South Carolina CDL Hazmat 2 - DMV Written Test Questions with Answers - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1

What should a carrier do if hazardous materials are not properly prepared?

Accept the shipment
Accept the shipment under protest
Accept the shipment, but make a notation on the paperwork
Refuse the shipment

Q.2

What does "RQ" stand for?

Relative query
Reportable quantity
Release query
Response quarantine

Q.3

Unless the package is clearly unsafe, a driver needs ____ to accept a package.

The shipper’s certification
A notarized statement
A verbal agreement

Q.4

A placard indicating hazardous materials is shaped like a:

Diamond.
Triangle.
Circle.

Q.5

When loading compressed gas, the liquid discharge valves should be:

Removed.
Closed
Opened.

Q.6

There may be restrictions on the transportation of explosives or hazardous waste in certain areas. These restrictions:

Are usually not a concern.
Are waived on the weekends.
Should be researched before taking a route.
Only apply if transporting more than 1,000 pounds of a material.

Q.7

When applying for an original or renewed HazMat endorsement, you must undergo a background check through which agency?

The Transportation Security Administration
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Department of Energy

Q.8

Placards must be placed:

In any manner, as long as they are visible.
So words and numbers are read from left to right.
Upside down.
Within three inches of other markings.

Q.9

In general, before loading or unloading any flammable liquids, an engine should be:

Turned off.
Revved up.
Turned on.

Q.10

If a box contains liquid containers, the box must display:

Arrows pointing in the correct upright direction.
A return address.
The number of containers inside the box.
Rubber gloves.

Q.11

Shippers must label hazardous materials. If an item is smaller than its label, how should the item be labeled?

The item may be tied together with other hazardous materials and labeled with a sheet of paper on the outside of the bundle.
The label may be attached to a tag that is securely attached to the package.
The item may be marked with a large orange dot.
The item may be placed in a box displaying a warning label.

Q.12

An indicator that cargo contains hazardous materials is:

The cargo is stored in cylinder tanks.
The cargo is picked up from a supermarket.
The cargo is packaged in cardboard boxes.

Q.13

Hazardous materials should be loaded and unloaded:

Away from heat sources.
Near heat, if possible.
With sharp objects.
By being rolled.

Q.14

Shipping papers:

Are not needed for most shipments.
Are required for all shipments.
Should be stored in a special compartment in the cab.
Can be kept as a digital file.

Q.15

If you are transporting Class 3 flammable liquids and your cargo needs to be moved into another tank, the flammable liquids:

May be transferred on the roadway as long as no other people are nearby.
Should not be transferred on a public road, unless under emergency circumstances.
Should be kept secret when they are being moved to another tank.
Should be transferred at night.

Q.16

If cargo is leaking, you should:

Touch the leaking material to identify the cargo.
Use shipping papers and labels to identify the leaking cargo.
Assume all the cargo is leaking.
Spray the leaking containers with water.

Q.17

Identification numbers assigned to chemicals can be found:

In the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook.
In the truck's operation manual.
On the EPA’s website.
At fuel stations.

Q.18

A person attending a placarded vehicle must be:

Inside a gas station looking through a window.
In the vehicle, awake or asleep.
Within 100 feet of the vehicle.

Q.19

Which of the following is not an example of a shipping paper?

Shipping orders
Bills of lading
Manifests
Directions

Q.20

If loading corrosive materials, you should not:

Roll the containers.
Load the containers by hand.
Use the vehicle’s emergency brake.
Ask someone to help you.

Q.21

When transporting hazardous materials, placards:

Should be lit up.
Should be used on all four sides of the vehicle.
Should be used only by Class A licensed drivers.

Q.22

A person supervising the loading of a tank:

Should be certified in CPR.
Must be a licensed firefighter.
Does not need to know the materials being loaded.
Must be within 25 feet of the tank.

Q.23

Who must label hazardous materials?

The shipper
The loader
The driver
The mechanic

Q.24

Unless a package is clearly unsafe, what does the driver need to accept a package of hazardous materials?

The shipper’s certification
A notarized statement
A verbal agreement
A court order

Q.25

When carrying Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives, your vehicle should not be:

Parked within 300 feet of a bridge.
Parked within 40 feet of the road.
Driven in rain or snow.

Q.26

If you apply for a HazMat endorsement, you must undergo a check through which agency?

The Transportation Security Administration
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Department of Energy
The Department of Defense

Q.27

Class 1, Class 2.1, and Class 3 materials should not be placed in a trailer with:

A heater.
An air conditioner.
Other items.

Q.28

If there is a collision involving a vehicle transporting Class 1 explosives, the driver should:

Not warn others of the danger.
Allow smoking near the vehicle.
Keep the explosives inside the vehicle until after separating the vehicles involved in the collision.
Remove the explosives from the vehicle before separating the vehicles involved in the collision.

Q.29

To operate a vehicle that is used to transport hazardous materials, a driver must have:

Only a CDL.
A CDL with a hazardous materials endorsement.
A CDL with a passenger endorsement.
A CDL with an air brake endorsement.

Q.30

What is used to warn people about hazardous materials?

Placards
Flashing lights
Color-coded pieces of tape
License plate stickers

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