust

be

cle

are

d a

nd

ke

pt

op

en

, B

– b

rea

thin

g m

ust

be

est

ab

lish

ed

an

d m

ain

tain

ed

, a

nd

C –

circ

ula

tio

n m

ust

be

ma

inta

ine

d a

nd

sev

ere

ble

ed

ing

sto

pp

ed

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

32

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

05

16

8.

Wh

at

is t

he

be

st f

irst

aid

fo

r a

pe

rso

n w

ho

ha

s b

ee

n b

urn

ed

?

(A)

Ap

ply

gre

ase

to

th

e b

urn

.

(B)

Ap

ply

wa

rm w

ate

r to

th

e b

urn

.

*(C

)A

pp

ly c

old

wa

ter

to t

he

bu

rn.

(D)

Re

mo

ve c

loth

ing

co

veri

ng

th

e b

urn

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Bu

rns

– c

he

ck t

he

ca

sua

lty

for

sho

ck,

an

d i

f p

oss

ible

,

try

to c

oo

l th

e b

urn

. T

ry t

o f

ind

a l

iqu

id t

ha

t is

cle

an

, co

ld a

nd

no

n-t

oxi

c w

ith

wh

ich

to

do

use

it.

Th

e c

oo

l li

qu

id m

ay

red

uce

th

e t

em

pe

ratu

re o

f th

e a

ffe

cte

d a

rea

an

d r

ed

uce

da

ma

ge

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

32

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

05

16

9.

At

an

acc

ide

nt

sce

ne

, w

hic

h o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

is

NO

T a

sig

n o

f sh

ock

?

*(A

)B

lee

din

g.

(B)

Sw

ea

tin

g.

(C)

Ra

pid

pu

lse

.

(D)

Pa

le,

gre

y sk

in.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

eff

ect

of

sho

ck m

ay

no

t b

e i

mm

ed

iate

ly o

bvi

ou

s.

Wa

rnin

g s

ign

s to

lo

ok

for

incl

ud

e r

ap

id p

uls

e,

pa

le g

rey

skin

, sw

ea

tin

g,

an

d r

ap

id

sha

llo

w b

rea

thin

g.

Ble

ed

ing

is

a s

ign

of

oth

er

inju

ry.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

33

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

05

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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17

0.

If a

lim

b i

s b

lee

din

g,

bu

t n

ot

bro

ken

, w

ha

t sh

ou

ld b

e d

on

e?

(A)

He

lp t

he

in

jure

d p

ers

on

to

sit

up

.

*(B

)R

ais

e t

he

lim

b t

o r

ed

uce

blo

od

flo

w.

(C)

Low

er

the

lim

b t

o i

ncr

ea

se b

loo

d f

low

(D)

Do

no

thin

g b

ut

talk

ca

lmly

to

th

e v

icti

m.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If a

lim

b i

s b

lee

din

g,

bu

t n

ot

bro

ken

, ra

ise

it

to

red

uce

th

e f

low

of

blo

od

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

33

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

05

17

1.

Wh

at

sho

uld

th

e d

riv

er

do

if

a f

ire

is

susp

ect

ed

in

sid

e t

he

en

gin

e

com

pa

rtm

en

t?

(A)

Lift

th

e b

on

ne

t.

(B)

Dri

ve q

uic

kly

to a

n e

xit.

*(C

)S

top

as

qu

ickl

y a

s p

oss

ible

.

(D)

Re

ma

in s

ea

ted

in

th

e v

eh

icle

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If y

ou

su

spe

ct s

om

eth

ing

is

wro

ng

wit

h t

he

ve

hic

le

do

n’t

ca

rry

on

dri

vin

g.

Sto

p t

he

ve

hic

le a

s so

on

as

it i

s sa

fe t

o d

o s

o a

nd

ass

ess

the

sit

ua

tio

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

33

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

06

17

2.

If,

wh

ile

dri

vin

g t

hro

ug

h a

tu

nn

el,

sm

oke

or

fire

is

no

tice

d i

n t

he

ve

hic

le,

all

of

the

fo

llo

win

g s

ho

uld

be

do

ne

EX

CEP

T ..

...

*(A

)st

ay

on

th

e v

eh

icle

un

til

he

lp a

rriv

es.

(B)

swit

ch o

ff t

he

en

gin

e.

(C)

use

th

e e

me

rge

ncy

te

lep

ho

ne

to

no

tify

th

e t

un

ne

l o

pe

rato

r.

(D)

fin

d t

he

ne

are

st e

xit

an

d l

ea

ve t

he

tu

nn

el.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Sta

yin

g i

n y

ou

r ve

hic

le m

ay

pu

t yo

ur

ow

n s

afe

ty a

t

risk

. If

th

ere

is

smo

ke o

r fi

re i

n y

ou

r ve

hic

le,

swit

ch o

ff t

he

en

gin

e,

lea

ve y

ou

r

veh

icle

im

me

dia

tely

, g

o t

o a

n e

me

rge

ncy

sta

tio

n a

nd

use

th

e e

me

rge

ncy

ph

on

e t

o

tell

th

e t

un

ne

l o

pe

rato

r, a

nd

le

ave

th

e t

un

ne

l fr

om

th

e n

ea

rest

ava

ila

ble

exi

t.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

33

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

06

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

61

17

3.

Wh

at

sho

uld

be

do

ne

if

a f

ire

sta

rts

in t

he

ve

hic

le w

hil

e d

riv

ing

thro

ug

h a

tu

nn

el?

(A)

Wa

it f

or

tun

ne

l tr

aff

ic r

ad

io t

o a

nn

ou

nce

a p

roce

du

re t

o f

oll

ow

.

*(B

)Le

ave

th

e v

eh

icle

an

d f

oll

ow

em

erg

en

cy e

sca

pe

ro

ute

lig

hts

.

(C)

Dri

ve q

uic

kly

to t

he

ne

are

st e

me

rge

ncy

sta

tio

n.

(D)

Dri

ve t

o t

he

ne

are

st t

un

ne

l la

y-b

y.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Sta

yin

g i

n y

ou

r ve

hic

le m

ay

pu

t yo

ur

ow

n s

afe

ty a

t

risk

If

the

re i

s sm

oke

or

fire

in

yo

ur

veh

icle

, sw

itch

off

th

e e

ng

ine,

lea

ve y

ou

r

veh

icle

im

me

dia

tely

, g

o t

o a

n e

me

rge

ncy

sta

tio

n a

nd

use

th

e e

me

rge

ncy

ph

on

e t

o

tell

th

e t

un

ne

l o

pe

rato

r, a

nd

le

ave

th

e t

un

ne

l fr

om

th

e n

ea

rest

ava

ila

ble

exi

t.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

34

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

06

17

4.

