UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — NHAI Successfully Launches India’s first Multi-Lane Free Flow Tolling System in Gujarat
Q1. With reference to the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system launched in 2026 at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza on NH-48, which one of the following is the implementing agency?
- A. Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL)
- B. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
- C. National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL)
- D. Indian Roads Congress (IRC)
Q2. With reference to the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system operationalised in 2026 on the Surat-Bharuch section of NH-48, which one of the following is the implementing agency that rolled out the system?
- A. National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL)
- B. Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL)
- C. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
- D. Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
Q3. Which one of the following is the location of India's first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system, launched in 2026?
- A. Kherki Daula Toll Plaza on NH-48 in Haryana
- B. Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat-Bharuch section of NH-48 in Gujarat
- C. Vadodara-Bharuch Toll Plaza on NH-48 in Gujarat
- D. Manesar Toll Plaza on NH-48 in Haryana
Q4. The Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026 — notified to enable enforcement of 'unpaid user fee' recovery under the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling regime — amend which one of the following parent instruments?
- A. The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008
- B. The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
- C. The National Highways Rules, 1957
- D. The Motor Vehicles (Driving) Regulations, 2017
Q5. Which one of the following Union Ministries notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026, which operationalise recovery of 'unpaid user fee' under the Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling system?
- A. Ministry of Heavy Industries
- B. Ministry of Home Affairs
- C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- D. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Q6. With reference to the evolution of electronic tolling on India's National Highways, consider the following statements comparing the existing FASTag system with the newly launched Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- While FASTag relies on Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID), the MLFF system combines Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) with FASTag for toll collection.
- FASTag was made mandatory for all vehicles on National Highways from 1 January 2021, whereas MLFF enables toll collection without requiring vehicles to stop at fee plazas.
- Unlike FASTag, the MLFF system as launched in India dispenses with RFID entirely and operates solely on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-based positioning.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q7. India's first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system was launched at which one of the following locations?
- A. Kherki Daula Toll Plaza on NH-48, Haryana
- B. Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat–Bharuch section of NH-48, Gujarat
- C. Atal Setu (Mumbai Trans Harbour Link) Toll Plaza, Maharashtra
- D. Dwarka Expressway Toll Plaza on NH-48, Delhi–Gurugram
Q8. Under which Union Ministry does the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the implementing agency for the recently launched Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system, function as a statutory autonomous body?
- A. Ministry of Heavy Industries
- B. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q9. Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, a flagship highways programme being implemented largely through the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), envisages the development of approximately how many kilometres of National Highways?
- A. about 24,800 km
- B. about 34,800 km
- C. about 50,000 km
- D. about 65,000 km
Q10. With reference to the alignment of National Highway 48 (NH-48), consider the following States/UTs:
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Karnataka
4. Kerala
Which of the above are correctly identified as States/UTs traversed by NH-48?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- A. 1 and 4 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1, 2 and 3 only
- D. 2, 3 and 4 only
Q11. With reference to the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) based tolling proposed for India, consider the following statements:
1. In the proposed system, an On-Board Unit (OBU) in the vehicle uses multi-constellation signals, including NavIC and GPS, to compute distance travelled on tolled stretches.
2. Germany was the first country in the world to introduce GNSS-based highway tolling.
3. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) envisages a hybrid roll-out in which GNSS-based electronic toll collection operates alongside the existing RFID-based FASTag system.
4. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notified the nationwide replacement of FASTag by GNSS-based tolling on all National Highways with effect from 1 May 2025.
Which of the statements given above are NOT correct?
- In the proposed system, an On-Board Unit (OBU) in the vehicle uses multi-constellation signals, including NavIC and GPS, to compute distance travelled on tolled stretches.
- Germany was the first country in the world to introduce GNSS-based highway tolling.
- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) envisages a hybrid roll-out in which GNSS-based electronic toll collection operates alongside the existing RFID-based FASTag system.
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notified the nationwide replacement of FASTag by GNSS-based tolling on all National Highways with effect from 1 May 2025.
- A. 1 and 3 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4
- D. 3 and 4 only
Q12. Which one of the following countries was the first in the world to implement Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) based highway tolling?
- A. Germany
- B. Slovakia
- C. Switzerland
- D. Czechia