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Option 3 : It is theoretically elegant but morally questionable, because noise harm cannot be averaged across a population.
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सही उत्तर It is theoretically elegant but morally questionable, because noise harm cannot be averaged across a population. है।
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Refer to the passage given above. Which of the following best reflects the author's assessment of the proposed cap-and-trade scheme for noise?
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It is the only policy capable of silencing cities effectively.
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It has already been implemented with complete success in several countries.
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It is theoretically elegant but morally questionable, because noise harm cannot be averaged across a population.
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It is unworkable because economists do not understand how auctions function.
Correct Answer: It is theoretically elegant but morally questionable, because noise harm cannot be averaged across a population.
The author calls the idea "elegant" but says it "stumbles on a moral objection — that silence, unlike carbon, cannot be averaged across a population." Options (a), (b) and (d) misrepresent or invent claims.
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