In t

he

ev

en

t o

f a

bre

ak

do

wn

, th

e d

riv

er

sho

uld

...

..

(A)

lea

ve t

he

pa

sse

ng

ers

an

d g

o f

or

he

lp.

*(B

)p

lace

a w

arn

ing

dev

ice

on

th

e r

oa

dw

ay.

(C)

all

ow

pa

sse

ng

ers

to

wa

lk t

o t

he

ir d

est

ina

tio

ns.

(D)

en

sure

pa

sse

ng

ers

wa

it b

eh

ind

th

e v

eh

icle

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

In t

he

eve

nt

of

an

acc

ide

nt

or

bre

akd

ow

n,

fin

d a

pla

ce t

o s

top

an

d t

he

n w

arn

oth

er

tra

ffic

by

usi

ng

ha

zard

wa

rnin

g l

igh

ts,

be

aco

ns,

con

es,

ad

van

ce w

arn

ing

tri

an

gle

s, e

tc.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

34

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

07

17

5.

Wh

at

sho

uld

ve

hic

le o

ccu

pa

nts

do

in

th

e e

ve

nt

of

a b

rea

kd

ow

n?

(A)

Eva

cua

te t

he

ve

hic

le.

(B)

Re

ma

in i

n t

he

ir s

ea

ts.

*(C

)M

ove

as

far

forw

ard

in

th

e v

eh

icle

as

po

ssib

le.

(D)

Mo

ve a

s fa

r to

th

e b

ack

of

the

ve

hic

le a

s p

oss

ible

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

In a

bre

akd

ow

n,

if i

n a

PS

V, m

ove

yo

ur

pa

sse

ng

ers

as

far

forw

ard

in

th

e v

eh

icle

as

po

ssib

le.

Th

is s

ho

uld

he

lp l

imit

in

juri

es

if a

no

the

r

veh

icle

ru

ns

into

th

e b

ack

of

you

rs.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

34

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

08

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

62

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17

6.

If a

no

the

r d

riv

er

is a

tte

mp

tin

g t

o p

rov

oke

yo

u,

wh

at

sho

uld

yo

u d

o?

(A)

Sp

ee

d u

p.

(B)

Bre

ak

sud

de

nly

.

(C)

Sw

erv

e t

o t

he

le

ft.

*(D

)D

on

't r

ea

ct.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Re

act

ing

in

a c

ert

ain

ma

nn

er

ma

y a

dd

to

th

e

pro

ble

m a

nd

fu

rth

er

po

ssib

le r

oa

d r

ag

e d

iffi

cult

ies

or

da

ng

ers

If

an

oth

er

dri

ver

is

att

em

pti

ng

to

pro

voke

yo

u,

do

n’t

re

act

. D

on

’t b

e t

em

pte

d t

o s

pe

ed

up

, b

rake

or

swe

rve

su

dd

en

ly.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

34

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

09

17

7.

To w

ho

m s

ho

uld

a d

riv

er

rep

ort

ag

gre

ssiv

e d

riv

ing

?

*(A

)Tr

aff

ic W

atc

h.

(B)

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Au

tho

rity

.

(C)

Na

tio

na

l R

oa

d A

uth

ori

ty.

(D)

Emp

loye

r.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Re

po

rt a

ll a

gg

ress

ive

dri

vin

g i

nci

de

nts

to

Tra

ffic

Wa

tch

or

con

tact

yo

ur

loca

l G

ard

a s

tati

on

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

34

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

09

17

8.

Wh

at

is r

oa

d r

ag

e?

(A)

Dri

vin

g a

sa

fe d

ista

nce

be

hin

d a

no

the

r d

rive

r.

(B)

Re

po

rtin

g u

na

cce

pta

ble

be

ha

vio

ur

to T

raff

ic W

atc

h.

*(C

)U

nco

ntr

oll

ed

an

ge

r re

sult

ing

in

in

tim

ida

tio

n t

ow

ard

an

oth

er

dri

ver.

(D)

Re

ma

inin

g f

ocu

sed

on

dri

vin

g t

o c

om

ple

te t

he

jo

urn

ey.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If y

ou

dis

pla

y ro

ad

ra

ge

as

a d

rive

r, i

t m

ea

ns

you

ha

ve u

nco

ntr

oll

ed

an

ge

r th

at

resu

lts

in i

nti

mid

ati

on

or

vio

len

ce a

ga

inst

an

oth

er

dri

ver.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

35

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

09

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

63

17

9.

A d

riv

er

inv

olv

ed

in

an

acc

ide

nt

wil

l n

ee

d t

o p

rod

uce

all

of

the

foll

ow

ing

in

form

ati

on

at

the

sce

ne

of

the

acc

ide

nt

EXC

EPT

....

.

*(A

)th

e d

est

ina

tio

n.

(B)

the

ir d

rive

r's

lice

nce

.

(C)

dri

ver'

s n

am

e a

nd

ad

dre

ss.

(D)

ow

ne

r's

na

me

an

d a

dd

ress

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If y

ou

are

in

volv

ed

in

an

acc

ide

nt

you

mu

st g

ive

yo

ur

na

me

an

d a

dd

ress

, th

e a

dd

ress

wh

ere

th

e v

eh

icle

is

kep

t, t

he

na

me

an

d a

dd

ress

of

the

ve

hic

le o

wn

er,

th

e v

eh

icle

s re

gis

tra

tio

n n

um

be

r a

nd

evi

de

nce

of

insu

ran

ce.

You

r d

est

ina

tio

n i

s u

sua

lly

irre

leva

nt

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

35

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

10

18

0.

At

the

sce

ne

of

an

acc

ide

nt,

th

e d

riv

ers

in

vo

lve

d m

ust

exc

ha

ng

e a

ll o

f

the

fo

llo

win

g i

nfo

rma

tio

n E

XC

EPT

....

.

(A)

ad

dre

sse

s w

he

re t

he

ve

hic

les

are

ke

pt.

(B)

veh

icle

s' r

eg

istr

ati

on

nu

mb

ers

.

(C)

evid

en

ce o

f in

sura

nce

.

*(D

)a

ge

of

the

ve

hic

les.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If y

ou

are

in

volv

ed

in

an

acc

ide

nt

you

mu

st g

ive

yo

ur

na

me

an

d a

dd

ress

, th

e a

dd

ress

wh

ere

th

e v

eh

icle

is

kep

t, t

he

na

me

an

d a

dd

ress

of

the

ve

hic

le o

wn

er,

th

e v

eh

icle

s re

gis

tra

tio

n n

um

be

r a

nd

evi

de

nce

of

insu

ran

ce.

