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A college campus with a population of around 2,000 of whom 200 were children, 1,200 people between 15 and 45 years, 500 people between 45 and 65 and around 100 people more than 65 years of age. The campus has two big gates opening out to the city. There are 400 cars and 500 motorbikes inside the campus. The residents relied on these vehicles to visit the city located 10 kilometres away.
Now, with land within the campus becoming scarce, the chief administrator (CA) found the growing demand for parking lot di cult to handle. The faculty, staff and students wanted increased parking space. In the past six years, the parking requirement on campus had doubled. The CA found it inappropriate to construct parking lots from the students’ fee, even though those with vehicles may not complain about it.
Besides creating parking problems, the CA felt that these vehicles added to the pollution and made residents less responsible toward each other. The risk to the children and the elderly because of over-speeding was menacing. Therefore, the CA wanted to reduce the number of vehicles in the campus. Many faculty members, students and staff members, however, felt that demand for more parking space was natural as vehicles were required to go to the market, railway station, airport, and inter-state bus terminal all located in the city. They also told the CA that the elderly, sick and the toddlers relied only on these vehicles. 
After listening to all stakeholders, the CA wanted to solve these problems while ensuring the campus remained responsible and green.

Question: 1

Which of the following actions would best satisfy all the stakeholders within the campus?

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When multiple stakeholders are involved, the best solution usually balances environmental sustainability, financial fairness, and convenience.
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  • Levy extra fee on students to construct additional parking lots inside the campus. Students should pay for up-keep of the campus.
  • Let all vehicles be parked in a college-managed space outside the campus while two battery operated vehicles handle exigencies inside the campus.
  • Bring all stakeholders to the discussion table.
  • To reduce carbon footprints, only pooled vehicles should be allowed to operate inside the campus.
  • Charge significant fee from any vehicle entering or leaving the campus.
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understanding the Problem
The question requires identifying the most balanced solution that satisfies \emph{all stakeholders} within the campus — including students, administration, environment, and visitors.


Step 2: Evaluating Each Option
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Option A: Imposes extra fees on students, which may create resentment and is not equally fair to all stakeholders.
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Option B: Provides a sustainable and fair solution — parking is managed outside the campus (reducing congestion and pollution), while battery-operated vehicles ensure emergency mobility inside the campus. This balances convenience, environmental concerns, and practicality.
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Option C: While discussion is important, it is not an actionable solution in itself.
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Option D: Restricting only to pooled vehicles may reduce flexibility and inconvenience stakeholders with urgent or special needs.
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Option E: Imposing significant fees for vehicles is restrictive, may discourage visitors, and doesn’t directly solve the congestion or pollution issue.


Step 3: Conclusion
Among all options,

Option B is the most inclusive and practical. It reduces traffic inside the campus, addresses environmental concerns, and still ensures that emergencies can be handled effectively.
\[ \text{Correct Answer: (B)} \]
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Question: 2

Which of the following would be the best option to increase revenue, decrease carbon footprint and still satisfy all the stakeholders in the campus?

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In multi-objective decision problems, always evaluate each option against \emph{all} criteria. The best answer is the one that simultaneously satisfies the maximum number of conditions without major trade-offs.
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  • Make substantial collection from vehicles entering or leaving campus and construct a parking lot outside the campus.
  • Levy extra fee on the students and build extra parking lots inside the campus.
  • Bring all stakeholders to table and let them build consensus.
  • To reduce the carbon footprint, only pooled vehicles be permitted on campus.
  • Let all vehicles be parked in a managed space outside the campus while battery operated vehicles parked at the two gates can be used inside the campus.
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

The question demands a solution that achieves three objectives simultaneously: 1. Increase revenue.
2. Decrease carbon footprint.
3. Satisfy stakeholders (students, staff, administration).
Step 1: Evaluating Option A
By charging a fee on vehicles entering/leaving, the institution generates consistent revenue. Constructing a parking lot outside the campus discourages excess vehicular entry, thereby reducing traffic congestion and emissions within the campus. Stakeholders benefit because they still retain vehicle usage flexibility while enjoying a cleaner campus environment. This satisfies all three conditions—\emph{best option}.

Step 2: Evaluating other options \begin{itemize} \item

Option B: Building parking lots inside increases congestion and carbon footprint, contradicting one of the main goals. \item

Option C: Building consensus is important, but it does not provide a concrete plan for revenue or carbon reduction. Too abstract. \item

Option D: Restricting to pooled vehicles alone may reduce carbon emissions, but it risks stakeholder dissatisfaction by limiting choice. Revenue generation is also unclear. \item

Option E: Parking outside with battery shuttles could reduce carbon footprint, but no clear revenue mechanism is stated, and costs of shuttle operations could burden management. \end{itemize}

Step 3: Inference
Among the given options, only

Option A balances financial sustainability, environmental responsibility, and stakeholder satisfaction effectively.

Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\text{A. Make substantial collection from vehicles entering or leaving campus and construct a parking lot outside the campus.}} \]
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