Mechanisms to Protect Consumers

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Give the full form of COPRA. How does it benefit?

Q. What is the alternative name of Consumer Protection Act 1986?

Q. The Agriculture Produce (Grading and Marking) Act of 1937 determines the quality of _________.

1. agricultural products
2. clothes
3. jewellery
4. meat products

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Match the following.

(i)	Availing details of ingredients of a product	(a)	Right to safety
(ii)	Agmark	(b)	Dealing with consumer cases
(iii)	Accident due to faulty engine in a scooter	(c)	Certification of edible oil and cereals
(iv)	District Consumer Court	(d)	Agency that develops standards for goods and services
(v)	Consumers International	(e)	Right to information
(vi)	Bureau of Indian Standards	(f)	Global level institution of consumer welfare organisations

Q. The Essential Commodities Act of 1955 is meant to protect consumers from __________.

1. Hoarding
2. Buying
3. Black marketing
4. Producing commodities

Q. How many consumer protection councils are there? Explain each of them briefly.

Q. How do Consumer Protection Councils help consumers? Explain in three ways.

Q. Give two examples from history to show the impact of technology on food availability.

Q. When did the Consumer Protection Act come into force?

1. $1^{st}$ July, 1989
2. $1^{st}$ June, 1986
3. $1^{st}$ July, 1987
4. $1^{st}$ June, 1968

Q. Which Act helps to prevent cheating in weights and measures?

1. Essential Commodities Act
2. Weights and Measures Act
3. Agriculture Produce Act
4. Sale of Goods Act

Q. What are the ways and means of consumer protection ?

1. Lok Adalat
2. All of the above
3. Public Interest Litigation
4. Redressal Forums and Consumer Protection Councils

Q. When was the Sale of Goods Act passed?

1. 1850
2. 1857
3. 1930
4. 1900

Q. When was COPRA enacted?

1. 1986
2. 1984
3. 1987
4. 1985

Q. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission is located in _____.

1. Mumbai
2. Banglore
3. Kolkatta
4. New Delhi

Q.

Who Does the Consumer Protection Act apply to?

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Consumer protection act is very important because it provides which of the following?

1. the right to be assured, wherever possible access to a variety of goods at competitive prices
2. the right to be protected against the marketing of goods which are hazardous to life and property
3. all the above
4. the right to informed about the quality, quantity, potency, purity, standard and price

Q. Violation of guarantee of a product comes under which of the following Acts?

1. Essential Commodities Act, 1955
2. Sale of Goods Act, 1930
3. Agriculture Produce Act, 1930
4. Weights and Measures Act, 1976

Q.

what legal measures were taken by the government to empower the consumers in india? ( write 4 points)

Q. The Consumer Protection Act - 1986 is popularly known as ____ .

1. CPACT
2. COPRA
3. COPA
4. CPA

Q. Which Act was passed to protect consumers from hoarding and black marketing?

1. Essential Commodities Act of 1955
2. Weights and Measures Act of 1976
3. Agriculture Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, of 1937
4. Sale of Goods Act of 1930

Q.

what legal measures were taken by the goverment to empower the consumers in india?

by what means consumer express their solidarity?

Q.

Define money.

Q.

WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT CONSUMERS?

Q. The FSSAI issues a set of guidelines regarding in the market.

1. unsafe packaging
2. unsafe labelling
3. unsafe food products
4. unsafe drinking water

Q.

explain the term COPRA and state its main features?

Q. The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act was passed in _________.

1. 1937
2. 1837
3. 1857
4. 1897

Q.

Explain the duties of the consumer as codified by the Indian law.

Q.

which organisaion sets international food standards?

is ISI an international organisation?

what is fullform of BIS?

Q. The Consumer Protection Act was enacted in India in _____.

1. 1984
2. 1985
3. 1986
4. 1987