Download The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Set-9 MCQs PDF
1. Compensation for grievous hurt is:
a. ₹25,000
b. ₹12,500
c. ₹5,000
d. ₹50,000
2. Compensation is paid by:
a. Court
b. Police
c. Vehicle owner
d. General Insurance Corporation and insurers
3. Application for compensation is made as per:
a. Section 140
b. Section 147
c. Section 166
d. Section 149
4. Section 162 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Refund of compensation paid under section 161
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
5. Compensation under section 161 must be refunded when:
a. No claim filed
b. Vehicle identified
c. Other compensation is awarded for same injury/death
d. Insurer refuses
6. Refund is made to:
a. Court
b. Government
c. Claimant
d. Insurer
7. Before awarding compensation, tribunal must:
a. Ignore prior payment
b. Call police
c. Verify payment under section 161
d. Cancel claim
8. If compensation already paid under section 161:
a. No action
b. Double payment allowed
c. Case dismissed
d. Refund to insurer directed
9. If application under section 161 is pending:
a. Reject claim
b. Stay proceedings
c. Forward details to insurer
d. Close case
10. Application under section 161 is deemed pending:
a. Only till filing
b. Till hearing
c. Till judgment
d. Till rejection or payment of compensation
11. Section 163 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Scheme for payment of compensation in hit and run cases
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
12. The scheme under section 163 is made by:
a. State Government
b. Court
c. Insurance company
d. Central Government
13. Scheme specifies:
a. Only compensation amount
b. Only penalties
c. Only officers
d. Manner of administration and procedure
14. Scheme provides for application:
a. Only oral
b. Only through court
c. Form, manner and time
d. Only online
15. Scheme may prescribe punishment for contravention:
a. Only fine
b. Only imprisonment
c. Both imprisonment and fine
d. No punishment
16. Maximum imprisonment under scheme:
a. 1 month
b. 3 months
c. 2 months
d. 6 months
17. Powers under scheme may be:
a. Cancelled
b. Ignored
c. Delegated with approval
d. Transferred to court
18. Scheme may have:
a. No effect
b. Prospective effect only
c. Retrospective effect (limited)
d. Unlimited retrospective effect
19. Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Special provisions for compensation on structured formula basis
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
20. Liability under section 163A arises for:
a. Property damage
b. Theft
c. Death or permanent disablement
d. Minor injury
21. Compensation is paid as per:
a. First Schedule
b. Second Schedule
c. Third Schedule
d. Court discretion
22. Liability is based on:
a. Fault principle
b. Contract
c. Negligence
d. No-fault basis
23. Claimant is required to prove negligence:
a. Always
b. Sometimes
c. Only in court
d. Not required
24. “Permanent disability” is defined as per:
a. IPC
b. CPC
c. Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
d. Evidence Act
25. Central Government may amend:
a. Entire Act
b. First Schedule
c. Second Schedule
d. Rules only
26. Section 163B of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Option to file claim in certain cases
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
27. A person entitled under sections 140 and 163A:
a. Can claim under both
b. Must choose one section only
c. Must file under section 140
d. Must file under section 163A
28. Filing claims under both sections is:
a. Mandatory
b. Allowed
c. Prohibited
d. Optional
29. Section 164 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Power of Central Government to make rules
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
30. Rules under section 164 are made by:
a. State Government
b. Court
c. Insurance company
d. Central Government
31. Rules may provide for:
a. Only penalties
b. Only licences
c. Forms and certificates of insurance
d. Only permits
32. Rules may include:
a. Vehicle registration
b. Driving tests
c. Taxation
d. Issue of duplicate insurance certificates
33. Rules may prescribe:
a. Court procedures
b. Police duties
c. Insurance records maintenance
d. Criminal offences
34. Rules may also cover:
a. Road construction
b. Traffic signals
c. Driver training
d. Vehicles from reciprocating countries
35. Section 165 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Constitution of Claims Tribunals
