Free Practice Questions for Russia GIBDD ABM Theory Exam

The ABM theoretical ticket set applies to candidates qualifying for Category A (motorcycles), Subcategory A1 (light motorcycles up to 125 cm³), Category B (passenger cars and light commercial vehicles up to 3,500 kg with up to 8 passenger seats), Subcategory B1 (motor tricycles and quadricycles), and Category M (mopeds and light quadricycles).

The official 20-question test is divided into four thematic blocks of 5 questions each. Candidates must answer at least 18 correctly to avoid immediate failure. If a candidate makes 1 error in a block, the system adds 5 supplementary questions from the same thematic group, allowing 5 minutes with 0 errors permitted. If a candidate makes 2 errors in different blocks, 10 supplementary questions (5 from each block) are added in 10 minutes with 0 errors permitted. Two errors in the same block, three total errors in the main exam, or any error on supplementary questions result in failure.

Under Rules approved by Government Decree No. 1097, para 11(2), a failed theory examination is retaken no earlier than 7 and no later than 30 calendar days after the failed attempt; from the third failed attempt onwards, the next attempt is scheduled no earlier than 6 and no later than 9 months later. A failed practical examination is retaken after 7–60 calendar days (6–9 months from the third failure). If the practical examination is not passed within 6 months of passing the theory, the theory must be retaken.

Under PDD Section 10, passenger cars and motorcycles may drive at up to 20 km/h in residential and courtyard areas, 60 km/h in built-up areas (unless signed higher, e.g., 80 km/h on certain urban expressways), 90 km/h on ordinary rural highways outside built-up areas, and 110 km/h on designated motorways (Sign 5.1), which may be raised to 130 km/h on select toll sections if indicated by signs.

Under PDD Section 12.2, parking on sidewalks with partial or complete mounting indicated by additional information plates 8.6.2 to 8.6.9 is permitted ONLY for passenger cars (легковые автомобили) and motorcycles. Goods vehicles of any mass (even light trucks under 3.5 tonnes like the GAZelle) and buses are strictly forbidden from parking on sidewalks.

Under item 5.4 of the List of Faults (annex to the Basic Provisions on admission of vehicles to operation), operation is prohibited when the residual tread depth of a tyre without wear indicators is no more than 1.6 mm for passenger cars (M1) or 0.8 mm for motorcycles and mopeds (category L).

Since the List of Faults was revised by Government Decree No. 837 of 27 May 2023 (in force from 1 September 2023), it no longer lists a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, warning triangle or wheel chocks, so their absence is not on its own a fault that bans operation of the vehicle. A warning triangle is still needed in practice because PDD paragraph 7.2 requires it to be displayed after an accident or forced stop (at least 15 m from the vehicle in built-up areas and 30 m outside them).

Under PDD Section 13.11(1), when entering a roundabout marked with Sign 4.3 'Circular movement', the driver entering the roundabout must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles that are already circulating on the roundabout, unless priority signs (such as Sign 2.1 'Main Road' with plate 8.13) indicate otherwise.

No. Official GIBDD exams are conducted in Russian at accredited state examination departments. This free bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation created by OpenExamPrep for self-study and international reference. It is not an official translation and cannot replace mandatory driving school instruction or state practical driving exams.