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Topic: POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission)

Number of Questions: 10

1. The National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) has been introduced by which ministry?
   A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
   B) Ministry of Women and Child Development
   C) Ministry of Rural Development
   D) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission (NNM)) is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD)
2. When was the POSHAN Abhiyaan launched?
   A) January 26, 2018
   B) May 1, 2018
   C) March 8, 2018
   D) April 30, 2018
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on March 8, 2018.
3. The NNM mission was launched in which state?
   A) Punjab
   B) Haryana
   C) Gujarat
   D) Rajasthan
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan
4. NNM aims to improve the nutritional status of children and women in phased manner over a period ending _________
   A) 2020-21
   B) 2019-20
   C) 2021-22
   D) 2018-19
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The goals of NNM are to achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner during the next three years beginning 2017-18.
5. The total budget allocated to the POSHAN Abhiyaan is Rs__________?
   A) Rs 9064.27 crore
   B) Rs 9052.37 crore
   C) Rs 9046.17 crore
   D) Rs 9068.47 crore
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The National Nutrition Mission (NNM) has been set up with a three year budget of Rs.9046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18. 
6. What will be government’s share in the budget?
   A) 50%
   B) 40%
   C) 20%
   D) 70%
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The budget will be funded by Government Budgetary Support (50%) and 50% by IBRD or other multilateral development bank (MDB)
7. How many districts will be covered under the scheme for the fiscal 2018-19?
   A) 215
   B) 235
   C) 245
   D) 225
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: All the States and districts will be covered in a phased manner i.e. 315 districts in 2017-18, 235 districts in 2018-19 and remaining districts in 2019-20.
8. Under the mission, Government aims to reduce stunting among the beneficiaries from 38.4% to 25% by which year?
   A) 2019
   B) 2021
   C) 2020
   D) 2022
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The target is to reduce Stunting by atleast 2% p.a. The mission would strive to achieve reduction in Stunting from 38.4% (NFHS-4) to 25% by 2022 (Mission 25 by 2022).
9. The mission aims to reduce stunting, under- nutrition and low birth weight by __________ percent annually.
   A) 2%
   B) 3%
   C) 4%
   D) 5%
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: NNM targets to reduce stunting, under- nutrition, anemia (among young children, women and adolescent girls) and reduce low birth weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively.
10. The NNM mission is based on how many pillars?
    A) 3
    B) 5
    C) 7
    D) 10
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: The following components will form the pillars of the Mission

    • ICDS-CAS(Common Application Software)
    • Convergence
    • Behavioural change, IEC Advocacy
    • Training and Capacity building
    • Innovations
    • Incentives
    • Grievance Redressal

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