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POSHAN Abhiyaan MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following original annual targets of POSHAN Abhiyaan: 1. Reduction of stunting among children by 2 percentage points. 2. Reduction of anaemia among young children, women and adolescent girls by 3 percentage points. 3. Reduction of low birth weight by 3 percentage points. Which of the statements above are correct?
The original mission targets set annual reductions of 2 percentage points for stunting and low birth weight, while anaemia among young children, women and adolescent girls was to decline by 3 percentage points. Therefore statements 1 and 2 are correct, but statement 3 swaps the low-birth-weight target from 2 to 3.
Q2Assertion (A): POSHAN Abhiyaan gives special emphasis to the first 1,000 days from conception to a child's second birthday. Reason (R): Nutritional outcomes depend on coordinated action across sectors such as health, sanitation, water, food, rural development and women and child development, which the mission brings together.
Both propositions are independently correct. POSHAN Abhiyaan prioritises the first 1,000 days from conception to age 2 and also coordinates interventions across multiple ministries and sectors. However, cross-sectoral convergence describes how the mission acts; it does not establish why that particular developmental period is biologically critical. Therefore R does not explain A.
Q3Where and when was POSHAN Abhiyaan launched by the Prime Minister?
The Prime Minister launched the National Nutrition Mission, known as POSHAN Abhiyaan, at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan on 8 March 2018. Thus both the place and date in option B match the official launch record; the other combinations alter the city, date, or year.
Q4Match List I with List II regarding Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0. List I: 1. Nutrition support; 2. Early childhood care and education; 3. Saksham Anganwadi infrastructure List II: a. Children aged 3-6 years; b. Modernisation and strengthening of centres; c. Children below 6 years, pregnant women, lactating mothers and eligible adolescent girls Choose the correct code.
Mission Poshan 2.0 organises its work into nutrition support for children below 6, pregnant women, lactating mothers and eligible adolescent girls; early childhood care and education for ages 3-6; and strengthened, upgraded Saksham Anganwadi infrastructure. Hence the correct matching is 1-c, 2-a and 3-b.
Q5Which description of POSHAN Abhiyaan is correct?
POSHAN Abhiyaan is anchored in the Ministry of Women and Child Development and brings several ministries and departments together to improve nutrition outcomes. It is a centrally sponsored convergence mission, not a cash benefit, procurement programme, or Rajasthan-only initiative.
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