{"id":91448,"date":"2025-06-01T10:56:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91448"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:56:49","slug":"which-of-the-following-are-the-objectives-of-national-nutrition-missi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-are-the-objectives-of-national-nutrition-missi\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following are the objectives of &#8216;National Nutrition Missi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are the objectives of &#8216;National Nutrition Mission&#8217; ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers.<\/li>\n<li>2. To reduce the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.<\/li>\n<li>3. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice.<\/li>\n<li>4. To promote the consumption of poultry eggs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1, 2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1, 2 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;3 and 4 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Creating awareness related to malnutrition, especially among vulnerable groups like pregnant women and lactating mothers, is a key component of the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) under its Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) and Jan Andolan (Mass Movement) pillars.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Reducing the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls, and women is one of the explicit and primary targets\/objectives of the National Nutrition Mission.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is correct. While not always listed as a standalone *outcome* objective, promoting consumption of nutritious foods, including traditional and coarse grains like millets and unpolished rice, is a significant part of the dietary diversity promotion strategy under the mission&#8217;s BCC activities aimed at improving nutritional intake and combating malnutrition. Given the policy focus on millets etc., this is likely considered an objective under dietary behaviour change.<br \/>\nStatement 4 is incorrect. While eggs are nutritious and might be included in dietary recommendations, promoting the consumption of &#8216;poultry eggs&#8217; specifically is too narrow and not typically listed as a core objective of the National Nutrition Mission itself, compared to the broader goals like reducing anaemia or promoting diverse diets including specific food *groups* or traditional grains.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The National Nutrition Mission aims to reduce stunting, undernutrition, anaemia, and low birth weight.<br \/>\n&#8211; Key strategies include awareness generation (BCC), convergence of schemes, and technology adoption.<br \/>\n&#8211; Promoting dietary diversity and consumption of nutritious foods is a component of BCC.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe National Nutrition Mission, or POSHAN Abhiyaan, was launched in 2018 to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. It utilizes a convergent approach, technology, and community participation (Jan Andolan) to achieve its targets.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are the objectives of &#8216;National Nutrition Mission&#8217; ? 1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers. 2. To reduce the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women. 3. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice. 4. 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Creating awareness related to malnutrition, especially among vulnerable groups like pregnant women and lactating mothers, is a key component of the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) under its Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) and Jan Andolan (Mass Movement) pillars. Statement 2 is correct. Reducing the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls, and women is one of the explicit and primary targets\/objectives of the National Nutrition Mission. Statement 3 is correct. While not always listed as a standalone *outcome* objective, promoting consumption of nutritious foods, including traditional and coarse grains like millets and unpolished rice, is a significant part of the dietary diversity promotion strategy under the mission&#039;s BCC activities aimed at improving nutritional intake and combating malnutrition. Given the policy focus on millets etc., this is likely considered an objective under dietary behaviour change. Statement 4 is incorrect. While eggs are nutritious and might be included in dietary recommendations, promoting the consumption of &#039;poultry eggs&#039; specifically is too narrow and not typically listed as a core objective of the National Nutrition Mission itself, compared to the broader goals like reducing anaemia or promoting diverse diets including specific food *groups* or traditional grains. - The National Nutrition Mission aims to reduce stunting, undernutrition, anaemia, and low birth weight. - Key strategies include awareness generation (BCC), convergence of schemes, and technology adoption. - Promoting dietary diversity and consumption of nutritious foods is a component of BCC.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-are-the-objectives-of-national-nutrition-missi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Which of the following are the objectives of &#039;National Nutrition Missi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. 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While eggs are nutritious and might be included in dietary recommendations, promoting the consumption of &#039;poultry eggs&#039; specifically is too narrow and not typically listed as a core objective of the National Nutrition Mission itself, compared to the broader goals like reducing anaemia or promoting diverse diets including specific food *groups* or traditional grains. - The National Nutrition Mission aims to reduce stunting, undernutrition, anaemia, and low birth weight. - Key strategies include awareness generation (BCC), convergence of schemes, and technology adoption. - Promoting dietary diversity and consumption of nutritious foods is a component of BCC.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-are-the-objectives-of-national-nutrition-missi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T10:56:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Which of the following are the objectives of 'National Nutrition Missi","description":"Statement 1 is correct. 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