What the IN bank holds

254 questions, 12 of them written for Indiana.

The Indiana bank runs to 254 questions. 12 are written for Indiana specifically from the Indiana Code Title 9, Motor Vehicles, 60 make up the shared national core of right of way, rules of the road and safety that every state tests, and 182 are sign recognition cards with official MUTCD sign artwork (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). 8 of the 254 are rated hard, 2 of those from Indiana's own set.

Questions in the bank254Each with a cited explanation.
Written for Indiana125% of the bank, from the Indiana Code Title 9, Motor Vehicles.
Shared national core60Right of way, rules and safety every state tests.
Sign recognition182Official MUTCD sign artwork (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).
Rated hard82 of them from Indiana's own set.
Tests available14Short drills through the full format.

BMV does not publish the exam format where we could confirm it, so the numbers above are our best information rather than a verified fact. Check with Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles before your appointment.

Grounded in Indiana's own code

The 12 questions written for Indiana.

These 12 split into 7 on rules of the road, 3 on safety and impairment and 2 on right of way, and each one names the rule it tests, so you learn the IC Title 9 section rather than just the answer. The rest of the bank is the shared national core and the sign artwork every state uses. Here is what Indiana asks from its own code, and where each question comes from.

  • In Indiana, at what minimum age can a teenager first apply for a learner's permit if they are NOT enrolled in an approved driver's education course? IC 9-24 (Indiana graduated driver license law)
  • An Indiana teen completes an approved driver education course. What is the earliest age at which the BMV will issue a probationary driver's license? IC 9-24 (Indiana graduated driver license law)
  • Unless a lower limit is posted, what is the maximum speed limit Indiana law allows on its rural interstate highways? IC 9-21-5 (Indiana speed restrictions)
  • You approach a police car stopped on the shoulder of an Indiana highway with its emergency lights flashing, and two lanes run in your direction. What does Indiana's move over law require? IC 9-21-8 (Indiana move over law), rated hard
  • Under Indiana's hands-free driving law, what is a driver generally prohibited from doing with a phone while the vehicle is in motion? IC 9-21-8 (Indiana handheld telecommunications device law)
  • A 19 year old driver in Indiana is pulled over and tests at 0.03 blood alcohol content. At what level does Indiana's underage law make it an offense for a driver under 21 to be behind the wheel? Indiana Code Title 9, Article 30, Chapter 5 - operating with alcohol concentration by a person under 21
  • Since a change in Indiana's seat belt law, which occupants of a car are required to buckle up? IC 9-19-10 (Indiana occupant restraint law)
  • Under Indiana's child passenger safety law, up to what age must a child generally ride in a child restraint system such as a car seat or booster seat? IC 9-19-11 (Indiana child restraint system law)
  • Indiana law requires a driver to dim their high beam headlights when approaching an oncoming vehicle within about how many feet? IC 9-21-7 (Indiana lighting equipment law)
  • Before making a turn, Indiana law requires a driver to signal continuously for at least how many feet beforehand? IC 9-21-8 (Indiana turn signal law)
  • A driver is on a divided highway separated by a raised median when a school bus stops with its stop arm out on the opposite side of the road. Under Indiana law, what must the driver do? IC 9-21-12 (Indiana school bus stop law), rated hard
  • Before an Indiana teen may take the driving skills test, how much supervised practice driving must be logged? Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles - supervised practice driving requirements
How BMV scores it

40 of 50 correct, 10 misses allowed.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles knowledge test is 50 questions and you pass at 40, which is 80% or higher on each of the two components, so 10 wrong answers is the margin before it ends. The exam simulator draws that exact count and pass mark and scores it the way BMV does.