Assertion: Consumer protection can, in effect, be achieved only when the consumers also understand their responsibilities apart from their rights..
Reasoning: Consumer rights, by themselves, cannot be effective in achieving the objective of consumer protection.
Reasoning: Consumer rights, by themselves, cannot be effective in achieving the objective of consumer protection.
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. Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.