UPSC Prelims 2024 · CSAT (Paper 2) · Q2

Comprehension

Medium · Passage: validity of assumptions

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.

A metro network can run frequent, punctual trains and still carry fewer passengers than it was built for. Surveys in several cities find that people compare the whole journey from door to door, not the time spent inside the train. Where reaching the station means an unlit walk, an unreliable feeder bus or an autorickshaw fare that rivals the metro fare itself, many commuters keep to their two wheelers even when the line passes close to their homes. Cities that have added footpaths, cycle stands and dependable feeder services around stations have seen ridership on the main line rise without adding a single kilometre of track.

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:

1. Commuters judge a travel option by the total journey rather than by the main leg alone.

2. Improving access around stations can raise ridership on the main network.

Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?