Consumer Protection: Sine Qua Non for Good Governance

Q1) Which of the following is correct about Consumer Protection Act? 1. The Act was enacted in 1986 2. Provisions of the act are preventive only Choose the correct options A.  Only 1 B.  Only 2 C.  Both 1 and 2 D.  None of the above

Q2) Consumer Protection Act it gives 6 basic rights to the consumer, those rights are 1. Right to safety 2. Right to information 3. Right to buy 4. Right to be heard 5. Right to redress 6. Right to education Which of the above right is not under Consumer Protection Act 1986 A)  1, 2 and 3 B)  Only 3 C)  All of the above D)  1, 4 and 6

Q3) The objective behind Jago Grahak Jago advertisement is 1. Consumer education  and awareness 2. Free trial products Choose the correct option A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) None of the above

Q4) Choose the correct match     Functional Area                            Organisation 1. Food                                                      FSSAI                2. Financial Services                               RBI 3. Medicines                                           NPPA Choose the correct option A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) All of the Above D) None of the above

Q5) What are the salient features of the Consumer Protection Bill, 2015? 1. Establishment of  Central Consumer Protection authority (CCPA) 2. Provision of product liability 3. Provision for mediation as an alternate dispute resolution Choose the option which are correct. A) Only 1 and 2 B) Only 3 C) Only 1 and 3 D) All the option are correct

Q6) Consider the following statements 1. For Metrology,  the first act in India was weight and Measurement Act 1956 2. The headquarter of international organisation of Legal Metrology is in  New York 3.  Legal Metrology Act 2009   replaces The standard of weights and Measurement act 1976 only 4.  The responsibility to Legal Metrology is shared between center and the states Choose the correct option A) All of the above B)  None of the above C)  1 2 and 3 D)  1 and 4 only

Q7) How many regional reference standard Laboratories are there in India A)  10 B)  25 C)  07 D)  100

Q8) Consider the following 1. INGRAM is a portal to bring all stakeholders to a single platform 2. GAMA  deals with misleading advertisement 3. Online consumer mediation center is at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru Choose the option which are correct. A) Only 1 and 2 B) Only 3 C) Only 1 and 3 D) All the option are correct

1: A, 2: B, 3: A, 4: C, 5: D, 6: D, 7: C, 8: D