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Which of the following is NOT related to the importance of consumer protection from a consumer's viewpoint?

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✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> Unorganised Consumers: When consumers are scattered and unorganised, they lack collective bargaining power, making consumer protection mechanisms essential from their viewpoint.

Option 2 -> Consumer Ignorance: Lack of knowledge about products, rights, and market practices makes consumers vulnerable to exploitation, highlighting the need for consumer protection.

Option 3 -> Social Responsibility of Consumers: This refers to the duties and responsibilities consumers owe to society, such as ethical purchasing and environmental consciousness, rather than why they need protection.

Option 4 -> Widespread Exploitation of Consumers: Unfair trade practices, defective products, and misleading advertisements make consumer protection crucial from the consumer's perspective.


Hence, Option 3: Social Responsibility of Consumers -> This option focuses on what consumers should contribute to society rather than addressing why consumers need protection. The other options (unorganised consumers, consumer ignorance, and widespread exploitation) are all reasons that justify the importance of consumer protection from a consumer's viewpoint. Social responsibility is about consumer obligations, not consumer protection needs -> correct

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