Question

What gave rise to an organised form of consumer movement?

• A. Increase in total consumers
• B. Food shortages
• C. Hoardings and black marketing
• D. Adulteration of food and edible oil

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

Adulteration of food and edible oil

In India, the consumer movement was slow and unorganised. But 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.