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
36. Claims Tribunals are constituted by:
a. Central Government
b. Court
c. State Government
d. Insurance company
37. Purpose of Claims Tribunal is:
a. Criminal trials
b. Tax disputes
c. Licence issues
d. Adjudication of compensation claims from motor accidents
38. Claims include:
a. Only property damage
b. Only bodily injury
c. Only death
d. Death, injury or property damage
39. Claims Tribunal may consist of:
a. Only one member
b. Only judge
c. One or more members
d. Only government officers
40. When multiple members exist, one is appointed as:
a. Secretary
b. Officer
c. Registrar
d. Chairman
41. A member of Tribunal must be:
a. Police officer
b. Advocate only
c. Engineer
d. Judge or qualified for High Court/District Judge
42. Distribution of business among Tribunals is done by:
a. Court
b. Central Government
c. State Government
d. Tribunal itself
43. Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Application for compensation
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
44. Application for compensation may be made by:
a. Only driver
b. Only police
c. Only insurer
d. Injured person, owner or legal representatives
45. In case of death, application can be made by:
a. Any stranger
b. Only police
c. Legal representatives of deceased
d. Tribunal
46. Application may also be filed by:
a. Court
b. Government
c. Insurer
d. Authorised agent
47. If all legal representatives do not join:
a. Application is rejected
b. Case dismissed
c. They must be impleaded as respondents
d. Court decides later
48. Application may be filed at claimant’s option before Tribunal where:
a. Only accident occurred
b. Only defendant resides
c. Only claimant resides
d. Any of the specified jurisdictions
49. Application must be:
a. Oral
b. Informal
c. In prescribed form with particulars
d. Only affidavit
50. Accident report under section 158(6) shall be treated as:
a. Evidence
b. FIR
c. Notice
d. Application for compensation
51. Section 167 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Option regarding claims for compensation
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
52. Where compensation is claimable under MV Act and Workmen’s Compensation Act:
a. Both claims must be filed
b. Only MV Act applies
c. Claim can be made under either Act but not both
d. Court decides
53. This option applies in case of:
a. Property damage only
b. Theft
c. Permit violation
d. Death or bodily injury
54. Section 168 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Award of Claims Tribunal
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
55. Tribunal shall pass award after:
a. Police report
b. Government approval
c. Notice to insurer and hearing parties
d. Owner request
56. Tribunal determines:
a. Criminal liability
b. Tax amount
c. Fine
d. Just compensation amount
57. Tribunal specifies:
a. Only claimant
b. Only insurer
c. Only driver
d. Person(s) liable to pay compensation
58. Copy of award must be given within:
a. 7 days
b. 15 days
c. 10 days
d. 30 days
59. Amount awarded must be deposited within:
a. 7 days
b. 30 days
c. 10 days
d. 60 days
60. Section 169 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Procedure and powers of Claims Tribunal
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
61. Claims Tribunal may follow:
a. Civil procedure strictly
b. Criminal procedure strictly
c. No procedure
d. Summary procedure as it thinks fit
62. Tribunal has powers of:
a. Police officer
b. Government officer
c. Civil Court
d. Criminal Court
63. Tribunal can:
a. Arrest accused
b. Impose tax
c. Grant licence
d. Take evidence on oath and enforce attendance
64. Tribunal can compel:
a. Only attendance
b. Only documents
c. Discovery and production of documents/material objects
d. Only statements
65. Tribunal is deemed to be:
a. Police authority
b. Administrative body
c. Private authority
d. Civil Court for certain purposes
66. Tribunal may take assistance from:
a. Only police
b. Experts with special knowledge
c. Only judges
d. Only lawyers
67. Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Impleading insurer in certain cases
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
68. Tribunal may implead insurer when:
a. Claim is valid
b. Accident occurs
c. Compensation is high
d. Collusion exists or claim is not contested
69. Once impleaded, insurer can:
a. Only observe
