Resource Management and Consumer Science- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024

• Statutory Consumer Rights under Consumer Protection Act, 2019:
• Section 2(9) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 guarantees six fundamental consumer rights:

• Right to Safety: Protection against hazardous goods and services.
• Right to be Informed: Right to know quality, quantity, potency, purity, standard, and price.
• Right to Choose: Access to a variety of goods at competitive prices.
• Right to be Heard: Assurance that consumer interests will receive due consideration.
• Right to seek Redressal: Remedy against unfair trade practices and exploitation.
  6. (E) Right to Consumer Awareness: Empowerment through consumer education.
  • (D) Freedom of speech and (F) Right against exploitation are fundamental constitutional rights under Articles 19 and 23 of the Indian Constitution, not specific statutory rights defined in CPA 2019.

• Conclusion: A, B, C and E only (Option 3).

• Family Ecosystem Perspective: Boundaries and Interfaces:
• Assertion (A): In the ecosystem perspective of a family, the area which separates a system area of influence from that of other systems is known as a boundary. $\implies$ Correct.
• In human ecological systems theory, a system boundary is an imaginary or tangible perimeter that demarcates the system (family) from its suprasystem (community, environment), regulating energy and information flow.
• Reason (R): A common or shared boundary between systems is called an interface. $\implies$ Correct.
• An interface is the specific point or zone where two systems or subsystems meet and interact (e.g., family-school interface, family-market interface).
• Conclusion: Both (A) and (R) are correct (Option 1).

Correct option: (1) Both (A) and (R) are correct

• Ergonomics of Physical Workspace Arrangement:
• Statement (I): While creating and evaluating physical arrangement for work, location in vertical space and horizontal space has to be considered. $\implies$ Correct.
• Functional workplace planning requires analyzing horizontal work surfaces (normal and maximum horizontal reach envelopes) and vertical zones (vertical reach, eye level, storage heights).
• Statement (II): Location in vertical space evaluates supplies, tools and adjacent work spaces. $\implies$ Incorrect.
• In ergonomics (Barnes and Mundel's principles), supplies, tools, and adjacent work stations are arranged across the horizontal workspace plane (within the normal working area), whereas vertical space evaluates vertical shelves, overhead reach, and bending limits.
• Conclusion: Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect (Option 3).