UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC issues notice on plea for overseeing rehabilitation units

Q1. The Central Rehabilitation Register (CRR), which lists qualified rehabilitation professionals and special-education personnel and is frequently invoked in PILs on oversight of rehabilitation units, is maintained under which one of the following Acts?

  • A. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
  • B. The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992
  • C. The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
  • D. The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010

Q2. With reference to statutory bodies/authorities relevant to the oversight of rehabilitation units and mental health establishments for children with disabilities, consider the following pairings of body and parent statute: 1. Rehabilitation Council of India — Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 2. Central Mental Health Authority — Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 3. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights — Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 4. Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities — Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Which of the pairings given above are correctly matched?

  1. Rehabilitation Council of India — Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992
  2. Central Mental Health Authority — Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
  3. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights — Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
  4. Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities — Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Q3. Which one of the following is the flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Government of India under which grant-in-aid is released to NGOs for running rehabilitation units, special schools and early-intervention centres for persons with disabilities?

  • A. Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan)
  • B. Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) Scheme
  • C. Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)
  • D. Scheme for Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (SIPDA)

Q4. In the context of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, the term 'mental health establishment' is most accurately defined as:

  • A. Only government-run psychiatric hospitals and asylums providing in-patient care for severe mental illness
  • B. Any health establishment, by whatever name called, wholly or partly meant for the care of persons with mental illness, established or controlled by the Government, local authority, trust, company or society, but excluding family residential places where the person lives with relatives
  • C. Any clinical establishment registered under the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010, irrespective of the services offered
  • D. Only de-addiction centres and residential rehabilitation homes catering to persons with substance-use disorders

Q5. Which one of the following is the nodal Central department responsible for administering the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)?

  • A. Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • B. Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • C. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  • D. Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education