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Business StudiesCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 66/1/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies 2026: question 3

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 66/1/1, section A, question 3, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q3 · 1 mark · MCQConsumer Protection

Read the following statements carefully :

Statement – I : Consumers should get together and form themselves into consumer associations for protection and promotion of their interests.

Statement – II : The Consumer Protection Act provides for setting up a two-tier enforcement machinery for the redressal of consumer grievances.

With reference to given statements, choose the correct alternative from the following :

  1. (A)Both the statements are true.
  2. (B)Both the statements are false.
  3. (C)Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
  4. (D)Statement I is false, Statement II is true.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 66/1/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

How many levels of Commissions are there?

Hint 2

Is forming consumer associations encouraged?

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. Statement I is true: consumers should form consumer associations to protect and promote their interests.

  2. Statement II is false: the Act provides a three-tier machinery (District, State and National Commissions), not two-tier. Option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: (C) Statement I is true, Statement II is false.

Where the marks are

  • Three-tier machinery, not two-tier (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Consumer Protection, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 66/1/1: every question, by section.

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