CCPA Fines Rapido 10 Lakh Rupees for Dark Patterns

The correct answer is confirm shaming and interface interference. The first was found in the prompts that told a rider, after the booking had already been made, that captains were not accepting at the quoted fare and that a higher price improves the chance of getting a ride. The authority held that this created urgency and a fear of losing the ride. The second was found in the colour-coded slider, which showed green for a higher price, a warning colour for a lower one, and gave more room to raise the fare than to reduce it. Options A, C and D all name dark patterns that appear in the same body of guidelines, which is what makes them plausible, but none of them was the finding in this order. Learn the pair together with the penalty amount.

The correct answer is the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns of 2023, under which both the findings in this order are identified as recognised dark patterns. Option B is the trap, and a good one: those guidelines were indeed cited in the same order, but for a different point, namely that a tipping feature may be made available only after the ride has been completed and not at the time of booking or during the ride. Option C names a set of rules that governs online marketplaces rather than the classification of manipulative design. Option D is invented. An aspirant should keep the two real instruments apart by their subject: one classifies deceptive interface design, the other governs how ride aggregators must behave, including when a tip may be sought.

The correct answer is the Consumer Protection Act of 2019, under whose statutory mandate the authority acts to protect consumers as a class, to prevent unfair trade practices and to ensure that no false or misleading advertisement is made about goods or services. Option A is wrong because competition law is enforced by a different regulator and targets anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominance. Option C is wrong because legal metrology deals with weights, measures and packaged commodity declarations. Option D is wrong because that statute concerns supplies of essential goods and price control. Remember alongside this that aggrieved consumers may take complaints about misleading advertisements, unfair trade practices or dark patterns to the National Consumer Helpline, whose number is given in the release.