b. Only appeal
c. Contest claim on all grounds
d. Only pay compensation
70. Section 171 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Award of interest on compensation
b. Registration
c. Licence
d. Permit
71. Tribunal may award:
a. Only compensation
b. Only penalty
c. Only fine
d. Compensation plus interest
72. Interest is awarded from:
a. Date of accident
b. Not earlier than date of claim
c. Date of judgment
d. Any date
73. Section 172 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Award of compensatory costs
b. Registration
c. Licence
d. Permit
74. Costs may be awarded when:
a. Claim is allowed
b. Accident occurs
c. Valid defence
d. False or vexatious claim/defence
75. Maximum compensatory cost is:
a. ₹500
b. ₹1000
c. ₹2000
d. ₹5000
76. Award of costs:
a. Removes criminal liability
b. Reduces liability
c. Ends case
d. Does not affect criminal liability
77. Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Appeals against Claims Tribunal awards
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
78. Appeal lies to:
a. District Court
b. Supreme Court
c. High Court
d. Tribunal
79. Time limit for filing appeal is:
a. 30 days
b. 60 days
c. 90 days
d. 120 days
80. Deposit required for appeal:
a. ₹10,000
b. Full amount
c. ₹50,000
d. ₹25,000 or 50% of award (whichever less)
81. Appeal may be allowed after delay if:
a. Court orders
b. Government approves
c. Insurer agrees
d. Sufficient cause is shown
82. No appeal lies if dispute amount is less than:
a. ₹5,000
b. ₹10,000
c. ₹25,000
d. ₹50,000
83. Section 174 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Recovery as arrears of land revenue
b. Registration
c. Licence
d. Permit
84. Recovery is done by:
a. Police
b. Court
c. Collector
d. Tribunal
85. Amount is recovered as:
a. Fine
b. Tax
c. Loan
d. Arrear of land revenue
86. Section 175 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts
b. Registration
c. Licence
d. Permit
87. Civil Courts cannot entertain:
a. Criminal cases
b. Tax matters
c. Licence issues
d. Compensation claims under Tribunal jurisdiction
88. Civil Courts cannot grant:
a. Orders
b. Decrees
c. Appeals
d. Injunctions against Tribunal proceedings
89. Section 176 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Power of State Government to make rules (Claims Tribunal)
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
90. Rules under section 176 are made by:
a. Central Government
b. Court
c. Insurance company
d. State Government
91. Rules may prescribe:
a. Criminal offences
b. Taxation
c. Form of compensation application
d. Vehicle design
92. Rules may include procedure for:
a. Registration
b. Driving licence
c. Traffic control
d. Inquiry by Claims Tribunal
93. Rules may define:
a. Court jurisdiction
b. Criminal procedure
c. Civil Court powers exercisable by Tribunal
d. Police duties
94. Rules may also cover:
a. Vehicle speed
b. Insurance premium
c. Appeal form and fees
d. Engine standards
95. Section 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. General punishment for offences
b. Registration
c. Licence
d. Permit
96. If no specific penalty is provided:
a. No punishment
b. Only warning
c. General punishment applies
d. Case dismissed
97. Fine for first offence may extend to:
a. ₹50
b. ₹100
c. ₹200
d. ₹500
98. Fine for second or subsequent offence may extend to:
a. ₹100
b. ₹300
c. ₹400
d. ₹500
99. Section 178 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Penalty for travelling without pass or ticket and conductor’s duty
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
100. Travelling without pass or ticket is punishable with:
a. ₹100
b. ₹500
c. ₹200
d. ₹1000
101. Failure to present or deliver ticket on demand is:
a. Allowed
b. Ignored
c. Not an offence
d. Punishable
102. Conductor must:
a. Ignore passengers
b. Only collect fare
c. Supply valid ticket on fare payment
d. Only check passes
103. Refusal to accept fare or issue ticket is:
a. Valid
b. Optional
c. Not punishable
d. Punishable
104. Supplying invalid or lesser value ticket leads to:
a. Warning
b. No action
c. Fine up to ₹500
d. Licence suspension
105. Failure to check pass or ticket is:
a. Allowed
b. Optional
c. Duty
d. Punishable offence
106. Refusal to ply contract carriage (2/3 wheeler) fine:
a. ₹50
b. ₹100
c. ₹200
d. ₹500
107. Refusal to ply contract carriage (other vehicles) fine:
a. ₹50
b. ₹100
c. ₹200
d. ₹500
108. Section 179 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
