UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat

Question 1

The Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign, along with the Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal, is anchored and operationalised as the sole nodal ministry by which one of the following Union Ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Question 2

According to NFHS-5 (2019-21), approximately what percentage of women aged 20-24 years were married before attaining 18 years of age?

Accepted Answer

23.3%

Answer

26.8%

Answer

47.4%

Answer

16.0%

Question 3

The child-marriage prevalence figure of 47.4% for women aged 20-24 married before 18 years is associated with which round of the National Family Health Survey?

Accepted Answer

NFHS-3 (2005-06)

Answer

NFHS-4 (2015-16)

Answer

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

Answer

NFHS-2 (1998-99)

Question 4

In which year was Balod district of Chhattisgarh declared India's first child marriage-free district?

Accepted Answer

2025

Answer

2023

Answer

2024

Answer

2026

Question 5

National Girl Child Day is observed annually in India on which date in the month of January?

Accepted Answer

24th

Answer

11th

Answer

8th

Answer

14th

Question 6

National Girl Child Day was first initiated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in which year?

Accepted Answer

2008

Answer

2015

Answer

2001

Answer

2011

Question 7

Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs), who form the frontline enforcement machinery of the Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign, are appointed under which one of the following statutes?

Accepted Answer

The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006

Answer

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

Answer

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

Answer

The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929

Question 8

In Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action v. Union of India (2024), the Supreme Court held that child marriage invariably violates the rights guaranteed under which numbered Article of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Article 21

Answer

Article 15

Answer

Article 23

Answer

Article 19

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat

Q1. The Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign, along with the Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal, is anchored and operationalised as the sole nodal ministry by which one of the following Union Ministries?

Q2. According to NFHS-5 (2019-21), approximately what percentage of women aged 20-24 years were married before attaining 18 years of age?

Q3. The child-marriage prevalence figure of 47.4% for women aged 20-24 married before 18 years is associated with which round of the National Family Health Survey?

Q4. In which year was Balod district of Chhattisgarh declared India's first child marriage-free district?

Q5. National Girl Child Day is observed annually in India on which date in the month of January?

Q6. National Girl Child Day was first initiated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in which year?

Q7. Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs), who form the frontline enforcement machinery of the Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign, are appointed under which one of the following statutes?

Q8. In Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action v. Union of India (2024), the Supreme Court held that child marriage invariably violates the rights guaranteed under which numbered Article of the Constitution?