Consumer Exploitation

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What Are the Violations of Consumer Rights?

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Which sector includes Agriculture and Animal Husbandry?

1. Primary Sector

2. Secondary Sector

3. Tertiary Sector

4. None of these

Q. Identify the unfair trade practices followed by some shopkeepers.

1. Reducing the quantity
2. Passing false information
3. Selling products at listed price
4. Adulterating food items and beverages

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What Is the Opposite Word of Customer?

Q. Why is there a need for rules and regulations to ensure protection for consumers?

1. To punish the sellers who deal in unfair trade practices
2. To protect sellers from getting exploited in various ways
3. To protect the consumers who are exploited in various ways
4. To reduce competition between sellers

Q. Which of the following can be termed as unfair trade practices?

1. Selling 900 g of wheat flour at the price of 1 kg
2. Mentioning the price of a haircut as ₹100, styling the hair without asking the consumer, and later charging ₹200
3. Selling a laptop of good quality with a no-return policy
4. Charging ₹13 for a milk pouch that costs ₹12

Q. Which of the following comes under consumer exploitation?

1. Lower prices
2. Safe products
   
3. Misleading advertisements
4. Availability of a variety of goods

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following does not count as consumer exploitation?

1. Steep pricing
2. Adulteration
3. Misinformation
4. Reasonable pricing

Q. A grocer mixed dried papaya seeds with pepper and sold them at a steep price. What has the grocer done?

1. Hoarding
2. Adulteration
3. Boarding
4. Cost-saving

Q. Which of the following is/are unfair market practices to exploit consumers?

1. Misinformation
2. Higher prices
3. Adulteration
4. False claims
5. *T&C applied
6. Hiding details
7. Reduced quantity
8. Defective goods

Q. Lowering the quality of products by adding cheaper substances is known as adulteration.

1. True
2. False

Q. Raman bought an expensive watch. Unfortunately, after a month of usage, the watch stopped working. How was Ram exploited?

1. He was charged a higher price for the product.
2. He was misinformed about the product.
3. He was sold a sub-standard product.
4. He was misled by false advertisements.

Q. What is the term used for the person who buys and uses goods or services from the market after making a payment?

1. Moneylender
2. Service provider
3. Consumer
4. Producer

Q. Identify the consumers in the given examples.

1. Wilson buys a laptop with an intention of reselling it.
2. Sunny buys a laptop for his personal use.
3. Kumar won a laptop as a gift.
4. Cynthia buys a laptop for her school.

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Sonia noticed that the milk she brought from the market is lumpy and tastes sour. What inference should Sonia make?

Q. Identify the term used for intentionally reducing the quality of food offered for sale, either by adding substances of lesser quality or by removing some valuable ingredients.

1. Sterilisation
2. Decontamination
3. Conservation
4. Adulteration

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following protect consumers from being exploited?

1. Voicing their protest against producers and sellers
2. Spreading awareness regarding consumer rights
3. Preparing to pursue the legal course of action
4. Boycotting the producer or seller

Q. We participate as both producers and consumers.

1. True
2. False

Q. Rakesh bought skincare products which claimed that the products were clinically tested. After using them, he got burns on his skin. His friend Ravina advised him to file a complaint under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

What is the purpose of this Act?

1. To help consumers in filing complaints
2. To write articles and hold exhibitions to create awareness about consumer protection
3. To ensure the protection of consumers through legal channels
4. To fights lawsuits on behalf of consumers against producers

Q. Producers always perform works related to primary and secondary sectors only.

1. False
2. True

Q. If you have to buy a kilogram of mangoes from a local vendor, what would you look for so as not to be exploited?

1. The expiry date of the mangoes
2. The weight of the mangoes
3. The freshness of the mangoes
4. False advertisements