Kentucky CDL — General Knowledge Practice Test 1

1.If a large vehicle you are driving is being tailgated, you should:
speed up to lose the tailgaterincrease your following distance and avoid quick changestap the brakes to warn them offswitch your taillights on and off as a trick
2.At speeds below 40 mph, the recommended following distance is at least:
one second for every 10 feet of your rig's lengthone second for the entire vehicletwo seconds no matter the lengthone second for every 40 feet of length
3.When stopped on a one-way or divided highway, where should the warning devices be placed?
At 5 feet, 50 feet, and 500 feetAt 20 feet and 40 feet onlyAt 10 feet, 100 feet, and 200 feet toward approaching trafficAt the front bumper only
4.The manual's best advice for driving in dense fog is to:
speed up to get through it fasterswitch on your high beams for more lightfollow closely behind another vehicleavoid driving and pull off safely until it clears
5.When placing warning triangles, how should you hold them?
Over your headBetween yourself and oncoming traffic for your own safetyBehind your backFlat against your chest
6.A driver who does not pass the air brake portion of the knowledge test receives a restriction that:
prohibits night drivingprohibits carrying any cargoprohibits operating a CMV with air brakesprohibits interstate travel
7.Gasoline and acetone are grouped under which hazard class?
Class 2, GasesClass 5, OxidizersClass 3, FlammableClass 6, Poisons
8.A bus does NOT have to stop at a drawbridge when:
a traffic light there shows greenthe water below is calmno boats are visibleit is daytime
9.To hold a vehicle in place when you should not use the parking brakes, you can:
leave it in high gearrely on tire friction aloneturn the wheels toward the roaduse wheel chocks on a level surface
10.When you become drowsy behind the wheel, the only safe remedy is to:
drink strong coffeeopen the window for cold airstop and get some sleepturn up the radio