BST Exam - Consumer Protection

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Economics – Revision Exam – 1: National Income and Related Aggregaes

Date: 24-Jan-2023 Answer any four Marks: 20

1. Amazing Yummy Cakes’ is a renowned cake making company. The cakes are packed in
beautiful packaging. The company produces both egg containing as eggless cakes. Once it so
happened that 300 cakes containing egg were packed in packaging having green signs. Vishal
who is a strict vegetarian ate it. He realised something different in the smell of the cake and
went on to enquire about the content of the cake. On his questioning one staff member agreed
to the fault committed.

Which consumer right of Vishal was violated here?

2. Dr. Ahuja purchased a washing machine of a renowned company. The price of the machine
was Rs.10,000. The company provided the cash memo on purchase. The money was paid in
cash. The machine model was semi-automatic and it was with a warranty of 3 years. For 3
years 1 month there was no problem in the functioning of the machine. But due to water
logging around the machine while washing clothes the main rotator of the machine got fused.
When the complaint was registered with the company it was told that the warranty period of the
machine had expired and Dr. Ahuja would have to pay for the service charges as well as the
replacement of rotator motor.

1. Is the company justified in not providing free service to Dr. Ahuja?


2. Can Dr. Ahuja file a complaint against the company?
3. Which consumer right of Dr. Ahuja is overlooked here?
4. Was any party at fault?
5. Did Dr. Ahuja fulfil her consumer responsibility?

3. Explain the following redressal mechanisms available to a consumer under The Consumer
Protection Act, 2019 :
(i) District Commission
(ii) National Commission

4. Give the Meaning of Consumer as per consumer protection Act 2019, also state when can a
consumer complain directly in the “State Commission and National Commission” ? If the
consumer is not satisfied with the decision of State commission and the National Commission
where can he/she appeal

5. State any five responsibilities that should be kept in mind by a consumer while purchasing,
using or consuming goods and services

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