Match List-I with List-II
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List-I |
List-II |
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(A) Brand |
(I) Provides legal protection against its use by other firms. |
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(B) Brand Name |
(II) Used for identification of product |
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(C) Brand Mark |
(III) It is the verbal component which is spoken to identify the product. |
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(D) Trade Mark |
(IV) It is recognized from a symbol or design but can not be spoken. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
(A) Brand — this matches (II) Used for identification of product. A brand is a name, term, sign, symbol or design. It is used to identify the goods or services of a seller and to tell them apart from those of competitors.
(B) Brand Name — this matches (III) It is the verbal component which is spoken to identify the product. The part of a brand that can be spoken is the brand name.
(C) Brand Mark — this matches (IV) It is recognized from a symbol or design but can not be spoken. The brand mark can be seen and recognised, but it cannot be spoken. It may be a symbol, a design, a colour scheme or a style of lettering.
(D) Trade Mark — this matches (I) Provides legal protection against its use by other firms. A trade mark is a brand, or a part of it, that is given legal protection. No other firm can then use it.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Brand: A brand is a name, term, sign, symbol, design or some combination of them, used to identify the products— goods or services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of the competitors. …” “Brand Name: That part of a brand, which can be spoken, is called a brand name. In other words, brand name is the verbal component of a brand.” “Brand Mark: That part of a brand which can be recognised but which is not utterable is called brand mark. It appears in the form of a symbol, design, distinct colour scheme or lettering.” “Trade Mark: A brand or part of a brand that is given legal protection is called trademark. The protection is given against its use by other firms. …” |