The

re i

s n

o l

eg

al

req

uir

em

en

t to

giv

e i

nfo

rma

tio

n i

n r

ela

tio

n t

o t

he

ag

e o

f th

e

veh

icle

at

the

sce

ne

of

an

acc

ide

nt

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

35

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

10

18

1.

Wh

at

is t

he

ma

in c

au

se o

f m

ost

co

llis

ion

s?

(A)

Me

cha

nic

al

fail

ure

of

the

ve

hic

le.

(B)

An

ima

ls i

n t

he

ro

ad

wa

y.

(C)

Bri

gh

t su

nli

gh

t.

*(D

)H

um

an

err

or.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Hu

ma

n e

rro

r is

th

e m

ain

ca

use

of

coll

isio

ns

on

th

e

roa

d.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

35

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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2.

A d

riv

er

sho

uld

fla

sh t

he

he

ad

lig

hts

to

...

..

(A)

sho

w o

the

r d

rive

rs t

ha

t th

e v

eh

icle

is

ab

ou

t to

sto

p.

*(B

)w

arn

oth

er

dri

vers

of

the

bu

s's

pre

sen

ce.

(C)

ind

ica

te t

ha

t o

the

r d

rive

rs s

ho

uld

in

cre

ase

th

eir

sp

ee

d.

(D)

ind

ica

te t

ha

t o

the

r d

rive

rs s

ho

uld

pu

ll o

ver

an

d l

et

the

ve

hic

le p

ass

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

re’s

on

ly o

ne

off

icia

l u

se o

f fl

ash

ing

th

e h

ea

d

lig

hts

: to

le

t th

e o

the

r ro

ad

use

rs k

no

w t

ha

t yo

u’r

e t

he

re.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

36

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

5.0

01

18

3.

Wh

at

de

mo

nst

rate

s g

oo

d q

ua

lity

se

rvic

e b

y a

dri

ve

r?

(A)

Hu

rryi

ng

to

arr

ive

at

the

de

stin

ati

on

on

tim

e.

(B)

Fla

shin

g l

igh

ts a

t d

rive

rs a

he

ad

to

cle

ar

the

wa

y.

*(C

)A

llo

win

g p

ass

en

ge

rs t

o b

e s

ea

ted

be

fore

mo

vin

g o

ff.

(D)

Slo

win

g d

ow

n t

o a

llo

w p

ass

en

ge

rs t

o s

afe

ly h

op

off

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Giv

e p

ass

en

ge

rs t

ime

to

ge

t se

ate

d b

efo

re y

ou

mo

ve

off

. A

few

ext

ra s

eco

nd

s a

t th

is p

oin

t w

ill

ad

d v

ery

lit

tle

to

th

e j

ou

rne

y ti

me

s b

ut

de

mo

nst

rate

s g

oo

d c

ust

om

er

serv

ice

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

36

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

5.0

02

18

4.

Wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g a

ctiv

itie

s is

pro

hib

ite

d?

(A)

All

ow

ing

pa

sse

ng

ers

to

bo

ard

wh

ile

th

e p

ark

ing

bra

ke i

s e

ng

ag

ed

.

*(B

)C

arr

yin

g m

ore

pa

sse

ng

ers

th

an

th

e v

eh

icle

is

de

sig

ne

d f

or.

(C)

Sto

pp

ing

a v

eh

icle

ne

ar

the

ke

rb.

(D)

Tow

ing

a t

rail

er

be

hin

d t

he

ve

hic

le.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Nev

er

all

ow

mo

re p

ass

en

ge

rs t

o b

e c

arr

ied

th

an

th

e

veh

icle

is

de

sig

ne

d f

or,

or

the

la

w a

llo

ws.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

36

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

5.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

65

18

5.

A d

ail

y w

alk

-ro

un

d c

he

ck s

ho

uld

co

ve

r a

ll o

f th

e f

oll

ow

ing

EX

CEP

T ..

...

(A)

Win

dsc

ree

n w

ipe

rs.

(B)

Exh

au

st s

yste

m.

(C)

Tyre

s.

*(D

)R

ad

io.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ve

hic

le m

ain

ten

an

ce,

pre

ven

tio

n –

da

ily

veh

icle

che

ck c

ha

rt l

ists

th

ing

s to

ch

eck

wh

ich

in

clu

de

win

dsc

ree

n w

ipe

rs,

exh

au

st s

yste

m,

an

d t

yre

s b

ut

no

t th

e r

ad

io.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

37

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

5.0

05

18

6.

Wh

at

he

lps

red

uce

th

e o

ccu

rre

nce

of

bre

ak

do

wn

s?

(A)

Re

gu

lar

veh

icle

cle

an

ing

.

(B)

Avo

idin

g c

on

ge

ste

d t

raff

ic a

rea

s.

*(C

)R

eg

ula

r ve

hic

le s

erv

icin

g.

(D)

Dri

vin

g b

elo

w t

he

sp

ee

d l

imit

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Re

gu

larl

y se

rvic

ing

ve

hic

les

he

lps

to p

reve

nt

veh

icle

bre

akd

ow

ns.

A

ve

hic

le o

pe

rato

r is

re

spo

nsi

ble

fo

r m

on

ito

rin

g a

nd

ta

kin

g a

ctio

n f

or

ma

lfu

nct

ion

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

37

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

5.0

05

18

7.

Ind

ivid

ua

l d

riv

ers

ca

n h

elp

re

du

ce t

he

co

mm

erc

ial

an

d f

ina

nci

al

eff

ect

s o

f a

cu

sto

me

r d

isp

ute

by .

....

(A)

secu

rin

g a

de

qu

ate

in

sura

nce

co

vera

ge

.

(B)

taki

ng

a s

elf

-de

fen

se c

ou

rse

.

*(C

)b

ein

g c

ou

rte

ou

s a

nd

co

nsi

de

rate

.

(D)

ma

inta

inin

g a

qu

iet

an

d g

ua

rde

d d

ista

nce

wit

h p

ass

en

ge

rs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

A d

rive

r m

ust

be

ab

le t

o t

ake

act

ion

to

de

al

wit

h

pa

sse

ng

ers

’ in

ap

pro

pri

ate

be

ha

vio

ur

in l

ine

wit

h y

ou

r o

rga

nis

ati

on

’s p

roce

du

res

an

d g

uid

eli

ne

s, t

ake

act

ion

in

a w

ay

tha

t d

oe

s n

ot

ma

ke t

he

sit

ua

tio

n w

ors

e,

an

d

take

co

ntr

ol

of

the

sit

ua

tio

n i

n a

wa

y th

at

red

uce

s, a

s fa

r a

s p

oss

ible

, a

ny

po

ssib

le

con

flic

t.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

38

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

5.0

07

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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8.

Wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g r

esp

on

ses

by t

he

dri

ve

r w

ou

ld i

ncr

ea

se t

he

ne

ga

tiv

e e

ffe

cts

of

a d

isp

ute

?

*(A

)I'

m j

ust

th

e d

rive

r, s

o I

ca

n't

he

lp y

ou

wit

h t

his

pro

ble

m.

(B)

He

re i

s th

e p

ho

ne

nu

mb

er

you

ca

n c

all

to

re

po

rt t

his

pro

ble

m.

(C)

He

re i

s th

e a

dd

ress

yo

u c

an

wri

te t

o r

ep

ort

th

is p

rob

lem

.

(D)

I w

ill

call

th

e b

ase

to

re

po

rt t

his

pro

ble

m.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

A d

rive

r sh

ou

ld g

ive

cu

sto

me

rs i

nfo

rma

tio

n t

ha

t is

wit

hin

yo

ur

ow

n l

imit

s o

f a

uth

ori

ty a

nd

ge

t h

elp

fro

m t

he

ap

pro

pri

ate

so

urc

es

in

situ

ati

on

s o

uts

ide

yo

ur

ow

n a

uth

ori

ty o

r a

bil

ity

to d

ea

l w

ith

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

38

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

5.0

07

18

9.

Wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g i

s th

e M

OS

T li

kely

re

sult

of

a d

isp

ute

wit

h a

cust

om

er?

(A)

De

cre

ase

in

dri

ver'

s in

com

e.

(B)

Dis

con

tin

ua

tio

n o

f ve

hic

le o

pe

rati

on

.

*(C

)Lo

ss o

f cu

sto

me

r's

bu

sin

ess

.

(D)

Loss

of

op

era

tor'

s li

cen

ce.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

As

a P

rofe

ssio

na

l D

rive

r yo

u w

ill

oft

en

be

th

e o

nly

con

tact

th

at

the

cu

sto

me

r w

ill

ha

ve w

ith

th

e C

om

pa

ny.

A

s su

ch,

the

Co

mp

an

y w

ill

be

ju

dg

ed

by

you

r a

ttit

ud

e a

nd

th

e s

tan

da

rd o

f se

rvic

e w

hic

h y

ou

pro

vid

e.

Yo

u

mu

st,

alw

ays

th

ere

fore

, b

e w

ell

pre

sen

ted

, b

e p

lea

san

t a

nd

po

lite

,

dri

ver

safe

ly a

nd

op

era

te o

n t

ime

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

38

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.02

5.0

07

19

0.

Un

de

r EU

re

gu

lati

on

s, a

fte

r d

riv

ing

fo

ur

an

d a

ha

lf h

ou

rs,

a d

riv

er

mu

st t

ake

an

un

inte

rru

pte

d b

rea

k o

f ..

...

(A)

15

min

ute

s.

(B)

30

min

ute

s.

*(C

)4

5 m

inu

tes.

(D)

60

min

ute

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

A b

rea

k o

f n

o l

ess

th

an

45

min

ute

s m

ust

be

ta

ken

aft

er

no

mo

re t

ha

n 4

.5 h

ou

rs o

f d

rivi

ng

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

38

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

20

.00

1.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

67

19

1.

For

dri

vin

g p

urp

ose

s, w

he

n d

oe

s a

da

y b

eg

in?

(A)

12

:00

A.M

.

(B)

8:0

0 A

.M.

(C)

12

:00

P.M

.

*(D

)W

he

n w

ork

or

dri

vin

g s

tart

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Each

wo

rkin

g d

ay

be

gin

s w

he

n t

he

dri

ver

be

gin

s

wo

rk.

Dri

vin

g t

ime

is

the

du

rati

on

of

dri

vin

g a

ctiv

ity

reco

rde

d e

ith

er

by

the

reco

rdin

g e

qu

ipm

en

t o

r m

an

ua

lly

wh

en

th

e r

eco

rdin

g e

qu

ipm

en

t is

bro

ken

. D

ail

y

dri

vin

g t

ime

is

the

to

tal

acc

um

ula

ted

dri

vin

g t

ime

be

twe

en

th

e e

nd

of

on

e d

ail

y

rest

pe

rio

d a

nd

th

e b

eg

inn

ing

of

the

fo

llo

win

g d

ail

y re

st p

eri

od

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

38

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

20

.00

1.0

01

19

2.

Du

rin

g w

et,

ra

iny c

on

dit

ion

s, h

ow

sh

ou

ld a

dri

ve

r B

EST

con

tro

l sp

ee

d

on

ste

ep

do

wn

hil

l st

retc

he

s?

(A)

Bra

ke o

nly

wh

en

ne

cess

ary

.

(B)

Wh

en

sp

ee

d i

ncr

ea

ses,

ap

ply

th

e s

erv

ice

bra

ke w

ith

co

nst

an

t, e

ven

pre

ssu

re.

*(C

)B

eg

in t

o b

rake

ea

rly

an

d s

tea

dil

y.

(D)

Use

en

gin

e b

raki

ng

an

d g

ea

r ch

an

gin

g r

ath

er

tha

n t

he

se

rvic

e b

rake

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

To b

e e

ffe

ctiv

e a

nd

sa

fe (

esp

eci

all

y d

uri

ng

ra

iny

con

dit

ion

s),

cau

tio

n w

ill

be

re

qu

ire

d t

o e

nsu

re b

raki

ng

is

ea

rly

an

d s

tea

dy,

so

th

at

ove

rhe

ati

ng

an

d e

xce

ssiv

e s

pe

ed

is

avo

ide

d.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

39

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

06

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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3.

Wh

en

tra

ve

llin

g a

t h

igh

sp

ee

ds,

wh

at

sho

uld

a d

riv

er

do

in

th

e e

ve

nt

of

a f

ron

t ty

re b

low

-ou

t?

(A)

Ap

ply

bra

kes

ste

ad

ily

an

d b

rin

g t

he

ve

hic

le q

uic

kly

to t

he

sh

ou

lde

r o

r ro

ad

sid

e.

*(B

)K

ee

p a

fir

m h

old

on

th

e s

tee

rin

g w

he

el

an

d m

ake

a s

tea

dy

cou

rse

to

th

e r

oa

d

sid

e.

