Current context: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified rules for microdot identifiers on motor vehicles and their parts on 23rd Dec 19.
a. DRDO missiles
b. Motor Vehicles
c. Defence equipment
d. Medicines
- After consideration on the draft notification that was issued in July 2019, the government has issued the notification.
- The notified automotive industry standards are made through an amendment in the Central Motor vehicles Rules 1989 and include the motor vehicles and their parts, components, assemblies and sub-assemblies.
- As per the notification, "the manufacturers who are affixing microdot identifiers in the motor vehicles and their parts shall conform to Automotive Industry Standards (AIS)-155".
- The microdots will be now affixed on the motor vehicles by spraying on the body and parts with microscopic dots to give a unique identification for enhancing the security of vehicles.
Question:
Q.1 The government of India has recently issued microdot rules for which among the following?a. DRDO missiles
b. Motor Vehicles
c. Defence equipment
d. Medicines