Under section 2(7) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, a person who buys goods for which of the following purposes is NOT a consumer?

Section 2(7) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 defines a consumer as a person who buys goods or hires services for consideration, but it excludes a person who buys goods for a commercial purpose; an exception is carved out for goods bought exclusively for earning a livelihood by means of self-employment. Services hired for a commercial purpose are not excluded from the definition, so the exclusion operates only on the goods side. Buying for personal or family use plainly falls within the definition, and buying for self-employment is expressly saved. The only category excluded among the options is the purchase of goods for a commercial purpose without the self-employment exception, which is why that option is correct.