Question

Metropolitan Transport Corporation is headquartered at _________.
A. Chennai
B. Madurai
C. Erode
D. Vellore

Answer 1

Hint: Metropolitan Transport Corporation was earlier known as Pallavan Transport Corporation which operates as the public bus service agency.

Complete answer:
Option A, ‘Chennai’ is a city in the state of Tamil Nadu where headquarters of Metropolitan Transport Corporation is situated. MTC was established in the year 1972 registered under the Companies Act, 1956 with a total strength of 1029 buses. It is a government organization of the Government of Tamil Nadu. It serves 895 routes and 33 depots according to 2020 data. The corporation provides varieties of bus types such as for Ordinary services which are manufactured by Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors, express services, deluxe services, a/c bus services like Volvo, small bus services by Tata and women cum children special buses designed for the safety and comfort in critical situations are some of the common types. Thus, it is the correct answer.
Option B is not the relevant answer.
Option C is also not the appropriate answer.
Option D is also not the correct answer.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: The bus carries 6 million passengers on a daily basis which covers almost half of the population of the city Chennai. This agency has benefited the entire city with its huge services. The strength of the drivers is 5000 and the revenue of the bus per day is around 2.75 crores. Recently 555 new buses have been introduced with a budget of Rupees 140 crore.