Carpooling is an arrangement in which people who travel along the same route share one car for the journey, instead of each using his or her own vehicle. Which of the following situations is the best example of carpooling?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Four colleagues who live in the same colony and work in the same office take turns to drive all four of them to work in one car.
Carpooling has two parts: the people travel along the same route, and they share one car instead of each using his or her own.
In Option (3) the four colleagues go from the same colony to the same office and use one car in turns. Both parts are present.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) Four colleagues who live in the same colony each drive their own car to the same office. — Incorrect. Each colleague uses his or her own car; nobody shares.
Option (2) Sunil takes a city bus to his office every day. — Incorrect. Sunil travels by bus, not by sharing a car.
Option (4) Sunil lends his car to a friend for a weekend trip. — Incorrect. Sunil does not travel with his friend; the car is only lent.