Comprehension (English): Read the following passage and answer the questions:…
2025
Comprehension (English):
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
The stock-taking done at the first national convention on Consumer Protection has highlighted the areas that called for special attention to sustain the momentum of the movement and to provide a genuine forum for safeguarding the people’s interests. Spreading awareness about the rights of consumers and the relief open to them in case they did not get their money’s worth of goods and services has rightly been identified as the first priority.
While this may not be a difficult task in urban areas, where the movement is concentrated at present, taking it to the vast rural hinterland calls for a multi-media approach in which radio and television have a crucial role to play. The involvement of the 500-odd consumer organizations across the country in publicising the concept of fair trade practices and the remedies available against violation will prove rewarding, if the message is conveyed through village bodies. Government efforts remain confined at best to setting up the infrastructure after the formal launch of the movement with the enactment of the Consumer Protection Act. The mounting backlog of cases in consumer courts points to the need for toning up the district level redressal machinery.
Q. For bringing awareness among the consumers, whose role, according to the author, is more crucial?
- A.
Religious scriptures
- B.
Radio and television
- C.
Newspapers and textbooks
- D.
Heads of the villages or sarpanch
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Correct answer: B
The passage explicitly states that while urban areas are concentrated, taking awareness to the vast rural hinterland calls for a multi-media approach in which 'radio and television have a crucial role to play.' This indicates that broadcast media is considered the more crucial element for widespread consumer awareness.