Download The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 MCQs Set -3
1. The authority to grant licences under section 18 is prescribed under:
a. Clause (k)
b. Clause (l)
c. Clause (m)
d. Clause (n)
2. Fees for learner’s licence, driving licence and renewal are specified under:
a. Clause (m)
b. Clause (n)
c. Clause (o)
d. Clause (p)
3. Acts for purposes of section 19(1)(f) are specified under:
a. Clause (l)
b. Clause (m)
c. Clause (n)
d. Clause (o)
4. Offences for endorsement under section 24(2) are specified under:
a. Clause (n)
b. Clause (o)
c. Clause (p)
d. Clause (q)
5. Rules may provide for matters under section 26 under:
a. Clause (o)
b. Clause (p)
c. Clause (q)
d. Clause (m)
6. The Central Government may make rules for:
a. Only specified matters
b. Only licensing
c. Any other matter required to be prescribed by it
d. Only fees
7. Section 28 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Power of Central Government to make rules
b. Power of State Government to make rules
c. Grant of licences
d. Suspension of licences
8. A State Government may make rules for:
a. Matters specified in section 27
b. Matters outside the Act
c. Carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter other than matters specified in section 27
d. Only licensing
9. Rules may provide for:
a. Appointment, jurisdiction, control and functions of licensing authorities
b. Judicial appointments
c. Parliamentary procedures
d. Taxation matters
10. Rules regarding appeals may include:
a. Only hearing procedure
b. Only fee
c. Conduct and hearing of appeals, fees and refund of such fees
d. Only filing procedure
11. The fee for appeals fixed under rules shall not exceed:
a. Ten rupees
b. Twenty-five rupees
c. Fifty rupees
d. One hundred rupees
12. Rules may provide for:
a. Issue of duplicate licences and replacement of photographs with fees
b. Only new licences
c. Only renewal
d. Only cancellation
13. Rules may prescribe:
a. Dress code for passengers
b. Badges and uniform for drivers of transport vehicles and related fees
c. Colour of vehicles
d. Vehicle design
14. Rules may provide for:
a. Fee for medical certificate under section 8(3)
b. Court fee
c. Tax fee
d. Permit fee
15. State Government may exempt:
a. Only companies
b. Only individuals
c. Prescribed persons or classes from payment of fees
d. No one
16. Rules may provide for:
a. Communication of licence particulars between licensing authorities
b. Court judgments
c. Tax records
d. Police reports
17. Rules may prescribe:
a. Duties, functions and conduct of drivers of transport vehicles
b. Duties of passengers
c. Duties of courts
d. Duties of police
18. Drivers of road-rollers may be:
a. Fully regulated
b. Exempted from provisions of this Chapter or rules
c. Disqualified
d. Licensed separately
19. Rules may provide for:
a. Maintenance of State Register under section 26
b. Maintenance of court records
c. Maintenance of police records
d. Maintenance of tax records
20. State Government may make rules for:
a. Only specified matters
b. Only licensing authorities
c. Any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed
d. Only fees
21. Section 29 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Grant of conductor’s licence
b. Necessity for conductor’s licence
c. Duties of conductor
d. Suspension of licence
22. No person shall act as a conductor of a stage carriage unless:
a. He is above 18 years
b. He holds an effective conductor’s licence authorising him to act as such
c. He has a driving licence
d. He is employed by owner
23. No person shall employ or permit a person to act as a conductor:
a. Without registration
b. Without permit
c. Without conductor’s licence
d. Without insurance
24. The State Government may prescribe conditions under which section 29(1) shall not apply to:
a. Only transport authorities
b. Driver performing functions of conductor or a person employed as conductor for a period not exceeding one month
c. All drivers
d. All conductors
25. Section 30 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Grant of conductor’s licence
b. Necessity for conductor’s licence
c. Suspension of conductor’s licence
d. Duties of conductor
26. A person may apply for a conductor’s licence if:
a. He owns a vehicle
b. He possesses minimum educational qualification prescribed by State Government and is not disqualified under section 31(1) or otherwise
c. He has driving experience
d. He is above 21 years
27. Application for conductor’s licence shall be made to:
a. Central Government
b. Any authority
c. Licensing authority having jurisdiction where the applicant resides or carries on business
d. Court
28. Every application for conductor’s licence shall:
a. Be oral
b. Contain no information
c. Be submitted through police
d. Be in prescribed form and contain such information as may be prescribed
29. An application for conductor’s licence shall be accompanied by:
a. Medical certificate signed by registered medical practitioner and two copies of recent photograph
b. Only fee
c. Only photograph
d. Only identity proof
30. A conductor’s licence shall be effective:
a. Throughout India
b. Only district
c. Throughout the State in which it is issued
d. Only city
31. The fee for a conductor’s licence shall be:
a. Equal to driving licence
b. Double of driving licence
c. No fee
