Question

Which Regional Transport Office is the largest in Tamil Nadu?
A. Chennai
B. Kumbakonam
C. Salem
D. Coimbatore

Answer 1

Hint:Regional Transport Office is that organisation of the Indian government which has the job of maintaining a database which has the details of drivers and also a database of vehicles for all the states of India. It is also called the Regional Transport Authority.

Complete Answer:The Regional Transport Office located in Chennai is the largest Regional Transport Office in Tamil Nadu.

Selling of personalised registrations, organisation of the collection of vehicle excise duty and issuing driving licenses are all functions of a Regional Transport Office. The parent agency of the Regional Transport Office is the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Some other functions of the Regional Transport Office is inspecting a vehicle’s insurance and clearing the pollution test.

The RTO is also responsible for enforcing the various acts of motor vehicles, central motor vehicle rules and the state motor vehicle rules that are laid down by the government from time to time. It is also the duty of the RTO to ensure the coordinated development of road transport through management of permits. Apart from this it is the duty of the RTO to charge and collect taxes as per the provisions given in the motor vehicle act.

The identification of untaxed vehicles and to identify keepers of cars entering various Indian states is the function of the Regional Transport Office.

Therefore the correct answer is option A.

Note: The introduction of High Speed Registration Plates (HSRP) was done to help reduce vehicle crime and improve security. To deter criminals from disguising stolen cars with the identity of written off or scrapped vehicles was its intended purpose.