In an attempt to check its increasing pollution, Litter City has introduced a…
2017
In an attempt to check its increasing pollution, Litter City has introduced a levy of Rs. 100 on every private car entering the city. The administration argues that the imposition of this levy, in addition of the existing toll at the entrance of the city, will switch people from using their cars to using the public transport.
Which of the following, if true, provides the best evidence that the city administration’s argument is flawed?
Answer: D. The recent hike in the toll for cars already makes it more expensive for people to take a private car into the city than travel in a public transport. — The administration argues that an added levy will make people switch from private cars to public transport. If the recent toll hike had already made private…
- A.
The city administration is already facing the ire of taxi drivers whose demand for a rate hike was turned down by the administration.
- B.
A recent survey has shown that people living in Litter city have fewer cars than those in the neighboring clean city.
- C.
Hardly 10% of the regular bus passengers own their own cars.
- D.
The recent hike in the toll for cars already makes it more expensive for people to take a private car into the city than travel in a public transport.
- E.
Both (a) and (d)
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Correct answer: D
The administration argues that an added levy will make people switch from private cars to public transport. If the recent toll hike had already made private cars more expensive than public transport, then cost alone was already not causing the switch. That weakens the argument.