NCERT Class 10 Chapter 5 Consumer Rights MCQs for UPSC

1. Why do individual consumers frequently find themselves in an unequal and vulnerable position in unregulated markets?

1. A.Because consumers are individual and geographically scattered while large corporate producers possess immense capital, market power, and media reach to manipulate consumer choices through aggressive marketing and false claims.
2. B.Because consumers are legally obligated to purchase goods only from state-owned enterprises.
3. C.Because all retail shopkeepers are exempt from commercial civil liability under common law.
4. D.Because commodity prices are determined exclusively by international barter agreements.

2. What socio-economic factors during the 1960s gave birth to the organized consumer movement as a 'social force' in India?

1. A.The introduction of credit cards and online e-commerce platforms.
2. B.Rampant food shortages, unethical hoarding, black marketing, and pervasive adulteration of food grains and edible oil.
3. C.The total abolition of all municipal retail markets across major cities.
4. D.A complete ban on the import of foreign electronic consumer durables.

3. Which landmark international development in 1985 created the global foundation for national consumer protection policies and advocacy?

1. A.The signing of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in Geneva.
2. B.The creation of the International Monetary Fund structural adjustment facility.
3. C.The adoption of the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection by the United Nations, leading to the growth of Consumers International as an umbrella body representing consumer groups worldwide.
4. D.The universal adoption of the International Gold Standard by central banks.