Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Initiatives | Purposes | ||
| (A) | Mission Indradhanush | (I) | Antenatal care services |
| (B) | MusQan Initiative | (II) | Childhood pneumonia |
| (C) | PMSMA | (III) | Immunization |
| (D) | SAANS Initiative | (IV) | Child-friendly health services |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
All four are health initiatives of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; each is matched by what it was set up to do:
(A) Mission Indradhanush — this matches (III) Immunization. Launched in 2014, it aims at full immunisation of children and pregnant women against preventable diseases; the seven colours of the rainbow (indradhanush) stood for the seven diseases first covered.
(B) MusQan Initiative — this matches (IV) Child-friendly health services. It sets quality standards so that public health facilities give child-friendly care to children up to 12 years.
(C) PMSMA — this matches (I) Antenatal care services. The Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan gives pregnant women a free antenatal check-up on the 9th of every month.
(D) SAANS Initiative — this matches (II) Childhood pneumonia. SAANS (Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully) aims to cut deaths of children from pneumonia.