Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Standardisation reduces the need for inspection, testing and evaluation of the products.
Statement II: Grading ensures the buyers that goods conform to the predetermined standards of quality, price and packaging.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Statement I: Standardisation reduces the need for inspection, testing and evaluation of the products. — Correct. Standardisation means producing goods of predetermined specifications. Buyers know every unit meets the standard, so there is less need to inspect, test and evaluate each product.
Statement II: Grading ensures the buyers that goods conform to the predetermined standards of quality, price and packaging. — Incorrect. This assurance comes from standardisation. Grading sorts products into groups by quality, size and so on, and ensures that goods belong to a particular quality.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “4. Standardisation and Grading: Standardisation refers to producing goods of predetermined specifications, which helps in achieving uniformity and consistency in the output. Standardisation ensures the buyers that goods conform to the predetermined standards of quality, price and packaging and reduces the need for inspection, testing and evaluation of the products. Grading is the process of classification of products into different groups, on the basis of some of its important characteristics such as quality, size, etc. Grading is particularly necessary for products which are not produced according to predetermined specifications, such as in the case of agricultural products, say wheat, oranges, etc. Grading ensures that goods belong to a particular quality and helps in realising higher prices for high quality output.” |