C vs E
The difficulty with the proposed high-speed train line is that a used plane can be bought for one-third the price of the train line, and the plane, which is just as fast, can fly anywhere. The train would be a fixed linear system, and we live in a world that is spreading out in all directions and in which consumers choose the free-wheel systems (cars, buses, aircraft), which do not have fixed routes. Thus a sufficient profitable market for the train will not exist. to decrease in the next few years.
Which of the following, if true, most severely weakens the argument presented above?
(A) Cars, buses, and planes require the efforts of drivers and pilots to guide them, whereas the train will be guided mechanically.
(B) Used planes usually have high maintanence costs
(C) Planes are not a free-wheel system because they can fly only between airports, which are less convenient for consumers than the high-speed train’s stations would be.
(D) Inspite of its low operating costs, high speed trains are less preferred by most people who can afford daily flight tickets as the train stops to cover multiple high population density areas where airports cannot be built.
(E) The entire hilly area in this part of the world is a huge tourist attraction primarily for the very low cloud cover almost throughout the year that gives it the name “Stairway to Heaven”
E – low cloud cover in the entire area would mean no scope for other transports like planes, cars and buses (because driving in hilly area is risky). So potentially this will increase the market for train system and will end up being profitable? Weakens?
C – This looks like a convincing answer among all the 5 options. But what exactly is not correct with C?
Can someone please explain in detail?
OA: E
Hi Niklesh,
The correct answer is option C. Where did you find the correct answer to be E? Could you please point out the source?