This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Commerce > Business Studies > Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 12 Consumer Protection – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 12 Consumer Protection Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Telemarketing Scam is defined as: A) Fraudulent phone calls that request money or personal data. B) Fake emails that capture passwords. C) Unauthorized access to databases. D) Legal sales calls offering discounts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fraudulent phone calls that request money or personal data. 2. Which element must be clear when a seller issues an express warranty for a product? A) Beginning and end date terms. B) Third-party financing options. C) General praise about quality. D) Buyer's specific skill level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beginning and end date terms. 3. Jacob is reviewing a contract for a new smartphone service. What is the main focus of the Consumer Contracts Regulations that Jacob should be aware of? A) Reducing consumer complaints. B) Ensuring product affordability. C) Providing clear information about contracts. D) Increasing sales volume. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Providing clear information about contracts. 4. Wage garnishment occurs when A) The creditor take most of the savings. B) The creditor stops all paychecks. C) Doesn't allow changes in income. D) Takes a portion of your money from your bank account. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Takes a portion of your money from your bank account. 5. ..... act aim at providing ISI marks on the product confirming to the prescribed quality standards A) BSI. B) ISI. C) MIS. D) BIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BIS. 6. Innocent party to a fraudulent transfer of goods and acquires rights to them A) Good faith purchaser. B) Purchaser of goods. C) Consumer. D) Criminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good faith purchaser. 7. The Financial Conduct Authority is a body which aims to improve the workings of financial markets and ensure consumers get a fair deal. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Who is the target for ponzi scheme A) Banks. B) Disabled people. C) Anyone willing to lend money. D) Your friend who lends you money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anyone willing to lend money. 9. During a recent class discussion, Tara raised a question about the authority of the CCPA regarding unfair trade practices. What does the CCPA have the authority to do in this context? A) Conduct investigations and issue guidelines. B) Only recommend changes. C) Provide legal representation. D) Manage consumer funds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduct investigations and issue guidelines. 10. How many times Consumer Protection Act has been amended? A) 1 time. B) 2 time. C) 3 time. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 time. 11. "Consumer has the right to present before the appropriate forum or authourities all those matters which effect his interests" . It is termed as right to be: A) Education. B) Safety. C) Informed. D) Heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heard. 12. The Right to Safety says that businesses must operate without polluting the environment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. The latest amendment to the Consumer Protection Act came into force in which year A) 1986. B) 2021. C) 2019. D) 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2020. 14. Analyse the impact of these financial authorities (FCA, FOS and FSCS) on businesses. A) They regulate, protect, and resolve disputes for businesses in the financial sector. B) They provide direct funding to businesses for expansion. C) They set global trade policies for all UK businesses. D) They manage business tax collection and distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They regulate, protect, and resolve disputes for businesses in the financial sector. 15. The right of ownership to goods is known as the ..... A) Title. B) Receipt. C) Choice. D) Satisfaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title. 16. The seller has to recognize the rights of Consumer. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The relationship that exists between or among the contracting parties as a result of their legally binding agreement. A) Warranty of merchantability. B) Privity of contract. C) Trade agreement. D) Merchant accountability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Privity of contract. 18. Rajiv purchased a diesel car for Rs. 7 lakhs from an automobile company and found its engine being defective. Despite many complaints the defect was not rectified. Name the highest authority to file his complaint in the three-tier machinery under the Consumer Protection Act A) DISTRICT FORUM. B) STATE COMMISSION. C) NATIONAL COMMISSION. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DISTRICT FORUM. 19. A toy manufacturer identifies a choking hazard after release. Which agency's authority is most relevant to address this risk? A) Federal Trade Commission oversight on advertising. B) Environmental Protection Agency emissions rules. C) Consumer Product Safety Commission standards. D) Department of Labor workplace compliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consumer Product Safety Commission standards. 20. You should check your credit report this often A) Daily. B) Weekly. C) Monthly. D) Annually. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annually. 21. Which of these is a consumer right? A) Right to Manufacture. B) Right to Sell. C) Right to Safety. D) Right to Ignore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right to Safety. 