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Which district of Hindi speaking belt has firstly been declared as fully literate?

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  1. Narsinghpur (M.P.)

  2. Palampur (H.P.)

  3. Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan)

  4. Palamu (Jharkhand)

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Narsinghpur is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. Narsinghpur is the administrative headquarters of Narsinghpur District. It was declared as the first fully literate district of the Hindi speaking belt. 

Which union territory has sex ratio in favour of women?

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  1. Pondicherry

  2. Chandigarh

  3. Lakshadweep

  4. NCT of Delhi

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sex ratio is the number Women per 1000 Men.  Higher sex ratio would mean a greater number of women per man. Pondicherry now knows as Puducherry has the highest sex ratio among the options given.

What do you mean by Net Attendance Ratio?

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  1. It implies the total number of children of age group 6-10 attending school 

  2. It implies the total number of children of age group 6-10 not attending school 

  3. It implies the total number of children of age group of 10 -15 attending school 

  4. It implies the total number of children of age group of 15 -18 attending school 

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Net Attendance Ratio is the total number of children in the age group of 6-10 that attend school as a percentage of the total number of children in the same age group.

Quality of population depends upon the _________.

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  1. literacy rate

  2. health of a person indicated by life expectancy

  3. skill formation

  4. all of these

  5. none of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Quality of population depends upon:

  • Literacy rate
  • Health of a person indicated by life expectancy
  • Skill formation

The ratio of the number of women working in various jobs to that of women in the country is called _______.

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  1. women's employment rate

  2. women's work life rate

  3. women's job participation rate

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The ratio of the number of women working in various jobs to that of women in the country is called women's job participation rate.

The National Population Policy has set the goal of reducing Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to _______ per thousand. 

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  1. 10

  2. 20

  3. 30

  4. 40

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Correct Option: C

The National Population Policy has set the goal of reducing Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) to _______ per lakh live births by 2010.

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  1. 50

  2. 100

  3. 150

  4. 200

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Correct Option: B

To fill the critical gaps in the existing primary healthcare infrastructure and nutrition services, the _____________ supplements healthcare and nutrition services requirements.

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  1. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana

  2. Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana

  3. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

  4. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

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Correct Option: A

The government is trying for complete eradication of female foeticide and female infanticide through ___________.

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  1. The Indian Penal Code, 1860

  2. The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique Act, 1994

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following schemes has been launched to provide prenatal and postnatal care to mother and child?

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  1. National Mission for Protein Supplements

  2. Initiative on Vegetable Clusters

  3. Promotion of Nutri Cereals

  4. Janani Suraksha Yojana

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NHM). It is being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and infant mortality by promoting institutional delivery among pregnant women.