Indiana BMV driver's license practice test 5
Try this free Indiana practice test for the driver's license knowledge exam: 25 questions from the Indiana Driver's Manual. The sections it covers most are Chapter 1: Obtaining a New Credential (3), Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation (11), and Chapter 6: Traffic Signs and Signals (6). To start, you'll answer this: "You fail the Indiana knowledge exam. When can you take it again?" Explanations follow every answer.
Checked on
- Questions
- 25
- Passing score
- 80% (20 of 25)
- Mistakes allowed
- 5
- Official handbook
- Indiana Driver's Manual
Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
You fail the Indiana knowledge exam. When can you take it again?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the Indiana Driver's Manual.
- Chapter 1: Obtaining a New Credential3 questions
- Chapter 5: Points, Suspensions, and Insurance Requirements2 questions
- Chapter 6: Traffic Signs and Signals6 questions
- Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation11 questions
- Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations3 questions
All 25 questions on this test
Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.
Question 1: You fail the Indiana knowledge exam. When can you take it again?
- A. After 30 days
- B. The next business day
- C. After seven calendar days
- D. After two months
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a New Credential
Question 2: A pedestrian hybrid beacon shows two steady red lights. What should you do?
- A. Stop and stay stopped while pedestrians cross
- B. Slow down and go if no one is in your lane
- C. Keep going; the beacon only applies to buses
- D. Stop, then continue as if it were a stop sign
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 6: Traffic Signs and Signals
Question 3: When may you use hand signals in place of your vehicle's turn signals?
- A. When one or more of the lighted signals isn't working
- B. Any time, since hand signals are always the safest choice
- C. Only on rural roads when there is no other traffic
- D. During the driving skills exam, to show the examiner
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 4: Who is allowed in your vehicle during an Indiana driving skills exam given by the BMV?
- A. The examiner and one parent or legal guardian
- B. The examiner and any licensed adult driver 25 or older
- C. Only the BMV examiner or other authorized BMV staff
- D. The examiner and your driving school instructor
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a New Credential
Question 5: The light turns steady yellow as you reach an intersection, and you're too close to stop safely. What should you do?
- A. Complete your movement through the intersection
- B. Back up to get behind the stop line
- C. Brake hard and stop wherever the car happens to end up
- D. Treat it like a flashing red and stop first
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 6: Traffic Signs and Signals
Question 6: Red signs, such as Wrong Way, tell drivers about
- A. Recreation areas close to the highway
- B. Upcoming road conditions such as ice or sharp curves
- C. Regulations that require immediate action
- D. Guidance to highway entrances and exits
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 6: Traffic Signs and Signals
Question 7: You're in a multi-lane roundabout next to a tractor-trailer. What must you do?
- A. Speed up to get ahead of it before the exit
- B. Honk so the driver knows you're beside them
- C. Yield to it, slowing or stopping if needed
- D. Hold your lane; large vehicles must yield to cars
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 8: A flagger in a work zone holds an orange or red flag straight out into your lane. What should you do?
- A. Slow down and pass by the flagger with extra care
- B. Honk to let the flagger know you're coming
- C. Stop, and go only when the flagger directs you
- D. Change lanes and continue at the posted speed
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 9: Who must wear a seat belt in Indiana when the vehicle is operating?
- A. The driver and front-seat passenger only
- B. The driver and all passengers
- C. Only people in cars without air bags
- D. Only riders younger than 18
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 10: Which headlights should you use when driving in fog?
- A. No headlights, to avoid glare
- B. Parking lights only
- C. High beams
- D. Low beams
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 11: If you can't avoid hitting something, what's the best choice?
- A. An oncoming vehicle, since both cars will slow down
- B. A parked car, since no one is inside it
- C. A wall, since it stops you in a straight line
- D. Something that gives way, like brush or shrubs
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations
Question 12: Without completing driver education, what's the minimum age for an Indiana driver's license?
- A. 16 years and 90 days
- B. 17 years and 180 days
- C. 16 years and 270 days
- D. 18 years exactly
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a New Credential
Question 13: You park facing downhill next to a curb. Which way should your front wheels point?
- A. Away from the street
- B. Toward the curb
- C. Away from the curb
- D. Straight ahead
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 14: You're getting drowsy on the road. What does the manual recommend?
- A. Drive faster to get home sooner
- B. Pull over somewhere safe and take a short nap
- C. Open the window and turn the radio up loud
- D. Drink a large coffee and keep going until you're home
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 15: How much following distance should you leave behind a motorcycle?
- A. At least eight to ten full seconds
- B. At least one or two seconds
- C. At least three or four seconds
- D. At least half a car length
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 16: What do you get for completing a BMV-approved Driver Safety Program course?
- A. A four-point credit, allowed once every three years
- B. A two-point credit, allowed once in every calendar year
- C. A six-point credit, allowed once every five years
- D. Removal of every active point on your record
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 5: Points, Suspensions, and Insurance Requirements
Question 17: What are common hours for school zone speed limits in Indiana?
- A. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday
- B. 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. only
- C. 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., every day of the week
- D. 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 18: How should you check your blind spot before changing lanes?
- A. Tap the brakes and wait for the car behind to back off
- B. Look only in the inside rearview mirror
- C. Watch the side mirror on the opposite side
- D. Briefly turn your head toward the lane you're entering
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 19: During a traffic stop, what should you do after pulling over?
- A. Stay in the car with your hands on the wheel
- B. Get out and walk back to the officer
- C. Look for your papers before the officer arrives
- D. Keep your phone call going so you have a witness
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations
Question 20: At an intersection with flashing red lights in every direction, you and another driver arrive at the same time. Who must yield?
- A. The driver in the larger vehicle
- B. The driver going straight
- C. The driver on the right
- D. The driver on the left
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 6: Traffic Signs and Signals
Question 21: You're stuck on the tracks and a train is coming. Which way should you run?
- A. Straight across the tracks to the far side
- B. At a 45-degree angle away from the tracks, away from the train
- C. Straight down the tracks, away from the train
- D. At a 45-degree angle away from the tracks, toward the train
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 7: Safe Vehicle Operation
Question 22: When may you turn left on a red light in Indiana?
- A. When turning from a one-way street onto a one-way street
- B. Never; left turns on red are always illegal
- C. Whenever no oncoming traffic is in sight
- D. When turning from a two-way street onto a one-way street
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 6: Traffic Signs and Signals
Question 23: Your conventional brakes suddenly fail. What should you try first?
- A. Steer into the next car to slow yourself down
- B. Shift to a lower gear and pump the brake fast and hard
- C. Turn the engine off to slow the car down
- D. Hold the brake pedal to the floor and wait for pressure to build
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 8: Accidents and Emergency Situations
Question 24: A five-sided sign tells you that
- A. You're coming up on a railroad crossing
- B. You're near a school where children may cross
- C. You're entering a no-passing zone ahead
- D. You must stop and yield at the next intersection
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 6: Traffic Signs and Signals
Question 25: According to the Indiana Driver's Manual, what are the main factors in a person's BAC?
- A. How much they drink, how fast they drink it, and body weight
- B. How much they ate, how much water they drank, and their height
- C. The brand of drink, the drinking location, and their driving experience
- D. The type of drink, the time of day, and the driver's age
Source:Indiana Driver's Manual, Chapter 5: Points, Suspensions, and Insurance Requirements
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