State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

UPPCS · प्रश्न 8

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Consumers can bargain below Maximum Retail Price (MRP). Reason (R): MRP is a price a seller must charge from the buyer. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (D) (A) is true, but (R) is false

व्याख्या

MRP is only the ceiling price; a seller may sell below it, so consumers can bargain. The Reason is false because MRP is not a mandatory price.