Which district has been newly brought under the restriction on plying BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel or older light motor vehicles?
- A.Sonipat
- B.Panipat
- C.Meerut
- D.Alwar
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Explanation
The correct answer is Sonipat. Under the revised schedule the bar on running BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel or older four-wheelers has been extended to Sonipat, over and above the high vehicular density districts where it already applied, namely Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar. Option B, Panipat, is a Haryana district but was not named in this extension. Option C, Meerut, lies in the Uttar Pradesh part of the National Capital Region but is likewise not part of the newly covered area for this particular curb. Option D, Alwar, in Rajasthan, is also within the wider region yet was not added. Candidates should also remember the four districts where the curb was already in force, since a question may instead ask which district is not part of the fresh addition. Only Sonipat was named as the new area, so option A is correct.
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- A.36
- B.42
- C.48
- D.54
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