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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 49

SSC GD Constable (English) - 15 Feb 2019 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q49

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Which of the following statements is NOT correct about the factors that gave rise to the Consumer Movement in India?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Tax on soft beverages.

  • The consumer movement is an effort to promote consumer protection through an organized social movement.
  • Organized in India from the 1960s.
  • Three factors that gave rise to the consumer movement in India:
  1. The necessity of protecting consumers against unethical practices of traders and shopkeepers.
  2. Frequent shortages of food, hoarding and black marketing, which led to inflation.
  3. Adulteration of food