(C)

Gra

du

all

y b

ut

firm

ly s

tee

r a

wa

y fr

om

th

e s

ide

of

the

blo

w-o

ut

an

d t

o t

he

ro

ad

sid

e.

(D)

Slo

w t

he

ve

hic

le b

y ch

an

gin

g d

ow

n,

avo

id b

raki

ng

, a

nd

co

me

to

re

st a

t th

e

ne

are

st a

pp

rop

ria

te c

lea

rin

g.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

A s

ud

de

n d

efl

ati

on

of

the

fro

nt

tyre

ca

n r

esu

lt i

n a

loss

of

ste

eri

ng

co

ntr

ol.

A

dri

ver

sho

uld

ke

ep

fir

m h

old

of

the

ste

eri

ng

wh

ee

l,

alw

ays

be

aw

are

of

an

yth

ing

on

yo

ur

ne

ars

ide,

sig

na

l to

mo

ve t

o t

he

le

ft,

try

to

ste

er

a s

tea

dy

cou

rse

to

th

e n

ea

rsid

e,

red

uce

sp

ee

d g

rad

ua

lly

an

d a

void

ha

rsh

bra

kin

g,

try

to b

rin

g t

he

ve

hic

le t

o r

est

un

de

r co

ntr

ol

an

d a

s fa

r to

th

e l

eft

as

po

ssib

le,

an

d u

se a

wa

rnin

g t

ria

ng

le,

pla

ce i

t b

eh

ind

th

e v

eh

icle

an

d o

pe

rate

th

e

ha

zard

fla

she

rs i

f th

e v

eh

icle

is

cau

sin

g a

n o

bst

ruct

ion

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

39

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

07

19

4.

On

a v

eh

icle

wit

h t

win

re

ar

wh

ee

ls,

wh

at

sho

uld

th

e d

riv

er

do

in

th

e

ev

en

t th

at

on

e o

f th

e t

yre

s b

urs

ts?

(A)

Ha

ve t

he

bu

rst

tyre

re

pla

ced

at

the

en

d o

f th

e j

ou

rne

y.

*(B

)P

ull

off

th

e r

oa

d a

nd

ch

an

ge

th

e t

yre

.

(C)

Slo

w t

he

ve

hic

le a

nd

dri

ve t

o t

he

ne

are

st s

erv

ice

sh

op

.

(D)

Ap

ply

ha

zard

sig

na

ls a

nd

sto

p i

f ty

re d

eb

ris

is e

xce

ssiv

e.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

For

a r

ea

r w

he

el

blo

w-o

ut,

fo

llo

w t

he

sa

me

pro

ced

ure

as

a f

ron

t w

he

el

blo

w-o

ut,

an

d p

ull

off

th

e r

oa

d a

s sa

fely

as

po

ssib

le.

This

is

eq

ua

lly

imp

ort

an

t w

ith

tw

in w

he

els

as

it i

s fo

r si

ng

le w

he

els

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

39

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

07

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

69

19

5.

Wh

en

a w

he

el

ha

s to

be

re

pla

ced

wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g i

s th

e

corr

ect

act

ion

, to

pre

ve

nt

the

wh

ee

l fr

om

be

com

ing

de

tach

ed

du

rin

g

use

?

*(A

)U

se a

to

rqu

e w

ren

ch t

o t

igh

ten

th

e w

he

el

fixi

ng

s.

(B)

All

ow

on

ly a

qu

ali

fie

d,

tra

ine

d m

ech

an

ic t

o r

ep

lace

th

e w

he

el.

(C)

Avo

id u

sin

g r

eta

rde

rs f

or

the

fir

st h

ou

r o

f o

pe

rati

on

.

(D)

At

slo

we

r sp

ee

ds

un

til

the

wo

rk h

as

be

en

in

spe

cte

d b

y a

ce

rtif

ied

me

cha

nic

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

It’s

ess

en

tia

l to

ma

ke s

ure

th

at

all

wh

ee

l n

uts

are

tig

hte

ne

d c

orr

ect

ly w

ith

th

e a

pp

rove

d c

ali

bra

ted

to

rqu

e w

ren

ch.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

39

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

07

19

6.

In t

he

ev

en

t o

f v

eh

icle

fa

ilu

re,

the

mo

st a

pp

rop

ria

te a

ctio

n t

o t

ake

is

to o

pe

rate

th

e h

aza

rd f

lash

ers

aft

er

....

.

(A)

swit

chin

g o

n t

he

re

ar

fog

lig

hts

.

(B)

sett

ing

em

erg

en

cy f

lare

s a

rou

nd

th

e p

eri

me

ter

of

the

ve

hic

le.

*(C

)p

laci

ng

a w

arn

ing

tri

an

gle

be

hin

d t

he

ve

hic

le.

(D)

blo

ckin

g t

he

ne

are

st l

an

e w

ith

an

ora

ng

e c

on

e o

r p

ort

ab

le e

me

rge

ncy

sig

n.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Use

a w

arn

ing

tri

an

gle

, p

lace

it

be

hin

d t

he

ve

hic

le

an

d o

pe

rate

th

e h

aza

rd f

lash

ers

if

the

ve

hic

le i

s ca

usi

ng

an

ob

stru

ctio

n.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

39

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.00

5.0

07

19

7.

Wh

o h

as

the

sin

gle

gre

ate

st i

mp

act

on

fu

el

con

sum

pti

on

an

d s

afe

ty?

(A)

Ve

hic

le m

an

ufa

ctu

rers

.

(B)

Ro

ad

Sa

fety

Au

tho

rity

(R

SA

).

*(C

)D

rive

rs.

(D)

Pa

sse

ng

ers

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

As

a d

rive

r, y

ou

ha

ve t

he

sin

gle

big

ge

st i

mp

act

on

bo

th f

ue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n a

nd

sa

fety

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

39

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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8.

Ge

ne

rall

y, w

he

n a

dri

ve

r ch

an

ge

s d

ow

n i

n g

ea

r, w

ha

t h

ap

pe

ns

wit

h

fue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n?

(A)

It d

ecr

ea

ses.

*(B

)It

in

cre

ase

s.

(C)

It d

ecr

ea

ses

wit

h n

o l

oa

d b

ut

incr

ea

ses

wit

h a

lo

ad

.

(D)

It d

ep

en

ds

on

ve

hic

le s

pe

ed

ra

the

r th

an

ge

ar

sele

ctio

n.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If i

t is

ne

cess

ary

to

ch

an

ge

do

wn

a g

ea

r, e

ven

mo

re

fue

l is

use

d.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

39

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

19

9.

