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In which decade did the consumer movement take an organised form in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which problem helped give birth to India's consumer movement?Read the answer and worked solution →Before consumer laws, what did an unhappy buyer usually do?Read the answer and worked solution →What is Consumers International?Read the answer and worked solution →A shopkeeper weighs less than the stated amount. This is an example of what?Read the answer and worked solution →When do markets fail to work fairly for consumers?Read the answer and worked solution →A company claimed its baby powder milk beat mother's milk. What did this show?Read the answer and worked solution →What did long court battles make cigarette companies admit?Read the answer and worked solution →A seller says, "If you didn't like it, go elsewhere." What does this show?Read the answer and worked solution →Which right protects a buyer from goods hazardous to life and property?Read the answer and worked solution →A defective safety valve in which kitchen item can cause a serious accident?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are bad quality products still found in markets?Read the answer and worked solution →Which detail printed on a medicine pack tells when it must not be used?Read the answer and worked solution →Why must makers print ingredients, price and expiry date on packs?Read the answer and worked solution →What does MRP stand for on a packet?Read the answer and worked solution →A shopkeeper charges more than the printed MRP. What can the buyer do?Read the answer and worked solution →A consumer may bargain with the seller to pay less than which amount?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the RTI Act enacted in India?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the RTI Act ensure for citizens?Read the answer and worked solution →Amritha used RTI to learn why her job result was delayed. Which right did she use?Read the answer and worked solution →A gas dealer forces you to buy a stove with a new connection. Which right is denied?Read the answer and worked solution →Abirami quit a coaching course midway. What did the Commission rule?Read the answer and worked solution →Which right lets a buyer claim compensation for damage suffered?Read the answer and worked solution →Compensation a consumer can receive depends on what?Read the answer and worked solution →Does a consumer need a lawyer to file a complaint before a consumer forum?Read the answer and worked solution →Prakash's money order never reached his daughter. Where did he file his case?Read the answer and worked solution →A group of consumers filing a joint complaint is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Under COPRA, how many tiers of quasi-judicial machinery were set up?Read the answer and worked solution →If a district commission dismisses a case, where can the consumer appeal first?Read the answer and worked solution →What do consumer forums and protection councils mainly do?Read the answer and worked solution →

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In which decade did the consumer movement take an organised form in India?

  1. 1930s
  2. 1940s
  3. 1960s
  4. 1990s
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Correct answer: C. 1960s

Food shortages, hoarding, black marketing and adulteration led to an organised consumer movement in the 1960s.

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Which problem helped give birth to India's consumer movement?

  1. Falling interest rates
  2. Cheap school books
  3. Too many public parks
  4. Adulterated food and oil
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Correct answer: D. Adulterated food and oil

Rampant food shortages, hoarding, black marketing and adulteration of food and edible oil gave birth to the movement.

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Before consumer laws, what did an unhappy buyer usually do?

  1. Sued the maker abroad
  2. Demanded a state refund
  3. Avoided that brand or shop
  4. Held a street protest
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Correct answer: C. Avoided that brand or shop

With no legal system for consumers, an unhappy buyer generally avoided the brand or the shop.

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