DELAWARE CDL PRACTICE TEST - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

11. You should downshift:
when stopping suddenly and when you are being tailgated.
before entering a curve and before starting down a hill.
before starting up a hill and while going around a curve.
after starting down a hill and after entering a curve.
12. Which of these is NOT part of the basic method for shifting up?
Release the clutch and press the accelerator at the same time.
Accelerate while pressing the clutch and turn toward the driver's side.
Release the accelerator, push in the clutch and shift to neutral at the same time.
Push in the clutch and shift to the higher gear at the same time.
13. What is countersteering?
Staying off the brake while steering to the right to avoid an accident.
Locking your wheels while turning in an emergency situation.
Driving too fast for conditions.
Turning the steering wheel quickly the other way after steering in an emergency situation.
14. Tire load is defined as:
the weight transmitted to the ground by 1 tire.
the minimum safe weight a tire can carry at a specified pressure.
the minimum tire pressure.
the maximum safe weight a tire can carry at a specified pressure.
15. You should reject a vehicle until which of the following gets rectified?
Faulty windshield wipers
Faulty headlights
Faulty flashers
All of the above.
16. For an electrical equipment fire or a gasoline or oil fire, use:
water.
a type A:B:C or B:C fire extinguisher.
a type B:C fire extinguisher only.
a type D fire extinguisher only.
17. _________ helps coordinate emergency response to chemical hazards.
The Federal Transportation Organization
The National Prevention Network
The National Chemical Network
The National Response Center
18. Before driving a vehicle with a dual air system, allow time for the air compressor to build up a minimum of ____ pressure in both the primary and secondary systems.
25 psi
100 psi
75 psi
50 psi
19. What are some advantages of going right instead of left around an obstacle?
Someone may be passing to the left.
You can avoid a head-on collision.
There may be a shoulder that you can steer into.
All of the above.
20. What is Gross Vehicle Weight Rating?
The total weight of a single vehicle, including its load
The total weight of a combination of vehicles including the load
The total weight of a combination of vehicles excluding the load
The value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle
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