Wh

en

ch

an

gin

g u

p t

o t

he

hig

he

st g

ea

r, r

ed

uci

ng

th

e n

um

be

r o

f g

ea

r

cha

ng

es

....

.

(A)

ad

ds

un

do

we

ar

to t

he

tra

nsm

issi

on

.

(B)

incr

ea

ses

fue

l co

nsu

mp

tio

n.

(C)

is a

n u

nsa

fe p

ract

ice

.

*(D

)sa

ves

fue

l.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

qu

icke

r yo

u m

ove

up

th

e g

ea

rbo

x to

to

p g

ea

r,

the

mo

re f

ue

l yo

u w

ill

save

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

40

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

20

0.

Few

er

ge

ar

cha

ng

es

ord

ina

rily

re

sult

s in

...

..

*(A

)m

ore

fu

el

eff

icie

ncy

.

(B)

mo

re f

ue

l u

sag

e.

(C)

gre

ate

r e

ng

ine

we

ar.

(D)

gre

ate

r b

raki

ng

dis

tan

ce.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

qu

icke

r yo

u m

ove

up

th

e g

ea

rbo

x to

to

p g

ea

r,

the

mo

re f

ue

l yo

u w

ill

save

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

40

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

10

.01

0.0

01

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

71

20

1.

Ho

w o

fte

n a

re m

an

da

tory

do

wn

loa

ds

req

uir

ed

fo

r a

ll d

igit

al

tach

og

rap

h v

eh

icle

un

its?

(A)

Eve

ry m

on

th.

(B)

Eve

ry t

wo

mo

nth

s.

*(C

)Ev

ery

th

ree

mo

nth

s.

(D)

Eve

ry f

ou

r m

on

ths.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

In I

rela

nd

, th

ere

is

a m

an

da

tory

re

qu

ire

me

nt

for

do

wn

loa

d o

f a

ll d

igit

al

tach

og

rap

hs

(ve

hic

le u

nit

s) e

very

thr

ee m

onth

s a

t th

e

late

st.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

40

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

20

.00

1.0

04

20

2.

Be

twe

en

19

96

an

d 2

00

6,

wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g i

s tr

ue

re

ga

rdin

g

Ire

lan

d's

ro

ad

sa

fety

pe

rfo

rma

nce

?

*(A

)Th

e p

op

ula

tio

n h

as

be

en

in

cre

asi

ng

bu

t th

e n

um

be

r o

f fa

tali

tie

s h

as

be

en

de

cre

asi

ng

.

(B)

The

po

pu

lati

on

ha

s b

ee

n d

ecr

ea

sin

g a

nd

th

e n

um

be

r o

f fa

tali

tie

s h

as

be

en

de

cre

asi

ng

.

(C)

The

po

pu

lati

on

ha

s b

ee

n d

ecr

ea

sin

g b

ut

the

nu

mb

er

of

fata

liti

es

ha

s b

ee

n

incr

ea

sin

g.

(D)

The

po

pu

lati

on

ha

s b

ee

n i

ncr

ea

sin

g a

nd

th

e n

um

be

r o

f fa

tali

tie

s h

as

be

en

incr

ea

sin

g.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

In 1

99

6,

fata

lity

ra

te p

er

mil

lio

n r

eg

iste

red

ve

hic

les

wa

s 3

38

; in

20

06

, it

wa

s 1

59

. B

etw

ee

n 1

99

6 a

nd

20

06

, p

op

ula

tio

n g

rew

17

%.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

40

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

02

20

3.

Ho

w m

an

y r

oa

d c

oll

isio

n f

ata

liti

es

we

re t

he

re i

n I

rela

nd

in

20

06

?

(A)

16

5 f

ata

liti

es.

(B)

26

5 f

ata

liti

es.

*(C

)3

65

fa

tali

tie

s.

(D)

46

5 f

ata

liti

es.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

In 2

00

6,

the

re w

ere

36

5 r

oa

d c

oll

isio

n f

ata

liti

es.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

40

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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4.

Wh

at

pe

rce

nta

ge

of

fata

l co

llis

ion

s in

Ire

lan

d i

nv

olv

ed

on

ly a

sin

gle

ve

hic

le i

n 2

00

6?

(A)

21

%.

*(B

)3

1%

.

(C)

41

%.

(D)

51

%.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

31

% o

f a

ll f

ata

l co

llis

ion

s in

20

06

we

re s

ing

le v

eh

icle

on

ly c

oll

isio

ns.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

41

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

02

20

5.

Wh

at

is t

he

mo

st c

om

mo

n p

rob

lem

fo

r d

riv

ers

wit

h c

ycl

ists

?

(A)

Dri

vers

de

tect

ing

on

com

ing

cyc

list

s.

(B)

Cyc

list

s d

ete

ctin

g o

nco

min

g d

rive

rs.

*(C

)D

rive

rs d

ete

ctin

g c

ycli

sts

wh

en

cyc

list

s a

pp

roa

ch a

lon

gsi

de

or

be

hin

d.

(D)

Cyc

list

s d

ete

ctin

g d

rive

rs w

he

n d

rive

rs a

pp

roa

ch a

lon

gsi

de

or

be

hin

d.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

mo

st s

eri

ou

s p

rob

lem

fo

r cy

clis

ts s

ee

ms

to b

e

de

tect

ion

of

the

m b

y d

rive

rs a

pp

roa

chin

g a

lon

gsi

de

or

fro

m b

eh

ind

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

41

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

03

20

6.

A c

ar

is t

rav

ell

ing

at

30

km

/h

. I

n a

co

llis

ion

, w

ha

t p

erc

en

t o

f

pe

de

stri

an

s w

ou

ld b

e f

ata

lly i

nju

red

?

(A)

5%

.

*(B

)1

0%

.

(C)

20

%.

(D)

40

%.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Hit

by

a c

ar

at

30

km

/h

, 1

ou

t o

f 1

0 p

ed

est

ria

ns

wil

l

be

kil

led

. T

his

co

uld

in

cre

ase

sig

nif

ica

ntl

y w

ith

co

llis

ion

s in

volv

ing

la

rge

ve

hic

les.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

41

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

73

20

7.

A c

ar

is t

rav

ell

ing

at

50

km

/h

. I

n a

co

llis

ion

, w

ha

t p

erc

en

t o

f

pe

de

stri

an

s w

ou

ld b

e f

ata

lly i

nju

red

?

(A)

15

%.

(B)

30

%.

*(C

)5

0%

.

