Barrier-less MLFF tolling and cashless plazas

1. Question 1Answer C

   From 10 April 2026, over 1,150 National Highway fee plazas accept which payment modes only?

   • AFASTag or cash
   • BUPI or cards
   • CCorrect answer: FASTag or UPI
   • DCash or UPI

   Core Trigger: From 10 April 2026, over 1,150 National Highway fee plazas accept only FASTag or UPI, not cash.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 1

2. Question 2Answer D

   Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling replaces booths and barriers with what structures?

   • ABoom barriers
   • BSpeed breakers
   • CToll islands
   • DCorrect answer: Overhead gantries

   Policy Focus: Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling uses gantries, not booths or barriers, to charge moving vehicles.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 2

3. Question 3Answer B

   Who chairs NHAI as of May 2026?

   • ANitin Gadkari
   • BCorrect answer: Santosh Kumar Yadav
   • CAnurag Jain
   • DAlka Upadhyaya

   Current Head: Nitin Gadkari is Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Santosh Kumar Yadav chairs NHAI (May 2026).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 3

4. Question 4Answer B

   Which is/are correct? (1) MLFF gantries use ultrasonic sensors to read the FASTag. (2) Gantry ANPR cameras read the vehicle number plate.

   • AOnly 1
   • BCorrect answer: Only 2
   • CBoth 1 and 2
   • DNeither 1 nor 2

   Key Technology: RFID readers and ANPR cameras on gantries read the FASTag and number plate together.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 4

5. Question 5Answer C

   By mid-April 2026, MoRTH had awarded MLFF tenders for how many plazas?

   • A8
   • B24
   • CCorrect answer: 16
   • D40

   Data Point: By mid-April 2026, MoRTH had awarded MLFF tenders for 16 plazas, including Choryasi and Mundka.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 5

6. Question 6Answer D

   Under the Third Amendment Rules 2025, a non-FASTag vehicle paying by UPI pays what multiple of the fee?

   • A1.1 times
   • B1.5 times
   • C2 times
   • DCorrect answer: 1.25 times

   India Link: Under the Third Amendment Rules 2025, a non-FASTag vehicle pays twice the fee in cash but 1.25 times by UPI.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 7

7. Question 7Answer B

   Which was the first live MLFF plaza, opened on 1 May 2026?

   • AMundka-Bakkarwala
   • BCorrect answer: Choryasi
   • CKherki Daula
   • DPanipat

   Venue: The first live MLFF plaza was Choryasi on NH-48, Gujarat, on 1 May 2026; Delhi's Mundka-Bakkarwala followed.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 8

8. Question 8Answer C

   All lanes at National Highway fee plazas became FASTag lanes from midnight of 15/16 February of which year?

   • A2019
   • B2020
   • CCorrect answer: 2021
   • D2022

   Milestone: All lanes at National Highway fee plazas became FASTag lanes from midnight of 15/16 February 2021.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 9

9. Question 9Answer D

   The Second Amendment Rules 2026 introduced what for unpaid tolls?

   • AJail terms
   • BVehicle seizure
   • CLicence suspension
   • DCorrect answer: E-notices and double fees

   Landmark Rules: Second Amendment Rules 2026, in force 17 March, introduced e-notices and double fees for unpaid tolls.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 10

10. Question 10Answer A

    Which is/are correct? (1) The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 govern tolls. (2) An e-notice is payable at normal fee within 24 hours.

    • ACorrect answer: Only 1
    • BOnly 2
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither 1 nor 2

    Parent Rules: The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 govern tolls.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 11

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