A label performs the function of describing the product and ___________; for example, the label on a coconut oil pack states that the oil has heena, amla and lemon in it.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → specifying its contents
Option (1) specifying its contents — Correct. One of the most important functions of a label is to describe the product and specify its contents. The coconut oil label says what is in the oil: heena, amla and lemon.
Option (2) grading it into categories — Incorrect. A label helps grading by putting products into categories, like tea sold under yellow, red and green labels. Listing what is in the oil does not grade it.
Option (3) identifying its brand — Incorrect. Identification helps the buyer pick out a favourite brand from many packages, through the brand name and the maker’s details. Listing the herbs in the oil does not identify the brand.
Option (4) promoting its sale — Incorrect. Promotion uses catchy messages and offers on the label, like ‘40% Extra Free’. Stating the contents is description.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “1. Describe the Product and specify its contents: Let us look at some of the labels of the products used by us in our day to day life. The label on the package of a local tea company describes the company as ‘Mohini Tea Company, an ISO 9001:200C Certified Company’; a popular brand of Prickly Heat Powder, describes how the product provides relief from prickly heat and controls bacterial growth and infection, giving caution forbidding its application on cuts and wounds. Package of fast food products like ready to eat Dosa, Idli or Noodles, describe the procedure of cooking these products; the Package of a toothpaste brand lists the ‘Ten Teeth and Gum Problems’, which the product claims to fight with its ‘Complete Germicheck Formula’; the Package of a brand of Coconut Oil describes the product as pure coconut oil with Heena, Amla, Lemon and specifies how these are good for Hair. Thus, one of the most important functions of labels is to describe the product, its usage, cautions in use, etc. and specify its contents.” |