North Carolina practice questions, indexed.
370 practice questions for the North Carolina knowledge test, each with a full explanation and a citation back to the manual.
- Adverse Conditions The manual recommends that on packed snow, you cut your speed by: →
- Adverse Conditions As temperatures drop toward freezing, which stretches of road ice over first? →
- Adverse Conditions How should you use an anti-lock braking system in an emergency stop? →
- Adverse Conditions According to the manual, when during a rainstorm is the pavement most dangerous to drive on? →
- Adverse Conditions On wet pavement, how much following distance does the manual tell you to keep behind the vehicle ahead? →
- Adverse Conditions Which speed and water depth does the manual specifically identify as enough for hydroplaning to start? →
- Adverse Conditions Your vehicle begins to hydroplane on a wet road. What does the manual tell you to do? →
- Adverse Conditions What does the manual say about using cruise control in the rain? →
- Adverse Conditions An oncoming vehicle crosses the center line into your path. What does the manual tell you to do? →
- Sharing the Road A school bus stops on a two-lane road to pick up children. What must other traffic do? →
- Sharing the Road By North Carolina law, a moped's top speed may not exceed: →
- Sharing the Road What is the minimum age to operate a moped on a public roadway in North Carolina? →
- Sharing the Road You are following a tractor-trailer and want to pass. What does the manual say to do first? →
- Sharing the Road A farm tractor ahead of you signals a left turn. What should you conclude? →
- Sharing the Road When is passing farm equipment on a public road advisable? →
- Sharing the Road About two-thirds of motorcycle crashes in North Carolina involve a car. In most of these crashes, who is at fault? →
- Sharing the Road According to the manual, a truck's 'NO-ZONE' is: →
- Sharing the Road You are walking along a rural road with no sidewalk. Which side should you walk on? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving You are driving your personal car in North Carolina. What blood alcohol concentration triggers immediate revocation of your driving privilege based on the test result alone? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving You hold a commercial driver license and are driving a commercial motor vehicle in North Carolina. What BAC triggers immediate revocation under the DWI law? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving A driver under 21 is convicted of driving with any amount of alcohol in their body. What does the manual say happens to their license? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving An officer charges you with driving while impaired and asks for a chemical test of your breath or blood. You refuse. What is the immediate consequence to your license? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving After a willful refusal to submit to a chemical test, when may a judge issue a limited driving privilege? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving What is the minimum age to legally purchase any alcoholic beverage in North Carolina? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving A 19-year-old is convicted of using a fraudulent driver license to obtain alcohol. What license consequence does the law require? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving Under North Carolina DWI law, what is required of a person convicted of DWI for the second time? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving According to the manual, driving while impaired can be proven in which of the following ways? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving Which of the following does North Carolina DWI law specifically prohibit for a driver? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving You are convicted of DWI for the first time in North Carolina. According to the manual, how long is your driver license revoked? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving Your license is restored for the first time after a DWI suspension. The DWI was not in a commercial motor vehicle, you were 21 or older when the offense occurred, the conviction was not for driving after consuming alcohol or drugs while under 21, and it was not felony death by vehicle. What blood alcohol concentration restriction applies to your driving? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving According to the North Carolina manual, what is the only thing that will sober up a drinker? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving You are convicted of DWI while your license is already revoked for an earlier DWI. According to the manual, what may the court order concerning your vehicle? →
- DUI & Impaired Driving According to the manual, what does alcohol's false confidence lead a driver to do? →
- Graduated Licensing You hold a Level Two Limited Provisional License. Apart from direct trips to or from work or a qualifying volunteer fire, rescue, or EMS call, during what hours may you drive without supervision? →
- Graduated Licensing A supervising driver for a Level One or Level Two licensee must have been licensed for at least how many years? →
- Graduated Licensing How long must you hold a Level Two Limited Provisional License before applying for a Full Provisional License? →
- Graduated Licensing Under North Carolina's provisional licensing rules, when may a driver under 18 use a cell phone while driving? →
- Graduated Licensing When driving unsupervised on a Level Two Limited Provisional License, with no under-21 household members in the vehicle, how many non-household passengers under 21 may you carry (setting aside the narrow school-transport exception)? →
- Graduated Licensing To hold a Level Two Limited Provisional License in North Carolina, a driver must be within what age range? →
- Graduated Licensing Before graduating from Level Two to Level Three, a provisional licensee must have no convictions for moving violations, seat belt, or cell phone infractions for how long? →
- Licensing Process What fee does NCDMV charge for a duplicate driver license? →
- Licensing Process For an applicant under 18, the required driver education course consists of how many hours of instruction? →
- Licensing Process When does the manual require an applicant's vision to be checked at NCDMV? →
- Licensing Process How far ahead of your license expiration date does NCDMV allow you to renew? →
- Licensing Process To pass the North Carolina traffic signs test, what must you be able to do? →
- Licensing Process A new resident has how long after establishing residence to obtain a North Carolina Class C driver license or learner permit? →
- Licensing Process If you move to North Carolina holding an out-of-state CDL and want to keep a commercial license, within how many days after becoming a resident must you apply for and receive a North Carolina CDL? →
- Licensing Process For an eligible driver, how often does NCDMV allow use of the online license renewal system? →
- Licensing Process For an applicant age 18 or older who does not qualify for the Modernization Act RID exception, how many proofs of North Carolina residency does NCDMV require? →
- Licensing Process Where must North Carolina residents go to apply for a REAL ID? →
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