Child Welfare MCQ — 89 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. Consider 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?

Q2. Consider 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?

Q3. Consider 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?

Q4. Consider 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?

Q5. Consider 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?