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The government has made FASTag mandatory to allow users to avail any kind of discount at the highway toll plazas across the country. FASTag uses which of the following technology for it's working? (August 2020)

The government has made FASTag mandatory to allow users to avail any kind of discount at the highway toll plazas across the country. FASTag uses which of the following technology for it's working? (August 2020) Correct Answer RFID

The correct answer is RFID.

  • FASTag uses  Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for it's working.
  • The government has made FASTag mandatory to allow users to avail any kind of discount at the highway toll plazas across the country.

Key Points

  • The ministry of road transport and highways amended the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008 to allow a discount for users making a return journey within 24 hours and other local exemptions only in cases where the vehicle carries a valid functional FASTag.
  • The amendment would also enable automatic discount and no prior receipt, or intimation will be necessary if return journeys are completed within 24 hours.

Additional Information

  • RFID: 
    • ​Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.
    • An RFID tag consists of a tiny radio transponder; a radio receiver and a transmitter.
    • When triggered by an electromagnetic interrogation pulse from a nearby RFID reader device, the tag transmits digital data, usually an identifying inventory number, back to the reader.
  • NFC:
    • ​Near-Field-Communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols for communication between two electronic devices over a distance of 4 cm or less.
    • We can see the use of NFC in mobile phones for cardless payments. (Samsung Pay and Apple Pay)
  • LiDAR:
    • ​LiDAR is a method for measuring distances by illuminating the target with laser light and measuring the reflection with a sensor.
    • Differences in laser return times and wavelengths can then be used to make digital 3-D representations of the target. It has terrestrial, airborne, and mobile applications.
  • SODAR:
    • ​SODAR (Sonic Detection And Ranging), is a meteorological instrument used as a wind profiler to measure the scattering of sound waves by atmospheric turbulence.
    • SODAR systems are used to measure wind speed at various heights above the ground, and the thermodynamic structure of the lower layer of the atmosphere.
    • SODAR systems are in fact nothing more than sonar systems used in the air rather than in water

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