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Am I Ready for the Indiana Permit Test?
12-question diagnostic · 4 easy, 4 medium, 4 hard · Updated July 12, 2026
Twelve questions, deliberately mixed: four easy, four medium, four of the hardest in our verified Indiana bank. The real test needs 80% — but a diagnostic this short needs a margin, so read your result like this: 11+ of 12, you're ready to book; 9–10, you're close — drill the 25 hardest first; below that, work the full test ladder before test day.
Answer each question to see the explanation. Your score is tallied against the real passing bar at the end.
1. Alcohol affects a driver by:
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Correct answer: Reducing the ability to think clearly, impairing coordination, and slowing reaction time
Alcohol negatively affects your brain’s ability to think clearly and your physical coordination, and it decreases your reaction time — all of which increase the likelihood of a crash.
2. What does an Indiana learner’s permit allow you to do?
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Correct answer: Practice driving before you apply for a driver’s license
A learner’s permit allows an Indiana resident to practice driving before applying for a driver’s license. You may apply for one at any BMV branch.
3. How long do points stay active on your Indiana driver record?
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Correct answer: Two years from the conviction date
Points stay active on your driver record for two years from the conviction date. The point value assigned relates to the severity and history of the violation.
4. When you approach a roundabout, who has the right of way?
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Correct answer: The traffic already circulating in the roundabout; incoming traffic must yield
When approaching a roundabout, incoming traffic always yields to the traffic already circulating in the roundabout.
5. If your vehicle with conventional brakes begins to skid, you should steer:
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Correct answer: In the direction the rear of the car is sliding
With conventional brakes, turn the steering wheel in a controlled manner in the direction the rear of the car is sliding. When you regain traction, straighten the vehicle and proceed slowly.
6. Which factors primarily determine a person’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
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Correct answer: The amount of alcohol consumed, how quickly it is consumed, and body weight
The primary factors in determining an individual’s BAC are the amount of alcohol consumed, how quickly it is consumed, and the individual’s body weight.
7. What is the minimum age to obtain an Indiana learner’s permit if you are enrolled in a driver education program?
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Correct answer: 15 years of age, with proof of enrollment in a BMV-licensed behind-the-wheel training provider
If you are under 16, you must be at least 15 and show a Certificate of Driver Education Enrollment from a BMV-licensed behind-the-wheel training provider. The online certificate of completion for theoretical training is not accepted for this path.
8. Traffic in an Indiana roundabout travels:
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Correct answer: Counterclockwise, entering and exiting through right turns
A roundabout is a circular intersection in which traffic enters and exits only through right turns and proceeds in a counterclockwise direction. Do not change lanes within the circulatory roadway.
9. A fully loaded tractor-trailer with hot brakes may need how far to come to a complete stop?
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Correct answer: More than 400 feet — more than the length of a football field
A fully loaded tractor-trailer with hot brakes may take more than 400 feet to stop — more than the length of a football field — while a car at 55 mph stops in about 130 to 140 feet.
10. An applicant less than 18 years old who is applying for a learner’s permit must also provide what?
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Correct answer: An emergency contact who is at least 18 years of age
An individual under 18 applying for a learner’s permit must provide an emergency contact who is at least 18 years of age or older.
11. A vehicle traveling at 55 miles per hour covers roughly how much ground every second?
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Correct answer: About 80 feet
At 55 mph a vehicle travels about 80.7 feet each second — roughly four traffic lanes — and crosses a football field in under four seconds. That is why small speed increases add real stopping distance.
12. If the BMV requires you to complete a Driver Safety Program and you fail to do so within 90 days:
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Correct answer: Your driving privileges are suspended until you complete the course
Failure to complete a required DSP course within 90 days of the BMV’s mailed notice results in suspension of your driving privileges until you complete the course and the BMV processes it.
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