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FREE NS General Knowledge Test 1 2025
Based on the 2025 NS CDL manual
Questions: 25
Mistakes allowed: 5
Passing score: 80%
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When you drive a truck in Nova Scotia, you need to have a commercial truck driver’s licence. In Nova Scotia, the transportation sector is booming, and the truck drivers become highly sought after. The job market for truck drivers is good, with a significant number of drivers working full time and having a secure job.
To get your licence, it is necessary to pass both a written and a practical test. The written exam has a set of questions from the 2025 NS Commercial Driver’s Manual, and they are multiple choice requiring an 80% pass rate, taking half an hour to complete. The practical test is the demonstration of your truck driving abilities in front of the examiner.
Our NS General Knowledge practice test that consists of 25 questions is the first step to the road to the success in your exams. There is an explanation for each question to be able to get familiar with all the rules. Such exercises are vital for making sure you pass the knowledge exam and take part in the trucking industry of Nova Scotia’s green world. Good luck and be careful behind the wheel!
Based on 2025 NS commercial driver's license manual
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List of questions (classic view)
- What should you do to enter a freeway?
- You're approaching a red traffic signal light, but a police officer motions you to go through. What should you do?
- You're driving a tractor-trailer. While rounding a right curve on a two-way road, you should
- When can a police officer inspect your vehicle?
- In Ontario, you must not park or leave your vehicle on a rural roadway unless there is a clear view for at least ________ in both directions.
- When should you perform a circle check of your commercial motor vehicle?
- If you're approaching a railway crossing at which a signal device or flagperson is warning of an approaching train, you must
- After dark, an amber or red light must be visible for ____ from the rear of the load of the commercial vehicle.
- Under all conditions, you should drive at a speed that will allow you to
- Who is responsible for the safe operation of a motor vehicle?
- A licensed driver who wants to learn how to drive a tractor-trailer must
- When uncoupling a combination vehicle (such as a tractor-trailer), which of the following is the next step after you've lowered the landing gear?
- Any load which projects from the rear of a vehicle by at least 1 metre (about 3 feet) must be marked by
- You're driving a vehicle equipped with air brakes. You notice that when you brake, the service brakes aren't holding even though air pressure is satisfactory. What should you do?
- To perform the pre-trip inspection of the air brakes, which of the following should you do first?
- To enter a highway from a private road or driveway, you should
- What is the gross weight of a vehicle?
- Ontario law does NOT require ________ on a motor vehicle.
- In Ontario, the maximum speed limit on a rural highway is ________ except where otherwise posted.
- When you back your tractor to couple a semi-trailer, the fifth wheel opening must be in direct line with
- When travelling at over 60 km/h (40 mph), a commercial truck driver must maintain a following distance of at least _________ behind the vehicle ahead, except when passing.
- The driver must carry a daily log with entries for the past
- Drivers are exempted from keeping a daily log if they drive within a radius of
- The driver's log book must contain which of the following entries?
- Electronic recording of log entries is
- The pyrometer is a dashboard gauge that measures
- Which of these produces electricity to keep the vehicle's batteries charged?
- The difference in electrical charge potential between two points in a circuit acts as a kind of pressure to make an electrical current flow. This pressure or potential difference is usually measured in
- You may not drive a tractor-trailer if the semi-trailer's length exceeds _______ unless you obtain an oversize permit.
- What is the maximum permitted width of a semi-trailer?