22. How can consumers identify legitimate online retailers? A) By checking for secure websites with 'https' and trusted reviews. B) By only shopping during major sales events. C) By avoiding websites with customer feedback. D) By limiting purchases to social media ads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By checking for secure websites with 'https' and trusted reviews. 23. The Financial Ombudsmen Service (FOS) is funded by ..... fees charged to regulated financial institutions. A) Optional. B) Compulsory. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compulsory. 24. What is the role of the Consumer Protection Agency in ensuring consumer rights? A) Regulating businesses, investigating consumer complaints, and taking legal action against companies that violate consumer protection laws. B) Ignoring consumer complaints. C) Promoting business monopolies. D) Supporting companies that violate consumer protection laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regulating businesses, investigating consumer complaints, and taking legal action against companies that violate consumer protection laws. 25. What are the key functions of the Standards Organization of Nigeria? A) Formulating standards, ensuring compliance, conducting quality assurance, and promoting consumer protection. B) Developing marketing strategies. C) Regulating financial institutions. D) Setting international trade policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formulating standards, ensuring compliance, conducting quality assurance, and promoting consumer protection. 26. What is not the function of the Central Authority A) Inquire or investigation into the violatation of consumer rights either suo moto or on complaint. B) File a complaint before district commission, state commission or central commission. C) Indemnify the complainant. D) Recommend adoption of international convenants and best international practices on consumer rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indemnify the complainant. 27. The concept of strict liability applies to profit-making businesses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. If the value of product is ₹ 10 lakhs the consumer can file case in: A) District Forum. B) State Commission. C) National Commission. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) District Forum. 29. Which of the following is NOT a problem faced by consumers? A) Adulteration. B) Sale of spurious products. C) High-quality products. D) Hoarding and black marketing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High-quality products. 30. What is caveat venditor? A) Let the buyer beware. B) Let the company beware. C) Let the seller beware. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Let the seller beware. 31. Minimum no. of member in National Commission is- A) 10. B) 4. C) 1. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 32. Dushyant, who was a vegetarian, went to a snack bar for having French fries and later on found out that it has non-vegetarian content. Neither the advertisement nor the packing of the product displayed that the product has non-vegetarian content. Which right of the consumer is violated? A) RIGHT TO SAFETY. B) RIGHT TO BE HEARD. C) RIGHT TO INFORMATION. D) RIGHT TO SEEK REDRESSAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RIGHT TO INFORMATION. 33. The consumer organisation 'VOICE' is situated in: A) Chennai. B) Mumbai. C) Delhi. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delhi. 34. This institution monitors quality of products and ensures the accuracy of weights and measures A) The Consumer Affairs Division. B) The Bureau of Standards. C) The Ombudsman. D) The Ministry of Public Utilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Bureau of Standards. 35. Who appoints the President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC)? A) Parliament. B) Consumer groups. C) Prime Minister. D) Central Government in consultation with Chief Justice of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Government in consultation with Chief Justice of India. 36. Appeal against the judgment given by a District Forum can be filed in Supreme Court. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. Which of the following is a sign of a phishing attempt? A) An email asking for your password urgently. B) A newsletter subscription confirmation. C) A message from a known friend. D) A receipt for a recent purchase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An email asking for your password urgently. 38. By mentioning Customer Care Number on the package of One-Plus 5 cell phone, which consumer right is the company trying to exercise? A) Right to consumer education. B) Right to choose. C) Right to be heard. D) Right to safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right to be heard. 39. NGOs does not take initiative in filing cases in consumer courts in the internet of general public. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 40. Which of the following statements accurately reflects current issues related to identity theft? A) Data breaches have exposed personal information of millions of individuals in recent years. B) Identity theft only affects people with poor credit scores. C) Most identity theft cases are quickly resolved without any financial loss. D) Identity theft is no longer a concern due to improved security measures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Data breaches have exposed personal information of millions of individuals in recent years. 41. WHO CAN FILE A COMPLAINT? A) A CONSUMER. B) ONE OR MORE CONSUMERS ON BEHALF OF A CONSUMER. C) LEGAL HEIRS OF A DECEASED CONSUMER. D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. 