Question

PUC certificate stands for
(a) Pollution Under Control certificate
(b) Population Under Control certificate
(c) Population Under Coordinate certificate
(d)All of the above

Answer 1

This certificate is provided to the owner of a vehicle containing the information about his or her vehicle regarding its working is favorable or unfavorable for our environment.

Complete answer:
The PUC certificate stands for Pollution Under Control certificate. The smoke released out of our vehicles, if left unchecked, it could pollute the environment to a great extent. So to avoid this our vehicle should undergo a PUC test regularly.

Additional Information: -The Pollution Under Control certificate is a certification mark that is provided to vehicles that undergo a test for pollution check and pass the PUC Test successfully.
-The certification indicates that the emissions from the vehicle meet the standard pollution norms and are not harmful to the environment.
-It is mandatory for every vehicle owner in India to carry this certificate. So all vehicles on Indian roads are carrying a valid PUC certification.
-In the test for a diesel vehicle, the accelerator is pressed fully in one position and the reading is taken. This entire process is repeated five times and then the average is calculated as the final reading.
-In the case of diesel vehicles, the accelerator of the vehicle is fully pressed and the readings of pollution levels are observed. This is repeated five times and the average constitutes the final reading.
-In the case of petrol vehicles, the vehicle is kept idling without pressing the accelerator and only one reading is taken as the final reading.
So, the correct answer is 'Pollution Under Control Certificate'

Note: -The PUC certificate contains the vehicle’s license plate number.
-The certificate contains the serial number of the issued certificate, the date on which the test was conducted, and the expiry date of the PUC certificate.
-The smoke released out of our vehicles, if left unchecked, it could pollute the environment to a great extent.