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(vii)  A-high rise building
                                 (a)   There  should be adequate  number of fire extinguishers  and sprinklers installed
                                    to ensure safety from fire
                                 (b)  Building should be earthquake resistant
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                                 (c)  Lift should have all the required safety measures
                                 (d)  Staircase should have proper handrails and should be properly lit to avoid any
                                    accident.
                                 (e)  Provision of proper exit in case of emergency to avoid stampede.

                          2.  Find out any case  of accident  or negligence  from people  around you, where you think
                             that the responsibility lay with the producer. Discuss.
                        Ans.  My friend bought pastries from a bakery shop. Generally, these items should be consumed
                            within a day but shopkeeper offered a 35% discount on all bakery items after 1 day. My
                            friend found it an attractive offer and bought it. But after eating it her stomach got upset
                            and had to be treated for the same.
                             It’s the  responsibility  of  the  seller  not  to  sell  stale  pastries.  Moreover  if  he  is  selling  it
                            on the same day (after 9 p.m or so) to clear his items, he should inform the customers.

                       Information about goods and services
                            When we buy any commodity, we find certain information mentioned on that. It is regarding
                            ingredients used, price, batch number, date of manufacture, expiry date and the address
                            of the manufacturer.
                            On medicines, details regarding ‘directions  for proper use’ and information  relating  to
                            side effects and risks associated with usage of that medicine is given.
                            On garments, ‘instructions for washing’ are given.
                            These details  are given by manufacturer  because it is the right of the consumers to be
                            informed about the particulars of goods and services that they purchase.
                            In case, if the product is defective in any manner, Consumers can then complain and ask
                            for compensation or replacement.
                            For example:  if  a consumer buys a  product,  and find it  as defective  within  the  given
                            expiry  date,  consumer  can  ask for the  replacement  of that  product.  The  manufacturer
                            would blame the shopkeeper and will not accept  the responsibility, if the expiry period
                            was not printed.
                            If medicines  are  sold by someone  after its expiry  date,  then  severe action can be taken
                            against them.
                            If someone sells a good at more than the printed price on the packet, indicated by ‘MRP’
                            — maximum retail price, complaint against it can be filed or protest can also be done.
                            In fact, bargaining with the seller on MRP can be done by consumer.
                            To cover various services provided by the Government, the right to information has been
                            expanded in recent times.
                            In October 2005,  a law was enacted  by the Government  of India, popularly  known as
                            RTI (Right to Information) Act.
                            This  law ensures  its  citizens  all  the  information  about the functions of  government
                            departments.
                       Example–Waiting
                               Amritha, an engineering graduate did not receive any news of the result of the interview

            Economics  Class X                                                                                    E-117
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