d. One-half of that for a driving licence
32. Section 31 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Grant of conductor’s licence
b. Disqualifications for the grant of conductor’s licence
c. Renewal of conductor’s licence
d. Duties of conductor
33. No person under the age of ______ years shall hold or be granted a conductor’s licence:
a. Sixteen
b. Twenty-one
c. Eighteen
d. Twenty
34. The licensing authority may refuse to issue a conductor’s licence if:
a. The applicant does not possess minimum educational qualification, or is physically unfit, or his previous conductor’s licence was revoked
b. The applicant is unemployed
c. The applicant does not own a vehicle
d. The applicant has no driving licence
35. Section 32 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Grant of conductor’s licence
b. Revocation of a conductor’s licence on grounds of disease or disability
c. Renewal of conductor’s licence
d. Suspension of driving licence
36. A conductor’s licence may be revoked if:
a. The holder changes residence
b. The holder fails to pay fees
c. The licensing authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the holder is suffering from a disease or disability likely to render him permanently unfit
d. The holder does not own a vehicle
37. Before revoking a conductor’s licence, the licensing authority shall:
a. Immediately cancel it
b. Refer to court
c. Take approval from Central Government
d. Give the holder a reasonable opportunity of being heard
38. Section 33 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Grant of conductor’s licence
b. Revocation of conductor’s licence
c. Orders refusing, etc., conductor’s licences and appeals therefrom
d. Duties of conductor
39. Where a licensing authority refuses or revokes a conductor’s licence, it shall:
a. Give oral reasons
b. Not give any reason
c. Communicate the order with reasons in writing
d. Inform police only
40. An appeal against an order under section 33(1) may be filed:
a. Within 15 days
b. Within 30 days of service of the order
c. Within 60 days
d. Within 90 days
41. Section 34 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Power of licensing authority to disqualify (conductor’s licence)
b. Grant of conductor’s licence
c. Renewal of conductor’s licence
d. Duties of conductor
42. A licensing authority may disqualify a holder of a conductor’s licence:
a. Without reasons
b. On account of previous conduct as a conductor, for reasons to be recorded
c. Only on court order
d. Only on police report
43. The period of disqualification under section 34 shall:
a. Not exceed one year
b. Be minimum one year
c. Be fixed by court
d. Be unlimited
44. Before disqualifying, the licensing authority shall:
a. Cancel licence directly
b. Refer to Central Government
c. Impose fine
d. Give a reasonable opportunity of being heard
45. Upon disqualification, the holder shall:
a. Keep the licence
b. Destroy the licence
c. Forthwith surrender the licence to the authority
d. Send to court
46. The authority shall keep the licence:
a. Permanently
b. For one year
c. Until renewal
d. Until disqualification expires or is removed
47. If disqualifying authority is not issuing authority, it shall:
a. Take no action
b. Cancel licence
c. Intimate the issuing authority
d. Send to police
48. An appeal against disqualification order may be filed:
a. Within 15 days
b. Within 60 days
c. Within 30 days of service of the order
d. Within 90 days
49. The appellate authority shall:
a. Decide without hearing
b. Hear parties and decide the appeal
c. Refer to court
d. Only confirm order
50. Section 35 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Power of Court to disqualify (conductor’s licence)
b. Grant of conductor’s licence
c. Renewal of conductor’s licence
d. Suspension of driving licence
51. Where a person holding a conductor’s licence is convicted of an offence under this Act, the Court may:
a. Only impose fine
b. Only imprison
c. Declare him disqualified from holding a conductor’s licence for such period as specified, in addition to punishment
d. Cancel vehicle registration
52. The appellate Court may:
a. Only confirm disqualification
b. Set aside or vary the order of disqualification
c. Refer to licensing authority
d. Impose additional punishment
53. The appellate Court may set aside or vary disqualification:
a. Only when appeal lies against conviction
b. Only in civil cases
c. Only with State Government approval
d. Even where no appeal lies against the conviction
54. Section 36 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Grant of conductor’s licence
b. Certain provisions of Chapter II to apply to conductor’s licence
c. Renewal of conductor’s licence
d. Duties of conductor
55. The provisions applicable to conductor’s licence include:
a. Only section 14
b. Only section 15
c. Sub-section (2) of section 6, sections 14, 15, 23, section 24(1) and section 25
d. Only section 23
56. Section 37 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Grant of licences
b. Savings
c. Renewal of licences
d. Suspension of licences
57. A conductor’s licence issued before commencement of this Act shall:
a. Become invalid
b. Be cancelled automatically
c. Continue to be effective for the period it would have been effective if this Act had not been passed
d. Require fresh application immediately
