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Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

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Q1Which group and benefit are correctly covered under PM POSHAN?

A All children up to Class XII receive a monthly scholarship

B Children in Bal Vatika and Classes I-VIII in government and government-aided schools receive one hot cooked meal on each school day

C Only girls in Classes I-V receive a take-home ration every month

D Children in private unaided schools receive a daily cash transfer for lunch

Explanation

PM POSHAN is a centrally sponsored school-meal scheme. Its regular entitlement is one hot cooked meal on every school day for children in Bal Vatika and Classes I-VIII studying in government or government-aided schools; it is neither a scholarship nor a cash-transfer benefit.

Q2What are the prescribed daily energy and protein norms for an upper-primary child under PM POSHAN?

A 450 calories and 12 g protein

B 500 calories and 15 g protein

C 700 calories and 12 g protein

D 700 calories and 20 g protein

Explanation

For Classes VI-VIII, the daily nutrition norm per child is 700 calories and 20 g of protein. The associated food norm is also higher than for primary children: 150 g foodgrain, 30 g pulses, 75 g vegetables, and 7.5 g oil and fat per school day.

Q3Which option correctly describes the five-year approved financial outlay of PM POSHAN for 2021-22 to 2025-26?

A ₹54,061.73 crore in total, funded entirely by the Centre

B ₹1,30,794.90 crore total: ₹54,061.73 crore central share, ₹31,733.17 crore State and UT share, plus about ₹45,000 crore central foodgrain cost

C ₹1,30,794.90 crore total, excluding all foodgrain expenditure

D ₹31,733.17 crore total, shared equally by the Centre and States

Explanation

The approved five-year total is ₹1,30,794.90 crore. It comprises ₹54,061.73 crore from the Centre, ₹31,733.17 crore from States and Union Territory administrations, and about ₹45,000 crore of additional central foodgrain cost. Therefore, treating any one component as the total is incorrect.

Q4Match List I with List II and select the correct code. List I: 1. Bal Vatika and primary; 2. Upper primary; 3. Cook-cum-helper honorarium; 4. Tithi Bhojan. List II: a. ₹1,000 per month for 10 months; b. 700 calories and 20 g protein; c. Community-provided special food on special occasions or festivals; d. 450 calories and 12 g protein.

A 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c

B 1-d, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a

C 1-d, 2-b, 3-a, 4-c

D 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b

Explanation

The correct mapping is 1-d, 2-b, 3-a and 4-c. Bal Vatika and primary receive 450 calories and 12 g protein, while upper primary receives 700 calories and 20 g protein. The prescribed cook-cum-helper honorarium is ₹1,000 monthly for 10 months, and Tithi Bhojan involves community-provided special food on special occasions or festivals.

Q5Consider the following statements about the financing of PM POSHAN: 1. The Centre-State ratio for material cost is 60:40 for most States. 2. The Centre bears 100% of both foodgrain cost and transport cost from Food Corporation of India depots to schools. 3. Union Territories without a legislature bear 40% of the material cost. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A 1 and 2 only

B 2 and 3 only

C 1 and 3 only

D 1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Material cost is ordinarily shared 60:40 between the Centre and most States, while the Centre separately pays the full foodgrain cost and depot-to-school transport cost. Statement 3 reverses the rule: Union Territories without a legislature receive 100% central funding for material cost.

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