RBSE Solutions for Class 10 Social Science Chapter 18 Consumer and Legal Awareness and Right to Information

RBSE Solutions for Class 10 Social Science Chapter 18 Consumer and Legal Awareness and Right to Information

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 10 Social Science Solutions Chapter 18 Consumer and Legal Awareness and Right to Information

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
A consumer gets goods or service by
(A) forcefully
(B) paying for it
(C) stealing
(D) without paying for it

Question 2.
……….. is known as the consumer of goods or service.
(A) coustmer
(B) Re-seller
(C) store keeper
(D) Final user

Question 3.
coustmer protection act as implemented in
(A) 1990
(B) 1998
(C) 1986
(D) 2001

Question 4.
legal awareness is necessary for
(A) poor only
(B) workers
(C) all citizens
(D) none of these

Question 5.
The Chairperson of legal Awareness State Commission is called
(A) Chief Justice of High Court
(B) Chief Minister
(C) The Governor
(D) None of these

Question 6.
Right to Information was passed on
(A) 2001
(B) 2005
(C) 2007
(D) 2002

Question 7.
The time span to get information under RTI Act is
(A) 45 days
(B) 30 days
(C) 25 days
(D) 50 days

Question 8.
In which year was the Goods Sales Act made?
(A) 1934
(B) 2005
(C) 2004
(D) 1930

Answer:
1. (B)
2. (D)
3. (C)
4. (C)
5. (A)
6. (B)
7. (B)
8. (D)

Consumer and Legal Awareness and Right to Information Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
How can a consumer get goods or service?
Answer:
By paying money, a consumer can get goods and services.

Question 2.
Why was it necessary to import-export of goods?
Answer:
1. For fulfilling domestic consumption
2. to increase foreign trade.

Question 3.
Who is consumer?
Answer:
A person who pays for goods and services and utilise them is called a consumer.

Question 4.
What are the schemes obtained under legal awareness?
Answer:
Legal literacy camps, Lok Adalat, Kanoon ki Baat.

Question 5.
How many levels are these in Legal Service Authority?
Answer:
There are 4 levels.

Question 6.
Write the telecast date and time of ‘Kanoon ki Baat’.
Answer:
Eveiy Saturday 7-7.30 pm, Every Sunday 5.45-6 pm.

Question 7.
What should be done if one does not get information within 30 days?
Answer:
An appeal can be made to State Information commission.

Consumer and Legal Awareness and Right to Information Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Who is a consumer according to Consumer Act, 1986?
Answer:
As per the Consumer Act, 1986 there are two types of consumer:

1. Consumer of Goods: A person who buys tangible products for self use is called the consumer of goods.
2. Consumer of Services: A person who buys services is called the consumer of services.
3. The Consumer Act defines a person as follows
4. Registered or non-registered firm
5. Joint Hindu family
6. Co-operative society.
7. A union of people whether it is registered in committee Act, or not.

Question 2.
How can consumer exploitation be checked?
Answer:
Consumer exploitation can be checked in the following ways:

1. Increasing Public Awareness: It is observed that most of the consumers are not aware of their rights. They should be educated about their rights and duties. Consumers should also be made aware of what to expect in a product or service.
The consumer should also be made aware of fair price of a product or service.
2. By Educating the Seller/Producer: Sellers /producers also need to be made aware of various rules and requirements while producing or selling goods and services.
3. By proper working of the consumer courts: Consumer courts often take a long time to settle a complaint. People often get de-motivated by delays in proceedings. Consumer courts should streamline their working so that consumers can develop the faith in the system.

Question 3.
What do you meant by legal awareness?
Answer:
There are thousands of laws in the country, and majority of people are not aware abcut these laws. Lack of awareness about laws often results in people suffering at hands of the legal system.
1. To provide equal justice, the Indian Government published some guidelines. To spread legal awareness movement in whole country equally, the Indian govt, passed legal service Act, in 1987, which came into force in 5 November 1998 all over India. Hence, the National Legal Services Day is celebrated on 5 November every year.

2. Institutions established as per the Legal Service Authority 1987, provide information regarding rules, laws and welfare programmes to all citizens of the society. These institutions are as follows:

• National Legal Services Authority
• State Legal Services Authority
• District Legal Services Authority
• Tehsil Legal Services Authority

Question 4.
What are the steps taken by the government about legal awareness?
Answer:
The government has made legal services authority at different levels in the country.
The state level authority takes following steps to help people in this aspect:

1. Legal literacy camps are held at schools, university and public places.
2. Lok Adalats and legal awareness movement are run in village to village through eight mobile vans.
3. Kanoon ki baat, a weekly, public welfare awareness programme, is telecast regularly on Aakaswani, Doordarshan and community radio. It is telecast on Doordarshan Rajasthan on every Saturday from 7.00 pm to 7.30 pm and on every Sunday from 5.45 pm to 6.00 pm.
4. For more information, one can contact the Chairperson at state level and contact the key authority at district and tehsil level.
5. Pamphlet and mini-booklets were printed and distributed by District Legal Services Authority.

Question 5.
What is the rule to check copying?
Answer:
To check cheating in examinations, the government of Rajasthan has made Anti Copy Act. Following are the provision of this Act.