58. Such existing licence shall be deemed to be:
a. Invalid
b. A temporary licence
c. A licence issued under previous law only
d. A licence issued under this Chapter as if it had been in force on the date of grant
59. Section 38 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Power of Central Government to make rules
b. Power of State Government to make rules
c. Grant of conductor’s licence
d. Suspension of licences
60. The State Government may make rules for:
a. Matters specified in section 27 only
b. Carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter
c. Only licensing authorities
d. Only appeals
61. Rules may provide for:
a. Appointment, jurisdiction, control and functions of licensing authorities
b. Judicial appointments
c. Parliamentary procedures
d. Taxation matters
62. Rules may prescribe conditions for exemption under section 29(1) for:
a. All drivers
b. Only conductors
c. Drivers of stage carriages performing conductor functions and temporary conductors
d. Only transport authorities
63. Rules may provide for:
a. Only qualifications
b. Only duties
c. Only conduct
d. Minimum educational qualifications, duties, functions and conduct of conductors
64. Rules may prescribe:
a. Form of application for conductor’s licence and renewal and particulars therein
b. Court procedures
c. Tax rules
d. Vehicle design
65. Rules may provide for:
a. Only new licences
b. Only renewal
c. Form and particulars of conductor’s licences
d. Only cancellation
66. Rules may include provisions regarding:
a. Duplicate licences and replacement of photographs with fees
b. Only registration
c. Only suspension
d. Only permits
67. Rules regarding appeals may include:
a. Only hearing
b. Only fees
c. Conduct, hearing, fees and refund of fees (not exceeding twenty-five rupees)
d. Only filing
68. Rules may prescribe:
a. Dress code for passengers
b. Badges and uniform for conductors and related fees
c. Colour of vehicles
d. Vehicle structure
69. Rules may provide for:
a. Medical certificates under section 30(3) and their form
b. Court certificates
c. Tax certificates
d. Permit certificates
70. Rules may specify:
a. Validity of licences in foreign countries
b. Conditions and extent to which conductor’s licence issued in another State is effective
c. Only central licences
d. Only temporary licences
71. Rules may provide for:
a. Communication of particulars of conductor’s licences between authorities
b. Court communication
c. Police records
d. Tax records
72. State Government may make rules for:
a. Only specified matters
b. Only licensing authorities
c. Any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed
d. Only fees
73. Section 39 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Registration of vehicles
b. Necessity for registration
c. Renewal of registration
d. Suspension of registration
74. No motor vehicle shall be driven in any public place unless:
a. It has insurance only
b. It is owned by a licensed person
c. It is registered, the certificate of registration is not suspended or cancelled, and it carries a registration mark in the prescribed manner
d. It has a permit
75. Section 40 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Necessity for registration
b. Registration, where to be made
c. Renewal of registration
d. Suspension of registration
76. Every owner of a motor vehicle shall cause the vehicle to be registered:
a. Anywhere in India
b. At the place of manufacture
c. By a registering authority having jurisdiction where he resides or carries on business where the vehicle is normally kept
d. Only in State capital
77. Section 41 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Registration, how to be made
b. Necessity for registration
c. Suspension of registration
d. Renewal of licence
78. An application for registration shall be:
a. Oral
b. Made in prescribed form with documents, particulars and information within prescribed period
c. Made only after inspection
d. Made to court
79. Where a motor vehicle is jointly owned:
a. All owners must apply separately
b. Only first owner applies
c. Application may be made by one on behalf of all and such applicant is deemed owner
d. Application is not required
80. An application for registration shall be accompanied by:
a. Only documents
b. Only particulars
c. Only information
d. Prescribed fee
81. The registering authority shall issue:
a. Driving licence
b. Permit
c. Certificate of registration in prescribed form and manner
d. Insurance certificate
82. Certificate of registration shall also specify:
a. Owner’s income
b. Type of motor vehicle as specified by Central Government
c. Fuel type only
d. Route of vehicle
83. The registering authority shall:
a. Destroy records
b. Maintain register and enter particulars of certificate
c. Send records to court
d. Issue duplicate licence
84. The registering authority shall assign:
a. Licence number
b. Permit number
c. Registration mark consisting of letters and figures allotted by Central Government
d. Tax number
85. A certificate of registration for a non-transport vehicle shall be valid for:
a. Five years
b. Ten years
c. Fifteen years from date of issue
d. Twenty years
86. An application for renewal of certificate of registration (other than transport vehicle) shall be:
a. Oral
b. Made at any time
