Health Sector Initiatives PYQs — 5 UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions

Question 1

With reference to the 'Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan', consider the following statements : This scheme guarantees a minimum package of antenatal care services to women in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy and six months post-delivery health care service in any government health facility. Under this scheme, private sector health care providers of certain specialities can volunteer to provide services at nearby government health facilities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Accepted Answer

B. 2 only

Question 2

Consider the following statements : Statement-I : India's public sector health care system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive, promotive and rehabilitative care. Statement-II : Under India's decentralized approach to health care delivery, the States are primarily responsible for organizing health services. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Accepted Answer

B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

Question 3

Consider the following statements in the context of interventions being undertaken under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy : It provides prophylactic calcium supplementation for pre-school children, adolescents and pregnant women. It runs a campaign for delayed cord clamping at the time of childbirth. It provides for periodic deworming to children and adolescents. It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

C. Only three

Question 4

Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana : It is a safe motherhood intervention of the State Health Departments. Its objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women. It aims to promote institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. Its objective includes providing public health facilities to sick infants up to one year of age. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

B. Only two

Question 5

The endeavour of 'Janani Suraksha Yojana' Programme is to promote institutional deliveries to provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery to provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

A. 1 and 2 only