Driving licence written exam: practice questions

Try three questions

Three questions from the Nepal bank, as you'll see them in the app.

1. What is the general rule of the road for driving in Nepal?

   1. Left-hand driving: a driver must keep to the left side of the road, as recorded in the competent authority's register
   2. Drivers may choose either side freely, in the manner prescribed, as set out in the Act, irrespective of the route involved
   3. The rule applies only to public motor vehicles, subject to any exception the Rules may provide, according to the Department's own guidance
   4. Right-hand driving, matching most of Nepal's neighbours, as applicable at the relevant public place, regardless of the vehicle's licence category
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   Answer: Left-hand driving: a driver must keep to the left side of the road, as recorded in the competent authority's register

   Left-hand driving: a driver must keep to the left side of the road. (Section 135(1) of the Motor Vehicles and Transport Management Act, 2049 (1993)).

2. A vehicle parked so as to cause mere 'inconvenience' to another person breaches the rule, even without physical 'danger'. What does this show about the scope of the rule?

   1. It applies only in Kathmandu Valley, irrespective of the route involved, under the applicable Rules, as recorded in the competent authority's register
   2. It covers a range of harms, from danger and obstruction to mere inconvenience, not only the most serious cases, under the provisions described above
   3. It covers only cases where physical danger is proven, unless the Department directs otherwise, according to the Department's own guidance, in the manner prescribed
   4. It applies only to public motor vehicles, not private ones, as applicable at the relevant public place, regardless of the vehicle's licence category
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   Answer: It covers a range of harms, from danger and obstruction to mere inconvenience, not only the most serious cases, under the provisions described above

   It covers a range of harms, from danger and obstruction to mere inconvenience, not only the most serious cases. (Section 122(1) of the Motor Vehicles and Transport Management Act, 2049 (1993)).

3. For how long may an ad hoc route permit be issued?

   1. An ad hoc permit has no time limit, as set out in the Act, under the applicable Rules
   2. A period not exceeding one month, in the manner prescribed, according to the Department's own guidance
   3. A period not exceeding seven days, subject to any exception the Rules may provide
   4. A period not exceeding one year, as recorded in the competent authority's register
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   Answer: A period not exceeding seven days, subject to any exception the Rules may provide

   A period not exceeding seven days. (Section 81(2) of the Motor Vehicles and Transport Management Act, 2049 (1993)).

Where the questions come from

Written from the published rules · Traffic rules and licensing (Nepal Police Traffic Directorate). See every official source

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