c. Made within prescribed period in prescribed form with particulars and information
d. Made only after expiry
87. An application under sub-section (8) shall be accompanied by:
a. No fee
b. Prescribed fee
c. Only documents
d. Only affidavit
88. The registering authority may renew the certificate of registration for:
a. Three years
b. Five years
c. Ten years
d. Fifteen years
89. If renewal is done by an authority other than the original registering authority, it shall:
a. Take no action
b. Cancel previous record
c. Inform the original registering authority
d. Send to court
90. If the owner fails to apply within prescribed period, the authority may:
a. Cancel registration
b. Impose fine only
c. Require payment of amount not exceeding one hundred rupees
d. Seize vehicle
91. If the owner fails to pay the amount under sub-section (11):
a. No action is taken
b. Registration is cancelled
c. Action under section 177 shall be taken
d. Licence is revoked
92. Where the owner pays the amount under sub-section (11):
a. Action under section 177 shall still be taken
b. No action shall be taken under section 177
c. Registration is cancelled
d. Licence is suspended
93. The State Government may prescribe different amounts under sub-section (13) based on:
a. Type of vehicle
b. Owner’s income
c. Period of delay in making application
d. Place of registration
94. Application for duplicate certificate of registration shall be made to:
a. Central Government
b. Any authority
c. Court
d. Last registering authority
95. Section 42 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Necessity for registration
b. Special provision for registration of motor vehicles of diplomatic officers, etc.
c. Renewal of registration
d. Suspension of registration
96. Where a motor vehicle belongs to a diplomatic or consular officer, the registering authority shall:
a. Refuse registration
b. Register under general provisions only
c. Register in accordance with rules made by the Central Government and assign a special registration mark
d. Refer to State Government
97. A vehicle registered under section 42:
a. Requires fresh registration every year
b. Does not require registration under other provisions so long as it remains property of such officer
c. Requires dual registration
d. Requires State approval
98. If such vehicle ceases to be property of a diplomatic or consular officer:
a. Registration continues
b. Certificate remains valid permanently
c. Certificate ceases to be effective and sections 39 and 40 apply
d. Only renewal is required
99. The Central Government may make rules regarding:
a. Only fees
b. Only vehicle type
c. Procedure, form of certificate, transmission of certificate and special registration marks
d. Only ownership
100. “Diplomatic officer” or “consular officer” means:
a. Any government employee
b. Any foreign national
c. Person recognised as such by Central Government and its decision is final
d. Any ambassador only
101. Section 43 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Permanent registration
b. Temporary registration
c. Renewal of registration
d. Suspension of registration
102. The owner of a motor vehicle may apply for temporary registration:
a. Only to State Government
b. Only to Central Government
c. To any registering authority or other prescribed authority
d. Only to court
103. Temporary registration under section 43 is valid for:
a. Fifteen days
b. One month
c. Three months
d. Six months
104. Temporary registration:
a. Is renewable
b. Is valid for one year
c. May be renewed once
d. Shall not be renewable
105. The period of temporary registration may be extended if:
a. Owner requests
b. Vehicle is not used
c. Chassis without body is detained in workshop for fitting body or due to unforeseen circumstances beyond control of owner
d. Fee is not paid
106. Such extension shall be:
a. Automatic
b. For fixed period only
c. Allowed without fee
d. Granted for such further period as authority allows on payment of prescribed fee
107. Where the vehicle is under hire-purchase, lease or hypothecation:
a. No certificate is issued
b. Only owner’s name is recorded
c. Temporary certificate shall include full name and address of the person with whom such agreement is entered
d. Only financier is recorded
108. Section 44 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Inspection of vehicles
b. Production of vehicle at the time of registration
c. Renewal of driving licence
d. Temporary registration
109. Before registering or renewing (for non-transport vehicles), the registering authority shall:
a. Not require production
b. Require production of the vehicle before itself or an authority appointed by State Government
c. Require only documents
d. Require police verification
110. The purpose of producing the vehicle is to:
a. Check ownership
b. Verify insurance
c. Ensure particulars in application are true and vehicle complies with the Act and rules
d. Assign registration number
111. Section 45 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Registration of vehicles
b. Refusal of registration or renewal of certificate of registration
c. Suspension of licence
d. Temporary registration
112. The registering authority may refuse registration or renewal if:
a. The owner is not present
b. The vehicle is old
c. The vehicle is stolen, mechanically defective or does not comply with the Act or rules
