UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2023

Consider the following statements in the context of interventions being undertaken under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy: 1. It provides prophylactic calcium supplementation for pre-school children, adolescents and pregnant women. 2. It runs a campaign for delayed cord clamping at the time of child-birth. 3. It provides for periodic deworming to children and adolescents. 4. It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis. How many of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four

Answer

Correct Answer

Only three

Explanation

Anaemia Mukt Bharat provides delayed cord clamping campaign, periodic deworming, and addresses non-nutritional causes like malaria/hemoglobinopathies/fluorosis (statements 2, 3, 4 correct). It provides iron-folic acid (not calcium) supplementation, so statement 1 is incorrect.

Topics: anaemia mukt bharat, anaemia prevention, health schemes, social issues