Consider the following statements:(A) Packaging greatly helps in iden…

Consider the following statements:

(A) Packaging greatly helps in identification of products, as a Ponds cream jar can be easily identified by its package.

(B) Colgate in red colour is an example of product protection as a function of packaging.

(C) Identification of the product or brand is a function of labelling as well as of packaging.

(D) The brand name imprinted on a package of biscuits helps buyers to pick out their favourite brand from a number of packages.

(E) The manufacturing date and batch number on a label help in grading the products into different categories.

Which of the statements given above are incorrect?

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) and (E) only

(A) Packaging greatly helps in identification of products, as a Ponds cream jar can be easily identified by its package. — Correct statement. The Ponds cream jar is an example of product identification by packaging.

(B) Colgate in red colour is an example of product protection as a function of packaging. — Incorrect statement. Colgate in red colour is an example of product identification. Product protection means guarding the contents from breakage, leakage and spoilage.

(C) Identification of the product or brand is a function of labelling as well as of packaging. — Correct statement. Packaging helps to identify a product, and labels also help to identify the product or brand.

(D) The brand name imprinted on a package of biscuits helps buyers to pick out their favourite brand from a number of packages. — Correct statement. This is how a label helps in identifying the brand.

(E) The manufacturing date and batch number on a label help in grading the products into different categories. — Incorrect statement. The manufacturing date and batch number are identification information on a label. Grading means putting products into categories by feature or quality, such as a hair conditioner for normal hair.

NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Functions of Packaging … (i) Product Identification: Packaging greatly helps in identification of the products. For example, Colgate in red colour, or Ponds cream jar can be easily identified by its package.
(ii) Product Protection: Packaging protects the contents of a product from spoilage, breakage, leakage, pilferage, damage, climatic effect, etc. This kind of protection is required during storing, distribution and transportation of the product.”

“Labelling … 2. Identification of the Product or brand: The other important function performed by labels is to help in identifying the product or brand. For example, the brand name of any product, say Biscuits or Potato Chips imprinted on its package helps us to identify, from number of packages, which one is our favourite brand. Other common identification information provided by the labels include name and address of the manufacturer, net weight when packed, manufacturing date, maximum retail price and Batch number.
3. Grading of Products: Another important function performed by labels is to help grading the products into different categories. Sometimes marketers assign different grades to indicate different features or quality of the product. For example, a popular brand of Hair Conditioners comes in different categories for different hair, say for ‘normal hair’ and for other categories. Different type of tea is sold by some brands under Yellow, red and Green Label categories.”