UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Like children, elderly too need State-led care mechanism: HC
Q1. Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, an appeal against an order of the Maintenance Tribunal lies to which authority?
- A. The District Magistrate, presiding over the appellate tribunal
- B. The Principal District and Sessions Judge of the district
- C. The State Human Rights Commission
- D. The State Social Welfare Board under the Ministry
Q2. As originally enacted in 2007, what was the maximum monthly maintenance amount that a Tribunal could order under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act?
- A. Rs 10,000 per month
- B. Rs 5,000 per month
- C. Rs 15,000 per month
- D. Rs 25,000 per month
Q3. The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), the statutory body regulating adoptions under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, functions under which Union Ministry?
- A. Ministry of Women and Child Development
- B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- C. Ministry of Home Affairs
- D. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Q4. Which one of the following was introduced for the first time by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, marking its principal departure from the 2000 Act?
- A. Provision to try juveniles aged 16-18 as adults for heinous offences after a preliminary assessment
- B. Constitution of Juvenile Justice Boards to deal with children in conflict with law
- C. Constitution of Child Welfare Committees for children in need of care and protection
- D. Defining a juvenile/child as a person who has not completed eighteen years of age
Q5. In its 2026 order, the Karnataka High Court asked the State Government to model a proposed 'senior citizens in need of care and protection' framework on which existing statute?
- A. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- B. Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
- C. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
- D. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
Q6. Consider the following statements regarding the 2026 Karnataka High Court order on care and protection of senior citizens:
1. The Court directed the Mysuru district administration to immediately admit the elderly woman to a government hospital for treatment.
2. The Court held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 already provides a rescue-and-shelter mechanism fully equivalent to that under the child-protection law.
3. The Court asked the State Government to examine creating a framework for 'senior citizens in need of care and protection' modelled on child-protection law.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Court directed the Mysuru district administration to immediately admit the elderly woman to a government hospital for treatment.
- The Court held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 already provides a rescue-and-shelter mechanism fully equivalent to that under the child-protection law.
- The Court asked the State Government to examine creating a framework for 'senior citizens in need of care and protection' modelled on child-protection law.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q7. Consider the following statements regarding the constitutional basis for welfare of the aged:
1. Article 41 directs the State, within the limits of its economic capacity, to make effective provision for public assistance in cases of old age, sickness and disablement.
2. Article 41 confers a Fundamental Right that is directly enforceable against the State in a court of law.
3. Article 41 is a Directive Principle of State Policy contained in Part IV of the Constitution.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Article 41 directs the State, within the limits of its economic capacity, to make effective provision for public assistance in cases of old age, sickness and disablement.
- Article 41 confers a Fundamental Right that is directly enforceable against the State in a court of law.
- Article 41 is a Directive Principle of State Policy contained in Part IV of the Constitution.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q8. Consider the following pairs of constitutional provision and its subject-matter:
1. Article 41 — right to public assistance in old age, sickness and disablement
2. Article 47 — duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and standard of living and to improve public health
3. Article 39 — equal justice and free legal aid to citizens
4. Article 21 — right to life, judicially read to include the right to live with dignity in old age
Which of the pairs given above is/are NOT correctly matched?
- Article 41 — right to public assistance in old age, sickness and disablement
- Article 47 — duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and standard of living and to improve public health
- Article 39 — equal justice and free legal aid to citizens
- Article 21 — right to life, judicially read to include the right to live with dignity in old age
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 3 only
- C. 3 and 4
- D. 2 and 3
Q9. With reference to schemes and programmes for senior citizens in India, consider the following statements:
1. The Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana provides physical aids and assisted-living devices exclusively to senior citizens who are above the poverty line.
2. The Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC) supports establishment of Senior Citizen Homes providing shelter, food and medical facilities.
3. Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) is the umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for senior citizens.
4. The National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) is implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- The Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana provides physical aids and assisted-living devices exclusively to senior citizens who are above the poverty line.
- The Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC) supports establishment of Senior Citizen Homes providing shelter, food and medical facilities.
- Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) is the umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for senior citizens.
- The National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) is implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- A. 1 and 4
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 1, 2 and 3
- D. 2, 3 and 4
Q10. The Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana, which distributes assisted-living devices to eligible senior citizens, is implemented through which sole implementing agency?
- A. Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO)
- B. National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation
- C. National Institute of Social Defence
- D. Central Adoption Resource Authority
Q11. According to the UNFPA India Ageing Report 2023, the share of the population aged 60 and above in India is projected to reach approximately what percentage by 2050?
- A. About 20.8 per cent
- B. About 10.8 per cent
- C. About 15 per cent
- D. About 25 per cent
Q12. Consider the following pairs of statutory institution and the Act under which it is established:
1. Child Welfare Committee — Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
2. Juvenile Justice Board — Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
3. Maintenance Tribunal — Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
4. Central Adoption Resource Authority — Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Which of the pairs given above is/are NOT correctly matched?
- Child Welfare Committee — Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- Juvenile Justice Board — Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- Maintenance Tribunal — Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
- Central Adoption Resource Authority — Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
- A. 4 only
- B. 3 and 4
- C. 1 and 2
- D. 2 and 4