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Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, goods that are falsely claim…

Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, goods that are falsely claimed to be genuine are called ________.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → spurious goods

Option (1) adulterated goods — Incorrect. Adulterated goods are goods to which inferior substances are added. It is one of the malpractices that exploit consumers. Goods can be adulterated without any false claim about who made them.

Option (2) defective goods — Incorrect. Defective goods have a fault or shortcoming in quality, nature and manner of performance. Even a genuine product can be defective.

Option (3) substandard goods — Incorrect. Substandard goods are products that do not meet the prescribed quality standards. Their problem is poor quality.

Option (4) spurious goods — Correct. Spurious goods are goods that are falsely claimed to be genuine, such as a fake copy sold under the name of a known brand.

NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Importance of Consumer Protection The concept of consumer protection is to safeguard the interests of the consumers. It adopts measures to protect consumers from unethical malpractices by businesses and provide a swift redressal of their grievances with regard to:
1. Sale of adulterated goods such as adding inferior substances to the product being sold.
2. Sale of counterfeit goods such as selling a product of lesser value than the real product.
3. Sale of sub-standard goods such as the sale of products that do not meet the prescribed quality standards.”

“Terms & Definitions … 3. Spurious goods: Goods that are falsely claimed to be genuine.”

“Terms & Definitions … 6. Defect: Any fault, imperfection, shortcoming or inadequacy in quality, nature and manner of performance in relation to goods or a product.”