UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — ‘Deep-seated’ bias for male child persists in society: SC
Q1. By how many points did India's Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) improve between the SRS 2016–18 and SRS 2021–23 reports, as cited in the Union Health Ministry's 2025 review of the PC&PNDT Act?
- A. 62 points
- B. 78 points
- C. 98 points
- D. 118 points
Q2. Which one of the following is the apex statutory body constituted under the PC&PNDT Act, 1994 to monitor its implementation at the national level?
- A. National Commission for Women
- B. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
- C. Central Supervisory Board
- D. National Human Rights Commission
Q3. In the context of the PC&PNDT Act, 1994 (as amended in 2003), the expression 'Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB)' refers to which one of the following?
- A. Number of females per 1,000 males in the population aged 0–6 years as per the decennial Census
- B. Number of female live births per 1,000 male live births during a specified reference period
- C. Number of females per 1,000 males in the total population estimated for a given year
- D. Ratio of female to male foetuses detected through pre-natal diagnostic techniques during a given year
Q4. The 31st Meeting of the Central Supervisory Board under the PC&PNDT Act, 1994, convened in 2025 to review enforcement against sex selection, was held under the chairpersonship of which one of the following?
- A. Union Minister of Women and Child Development
- B. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare
- C. Vice-Chairperson, NITI Aayog
- D. Secretary, Department of Health Research