{"id":92098,"date":"2025-06-01T11:13:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92098"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:13:53","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-in-the-context-interventions-being-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-in-the-context-interventions-being-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements in the context interventions being u"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements in the context interventions being undertaken under Anaemin Mukt Bharat Strategy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. It provides prophylactic calcium supplementation for pre-school children, adolescents and pregnant women.<\/li>\n<li>2. It runs a campaign for delayed cord clamping at the time of child-birth.<\/li>\n<li>3. It provides for periodic deworming to children and adolescents.<\/li>\n<li>4. It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How many of the statements given above are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Only one&#8221; option2=&#8221;Only two&#8221; option3=&#8221;Only three&#8221; option4=&#8221;All four&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#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; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is C, indicating that only three of the given statements are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. The Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) strategy primarily focuses on prophylactic Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation across various age groups, including pre-school children, adolescents, and pregnant women. It does not typically involve prophylactic calcium supplementation for these groups under the core anaemia prevention strategy, although calcium is important for health.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Promoting delayed cord clamping at childbirth is an intervention under AMB to increase iron stores in the newborn, thereby helping to prevent iron deficiency anaemia later.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is correct. Periodic deworming for children and adolescents is a key component of AMB, as intestinal worms can cause blood loss and contribute to anaemia.<br \/>\nStatement 4 is correct. AMB adopts a multi-pronged approach that includes addressing non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic areas, such as malaria, hemoglobinopathies (like thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia), and other conditions like fluorosis or hookworm infestation, which exacerbate anaemia.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional_information\">\nThe Anemia Mukt Bharat strategy aims to reduce the prevalence of anaemia by 3 percentage points per year between 2018 and 2022 across six target groups: children (6-59 months), children (5-9 years), adolescents (10-19 years) &#8211; boys and girls, women of reproductive age (15-49 years), and pregnant women and lactating mothers. It has six intervention pillars.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements in the context interventions being undertaken under Anaemin Mukt Bharat Strategy: 1. 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