1. As per Rajasthan open Exam Act, 1992 during exam there is a provision of three years imprisonment using copy, etc.
2. It is a criminal offence and accused student is restricted from the school.
3. To prevent cheating in examinations, police force is deployed at examination centers during Board examinations. An officer of the Magistrate rank is put on duty during examination. The police force has to follow the orders of that officer.

Question 6.
What are the rights provided to citizens under Right to Information (RTI), 2005?
Answer:
The Right to Information Act, 2005 gives following rights to people:

1. Every citizen has the right to get any information from any office or department of the central and the state government.
2. Can access the document or record and can take the copy of proved documents.
3. Inspect any government work.
4. Can take samples of materials of any government work.
5. Can obtain the information in computer, CD, floppy, etc.
6. Right to know about the wages of a labour, log book tender, plan of cash book etc.

Question 7.
How can we get information under RTI?
Answer:
Any citizen can get the information by requesting in the prescribed format. Along with the prescribed format he needs to submit Rs. 10 in cash or postal order.

1. If the information is duplicate of a large size, then the amount will be given separately.
2. Deposit Rs. 50 for CD or floppy.
3. Photocopy charges at the rate of Rs. 2 per page.
4. For accessing the records or documents, Rs. 10 should be deposited for the first one hour and after every 15 minutes or less, Rs. 5 is charge.
5. Can get the information within 30 days of the complaint being lodged.
6. Critical information officer will give instruction in 35 days.
7. If you do not get information on time, it will be treated as denial of information.

Question 8.
How are Information officers arranged at different level?
Answer:
Information officers are available at following levels:

1. Gram Panchayat—Secretary or Village Servant.
2. Panchayat Samiti—Development Officer.
3. Zila Parishad—Head Executive Officer.
4. Municipality—Executive Officer.
5. In a state government-assisted institution—Head Executive Officer.
6. University—Total Secretary.
7. Officer in the Department of Government
8. Government Secretariat—Secretary Administrative Reform Department.

Consumer and Legal Awareness and Right to Information Additional Questions Solved

Question 6.
Through a table, show the scholarship given by the Rajasthan government to children of labour class.
Answer:

Question 7.
Briefly explain the penalty if an officer does not provide information under RTI.
Answer:
If the information officer refuses to take the application without any valid reason and give intentionally wrong or insufficient or misleading information, then Rs. 250 is charge daily upto Rs. 25000 as a proof of penalty. The information commission can recommend action for the indisciplinary proceeding against the Information officer.

Question 8.
Make a list of information which cannot be accessed under RTI.
Answer:
Following information cannot be accessed under RTI:

1. State security alert.
2. Secret information related to security alert, science and technology.
3. Information which can defame the court, Parliament and Assembly.
4. Secret information obtained from other countries.
5. Intelligence Bureau, Border Security Force, Crime or security at risk.

Consumer and Legal Awareness and Right to Information Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
What are the rights provided by the RTI?
Answer:
The Right to Information Act, 2005 gives following rights to people:

1. Every citizen has the right to get any information from any office or department of the central and the state government.
2. Can access the document or record and can take the copy of proved documents.
3. Inspect any government work.
4. Can take samples of materials of any government work.
5. Can obtain the information in computer, CD, floppy, etc.
6. Right to know about the wages of a labour, log book tender, plan of cash book etc.

Question 2.
Describe the rights of consumers.
Answer:
Following are the rights of consumers:

1. Safety is everyone’s Right: A consumer has the right to get safe product or services. Consumer has the right to get unadulterated food, quality products and timely service.
2. Right to Information: The consumer has the right to be informed about ingredients used, price, batch no. date of manufacture, expiry date, and address of the manufacturer.
3. Right to choose: A consumer has the right to choose from many options. A seller cannot offer just one brand of a product or service. The consumer needs to be given the option to choose from many brands of a product.
4. Right to seek redressal: If a consumer thinks that he has been cheated by the seller then he has the right to seek redressal of his grievance.
5. Right to represent: A consumer has the right to represent his case to the competent authority.

Question 3.
Mention some Beneficial Rules and Plans of Rajasthan government.
Answer:
Following plans are implemented by Rajasthan State Government:

1. Claims on accidental death: Five lakh rupees in case of death of registered labour of unorganised sector.
2. One lakh cash has been provided for treatment of registered labourers.
3. Scholarship to children of labour class
4. Maternity Relief Plan: Rs. 6000 is provided on each delivery in two pregnancy periods under women welfare plan.
5. Rajasthan Vishwakarma unorganised labour plan: Life insurance is provided to registered labourers.
6. Maternity Benefit Plan: Maternity leave with wage provided to registered female labourers: 6 weeks before birth and 6 weeks after birth.
7. For the protection of labourers, State Insurance and Employee Provident Fund are running successfully.
8. Child marriage Prevention Act, 2006: The marriage of boys below 21 years and girls below 18 years is called child marriage. Child marriage is a punishable offence.
9. Anti-copy Act: As per Rajasthan open Exam Act, 1992 during exam there is a provision of three years imprisonment using copy, etc. It is a criminal offence and accused student is restricted from the school.