SHARJAH HEAVY VEHICLE THEORY TEST 02

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Sharjah Truck 2 - English

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After your pretrip inspection, your next inspection should take place?

At your next stop

At the end of your journey

In 12 hours’ time

At the start of the next day

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Having passengers in a vehicle can affect its handling if it is?

Under 6 tonnes

Under 10 tonnes

Any weight

Under 3 tonnes

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At low speed, the rear wheels of a semitrailer will track?

Inside the truck's wheels

Outside the truck’s wheels

In line with the truck’s wheels

Any of these depending on road surface

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With a hydraulic brake vehicle, after pumping the brake pedal you should be able to hold it down without feeling any loss of pressure for how long?

Three seconds

Four seconds

Five seconds

Two seconds

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When taking a right-hand bend, you should steer?

Over the center markings

In the center of the lane

Close to the left side of the lane

Close to the right side of the lane

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The turning radius for a heavy vehicle is?

Different for each vehicle

30°

60°

90°

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You should always hold the steering wheel with both hands?

Except when you want to rest your hands

Except when travelling straight

In all circumstances

Except when making a phone call

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Changing gear at the wrong time can damage?

All of these

The transmission

The clutch

The engine

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How often should you check that your load is secure?

If it was secure when you started you don't need to

At the end of each day

Regularly as you drive

At every stop

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Approaching a left-hand bend, you should position yourself?

On the right-hand side of your lane

In the center of your lane

In the oncoming traffic lane

On the left-hand side of your lane

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With air brake systems, you should check the low-pressure warnings are working by?

Pressing the brake

Revving the engine

Pressing the accelerator

Pressing the clutch

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If it's raining, the road will probably be most slippery?

Just after it finishes

As the road dries out

After an hour's rain

Just as it starts

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Which of these is the only one that will not make you change gear?

Slowing down

Changing lanes

Going downhill

Going uphill

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Cut-in means your rear wheels will travel?

A shorter path than the front ones

A longer path than the front ones

The same path as the front ones

A completely different path than the front ones

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When double clutching, it's important to monitor?

Mirrors

Revs

All of these

Speed

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Which of these will not help you prevent aquaplaning?

Good tires

High speed

Correct tire pressure

Low speed

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Trailer brakes may not work properly if?

Air hoses are damaged

Air hoses are leaking

Any of these apply

Air hoses are wrongly connected

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You should correct any drifting off course when reversing by?

Holding the steering wheel straight

Steering towards the drift

Rapidly accelerating and braking

Steering away from the drift

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When accelerating with your large vehicle, you should aim for?

Smoothness

All of these

Low noise

Speed

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You can be helped in gear changing by using your?

All of these

Temperature gauge

Tachometer

Speedometer

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When reversing, you should monitor the trailer position by?

Listening for any bumps

Looking at shadows

Hanging out the window

Looking in your mirrors

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When pulling away on sand or gravel, you should accelerate?

Faster

More aggressively

More powerfully

More slowly

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Each time you stop you should check your brakes for excessive?

All of these

Moisture

Cold

Heat

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When reversing a large vehicle into a tight space, a good driver?

Repositions as many times as necessary

Doesn't need any guidance

Always does it in one go

Does it quickly

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Which of these is the correct sequence for double clutching to change gear?

Neutral, clutch, select gear, clutch

Clutch, select gear, clutch, neutral

Clutch, neutral, clutch, select gear

Clutch, neutral, select gear, clutch

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