Knowing how to perform basic checks and maintenance is not just required as part of your test but it also very useful once you are driving on your own. You can see the questions that could be put to you below.
As part of your practical driving test the examiner will ask you one 'tell me' question (where you explain how you'd carry out a safety task) at the start of your test, before you start driving and one 'show me' question where you show how you'd carry out a safety task while you're driving