UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent girls have been subsumed under the umbrella Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0

Q1. Among the three legacy schemes subsumed under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, which one is the oldest, tracing its origin to a programme launched in 1975?

  • A. Anganwadi Services (ICDS)
  • B. POSHAN Abhiyaan
  • C. Scheme for Adolescent Girls
  • D. Mission Shakti

Q2. How many erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes were subsumed to constitute Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q3. The Anganwadi Services component under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 delivers a package of how many services to eligible beneficiaries?

  • A. Four
  • B. Five
  • C. Six
  • D. Seven

Q4. Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which Union Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • B. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • C. Ministry of Rural Development
  • D. Ministry of Education

Q5. POSHAN Abhiyaan, one of the schemes now subsumed under Poshan 2.0, was launched by the Prime Minister in which year and at which location?

  • A. 2018, at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
  • B. 2017, at Panaji, Goa
  • C. 1975, at New Delhi
  • D. 2021, at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Q6. With reference to the evolution of the schemes now under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, consider the following statements: 1. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), the parent Anganwadi Services scheme, was launched in 1975. 2. POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched more than four decades after ICDS. 3. The Scheme for Adolescent Girls came into existence only after the 2021 restructuring of WCD schemes into umbrella missions. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), the parent Anganwadi Services scheme, was launched in 1975.
  2. POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched more than four decades after ICDS.
  3. The Scheme for Adolescent Girls came into existence only after the 2021 restructuring of WCD schemes into umbrella missions.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q7. Under Poshan 2.0, adolescent girls of which age group (in years) are covered in the North Eastern States and Aspirational Districts?

  • A. 11 to 14
  • B. 11 to 18
  • C. 14 to 18
  • D. 15 to 19

Q8. With reference to the beneficiary coverage under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, consider the following statements: 1. Children under 6 years of age are eligible across all States and Union Territories. 2. Adolescent girls aged 14-18 years are eligible only in Aspirational Districts and the North Eastern States. 3. Adolescent girls are eligible in every district of the country under this component. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Children under 6 years of age are eligible across all States and Union Territories.
  2. Adolescent girls aged 14-18 years are eligible only in Aspirational Districts and the North Eastern States.
  3. Adolescent girls are eligible in every district of the country under this component.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q9. In 2021 the Ministry of Women and Child Development reorganized its major schemes into three umbrella missions. Consider the following: 1. Mission Poshan 2.0 2. Mission Shakti 3. Mission Vatsalya 4. Mission Indradhanush Which of the above are correctly identified as the three umbrella missions of the Ministry of Women and Child Development?

  1. Mission Poshan 2.0
  2. Mission Shakti
  3. Mission Vatsalya
  4. Mission Indradhanush
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1, 3 and 4
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1 and 4 only

Q10. Under the Centrally Sponsored Mission Poshan 2.0, the on-ground implementation of the programmatic activities (nutrition support, ECCE and Anganwadi infrastructure) is primarily the responsibility of which of the following?

  • A. The Ministry of Women and Child Development alone
  • B. The States and Union Territories
  • C. NITI Aayog
  • D. District Collectors under the Ministry of Home Affairs

Q11. As per the Poshan Tracker figures cited for Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in 2026, approximately how many beneficiaries stood registered on the application?

  • A. About 4 crore
  • B. About 6 crore
  • C. About 9 crore
  • D. About 15 crore

Q12. With reference to the funding and financing of Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, consider the following statements: 1. The Mission has been approved for the 15th Finance Commission cycle, 2021-22 to 2025-26. 2. It is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with Centre-State cost sharing. 3. The entire expenditure of the Mission is borne exclusively by the Union Government. 4. Two lakh Anganwadi Centres are being strengthened as Saksham Anganwadis during the 15th Finance Commission cycle. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. The Mission has been approved for the 15th Finance Commission cycle, 2021-22 to 2025-26.
  2. It is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with Centre-State cost sharing.
  3. The entire expenditure of the Mission is borne exclusively by the Union Government.
  4. Two lakh Anganwadi Centres are being strengthened as Saksham Anganwadis during the 15th Finance Commission cycle.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 1, 3 and 4