(D)

60

%.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Hit

by

a c

ar

at

50

km

/h

, 5

ou

t o

f 1

0 p

ed

est

ria

ns

wil

l

be

kil

led

. T

his

co

uld

in

cre

ase

sig

nif

ica

ntl

y w

ith

co

llis

ion

s in

volv

ing

la

rge

ve

hic

les.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

41

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

03

20

8.

A c

ar

is t

rav

ell

ing

at

60

km

/h

. I

n a

co

llis

ion

, w

ha

t p

erc

en

t o

f

pe

de

stri

an

s w

ou

ld b

e f

ata

lly i

nju

red

?

(A)

65

%.

(B)

75

%.

(C)

85

%.

*(D

)9

5%

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Hit

by

a c

ar

at

60

km

/h

, 9

ou

t o

f 1

0 p

ed

est

ria

ns

wil

l

be

kil

led

. T

his

co

uld

in

cre

ase

sig

nif

ica

ntl

y w

ith

co

llis

ion

s in

volv

ing

la

rge

ve

hic

le.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

41

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

03

20

9.

For

EU c

ou

ntr

ies,

it

ha

s b

ee

n e

stim

ate

d t

ha

t h

ow

ma

ny c

itiz

en

s w

ill

ne

ed

ho

spit

al

tre

atm

en

t d

uri

ng

th

eir

lif

eti

me

du

e t

o r

oa

d c

rash

es?

*(A

)1

in

3.

(B)

1 i

n 4

.

(C)

1 i

n 5

.

(D)

1 i

n 6

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

1 i

n 3

cit

ize

ns

wil

l n

ee

d h

osp

ita

l tr

ea

tme

nt

du

rin

g

the

ir l

ife

tim

e d

ue

to

ro

ad

cra

she

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

41

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

04

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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0.

For

EU c

ou

ntr

ies,

it

ha

s b

ee

n e

stim

ate

d t

ha

t ro

ad

cra

she

s ca

use

ho

w

mu

ch o

f a

sh

ort

er

life

ex

pe

cta

ncy

?

(A)

3 m

on

ths.

*(B

)6

mo

nth

s.

(C)

9 m

on

ths.

(D)

12

mo

nth

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

In t

he

EU

ro

ad

cra

she

s ca

use

6 m

on

ths

sho

rte

r li

fe

exp

ect

an

cy.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

42

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

04

21

1.

Wh

o s

uff

ers

th

e m

ost

se

ve

re i

nju

rie

s a

s a

re

sult

of

mo

tor

ve

hic

le

cra

she

s?

*(A

)M

oto

rcyc

list

s.

(B)

Ca

r d

rive

rs.

(C)

Bu

s d

rive

rs.

(D)

Lorr

y d

rive

rs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Pe

de

stri

an

s a

nd

mo

torc

ycli

sts

suff

er

the

mo

st s

eve

re

inju

rie

s a

s a

re

sult

of

mo

tor

veh

icle

co

llis

ion

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

42

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

04

21

2.

Wh

at

pe

rce

nt

of

de

ath

s fr

om

ro

ad

tra

ffic

cra

she

s o

ccu

rre

d w

ith

in

min

ute

s, e

ith

er

at

the

sce

ne

or

wh

ile

in

tra

nsi

t to

th

e h

osp

ita

l?

(A)

30

%.

(B)

40

%.

*(C

)5

0%

.

(D)

60

%.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

50

% o

f d

ea

ths

fro

m r

oa

d t

raff

ic c

rash

es

occ

urr

ed

wit

hin

min

ute

s, e

ith

er

at

the

sce

ne

or

wh

ile

in

tra

nsi

t to

th

e h

osp

ita

l.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

42

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

04

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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21

3.

Wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g b

est

de

scri

be

s w

ha

t th

e c

ost

of

rest

itu

tio

n

incl

ud

es

for

roa

d a

ccid

en

ts?

*(A

)D

ire

ct c

ost

s a

sso

cia

ted

by

roa

d a

ccid

en

ts.

(B)

Ind

ire

ct c

ost

s a

sso

cia

ted

by

roa

d a

ccid

en

ts.

(C)

Me

dic

al

cost

s.

(D)

Pro

pe

rty

da

ma

ge

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

co

sts

of

rest

itu

tio

n a

re t

he

dir

ect

co

sts

ge

ne

rate

d b

y ro

ad

acc

ide

nts

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

42

4

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

1.0

04

21

4.

Wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g e

xa

mp

les

is o

ne

of

the

mo

st c

om

mo

n c

au

ses

of

crim

ina

l d

am

ag

e t

o v

eh

icle

s a

nd

in

fra

stru

ctu

re?

(A)

Bro

ken

kn

ee

lin

g d

evic

es.

*(B

)M

issi

le t

hro

win

g.

(C)

Bro

ken

do

ors

.

(D)

Sla

she

d t

yre

s.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

mo

st c

om

mo

n f

orm

s o

f cr

imin

al

da

ma

ge

are

sla

she

d s

ea

ts,

mis

sile

th

row

ing

, g

raff

iti

an

d b

roke

n w

ind

ow

s.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

42

5

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

01

21

5.

If t

he

dri

ve

r o

f a

no

the

r v

eh

icle

is

ve

rba

lly a

gg

ress

ive

, w

ha

t sh

ou

ld

the

pro

fess

ion

al

dri

ve

r d

o?

*(A

)K

ee

p c

alm

.

(B)

Ign

ore

th

e s

itu

ati

on

.

(C)

Re

spo

nd

wit

h v

erb

al

forc

e.

(D)

Re

spo

nd

wit

h p

hys

ica

l fo

rce

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If y

ou

are

ve

rba

lly

ag

gre

sse

d,

you

ne

ed

to

ke

ep

calm

so

no

t to

ma

ke t

he

sit

ua

tio

n w

ors

e.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

42

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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6.

In t

he

ca

se o

f a

n i

nte

rna

tio

na

l jo

urn

ey,

if

an

un

au

tho

rise

d p

ers

on

is

fou

nd

on

bo

ard

, th

e d

riv

er

sho

uld

...

..

(A)

dis

con

tin

ue

th

e t

rip

im

me

dia

tely

.

(B)

ha

ve t

he

pe

rso

n r

em

ove

d f

rom

th

e b

us.

(C)

ha

ve t

he

pe

rso

n p

ay

the

fa

re f

or

the

tri

p.

*(D

)re

po

rt i

t to

th

e c

on

cern

ed

co

un

try'

s p

oli

ce.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

In o

rde

r to

se

cure

ag

ain

st u

na

uth

ori

sed

en

try,

all

bre

ach

es

of

veh

icle

se

curi

ty,

incl

ud

ing

un

au

tho

rise

d p

ers

on

s o

n b

oa

rd,

sho

uld

be

rep

ort

ed

to

th

e p

oli

ce o

f th

e c

ou

ntr

y co

nce

rne

d.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

42

9

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

02

21

7.

