TSPSC AMVI study guide
TSPSC AMVI · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector (AMVI) post under the Telangana State Public Service Commission is a field-and-office technical role in the state transport department. AMVIs inspect vehicles for roadworthiness and compliance, check fitness certificates, examine accident-damaged vehicles, verify records and support enforcement of the Motor Vehicles Act and Central Motor Vehicle Rules in Telangana. The TSPSC AMVI study guide has 6 sections and about 2,188 words.
01General Studies and General Abilities for the AMVI Examination
This paper checks whether you can read a situation, do quick arithmetic and reason clearly, while knowing the Telangana and Indian background that a Motor Vehicle Inspector is expected to carry into the field. Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014 as the 29th State, carved out of Andhra Pradesh; Hyderabad remained the joint capital for ten years.
354 words, about 2 min02Motor Vehicles Act, CMVR and Allied Transport Law
The legal domain tests the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988, in force 1 July 1989), the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, and the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, whose penalty provisions commenced on 1 September 2019. Section 3 requires a valid driving licence; Section 7 covers the learner's licence (Form 3), Section 9 the driving test, Section 19 disqualification.
376 words, about 2 min03Automobile Engineering: Chassis, Transmission, Braking, Steering and Suspension
This domain tests the layout and function of the vehicle as a mechanical system - how power reaches the road, how the vehicle stops, and how it is steered and carried. A ladder frame carries body and load in commercial vehicles; monocoque (unibody) is common in cars.
388 words, about 2 min04Automotive Engines: IC Engine Principles, Fuel, Cooling, Lubrication and Emission Control
The engine domain tests the thermodynamics, fuels and auxiliary systems that keep an internal combustion engine running and legal. The four-stroke SI engine draws a petrol-air mixture, compresses it, ignites it with a spark and exhausts; the CI engine compresses air alone and injects diesel that self-ignites.
360 words, about 2 min05Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems
This domain tests the storage, generation, starting, ignition and control electronics of a modern vehicle, plus the fault-finding arithmetic an inspector uses on the road. A 12 V lead-acid battery has six cells of about 2.1 V each, giving roughly 12.6 V at rest; fully charged specific gravity is near 1.265.
332 words, about 2 min06Vehicle Inspection, Testing, Road Safety and Accident Investigation
The final domain tests how a vehicle is examined for fitness, how road-safety law is enforced, and how an accident scene is measured and reconstructed. Section 56 read with the CMVR requires periodical inspection of transport vehicles, normally every year at an inspecting authority; Form 22 accompanies initial registration and Form 38 records the certificate of fitness.
378 words, about 2 min