Mississippi: Signals and vehicle controls — Part 4 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “At night, from how far away must the tag light make the letters and numerals on your license plate visible?” · “Where must the window tint compliance certificate be kept?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Mississippi Driver's License Manual" (Revised December 2024), Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau.
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You are required by law to use your low beams when you approach within what distance of an oncoming vehicle?
- Two hundred fifty feet
- Seven hundred fifty feet
- Five hundred feet
- One thousand feet
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Correct answer: Five hundred feet
You are required by law to use low beams within five hundred feet of an oncoming vehicle or when following within five hundred feet of another vehicle.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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The manual says you should use your lights at any time when you cannot see clearly ahead for what distance?
- One hundred feet
- Five hundred feet
- Two hundred fifty feet
- One thousand feet
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Correct answer: Five hundred feet
You should use your lights between sunset and sunrise and any other time you cannot see clearly ahead for five hundred feet.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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The manual says you should use your lights during which period?
- Only when it is fully dark
- Only after midnight
- Only on roads without streetlights
- Between sunset and sunrise
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Correct answer: Between sunset and sunrise
You should use your lights between sunset and sunrise and at any other time when you cannot see clearly ahead for five hundred feet.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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If you need lights while driving, what does the manual say about parking lights?
- Parking lights are enough in town
- Parking lights are enough at dusk
- Parking lights are enough with emergency flashers on
- Do not drive with only parking lights on; use your headlights
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Correct answer: Do not drive with only parking lights on; use your headlights
The manual says not to drive with only your parking lights turned on; if you need lights, use your headlights.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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When should you use the high beam?
- Whenever you drive at night on a dark road
- Only in open country without other cars nearby
- When you follow another car closely at night
- When the road has streetlights on
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Correct answer: Only in open country without other cars nearby
The high beam is only for driving in the open country without other cars nearby.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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Which beam should you use when approaching another car, so as not to blind the driver?
- The lower beam
- The high beam
- Your parking lights
- Your fog lights
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Correct answer: The lower beam
The manual says to always use the lower beam when approaching another car so as not to blind the driver.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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Which beam should you use when you drive where there are streetlights?
- The lower beam
- The high beam
- Either beam
- Your parking lights only
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Correct answer: The lower beam
The manual says to always use the lower beam when driving where there are streetlights.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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Which beam should you use when you are following another car?
- The high beam
- Either beam
- The lower beam
- Your parking lights only
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Correct answer: The lower beam
The manual says to always use the lower beam when following another car.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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Which beam should you use when you drive in fog?
- The high beam at night and the lower beam by day
- The lower beam, at night or during the day
- The high beam, during the day only
- Parking lights only, night or day
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Correct answer: The lower beam, at night or during the day
The manual says to use the lower beam when driving in fog during the night or day.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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What effect does using high beams while driving in fog have?
- It improves visibility
- It shows only the road edge
- It has no effect
- It reduces visibility
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Correct answer: It reduces visibility
The manual says using high beams while driving in fog reduces visibility.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 63 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 63)
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At night, from how far away must the tag light make the letters and numerals on your license plate visible?
- Sixty feet
- Thirty feet
- One hundred feet
- Two hundred feet
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Correct answer: Sixty feet
The manual requires a tag light that makes the plate's letters and numerals visible at sixty feet at night.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 75 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 75)
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A vehicle registered in Mississippi has after-market window tint film applied. What must be done with its windows?
- They must be checked by a Highway Patrol officer at a traffic stop
- They must be approved by the county tax collector
- They must have the tint removed before registration
- They must be inspected by a Mississippi Window Tint Inspection Station
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Correct answer: They must be inspected by a Mississippi Window Tint Inspection Station
The manual says a registered vehicle with after-market tint film must have its windows inspected by a Mississippi Window Tint Inspection Station.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 75 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 75)
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Windows with aftermarket tinting must have which two items?
- A window tint inspection certificate and a decal
- A tint receipt and a county sticker
- A tint warranty and a Highway Patrol seal
- A dealer invoice and a registration card
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Correct answer: A window tint inspection certificate and a decal
The manual states that windows with aftermarket tinting must have a window tint inspection certificate and decal.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 75 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 75)
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Where must the window tint decal be affixed?
- To the upper right corner of the windshield
- To the lower left corner of the rear window
- To the lower left corner of the windshield
- To the driver's side door frame
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Correct answer: To the lower left corner of the windshield
The manual says the window tint decal must be affixed to the lower left corner of the windshield.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 75 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 75)
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Where must the window tint compliance certificate be kept?
- In the trunk of the vehicle
- On the dashboard or inside the dash compartment
- Taped to the rear window
- In your wallet with your driver's license
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Correct answer: On the dashboard or inside the dash compartment
The manual says the compliance certificate must be kept on the dashboard or inside the dash compartment.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 75 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 75)
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The label on the windshield certifies that all the windows of the vehicle have a light transmittance of at least what percentage?
- 18%
- 35%
- 50%
- 28%
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Correct answer: 28%
The manual states that the windshield label certifies a light transmittance of 28% or more for all the windows.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 75 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 75)
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A company truck-trailer's lights and reflectors must be visible from how far behind the vehicle?
- Five hundred feet
- One hundred feet
- Three hundred feet
- One thousand feet
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Correct answer: Five hundred feet
The manual requires all lights and reflectors to be clean, working and visible five hundred feet from the rear of the truck-trailer.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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What color must the reflectors on the rear of a truck-trailer, and on its sides near the rear, show?
- Amber
- White
- Red
- Blue
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Correct answer: Red
Reflectors on the rear and on the sides near the rear must show a red color.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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What color must the reflectors on the front of a truck-trailer, and on its sides near the front, show?
- Red
- Amber
- White
- Green
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Correct answer: Amber
Reflectors on the front and on the sides near the front must show an amber color.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)