UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC gives govt. two months to act on plea by nurses forum
Q1. Under the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023, the Chairperson and specified Members of the National Commission, as well as the Presidents of the Autonomous Boards, are appointed by the Central Government on the recommendation of which one of the following?
- A. The Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Council constituted under the Act
- B. The Nursing and Midwifery Ethics and Registration Board constituted under the Act
- C. A Search-cum-Selection Committee constituted under the Act
- D. The Directorate General of Health Services, on the advice of the State Commissions
Q2. Consider the following pairs of bodies constituted under the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023 and their stated composition or mandate:
1. Nursing and Midwifery Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education Board — not more than two whole-time Members and not more than two part-time Members
2. Nursing and Midwifery Ethics and Registration Board — a President and not more than two whole-time Members
3. Nursing and Midwifery Assessment and Rating Board — assessment and rating of nursing and midwifery institutions
4. Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Council — a body of 29 members, one drawn from each State and Union territory
Which of the above are correctly identified?
- Nursing and Midwifery Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education Board — not more than two whole-time Members and not more than two part-time Members
- Nursing and Midwifery Ethics and Registration Board — a President and not more than two whole-time Members
- Nursing and Midwifery Assessment and Rating Board — assessment and rating of nursing and midwifery institutions
- Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Council — a body of 29 members, one drawn from each State and Union territory
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1, 2 and 3 only
- C. 2, 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q3. Consider the following statements comparing the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023 with related health-sector regulatory statutes:
1. It repeals the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, just as the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 repeals the Dentists Act, 1948.
2. The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission functions through three autonomous Boards, whereas the National Medical Commission functions through four.
3. Under the Act, every Member of the National Commission is, without exception, drawn from among practising nursing and midwifery professionals.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- It repeals the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, just as the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 repeals the Dentists Act, 1948.
- The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission functions through three autonomous Boards, whereas the National Medical Commission functions through four.
- Under the Act, every Member of the National Commission is, without exception, drawn from among practising nursing and midwifery professionals.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q4. In the context of the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023, the 'National Register' referred to in the statute is best described as which one of the following?
- A. A list of nursing and midwifery institutions assessed and rated by the Assessment and Rating Board
- B. An online record of licensed nursing and midwifery professionals maintained by the Ethics and Registration Board
- C. A compilation of recognised nursing and midwifery qualifications maintained by the Education Board
- D. A consolidated record of sanctioned nursing posts in State health departments kept by the Directorate General of Health Services
Q5. Under the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023, a State Nursing and Midwifery Commission is to consist of how many members?
Q6. The Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Council constituted under the Act of 2023 is chaired by which one of the following?
- A. The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, ex officio
- B. The Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare
- C. The Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- D. The Chairperson of the National Commission
Q7. The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023 is administered by which one of the following?
- A. The Department of Health Research, which funds and coordinates biomedical research institutions
- B. The Ministry of Ayush, which regulates education and practice in traditional systems of medicine
- C. The Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education, which oversees professional education
- D. The Department of Health and Family Welfare under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare