Answer:
The following are the main effects of price ceiling and rationing:
1. Beneficial for Poor Consumers:
A well managed rationing system enables the poor section of the society to get the commodities which are in short supply.
2. Transfer of Resources:
The price ceiling and rationing enable the government to transfer resources from the production of less important uses to more important uses.
3. Black Marketing:
The worst effect of rationing is to encourage black marketing.