Free Indiana BMV Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 2 2026
This Practice Test 2 is modeled on the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) written knowledge exam, whose length the agency does not publish; to pass you need 80% correct. The test has two sections - traffic signs and traffic rules - and you need 80% or higher on each section. These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the BMV tests most heavily. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.
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What's on the Indiana Practice Test 2
The BMV does not publish how many questions are on the real Indiana knowledge test, and to pass you need 80% correct. Practice Test 2 is a 25-question set drawn from 47 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 18
- Traffic laws 11
- Safe driving 6
- Right of way 4
- Parking 3
- Emergencies 2
- Speed limits 1
- Alcohol & drugs 1
- Vehicle equipment 1
47 questions in the pool, 10 of them written specifically for Indiana. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
Want to test yourself first? Take the test above before reading these. Every answer below is checked against the source shown.
1. At a railroad crossing marked only by a crossbuck sign (no lights, gates, or stop sign), you should treat the crossbuck as:
- A. A stop sign
- B. A yield sign (correct)
- C. A no-passing sign
- D. A speed limit sign
Why: A crossbuck by itself works like a yield sign: slow down, look, and decide whether it is safe to cross. You must stop if a train is approaching.
Source: official Indiana driver handbook, p.48 (PDF p.53), Crossbucks
2. Indiana prohibits passing another vehicle within what distance of a bridge, tunnel, or railroad crossing?
- A. 50 feet
- B. 200 feet
- C. 100 feet (correct)
- D. 500 feet
Why: Passing is illegal within 100 feet of an intersection, railroad crossing, bridge, viaduct, or tunnel. It is also illegal on or near a curve, near the crest of a hill, or where a solid yellow line is on your side.
Source: official Indiana driver handbook, p.38 (PDF p.43), Prohibited Passing
3. A yellow sign with a black arrow bending at a 90-degree angle indicates:
- A. A gentle curve
- B. A sharp turn ahead (correct)
- C. A side road ahead
- D. A lane shift ahead
Why: A sharp-angle arrow warns of a sharp turn (not a gentle curve) ahead. Slow down significantly before the turn - the recommended speed is often posted below.
Source: Federal MUTCD 11th ed. (Dec 2023) 2C.07 Paragraph 02
4. What does this sign warn drivers about?
- A. The speed limit is 12 mph
- B. Lanes are 12 feet wide ahead
- C. Low clearance under a structure (correct)
- D. Trucks need 12 feet to stop
Why: The low clearance sign shows the height of a bridge or overpass ahead. Do not go on if your vehicle is taller than the height shown.
Source: p.63 (PDF p.66), Warning signs
5. When should you use your windshield wipers?
- A. Only once rain is heavy, to save the blades
- B. Whenever rain, snow or spray blurs your view (correct)
- C. Only when the car's rain sensor turns them on
- D. Only in rain, not for snow or road spray
Why: Use your wipers whenever precipitation or road spray reduces your view. Many states also require your headlights to be on whenever your wipers are in use because of weather.
Source: official Indiana driver handbook
6. What does a blue traffic sign indicate?
- A. Recreation areas such as state parks
- B. Rules you must obey, such as limits
- C. Motorist services like gas and food (correct)
- D. Highway route information
Why: Blue signs provide information about motorist services: gas stations, food, lodging, hospitals, and rest areas. They help drivers find services along the route.
Source: official Indiana driver handbook
More Indiana facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Indiana permit practice test page.
Indiana BMV Test Info
- Questions on real test
- Not published by the BMV
- Passing score
- 80%
- Correct needed
- 80% correct
- Minimum age
- 15 years old
- Testing agency
- Bureau of Motor Vehicles
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Indiana Practice Test 2 once - keep taking it until you score 80% or higher two or three times in a row. Read the explanation after every question, even the ones you get right, to lock in the rule before your BMV exam.