Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The plastic packet in which socks are sold is a secondary package, as it is thrown away before the socks are used.
Statement II: A toothpaste tube is a primary package that is kept throughout the entire life of the product.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Statement I: The plastic packet in which socks are sold is a secondary package, as it is thrown away before the socks are used. — Incorrect. The plastic packet holds the socks directly, so it is their immediate container. That makes it a primary package. A primary package may be kept only till the buyer is ready to use the product, as with socks.
Statement II: A toothpaste tube is a primary package that is kept throughout the entire life of the product. — Correct. The tube is the paste’s immediate container, so it is a primary package. Buyers keep it till the paste is used up, like a match box.
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