In a

dd

itio

n t

o a

cle

ar

sig

na

ture

of

the

re

ceiv

ing

in

div

idu

al,

wh

en

a

dri

ve

r d

eli

ve

rs g

oo

ds,

wh

at

oth

er

ite

m s

ho

uld

be

in

clu

de

d o

n t

he

pro

of

of

de

liv

ery

no

te?

*(A

)P

rin

ted

na

me

of

ind

ivid

ua

l.

(B)

Emp

loye

e I

D o

f in

div

idu

al.

(C)

Pri

nte

d n

am

e o

f su

pe

rvis

or.

(D)

Co

nta

ct n

um

be

r fo

r th

e c

om

pa

ny.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ma

ke s

ure

th

ere

is

a c

lea

r si

gn

atu

re a

nd

pri

nte

d

na

me

of

ind

ivid

ua

l o

n t

he

pro

of

of

de

live

ry n

ote

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

43

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

02

21

8.

Du

rin

g t

ran

spo

rt,

vis

ua

l se

curi

ty c

he

cks

of

the

ve

hic

le s

ho

uld

be

con

du

cte

d a

t ..

...

*(A

)ev

ery

ha

lt.

(B)

con

ven

ien

t ti

me

s.

(C)

the

sta

rt o

f a

da

y.

(D)

the

en

d o

f a

da

y.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Ca

rry

ou

t vi

sua

l ch

eck

s o

f th

e v

eh

icle

at

eve

ry h

alt

.

This

wil

l h

elp

ma

inta

in v

eh

icle

sa

fety

& S

ecu

rity

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

43

1

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

02

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

77

21

9.

Wh

en

de

pa

rtin

g f

rom

Ire

lan

d,

if a

dri

ve

r is

un

ab

le t

o c

arr

y o

ut

a

che

ck o

f th

e v

eh

icle

, fr

om

wh

at

ind

ivid

ua

l o

r o

rga

niz

ati

on

sh

ou

ld t

he

dri

ve

r g

ain

wri

tte

n c

on

firm

ati

on

th

at

the

re a

re n

o u

na

uth

ori

sed

pe

rso

ns

wit

hin

th

e v

eh

icle

?

*(A

)In

div

idu

al

loa

din

g.

(B)

Cu

sto

ms

off

ice

rs.

(C)

An

oth

er

dri

ver.

(D)

Po

rt o

pe

rato

rs.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

If y

ou

are

un

ab

le t

o c

arr

y o

ut

a l

oa

din

g c

he

ck y

ou

sho

uld

ge

t co

nfi

rma

tio

n i

n w

riti

ng

fro

m t

he

pe

rso

n r

esp

on

sib

le f

or

the

fin

al

loa

din

g t

ha

t th

ere

are

no

un

au

tho

rize

d p

ers

on

s in

th

e v

eh

icle

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

43

6

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

04

22

0.

Ch

eck

ing

wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g a

rea

s o

f a

ve

hic

le i

s v

ita

l to

sp

ot

un

au

tho

rise

d a

cce

ss?

(A)

Ro

of.

*(B

)A

xle

.

(C)

Eng

ine

.

(D)

Ca

nva

s si

de

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

In a

dd

itio

n t

o c

he

ckin

g t

he

oth

er

op

tio

ns

it i

s vi

tal

to

che

ck t

he

un

de

rsid

e o

f th

e v

eh

icle

as

ille

ga

l im

mig

ran

ts s

om

eti

me

s h

ide

ab

ove

veh

icle

axl

e.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

43

7

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

04

22

1.

Ca

rryin

g p

ass

en

ge

rs b

y r

oa

d f

or

pa

ym

en

t is

ca

lle

d .

....

(A)

call

ou

t.

(B)

ou

t fo

r h

ire

.

*(C

)h

ire

or

rew

ard

.

(D)

dri

ve f

or

pro

fit.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

"Hir

e o

r re

wa

rd"

me

an

s a

ny

typ

e o

f p

aym

en

t th

at

giv

es

a p

ers

on

a r

igh

t to

be

ca

rrie

d o

n a

ve

hic

le w

he

the

r o

r n

ot

a p

rofi

t is

ma

de

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

43

8

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.00

5.0

05

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

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w.t

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e

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2.

The

ma

in c

on

cern

wit

h m

an

ua

l h

an

dli

ng

act

ivit

y i

s th

e i

ncr

ea

sed

ris

k

of

inju

ry d

ue

to

we

ar

an

d t

ea

r o

n t

he

...

..

(A)

ne

ck.

*(B

)b

ack

.

(C)

leg

s.

(D)

kne

es.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

The

ma

in c

on

cern

wit

h m

an

ua

l h

an

dli

ng

act

ivit

y is

the

in

cre

ase

d r

isk

of

inju

ry d

ue

to

we

ar

an

d t

ea

r o

n t

he

ba

ck.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

44

0

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

0.0

04

22

3.

The

da

ng

ero

us

eff

ect

s o

f LS

D c

an

la

st u

p t

o h

ow

ma

ny h

ou

rs?

(A)

8 h

ou

rs.

*(B

)1

2 h

ou

rs.

(C)

18

ho

urs

.

(D)

24

ho

urs

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

Dri

vin

g a

fte

r ta

kin

g L

SD

is

extr

em

ely

da

ng

ero

us

an

d

the

eff

ect

s ca

n l

ast

up

to

12

ho

urs

.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

45

2

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

02

22

4.

Wh

en

dri

vin

g f

ati

gu

ed

, a

'm

icro

sle

ep

' ca

n l

ast

fo

r u

p t

o h

ow

ma

ny

seco

nd

s?

(A)

5 s

eco

nd

s.

*(B

)1

0 s

eco

nd

s.

(C)

15

se

con

ds.

(D)

20

se

con

ds.

.

Co

rre

ct a

nsw

er

ex

pla

na

tio

n:

A d

rive

r m

ay

dri

ft i

n a

nd

ou

t o

f co

nsc

iou

sne

ss a

nd

exp

eri

en

ce “

mic

ro s

lee

ps”

wh

ich

ca

n l

ast

up

to

10

se

con

ds.

Ma

ster

Co

de:

CP

C0

45

3

ICS

Co

de:

80

5.1

30

.01

5.0

03

CP

C B

us

an

d T

ruck

Qu

est

ion

Ba

nk

ww

w.t

heo

ryte

st.i

e

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