d. The fee is high
113. Registration or renewal may also be refused if the applicant:
a. Does not own the vehicle
b. Fails to furnish particulars of previous registration or furnishes inaccurate particulars
c. Does not produce licence
d. Is below 18 years
114. Where registration or renewal is refused, the registering authority shall:
a. Not communicate anything
b. Inform police only
c. Cancel vehicle
d. Furnish a copy of the order with reasons to the applicant
115. Section 46 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Necessity for registration
b. Effectiveness in India of registration
c. Renewal of registration
d. Suspension of registration
116. A motor vehicle registered in any State under this Chapter:
a. Must be registered again in every State
b. Requires Central Government approval
c. Does not require registration elsewhere in India and its certificate of registration is effective throughout India
d. Is valid only in that State
117. Section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Transfer of ownership
b. Assignment of new registration mark on removal to another State
c. Renewal of registration
d. Suspension of registration
118. When a vehicle is kept in another State for more than:
a. Six months
b. Nine months
c. Twelve months
d. Eighteen months
119. The owner shall apply for assignment of new registration mark:
a. To Central Government
b. To original registering authority
c. To any court
d. To registering authority where the vehicle is kept
120. Application under section 47(1) shall be accompanied by:
a. Insurance certificate
b. Driving licence
c. No objection certificate under section 48 or prescribed alternatives
d. Tax receipt only
121. Where no objection certificate is not obtained, the application may be accompanied by:
a. Affidavit only
b. Receipt under section 48(2) or postal acknowledgement with declaration
c. Police report
d. Court order
122. In case of hire-purchase, lease or hypothecation:
a. No additional document required
b. Only owner’s declaration required
c. No objection certificate from the person with whom agreement is entered is required
d. Only insurance required
123. The registering authority shall:
a. Cancel previous registration
b. Assign a new registration mark and enter it in the certificate
c. Issue new licence
d. Refer to court
124. The registering authority shall communicate with:
a. Police
b. Court
c. Central Government
d. Previous registering authority for transfer of records
125. In case of hire-purchase etc., the registering authority shall:
a. Inform police
b. Inform the financier/person concerned by registered post
c. Inform court
d. Take no action
126. State Government may require:
a. Cancellation of licence
b. Payment of tax
c. Furnishing of information regarding vehicles brought into the State
d. Re-registration immediately
127. If the owner fails to apply within prescribed period, the authority may:
a. Cancel registration
b. Impose fine under section 177 only
c. Require payment up to one hundred rupees in lieu of action
d. Seize vehicle
128. If the owner pays the amount under sub-section (5):
a. No Action under section 177 shall be taken
b. Registration is cancelled
c. Action shall be taken under section 177
d. Licence is revoked
129. The State Government may prescribe different amounts based on:
a. Vehicle type
b. Owner income
c. Period of delay in making application
d. Location
130. Section 48 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Transfer of ownership
b. No objection certificate
c. Renewal of registration
d. Temporary registration
131. An application for no objection certificate shall be made to:
a. Central Government
b. Court
c. Registering authority by which the vehicle was registered
d. Any authority
132. The registering authority shall issue:
a. Driving licence
b. Receipt on receiving application
c. Permit
d. Insurance certificate
133. The registering authority shall grant or refuse the no objection certificate within:
a. Fifteen days
b. Thirty days
c. Sixty days
d. Ninety days
134. No objection certificate shall not be refused unless:
a. Fee is unpaid
b. Owner requests
c. Reasons are recorded in writing and communicated to applicant
d. Police report is pending
135. If no decision is communicated within thirty days:
a. Application is rejected
b. Certificate is deemed to be granted
c. Fresh application required
d. Court intervention required
136. Before granting or refusing NOC, the authority shall:
a. Only check documents
b. Only verify ownership
c. Obtain police report regarding theft and verify dues to Government
d. Only verify tax
137. The owner shall inform the registering authority:
a. About sale only
b. About insurance
c. About theft of vehicle with police station details
d. About transfer
138. Such theft report shall be considered while:
a. Only registration
b. Only transfer
c. Only duplicate certificate
d. Disposal of application for NOC, registration, transfer or duplicate certificate
139. Section 49 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Transfer of ownership
b. Change of residence or place of business
c. Renewal of registration
d. Temporary registration
140. The owner shall intimate change of address within:
a. Fifteen days
b. Thirty days
c. Sixty days
d. Ninety days