CBSE Class 12 Business Studies sample paper 2025-26: question 34(A)
From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section D, question 34(A), for 6 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q34(A) · 6 marks · Long answerConsumer Protection
State any six reliefs available to a consumer under Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.
Hints
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Hint 1
Think of what a consumer with a defective product would want.
Hint 2
Remember the reliefs aimed at the trader's future conduct too.
Step-by-step solution
Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.
- 1 mark
Remove the defect: Remove the defect in goods or the deficiency in service.
- 1 mark
Replace the product: Replace the defective product with a new, defect-free one.
- 1 mark
Refund the price: Refund the price paid for the product or the charges paid for the service.
- 1 mark
Pay compensation: Pay reasonable compensation for loss or injury caused by the negligence of the opposite party.
- 1 mark
Pay punitive damages: Pay punitive damages in appropriate circumstances.
- 1 mark
Discontinue unfair trade practice: Stop the unfair or restrictive trade practice and not repeat it. (Also: withdraw or stop making hazardous goods, corrective advertisement, pay costs, contribution to the Consumer Welfare Fund.)
Answer: Reliefs include removal of defect, replacement, refund, compensation, punitive damages and discontinuing unfair trade practices.
Where the marks are
- Any six reliefs: 1 mark each
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Consumer Protection (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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