CS Executive · Economic, Commercial and Intellectual Property Laws · Legal Metrology
Ravi, a trader in Indore, asks which unit the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 prescribes as the base unit of mass for weighing goods. Which unit is it?
The base unit of mass under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 is the kilogram. Section 5 lists the base units, and mass is fixed at the kilogram. Gram, quintal and tonne are multiples or sub-multiples and are not the base unit.
- AGram
- BKilogramCorrect
- CQuintal
- DTonne
Explanation
Section 5(1)(ii) of the Act says the base unit of mass shall be the kilogram. Gram, quintal and tonne are not the base unit, so they are wrong even though they are used in trade.
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