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Q1Consider the following statements about benefits under PM CARES for Children Scheme: 1. The scheme provides monthly stipend from the age of 18 years. 2. The child receives a lump sum amount of Rs. 10 lakh on attaining 23 years of age. 3. Mission Vatsalya support mentioned in the scheme is Rs. 4,000 per child per year. 4. The listed scholarship benefit is Rs. 2,00,000. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is false because the cited Mission Vatsalya benefit is Rs. 4,000 per child per month, not per year. Statement 4 is false because the listed scholarship amount is Rs. 20,000, not Rs. 2,00,000.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. Under the POCSO Act, a child means any person below the age of eighteen years. 2. The POCSO Act protects children from sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography. 3. The POCSO Act provides for the establishment of Special Courts for trial of offences under it. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. The Act defines a child as below eighteen years, states its protective coverage over sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography, and provides for Special Courts for trial.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. Mission Vatsalya's non-institutional care includes Sponsorship, Foster Care, Adoption and After Care services. 2. Under Mission Vatsalya, a monthly grant of Rs. 4000 per child is provided for Sponsorship, Foster Care or After Care to the state government. 3. Mission Vatsalya prohibits every district from having a Sponsorship and Foster Care Approval Committee. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because every district shall have a Sponsorship and Foster Care Approval Committee to review and sanction sponsorship.
Q4Consider the following statements about definitions in the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: 1. A child means a person who has not completed 18 years of age. 2. A child in conflict with law is one who is alleged or found to have committed an offence and had not completed 18 years on the date of commission of the offence. 3. A child in need of care and protection includes a child found without any home or settled place of abode and without any ostensible means of subsistence. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. The JJ Act fixes the general child threshold at below 18 years, defines child in conflict with law by age on the date of commission of the offence, and includes homeless children without visible subsistence means in the care-and-protection category.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao was launched by the Prime Minister at Panipat, Haryana on 22 January 2015. 2. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is a 100 percent centrally funded scheme. 3. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is limited to only aspirational districts and is not implemented on an all-India basis. 4. One stated target of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is to improve the sex ratio at birth by 2 points every year. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. BBBP was launched at Panipat on 22 January 2015, is fully centrally funded, and includes improving sex ratio at birth by 2 points each year as a target. Statement 3 is incorrect because the official note says it is being implemented in all districts of the country.
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6Consider the following statements: 1. During a POCSO trial, the Special Court may permit frequent breaks for the child. 2. The Special Court must ensure that the child's identity is not disclosed during investigation or trial, subject to the statutory exception. 3. POCSO requires trials to be conducted openly in public view. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements: 1. Article 39 directs State policy to ensure that the tender age of children is not abused. 2. Article 39 makes the right to adequate means of livelihood available only to children. 3. Article 39 requires protection of childhood and youth against exploitation and moral and material abandonment. Which of the statements given above are correct?
81. The Juvenile Justice Act classifies a child who is found working in contravention of labour laws as a child in need of care and protection. 2. The Act also includes a child who is at imminent risk of marriage before attaining the age of marriage in the child-in-need-of-care-and-protection category. 3. A child who does not have parents and no one is willing to take care of and protect the child, or who is abandoned or surrendered, is included in this category. 4. A child who voluntarily attends a recognised school is, by that reason alone, classified as a child in need of care and protection. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements: 1. Under POCSO, the statement of the child must be recorded at the child's residence or at a place where the child usually resides or a place of the child's choice, as far as practicable. 2. As far as practicable, a woman police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector must record the child's statement. 3. The police officer recording the statement must not be in uniform while recording the child's statement. 4. Under POCSO, a child can be detained in a police station at night if a magistrate gives oral permission. Which of the statements given above are correct?
101. The Child and Adolescent Labour Act defines adolescent as a person who has completed 14 years but not 18 years. 2. The Act defines child as a person who has not completed 14 years, or the RTE-specified age, whichever is more. 3. The Act permits children to work in hazardous occupations if they do so after school hours. 4. No child shall be employed or permitted to work in any occupation or process, subject to statutory exceptions. Which of the statements given above are correct?
111. Under Mission Vatsalya, financial assistance for CCI maintenance includes Rs. 3000 per month per child. 2. Mission Vatsalya provides Rs. 1000 per year per child for bedding-related items. 3. The Child Helpline 1098 is being integrated with ERSS-112. 4. The Juvenile Justice Board must conduct at least two inspection visits every month of residential facilities for children in conflict with law. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements: 1. Under the Juvenile Justice Act, the State Government must constitute one or more Child Welfare Committees for every district. 2. A Child Welfare Committee consists of a Chairperson and four other members. 3. Every member of a Child Welfare Committee must be a woman. 4. No person can be appointed as a member of the Committee for more than two terms. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements: 1. One objective of Poshan Abhiyaan is to prevent and reduce stunting in children aged 0-6 years. 2. One objective of Poshan Abhiyaan is to reduce anaemia among young children aged 6-59 months. 3. One objective of Poshan Abhiyaan is to reduce low birth weight. Which of the statements given above are correct?
141. A Juvenile Justice Board consists of a Principal Magistrate and two social workers. 2. At least one of the two social workers on a Juvenile Justice Board must be a woman. 3. A Child Welfare Committee consists of a Chairperson and six other members. 4. A Child Welfare Committee must include at least one woman and another expert on matters concerning children. Which of the statements given above are correct?
151. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 is an Act to provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years. 2. Under the Act, every child aged six to fourteen has a right to free and compulsory education in a neighbourhood school till completion of elementary education. 3. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 came into force on 1 April 2010. 4. Under the RTE framework, elementary education means education from class 1 to class 10. Which of the statements given above are correct?