This question consists of information and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide which of the given statements weaken(s) or strengthen(s) the information and decide the appropriate answer. In order to discourage crowd built-up at railway station X, the platform ticket (charged to all such priced at Rs. 10 should be increased to Rs. 20. I. The price of a ticket from X to the nearest railway station is Rs. 12. II. On average, every railway station generates Rs. 24 lacs revenue by charging Rs. 10 for platform ticket while X generates Rs.28 lacs.

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Information: Increase platform ticket from Rs. 10 to Rs. 20 at station X to discourage crowding.

Step 1 — Statement I (Ticket fare Rs. 12)
- If a one-way travel ticket to the nearest station costs Rs. $12$, the current platform ticket price of Rs. $10$ is very close to the travel fare (difference Rs. $2$).
- This small gap makes it attractive for non-travelers to buy the cheap platform ticket instead of a travel ticket to access the platform, increasing crowding. Raising the platform ticket to Rs. $20$ would remove this incentive and therefore is more effective at discouraging casual platform entry.
- Conclusion: Statement I supports and strengthens the proposal to raise the platform ticket price.

Step 2 — Statement II (Revenues: average Rs. 24 lacs, X Rs. 28 lacs)
- Station X already generates Rs. $28$ lacs at the current Rs. $10$ platform-ticket price, which is above the average Rs. $24$ lacs. That indicates the current price is already yielding comparatively high revenue at X.
- If the goal is to discourage crowding, the fact that X already collects higher-than-average revenue weakens the argument that the price is too low or that an increase is necessary to control crowding. In other words, this evidence reduces the force of the proposal.
- Conclusion: Statement II weakens the proposal.

Overall: Statement I strengthens the information while Statement II weakens it, so option C is correct.

FINAL_ANSWER: c

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