A radio is an example of which two classes of consumer products?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Shopping product and durable product
Option (1) Speciality product and durable product — Incorrect. A radio is not a speciality product. Speciality products have special features, so buyers make special efforts to buy them, as with rare artwork or antiques.
Option (2) Shopping product and non-durable product — Incorrect. A radio is not a non-durable product. Non-durable products are used up in one or a few uses, like toothpaste or soap.
Option (3) Speciality product and non-durable product — Incorrect. Both parts are wrong. A radio is neither a speciality product nor a non-durable product.
Option (4) Shopping product and durable product — Correct. On the basis of shopping effort, a radio is a shopping product. Buyers compare its quality, price and style at several stores before they buy it. On the basis of durability, it is a durable product, because it lasts many years.
Shopping effort and durability are two different bases of classification. So one product falls in one group under each basis.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “2. Shopping Products: Shopping products are those consumer goods where buyers devote considerable time, to compare the quality, price, style, suitability, etc., at several stores, before making final purchase. Some of the examples of shopping products are clothes, shoes, jewellery, furniture, radio, television, etc.”
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