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Directions for the next 2 (two) items:
Read the following passage and answer the items that follow. Your answers should be based solely on the passage.
Passage:
The key source of the battle for clean skies and clear lungs is the fuel we burn - from household chulhas to thermal power plants. In most cases, it is biomass or coal. The Supreme Court banned the use of pet coke, which is among the dirtiest of such fuels. The Delhi Government banned the use of coal, which was later extended to the entire National Capital Region. It was also agreed that thermal power plants would either clean up or be shut down; action on this has been patchy, to say the least. The lesson from the transition to CNG is that for a ban to be effective, people need alternatives. When diesel buses were stopped, the CNG supply had to be assured; it also had to be feasible in terms of cost. The Supreme Court agreed that fiscal measures were needed to keep clean fuel cheaper than dirty fuel. Now, even as coal is banned, the price of natural gas makes industry uncompetitive.
Which of the following inferences is/are correct?
1. The source of the energy we consume is key to the battle for cleaner air.
2. Bans are effective where the will is strong and people are convinced that such bans are for the greater good of society.
3. There is judicial approval for a policy that intervenes fiscally to make benevolent pricing for cleaner fuel easier.
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