Assertion: Consumer rights, by themselves, cannot be effective in achieving the objective of consumer protection.
Reasoning: Consumer protection can, in effect, be achieved only when the consumers also understand their responsibilities.
Reasoning: Consumer protection can, in effect, be achieved only when the consumers also understand their responsibilities.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Consumer rights, by themselves, cannot be effective in achieving the objective of consumer protection. Consumer protection can, in effect, be achieved only when the consumers also understand their responsibilities. Thus, Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.