Question : In which year did the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India launch the Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) program to meet the challenge of high prevalence and incidence of anaemia among adolescent girls and boys (56% girls and 30% boys)?
Option 1: 2013
Option 2: 2011
Option 3: 2014
Option 4: 2012
Correct Answer: 2012
Solution : The correct answer is 2012.
The World Health Organisation states that one of the most common interventions to avoid anaemia is to take weekly Iron-Folic acid supplements or WIFS. The Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) initiative was introduced by India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2012 to address the issue of the high incidence and prevalence of anaemia in teenage girls and boys (56% of females and 30% of boys).
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Question : Cricketer MS Dhoni was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India in the year:
Option 1: 2011
Option 2: 2013
Option 3: 2012
Option 4: 2014
Question : Which agency is responsible for disaster management in India?
Option 1: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Option 2: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Option 3: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Option 4: Ministry of Power
Question : In which of the following years was the National Food Security Act enacted in India?
Option 2: 2012
Option 3: 2009
Option 4: 2011
Question : Which of the following is not the manifestation of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA)?
Option 1: Soft palate
Option 2: Blindness
Option 3: General pallor
Option 4: Paleness of conjunctiva of eyes
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