Q.State any four functions of warehousing.

A warehouse performs several genuine value-adding functions beyond simple storage — any four of them correctly answer this question.

Any four of the following, briefly explained, answer this question:

1. Storage — providing safe space to hold goods until required.
2. Price stabilisation — holding surplus stock off the market during a glut and releasing it later, evening out price fluctuations.
3. Risk-bearing — the warehouse-keeper bears the risk of loss/damage to goods in its custody.
4. Financing — the warehouse receipt can be pledged with a bank to raise a loan against the stored goods.
5. Grading and packing — sorting, blending and repacking goods into standard, saleable lots.
6. Transportation support — convenient location reducing the cost/time of onward movement of goods.

Naming only 'storage' repeatedly in different words instead of identifying genuinely distinct functions like price stabilisation, risk-bearing or financing.