Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following gave rise to an organised consumer movement?

• A. Food shortage
• B. Hoarding
• C. Rise in prices of consumer goods
• D. Adulteration of food and edible oil

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

Adulteration of food and edible oil

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> In India, the consumer movement was slow and unorganised. However, in the 1960s, there were food shortages, hoardings, black marketing, and adulteration of food and edible oil. This gave rise to an organised form of consumer movement.

In the year 1969, the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was passed in India. The main idea behind this act is to protect the interests of consumers and small producers from monopolists and big producers. Later, the Consumer Protection Act was passed in 1986.