Multiple choice

The launch of hybrid cars has brought a revolution in the automobile market. The sale of cars has gone up manifold in just 3 months. Earlier 3 out of 10 people owned a car. Now there will be that many more. Environmentalists are alarmed and apprehend a steep increase in pollution levels in tune with the increase in the number of cars on road. The manufacturers, however, downplay the threat of emissions and have presented a recent report last week, which shows a little decline in pollution levels.

What if true can best resolve the paradox in the above argument?

  1. The alarm of the environmentalists is not based on actual study.

  2. The report covered pollution levels during peak traffic hours only.

  3. The increased sales reflect the addition of hybrid cars only.

  4. All the cars are not on the road at the same time.

  5. All the cars follow the latest emission norms.
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Explanation

If the increase reflects sale of hybrid cars only (and possibly a marginal decrease in sale of others) and if these are environment friendly, the apprehensions of environmentalists will be misplaced and the results of survey quite believable.

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