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UPSC CSE Current Affairs — practice questions — page 12

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Certification is mandatory for products affecting health and safety such as:Read the answer and worked solution →India observes National Consumers' Day on:Read the answer and worked solution →There are more than how many consumer groups in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body develops standards for goods and services in India?Read the answer and worked solution →The Consumer Protection Act 1986 lists how many consumer rights?Read the answer and worked solution →The right to be protected against hazardous goods, like a defective pressure cooker valve, is the right to:Read the answer and worked solution →The right to seek compensation for damage from unfair trade practices is the right to:Read the answer and worked solution →Local voluntary bodies guiding consumers on filing cases are known as consumer forums or:Read the answer and worked solution →Which multinational product was falsely marketed for years as better than mother's milk?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the consumer rightsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the quality marksRead the answer and worked solution →Run the consumer timelineRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the consumer wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Right or markRead the answer and worked solution →Sort laws, courts and marksRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Consumer rights bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Certification is mandatory for products affecting health and safety such as:

  1. Plastic toys
  2. Ball pens
  3. Notebooks
  4. LPG cylinders
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Correct answer: D. LPG cylinders

1. Food colours, cement and packaged water are also covered. 2. LPG cylinders need mandatory certification. 3. For most goods standards are voluntary. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Chapter 5, Consumer Rights._

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India observes National Consumers' Day on:

  1. 24 December
  2. 15 March
  3. 24 October
  4. 26 January
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Correct answer: A. 24 December

1. Parliament enacted COPRA on this day in 1986. 2. The day is 24 December. 3. India has exclusive consumer courts. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Chapter 5, Consumer Rights._

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There are more than how many consumer groups in India?

  1. 200
  2. 700
  3. 400
  4. 900
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Correct answer: B. 700

1. Only about 20 to 25 are well organised. 2. There are more than 700 groups. 3. Awareness is spreading but slowly. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Chapter 5, Consumer Rights._

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