UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Update on Tele-Manas

Q1. Tele-MANAS is described as operationalising the right to access mental healthcare. This right derives statutory backing primarily from which one of the following?

  • A. The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
  • B. The National Mental Health Programme, 1982
  • C. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
  • D. The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

Q2. Which one of the following Union ministries administers and operationalises the National Tele Mental Health Programme (Tele-MANAS)?

  • A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • D. Ministry of Women and Child Development

Q3. Which one of the following is the primary dedicated toll-free short-code helpline number for Tele-MANAS?

  • A. 14416
  • B. 1800-599-0019
  • C. 104
  • D. 1075

Q4. As per the latest update, in how many languages does Tele-MANAS provide its services?

  • A. 13
  • B. 20
  • C. 22
  • D. 23

Q5. Which one of the following is correctly described as India's flagship 24x7 free tele-mental-health service?

  • A. Tele-MANAS
  • B. KIRAN
  • C. iCall
  • D. e-Sanjeevani OPD

Q6. Under the centrally sponsored design of Tele-MANAS, which one of the following is primarily responsible for setting up and operating the Tele-MANAS cells on the ground?

  • A. The State/UT governments
  • B. NIMHANS, Bengaluru
  • C. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare directly
  • D. IIIT-Bangalore

Q7. The Tele-MANAS Mobile Application was launched on which one of the following occasions/dates?

  • A. World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2024
  • B. World Health Day, 7 April 2024
  • C. World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2022
  • D. National Doctors' Day, 1 July 2024

Q8. In the context of the National Tele Mental Health Programme, the acronym 'Tele-MANAS' stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States
  • B. Telemedicine for Mental Awareness and National Support
  • C. Tele Mental Aid, Networking and Surveillance
  • D. Telehealth Mental Assistance for National and State Services