Question
State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answer.

Consumer movement came into existence.

  • True

  • False

Answer

This statement is True.

Reasons:

  1. Consumers face different problems on account of the changing nature of social and economic systems.
  2. Some of these problems include adulteration, increased cost of items, fraud in weight and measures, etc.

Therefore the Consumer Protection Act, which came into existence in 1986 led to the emergence of the consumer movement in India. It works to protect consumers from various types of fraud.

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