42. What change was made regarding residential mortgage loans in the 2018 amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act? A) They were subjected to higher interest rates. B) They were exempted from escrow requirements conditionally. C) They required additional insurance. D) They were no longer available to consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were exempted from escrow requirements conditionally. 43. A merchant's written promise to hold an offer open for the sale or lease of goods. A) Firm Offer. B) Their word. C) Declaration. D) Adhesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Firm Offer. 44. Bagaimana OJK melindungi konsumen di sektor keuangan? A) OJK melindungi konsumen dengan menegakkan regulasi, memberikan pendidikan, dan menangani keluhan. B) OJK melindungi konsumen dengan menawarkan pinjaman langsung kepada individu. C) OJK melindungi konsumen dengan memberikan insentif pajak kepada bank. D) OJK melindungi konsumen dengan berinvestasi di pasar luar negeri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OJK melindungi konsumen dengan menegakkan regulasi, memberikan pendidikan, dan menangani keluhan. 45. The consumer must have freedom to access to a variety of goods and services at competitive prices. State the right. A) Right to be Heard. B) Right to Safety. C) Right to be Informed. D) Right to Choose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Right to Choose. 46. What does the Fair Credit Reporting Act regulate? A) The advertising of products. B) The issuance of mortgages. C) The collection of credit information. D) The sale of securities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The collection of credit information. 47. The Right to Consumer Education makes certain that consumers have a variety of goods and services from which to choose. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. Many companies set up their own grievance cells, which right of consumer is refered to here? A) Right to seek redressal. B) Right to information. C) Right to be heard. D) Right to safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right to be heard. 49. What does the term 'damage' include under the Consumer Protection Act 1987? A) Only damage to the product itself. B) Only financial losses. C) Only physical injuries. D) Death or personal injury or any loss of or damage to any property. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Death or personal injury or any loss of or damage to any property. 50. Right to safety: A) Protects consumer from physical damage or injury. B) Informs the consumer. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protects consumer from physical damage or injury. 51. How much must a contract be worth for it to be required in writing? A) $ 100. B) $ 200. C) $ 1, 000. D) $ 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $ 500. 52. What does the economic approach in consumer law establish? A) Freedom of contract. B) Inequality of bargaining power and market failure. C) Protection against biased decisions. D) Norms of cooling-off period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inequality of bargaining power and market failure. 53. What is the food cosmic act A) Requires all food to be labeled safe. B) The checking of all foods before processed. C) Abuses in food packaging and quality, and it mandated legally enforceable food standards. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abuses in food packaging and quality, and it mandated legally enforceable food standards. 54. Statement I:Business organisations do not use resources which belong to the society. Statement II:They do not have a responsibility to supply such products and render such services which are in public interest and would not impair public confidence in them. A) Statement I is true and II is false. B) Statement II is true and I is false. C) Both the statements are true. D) Both the statements are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both the statements are false. 55. What is the importance of consumer protection from the point of view of consumer? A) Protection against malpractices or exploitation of sellers. B) Consumer awareness. C) To organize consumers in the form of consumer organizations. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 56. A key benefit from offering good customer service is A) Lower costs. B) Reduced tax. C) Less customers. D) Repeat business. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repeat business. 57. Choose the conditions in which markets does not work in a fair manner. A) Producers are few and powerful. B) Producers are many. C) Consumers are many. D) Consumers have knowledge about their rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers are few and powerful. 58. Things to do if you have a complaint, EXCEPT. A) Identify the problem and what you believewould be a fair settlement. B) Gather documentation regarding your complaint. C) Go back to where you made the purchase. Calmly and accurately explain the problem and what action you would like taken. D) If you are not satisfied with the response, go to the police headquarters and file a complaint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If you are not satisfied with the response, go to the police headquarters and file a complaint. 59. What should the BSI have to protect Financial Consumers' information? A) A declared and published privacy policy. B) No policy needed. C) Only verbal assurances. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A declared and published privacy policy. 60. The new Consumer Protection Act, 2019 came into force on 20th July 2020 A) 22 JULY. B) 20th July 2020. C) 20 JUNE. D) 25 JULY. 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