Match List-I with List-II.List-I(Activity of a consumer organisation)…

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I (Activity of a consumer organisation)	List-II (Function)
(A) Holding a meeting in a village to tell people what they can do when a seller cheats them	(I) Carrying out comparative testing of consumer products
(B) Bringing out a monthly magazine that reports recent consumer court cases	(II) Providing legal assistance to consumers
(C) Checking the purity of five brands of ghee and publishing which brand is best	(III) Publishing periodicals and other publications
(D) Helping a cheated buyer prepare his case and advising him on the papers he needs	(IV) Educating the general public about consumer rights

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Holding a meeting in a village to tell people what they can do when a seller cheats them	(IV) Educating the general public about consumer rights	The meeting teaches people their rights as buyers, like a seminar or workshop.
(B) Bringing out a monthly magazine that reports recent consumer court cases	(III) Publishing periodicals and other publications	A monthly magazine is a periodical. Reporting court cases is the legal reporting it carries.
(C) Checking the purity of five brands of ghee and publishing which brand is best	(I) Carrying out comparative testing of consumer products	Testing competing brands for quality and publishing the results is comparative testing.
(D) Helping a cheated buyer prepare his case and advising him on the papers he needs	(II) Providing legal assistance to consumers	Aid and legal advice to a buyer seeking a legal remedy is legal assistance.

NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Role of Consumer Organisations and NGOs … Consumer organisations and NGOs perform several functions for the protection and promotion of interest of consumers. These include:
(i) Educating the general public about consumer rights by organising training programmes, seminars and workshops.
(ii) Publishing periodicals and other publications to impart knowledge about consumer problems, legal reporting, reliefs available and other matters of interest.
(iii) Carrying out comparative testing of consumer products in accredited laboratories to test relative qualities of competing brands and publishing the test results for the benefit of consumers.
(iv) Encouraging consumers to strongly protest and take an action against unscrupulous, exploitative and unfair trade practices of sellers.
(v) Providing legal assistance to consumers by way of providing aid, legal advice etc. in seeking legal remedy.”

Match List-I with List-II.

List-I (Activity of a consumer organisation)	List-II (Function)
(A) Holding a meeting in a village to tell people what they can do when a seller cheats them	(I) Carrying out comparative testing of consumer products
(B) Bringing out a monthly magazine that reports recent consumer court cases	(II) Providing legal assistance to consumers
(C) Checking the purity of five brands of ghee and publishing which brand is best	(III) Publishing periodicals and other publications
(D) Helping a cheated buyer prepare his case and advising him on the papers he needs	(IV) Educating the general public about consumer rights

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Holding a meeting in a village to tell people what they can do when a seller cheats them	(IV) Educating the general public about consumer rights	The meeting teaches people their rights as buyers, like a seminar or workshop.
(B) Bringing out a monthly magazine that reports recent consumer court cases	(III) Publishing periodicals and other publications	A monthly magazine is a periodical. Reporting court cases is the legal reporting it carries.
(C) Checking the purity of five brands of ghee and publishing which brand is best	(I) Carrying out comparative testing of consumer products	Testing competing brands for quality and publishing the results is comparative testing.
(D) Helping a cheated buyer prepare his case and advising him on the papers he needs	(II) Providing legal assistance to consumers	Aid and legal advice to a buyer seeking a legal remedy is legal assistance.