Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, ‘product seller’ means any person who in the course of business imports, sells, distributes, leases, installs, prepares, labels, markets, repairs, maintains or otherwise is involved in placing the product for ________, or a service provider.
Which word or words fill the blank?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → commercial use
Option (1) commercial use — Correct. A product seller is any person who, in the course of business, places a product for commercial use, that is, use in trade. Importers, sellers, lessors, installers and repairers all do this. A service provider is also included.
Option (2) personal use — Incorrect. Personal use is why a consumer buys goods. A product seller works in the course of business, so it places the product for commercial use.
Option (3) resale — Incorrect. Resale comes in the meaning of consumer: a person who buys goods for resale is not a consumer. The meaning of product seller uses the words commercial use.
Option (4) export — Incorrect. The meaning names importing as one of the activities. Export is not mentioned in it.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Terms & Definitions … 10. Product Seller: Any person in the course of business imports, sells, distributes, leases, installs, prepares, labels, markets, repairs, maintains or otherwise involved in placing the product for commercial use or a service provider. |