Licensing, Demerits & Penalties — North Carolina

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TopicLicensing, Demerits & Penalties
License testNorth Carolina Car learner's permit test
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Questions (12)

1. If your license has been suspended for a third time due to the point system, it will be suspended for:
  1. 12 months. ✓
  2. 10 months.
  3. 10 weeks.
  4. 12 days.

Answer: A. 12 months.

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2. If you refuse to take a chemical test when requested by an officer, the Division of Motor Vehicles will:
  1. Place you on probation.
  2. Not do anything specific.
  3. Assign you to an improvement program.
  4. Revoke your driver license. ✓

Answer: D. Revoke your driver license.

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3. If you accumulate seven points on your driver license, which of the following may happen?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I. You are required to file proof of financial responsibility.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;II. You can have three points deducted if you complete a driver improvement clinic.
  1. I only
  2. II only ✓
  3. Both I & II
  4. Neither I nor II

Answer: B. II only

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4. Which is the most common cause of traffic crashes?
  1. New drivers
  2. Human error ✓
  3. Bad weather
  4. Bad roads

Answer: B. Human error

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5. If it has not previously been suspended, your license will be suspended for accumulating ____ within a three-year period.
  1. 10 points
  2. 12 points ✓
  3. 15 points
  4. 20 points

Answer: B. 12 points

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6. Which of the following happen(s) under the point system?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I. A warning letter is sent when you get four points within three years.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;II. If you get 12 points within three years, you may lose your license.
  1. I only
  2. II only ✓
  3. Both I & II
  4. Neither I nor II

Answer: B. II only

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7. If your license has never been suspended due to the North Carolina point system, accumulating ____ against your license within a three-year period will result in license suspension.
  1. 10 points
  2. 12 points ✓
  3. 15 points
  4. 16 points

Answer: B. 12 points

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8. Refusing to take a chemical test when requested to do so by an officer will result in:
  1. No negative consequences.
  2. Probation.
  3. A legal settlement.
  4. License revocation. ✓

Answer: D. License revocation.

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9. Conviction of which of the following carries the highest number of points?
  1. Driving recklessly
  2. Driving on the wrong side of the road
  3. Illegal passing
  4. Passing a stopped school bus ✓

Answer: D. Passing a stopped school bus

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10. If it has been previously suspended and reinstated, your license will be suspended for accumulating ____ points within a three-year period.
  1. Eight ✓
  2. Five
  3. Four
  4. Seven

Answer: A. Eight

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