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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
What do you mean by Consumer protection? Explain its importance.
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उत्तर
Consumer protection refers to making consumers aware of their rights and responsibilities and helping them in seeking redressal for their grievances and complaints. Consumer protection is of prime importance to both consumers and businesses. The following points highlight the significance of consumer protection:
i. Consumer ignorance - Consumers, at large, are ignorant of their rights and responsibilities and various redressal mechanisms available to them. Therefore, it is important to educate them and make them aware of the same for their welfare.
ii. Consumer exploitation - Consumers often face exploitation in the form of unfair trade practices such as black marketing, hoarding and adulteration. Therefore, they should be made aware of various means by which they can protect themselves against such forms of exploitation.
iii. Unorganised consumer groups - To protect their interests, consumers should create consumer groups and set up organisations that work towards their welfare and protection.
iv. Lack of information - In the seller dominant market, the consumer fails to obtain correct and reliable information about the products and services available in the market. This enhances the probability of consumer exploitation and thus increases the need for consumer awareness.
v. General tendency of consumers - Generally, consumers go for products that are available at cheap rates or discounts. This increases the chance of their exploitation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Indian Youth Organisation (IYO) organised a visit of its members to an old age home to inculcate the habit of social work among them. The visit revealed that the living conditions of the inmates of the old age home were not hygienic. So, the IYO members decided to clean the premises. During their cleanliness drive, they realised that the old age home also required pest control. But some of the inmates of old age home were reluctant for it because they believed that the pest control may create health problems for them. IYO therefore decided to provide ethical, safe and odourless pest control. They showed to the inmates of old age home a pamphlet of the proposed pest control product which promised easy, inexpensive and long-lasting pest control. The inmates happily agreed and the pest
control was carried out. It worked for a fortnight but to their dismay, the effect started wearing off. IYO contacted the pest control company which kept on postponing their visit. After waiting for a month, IYO filed a case in the consumer court.
The consumer court was satisfied with the genuineness of the complaint and issued necessary directions to the pest control company
1) State any six directions that might have been issued by the court.
2) Also, identify any two values that are being communicated by IYO to the society.
On Sonika's birthday her mother gave her a pair of gold earrings. After one month Sonika observed that the ear-rings are losing their shine. She checked the mark on the earrings and found that it was not a proper Hallmark and her mother had been cheated by the shopkeeper. So, she finds a complaint in the district forum which rejected it. Not satisfied by the decision of district forum, she was very much disturbed and after two months decided to appeal further.
Can Sonika appeal against the decision of the district forum? Give reason in support of your answer.
Pankaj purchased a car from ‘Abhishek Motors’ for < 50 lakhs. The company offered many attractive gifts to Pankaj like — free insurance for first two years, free pick-up and drop facilities for free servicing up to 20,000 km, etc. But after a few days, Pankaj noticed that the pick-up of the car was not good and there were some problems with the engine. The company serviced the car free of cost but even then Pankaj was not satisfied with its performance. ‘Abhishek Motors’ is not giving him the due response. So he filed a complaint in the State Commission but was not satisfied with its decision also. He was very much disturbed and after two months decided to appeal against it. Can Pankaj appeal against the decision of the State Commission ? Give reason in support of your answer.
Select the proper option from the options given below and rewrite the complete sentence:
In the modern competitive market, consumer is regarded as the ________.
Select the proper option from the options given below and rewrite the complete sentence:
National Commission has ________ members in addition to the president.
Match the correct pairs.
Match the correct pairs :
| Group 'A' | Group 'B' |
| a. Private Company | 1. Minimum 7 members |
| b. Overdraft | 2. Saving Account |
| c. ATM | 3. 1996 |
| d. Consumer Protection Act | 4. Electronic Business |
| e. Controlling | 5. Current Account |
| 6. Maximum 50 members | |
| 7. Automatic Teller Machine | |
| 8. 1986 | |
| 9. Individual Taste | |
| 10. To take corrective action |
Explain any five rights of consumers as provided under the Consumer Protection Act. 1986.
Mayank purchased a pack of chocolates of a renowned brand for his daughter from a shop in the nearby market. After consuming the chocolates, his daughter fell sick. He filed a case with the District forum against the renowned brand. He lost the case because of a mistake that he could not provide proof of purchase. What should be kept in mind by a consumer while purchasing, using and consuming goods and services apart from avoiding the mistake committed by Mayank, in order to enable him/her to achieve the objective of consumer protection? Enumerate any four points.
Which of the following Will not be considered as consumers as per Consumer Protection Act, 2019?
State any four features of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
What are consumer aids?
Write the full form of FSSAI.
What is the purpose of FSSAI agency?
A wholesaler sold adulterated goods which were hazardous to the consumer's health.
Which one of the following methods of payment does not cause a deduction in the bank balance at the time of transaction?
Ved and Ahmad made payments at an electronic store. While Ved paid the amount via cheque, Ahmad made his payment by using online banking. Whose payment was swift? Give a reason.
Raj brought an immersion rod a few days back which stopped functioning. He went back to the shopkeeper and wanted the item to either be replaced or rectified by the shop. But the shopkeeper refused to entertain Raj’s plea and asked him to leave his shop.
Which consumer right of Raj was violated? Enumerate any three responsibilities of a consumer in such situations.
Assertion: Crossed cheque is one in which two parallel lines are drawn on the upper left side of the cheque.
Reason: This cheque cannot be encashed. It can only be deposited in the account of the drawee.
