NCERT Question, Class 10, CBSE SOCIAL SCIENCE,
Economics Chapter: 5 CONSUMER RIGHTS
Question No. 2. Page No. 79
NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social Science
CBSE Class 10 Economics 2023-2024
Find out any case of accident or negligence from people around you, where you think that the responsibility lay with the producer. Discuss.
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Imagine a situation where a company manufactures toys for kids. Some of these toys have small detachable parts that have led to choking incidents among children. Despite receiving complaints and reports about the hazards, the company continues to sell the toys without addressing the issue or recalling the unsafe products.
In this scenario:
1. Unsafe Design or Materials: The producer’s negligence in ensuring safe design or materials for the toys resulted in a choking hazard, endangering children who use them.
2. Ignoring Consumer Complaints: Despite being aware of the hazard through complaints, the producer fails to take corrective action or recall the dangerous toys, indicating negligence in addressing consumer safety concerns.
If incidents like these occur repeatedly, and the producer doesn’t take steps to rectify the situation, the responsibility for accidents or injuries caused by the unsafe toys could be attributed to the producer’s negligence in ensuring product safety and protecting consumers.