Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Key factors influencing subway air pollution will include station depth, date of construction, type of ventilation (natural/air conditioning), types of brakes (electromagnetic or conventional brake pads) and wheels (rubber or steel) used on the trains, train frequency and more recently the presence or absence of platform screen-door systems. In particular, much subway particulate matter is sourced from moving train parts such as wheels and brake pads, as well as from the steel rails and power-supply materials, making the particles dominantly iron-containing. To date, there is no clear epidemiological indication of abnormal health effects on underground workers and commuters. New York subway workers have been exposed to such air without significant observed impacts on their health, and no increased risk of lung cancer was found among subway train drivers in the Stockholm subway system. But a note of caution is struck by the observations of scholars who found that employees working on the platforms of Stockholm underground, where PM concentrations were greatest, tended to have higher levels of risk markers for cardiovascular disease than ticket sellers and train drivers. The dominantly ferrous particles are mixed with particles from a range of other sources, including rock ballast from the track, biological aerosols such as bacteria and viruses, and air from the outdoors, and driven through the tunnel system on turbulent air currents generated by the trains themselves and ventilation systems.
Question
What is the passage about?
Option 1: Metro life and the subway facilities
Option 2: The benefits of subway life
Option 3: The risky life in the subways
Option 4: Pollution created by the railroad
Correct Answer: The risky life in the subways
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Explanation:
The passage primarily discusses the potential
health risks
associated with subway air pollution. It highlights factors influencing subway air quality and mentions the absence of clear health effects among
workers
and
commuters,
but also raises caution regarding higher risk markers for
cardiovascular disease
among certain subway employees. So, the passage focuses on the
risks
associated with
subway life
rather than solely discussing the benefits, infrastructure, or general metro life, making the third option,
the risky life in the subways,
the most appropriate choice.
Therefore, the correct answer is, "The risky life in the subways" .
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