UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

The proposed amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, seek to do which of the following? 1. Raise the preliminary learner’s-test pass mark. 2. Introduce a mandatory safe-driving tutorial. 3. Reduce the time available for completing the learner’s-licence process. Select the correct answer.

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1 and 2 only

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the draft raises the pass mark from 60% to 75% and requires a safe-driving tutorial of at least 30 minutes. Statement 3 is incorrect because the completion window is proposed to increase from seven to 15 days. The proposal also moves several services online and makes some free.

Topics: central motor vehicles rules, governance, learner’s licence reforms, transport regulation