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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. 

The start-up scheme provides loans to entrepreneurs of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes as well as women. Such loan range from ________.

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  1. Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakh

  2. Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 Crore

  3. Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh

  4. Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1.5 Crore

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Correct Option: B

As per statistical Analysis, Sex-Ratio in India, is highly favourable to____.

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  1. males

  2. females

  3. both (a) and )b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following schemes has been launched by the Government of India to improve the health of pregnant and lactating mothers?

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  1. Matritva Sahayog Yojana

  2. Dhan Lakshmi Yojana

  3. ASHA

  4. Health for All Scheme

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) is a flagship programme of Govt of India under the Ministry of Women and Child Development targeting the pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age and above for first two live births. IGMSY, introduced in 2010, is a Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme for Pregnant and Lactating (P&L) women to contribute to better enabling environment by providing cash incentives for improved health and nutrition to pregnant and nursing mothers.

Women's social empowerment is done by tackling both macro and micro-nutrient deficiencies through nutrition supplementary feeding programmes with necessary support services like ____________.

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  1. health check-ups

  2. immunisation and health

  3. nutrition education and nutrition awareness

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D

A statistical tool used to measure a country's overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions. 

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  1. GDP

  2. Per capita income

  3. Human development index

  4. None

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • A statistical tool used to measure a country's overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions is Human Development Index.
  • The Human Development Index (HDI) gives a statistical idea of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries.

Which of the following neighbours of India ranks higher on the human development report of UNDP?

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  1. Nepal

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Bhutan

  4. Pakistan

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

UNDP stands for United Nation’s Development Programme which is a global development network headquartered in New York. It advocates for change and connects countries to build a better life. The neighbouring country of India that ranks higher on the human development report of UNDP is Sri Lanka. 

Which of the following are considered while calculating Human Development Index?

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  1. Life expectancy for health

  2. Expected years of schooling for Education

  3. Per capita income for standard of living

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Human development index was created in the year ________.

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  1. 1991

  2. 1990

  3. 1988

  4. 1989

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Human Development Index is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education and per capita income indicators. It is used by the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme. HDI was developed in the year 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub UI Haq,  with the help from Gustav Ranis of Yale University and  Meghnad Desai of the London School of Economics.