109. Wilful disobedience of lawful direction is punishable with:
a. Imprisonment only
b. Fine up to ₹500
c. Fine up to ₹1000
d. No punishment
110. Withholding or giving false information may lead to:
a. Only warning
b. Only fine
c. Only imprisonment
d. Imprisonment up to 1 month or fine or both
111. Section 180 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Allowing unauthorised persons to drive
b. Registration
c. Licence issue
d. Permit rules
112. Owner permitting unauthorised person to drive is punishable with:
a. Fine only
b. Imprisonment only
c. Imprisonment up to 3 months or fine up to ₹1000 or both
d. No punishment
113. Section 181 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Driving in contravention of section 3 or 4
b. Registration
c. Licence issue
d. Permit
114. Driving without proper licence is punishable with:
a. Fine only
b. Imprisonment up to 3 months or fine up to ₹500 or both
c. Only imprisonment
d. No punishment
115. Section 182 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Offences relating to licences
b. Registration
c. Permit
d. Tax
116. Driving while disqualified may lead to:
a. Only fine
b. Only imprisonment
c. Imprisonment up to 3 months or fine up to ₹500 or both
d. No punishment
117. Fraudulently obtained licence is:
a. Valid
b. Temporary
c. Suspended
d. Void
118. Acting as conductor while disqualified is punishable with:
a. Imprisonment up to 1 month or fine up to ₹100 or both
b. Only fine ₹500
c. Only imprisonment
d. No punishment
119. Section 182A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Punishment for offences relating to construction and maintenance of vehicles
b. Registration
c. Licence
d. Permit
120. Contravention of section 109(3) is punishable with:
a. ₹1000 fine
b. ₹2000 fine
c. ₹3000 fine
d. ₹5000 fine
121. Section 183 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Driving at excessive speed
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
122. Driving beyond speed limits is punishable with:
a. ₹100 fine
b. ₹400 fine
c. ₹200 fine
d. ₹1000 fine
123. Subsequent offence under section 183(1) may lead to fine up to:
a. ₹500
b. ₹800
c. ₹2000
d. ₹1000
124. Employer causing driver to overspeed is punishable with:
a. ₹100 fine
b. ₹200 fine
c. ₹300 fine
d. ₹500 fine
125. Subsequent offence by employer may lead to fine up to:
a. ₹500
b. ₹400
c. ₹100
d. ₹1000
126. Conviction cannot be based solely on:
a. Police report
b. Mechanical device
c. Multiple witnesses
d. Single witness opinion without device
127. Speed estimation must be supported by:
a. Court order
b. Witness statement
c. Mechanical device
d. FIR
128. Impractical timetable requiring overspeeding is:
a. Valid
b. Ignored
c. Allowed
d. Prima facie evidence of offence
129. Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Driving dangerously
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
130. Dangerous driving is determined based on:
a. Only speed
b. Only driver intention
c. Only vehicle type
d. Circumstances including road, traffic and usage
131. Punishment for first offence under section 184:
a. Fine only
b. Imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to ₹1000 or both
c. Only imprisonment
d. No punishment
132. Second offence within 3 years may lead to:
a. ₹1000 fine
b. ₹1500 fine
c. Imprisonment up to 2 years or fine up to ₹2000 or both
d. Warning
133. Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs
b. Registration
c. Licence
d. Permit
134. Alcohol limit prescribed is:
a. 10 mg/100 ml
b. 20 mg/100 ml
c. 30 mg/100 ml
d. 50 mg/100 ml
135. First offence under section 185 is punishable with:
a. Fine only
b. Imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to ₹2000 or both
c. Only imprisonment
d. No punishment
136. Second offence within 3 years may lead to:
a. ₹2000 fine
b. ₹2500 fine
c. ₹3000 fine or imprisonment up to 2 years or both
d. Warning
137. Driving under influence of drugs means:
a. Mild effect
b. Normal condition
c. Slight impairment
d. Incapable of proper control of vehicle
138. Section 186 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with:
a. Driving when mentally or physically unfit
b. Registration of vehicles
c. Driving licence
d. Permit rules
139. Driving while unfit due to disease is punishable with:
a. ₹100 fine
b. ₹200 fine
c. ₹500 fine
d. ₹1000 fine
140. Subsequent offence under section 186 may lead to fine up to:
a. ₹200
b. ₹300
c. ₹400
d. ₹500