CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many standard floor buses have recently been flagged off in New Delhi?
A
80
B
120
C
100
D
150
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fleet. It is having a fleet of 3757 buses, apart from this there are 3383 cluster buses, taking total fleet to 7140 buses.

Detailed explanation-2: -But in Mumbai and Kolkata, and to an extent even Delhi, the double-decker quickly faded away from memory. Manufacturers, particularly Ashok Leyland had stopped manufacturing them and public transport operators across India, swimming in a tidal wave of debt, stopped buying them.

Detailed explanation-3: -On March 26, the Delhi cabinet had approved the engagement of 300 low-floor electric AC buses by DTC. As per the schedule, 118 buses were to arrive in October, 100 by November and 60 buses were planned to be added by December, 2021. The remaining 20 buses are likely to arrive by January 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overall, the total number of public buses plying on Delhiā€™s roads, including both DTC (3,910) and private clusters (3,240), stands at 7,150 against the requisite number of 11,000.

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