Match List-I (malpractice from which consumer protection protects con…

Match List-I (malpractice from which consumer protection protects consumers) with List-II (what it means or leads to).

List-I	List-II
(A) Use of malfunctioning weights and measures	(I) A price higher than the Maximum Retail Price
(B) Black marketing and hoarding	(II) Falsely claiming a product to be of superior quality, grade or standard
(C) Overcharging a product	(III) A smaller quantity of the product than paid for
(D) Misleading advertisements	(IV) Scarcity of the product and a rise in its price

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Use of malfunctioning weights and measures	(III) A smaller quantity of the product than paid for	Faulty weights and measures cause underweight, so the buyer gets less than he paid for.
(B) Black marketing and hoarding	(IV) Scarcity of the product and a rise in its price	Sellers hold back stock, so the product becomes scarce and its price rises.
(C) Overcharging a product	(I) A price higher than the Maximum Retail Price	Overcharging means charging above the Maximum Retail Price.
(D) Misleading advertisements	(II) Falsely claiming a product to be of superior quality, grade or standard	Such advertisements falsely claim a product to be of superior quality, grade or standard.

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: …
5. Use of malfunctioning weights and measures that lead to underweight of products.
6. Black marketing and hoarding that eventually leads to scarcity of the product and well as a rise in the price of the same.
7. Overcharging a product, i.e., charging a product above its Maximum Retail Price.
8. Supplying of defective goods.
9. Advertisements that are misleading, i.e., advertisements that falsely claim a product or a service to be shown as superior quality, grade or standard when not in real.”

Match List-I (malpractice from which consumer protection protects consumers) with List-II (what it means or leads to).

List-I	List-II
(A) Use of malfunctioning weights and measures	(I) A price higher than the Maximum Retail Price
(B) Black marketing and hoarding	(II) Falsely claiming a product to be of superior quality, grade or standard
(C) Overcharging a product	(III) A smaller quantity of the product than paid for
(D) Misleading advertisements	(IV) Scarcity of the product and a rise in its price

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Use of malfunctioning weights and measures	(III) A smaller quantity of the product than paid for	Faulty weights and measures cause underweight, so the buyer gets less than he paid for.
(B) Black marketing and hoarding	(IV) Scarcity of the product and a rise in its price	Sellers hold back stock, so the product becomes scarce and its price rises.
(C) Overcharging a product	(I) A price higher than the Maximum Retail Price	Overcharging means charging above the Maximum Retail Price.
(D) Misleading advertisements	(II) Falsely claiming a product to be of superior quality, grade or standard	Such advertisements falsely claim a product to be of superior quality, grade or standard.