Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

The government makes quality certification (ISI, Agmark, etc.) mandatory only for products that affect the health and safety of consumers or are products of mass consumption — for example, LPG cylinders, food colours and additives, cement, and packaged drinking water.

The reasoning is that these products, if substandard, can directly harm consumers' health or safety. Since they are widely used by the general public, the risk of harm is large-scale. Hence, the government selectively enforces certification to protect consumers where the stakes are highest, while allowing flexibility for less critical products.

Source: Chapter 5 — ISI and Agmark section

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• The examiner expects two parts: (1) which category — health/safety/mass consumption products with examples, and (2) the reasoning — potential harm and wide consumer impact.
• Quoting the specific examples (LPG cylinders, food colours, cement, packaged drinking water) earns marks.
• Avoid saying certification is compulsory for all products — the keyword is selective/mandatory only for certain categories.