Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
To what does the author attribute the consumer's willingness to purchase environment-friendly vehicles?

• A. Auto companies sell these types of vehicles at lower rates in order to boost sales in times of recession.
• B. The realisation that consumers' greed caused the economic recession of 2009.
• C. To show their support for small entrepreneurs, who are the manufacturers of such vehicles.
• D. They have to comply with government guidelines regarding reduction of carbon emissions.
• E. None of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The realisation that consumers' greed caused the economic recession of 2009.

The author attributes 'The realisation that consumers greed caused the economic recession of 2009', to the consumer's willingness to purchase environmentally friendly vehicles.