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Consumer: Rights and Protection
Social Science · Kerala SSLC (Class 10) · English Medium · 20 questions and answers
Sample questions
- Q: Who is a consumer?
- A: A consumer is a person who buys goods or uses services for personal use in return for payment.
- Q: What is consumer exploitation?
- A: Consumer exploitation is the cheating of consumers through practices like overcharging, underweighing, selling poor-quality or adulterated goods and false advertising.
- Q: Name the law that protects consumers in India.
- A: The Consumer Protection Act protects consumers in India; the first was passed in 1986 and a new Act was passed in 2019.
- Q: What is the right to safety?
- A: The right to safety is the consumer's right to be protected against goods and services that are hazardous to life and health.
- Q: What is the right to information?
- A: The right to information is the consumer's right to be given full and correct information about the quality, quantity, price and ingredients of goods.
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