UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda to Release Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan - Operational Guidelines at 16th CCHFW Meeting

Q1. The Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) programme, built on the 6×6×6 strategy, was launched in which year and under which Ministry?

  • A. 2018, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • B. 2018, under the Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • C. 2017, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • D. 2013, under the Ministry of Women and Child Development

Q2. Under the original 6×6×6 strategy of Anemia Mukt Bharat (2018), consider the following as designated target beneficiary groups: 1. Children aged 6–59 months 2. Adolescents aged 10–19 years 3. Men aged 15–49 years 4. Lactating women Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Children aged 6–59 months
  2. Adolescents aged 10–19 years
  3. Men aged 15–49 years
  4. Lactating women
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q3. The Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, whose Operational Guidelines with the 7×7×7 strategy were released in 2026, is operationalised primarily through which one of the following?

  • A. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare through the National Health Mission
  • B. The Ministry of Women and Child Development through the Anganwadi Services scheme
  • C. The Ministry of Education through the Mid-Day Meal (PM POSHAN) network
  • D. The Ministry of AYUSH through the National AYUSH Mission

Q4. In the upgraded Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (2026), the 'T4 approach' that replaces the earlier T3 approach stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Test, Treat, Talk and Track
  • B. Test, Treat, Track and Transform
  • C. Test, Treat, Talk and Trace
  • D. Test, Transfuse, Talk and Track

Q5. With reference to the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW), consider the following statements: 1. Its Chairman is the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, while its Vice-Chairman is the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. 2. Unlike the Inter-State Council, the CCHFW does not derive its existence from Article 263 of the Constitution. 3. Its membership includes the State Health Ministers and representatives of the Union Territories. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Its Chairman is the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, while its Vice-Chairman is the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.
  2. Unlike the Inter-State Council, the CCHFW does not derive its existence from Article 263 of the Constitution.
  3. Its membership includes the State Health Ministers and representatives of the Union Territories.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q6. Under which Article of the Constitution of India was the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) constituted?

  • A. Article 263
  • B. Article 280
  • C. Article 324
  • D. Article 243G

Q7. According to NFHS-5 (2019–21), consider the following statements on anaemia prevalence in India: 1. Women aged 15–49 years — about 57% 2. Children aged 6–59 months — about 67% 3. Men aged 15–49 years — about 40% 4. Pregnant women aged 15–49 years — about 52% Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Women aged 15–49 years — about 57%
  2. Children aged 6–59 months — about 67%
  3. Men aged 15–49 years — about 40%
  4. Pregnant women aged 15–49 years — about 52%
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q8. As per NFHS-5 (2019–21), which one of the following population groups recorded the highest prevalence of anaemia?

  • A. Children aged 6–59 months
  • B. Adolescent girls aged 15–19 years
  • C. Women of reproductive age (15–49 years)
  • D. Pregnant women aged 15–49 years

Q9. POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission), with which the Anemia Mukt Bharat strategy converges, is anchored in which one of the following Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • B. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • C. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • D. Ministry of Rural Development

Q10. With reference to the colour-coded Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation under Anemia Mukt Bharat, consider the following statements: 1. Children aged 6–59 months are given IFA syrup. 2. Adolescents aged 10–19 years are given IFA blue tablets. 3. Pregnant women are given IFA pink tablets. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Children aged 6–59 months are given IFA syrup.
  2. Adolescents aged 10–19 years are given IFA blue tablets.
  3. Pregnant women are given IFA pink tablets.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q11. Under Anemia Mukt Bharat, one intervention targets 'non-nutritional causes' of anaemia in endemic pockets. Consider the following: 1. Malaria 2. Haemoglobinopathies (e.g., sickle cell disease) 3. Fluorosis 4. Iron deficiency Which of the above is/are correctly identified as non-nutritional causes addressed under this intervention?

  1. Malaria
  2. Haemoglobinopathies (e.g., sickle cell disease)
  3. Fluorosis
  4. Iron deficiency
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q12. The Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Operational Guidelines (2026) were released by the Union Health Minister at the meeting of which apex advisory body?

  • A. Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW)
  • B. Mission Steering Group of the National Health Mission
  • C. Governing Board of the National Health Authority
  • D. Empowered Programme Committee of NITI Aayog