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Mission Vatsalya MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

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Q1Arrange the following milestones related to Mission Vatsalya and its predecessor in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. Detailed Mission Vatsalya guidelines were issued. 2. The Integrated Child Protection Scheme began. 3. Revised Mission Vatsalya norms became applicable. 4. The revamped unified Mission Vatsalya Portal was launched.

A 2-3-1-4

B 2-1-3-4

C 3-2-1-4

D 2-3-4-1

Explanation

The correct order is 2-3-1-4. The Integrated Child Protection Scheme began in 2009-10; revised Mission Vatsalya norms applied from 1 April 2022; detailed guidelines followed on 5 July 2022; and the revamped unified portal was launched on 25 July 2025.

Q2Consider the following statements about after-care under Mission Vatsalya: 1. It supports a young person leaving a Child Care Institution on attaining 18 years. 2. It is ordinarily available up to 21 years and may be extended up to 23 years in exceptional cases on the order of the Child Welfare Committee. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A 1 only

B 2 only

C Both 1 and 2

D Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Both statements are correct. After-care begins when a young person leaves a Child Care Institution at 18 and helps the transition to independent life. Support normally continues up to 21 years and can reach 23 years in exceptional cases through a Child Welfare Committee order.

Q3What monthly grant per child is provided under Mission Vatsalya for family-based non-institutional care such as sponsorship, foster care and after-care?

A ₹2,000 per month

B ₹4,000 per month

C ₹6,000 per month

D ₹8,000 per month

Explanation

The prescribed support is ₹4,000 per child per month for family-based non-institutional care. It covers sponsorship or kinship care, foster care and after-care; it is not the maintenance amount for institutional care or a one-time payment.

Q4Which one of the following correctly states the Centre:State cost-sharing pattern under Mission Vatsalya?

A 50:50 for all States and Union Territories, without any category-wise variation

B 60:40 for all States, including every North-Eastern State, and 90:10 for Union Territories without legislature

C 75:25 for States and Union Territories with legislature, and 100% central funding only for North-Eastern States

D 60:40 for States and Union Territories with legislature; 90:10 for North-Eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir; 100% central funding for Union Territories without legislature

Explanation

Option D gives all three prescribed categories correctly. The ordinary Centre:State ratio is 60:40; the specified North-Eastern and Himalayan category receives 90:10 support; and Union Territories without a legislature are funded entirely by the Centre.

Q5Which ministry implements Mission Vatsalya as a centrally sponsored umbrella scheme for child protection?

A Ministry of Women and Child Development

B Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

C Ministry of Home Affairs

D Ministry of Education

Explanation

Mission Vatsalya is the centrally sponsored umbrella child-protection scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development. States and Union Territories implement it, but that delivery arrangement does not change the Union ministry responsible for the mission.

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