Match List-I (unfair trade practice) with List-II (what it may do to a consumer).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Unsafe products | (I) The consumer might have to pay a higher price. |
| (B) Adulterated food products | (II) The consumer might be cheated. |
| (C) Misleading advertisements | (III) The consumer might be exposed to risks. |
| (D) Hoarding and black-marketing | (IV) The consumer might suffer from bad health. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Unsafe products | (III) The consumer might be exposed to risks. | An unsafe product can cause an accident, so the consumer is exposed to risks. |
| (B) Adulterated food products | (IV) The consumer might suffer from bad health. | Food mixed with inferior substances harms health. |
| (C) Misleading advertisements | (II) The consumer might be cheated. | A misleading advertisement makes a false claim, so the buyer is cheated. |
| (D) Hoarding and black-marketing | (I) The consumer might have to pay a higher price. | Hoarding and black-marketing make goods scarce, so the buyer pays a higher price. |
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Introduction … Have you ever thought what would be the plight of consumers if adequate protection is not provided to them? With growing competition and in an attempt to increase their sales and market share, manufacturers, sellers and service-providers may be tempted to engage in unscrupulous, exploitative and unfair trade practices like defective and unsafe products, adulteration, false and misleading advertising, hoarding, black-marketing, etc. This means that a consumer might be exposed to risks due to unsafe products, might suffer from bad health due to adulterated food products, might be cheated because of misleading advertisements or sale of spurious products, might have to pay a higher price when sellers engage in overpricing, hoarding or black-marketing, etc. As a result, consumer becomes unsafe, feels cheated and is exposed to many risks and health problems. …” |