9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah Begins from Varanasi

The correct answer is Hamari Anganwadi Hamari Jimmedari. This is the central theme of the nutrition month that begins on 9 September 2026 at the Rudraksh centre in Varanasi, and it calls upon every citizen to take shared ownership of the Anganwadi centre, described as part of the largest childcare network in the world. Option A is a slogan long associated with nutrition campaigns in the country and is therefore the most attractive distractor, but it is not the theme of this edition. Option C names the approach that links nutrition with early learning at Anganwadi centres; cognitive development is indeed one of the five priorities of this edition, yet it is a priority and not the theme. Option D is a general phrase of the kind used in government messaging and does not appear as the theme here. In the examination hall, tie the edition number, the year and the theme together, because the question is usually set on that pairing.

The correct answer is the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Mission Poshan 2.0 is the unified national nutrition mission of the country, brought together in the Union Budget of 2021-22 under that ministry, and it merges POSHAN Abhiyaan, Anganwadi Services or the Integrated Child Development Services, and the Scheme for Adolescent Girls into one framework. Option A is a natural guess because malnutrition is a public health problem, and the health ministry does run nutrition related health services, but the mission itself sits elsewhere. Option B is wrong because rural development handles livelihoods and rural infrastructure rather than this mission. Option D is wrong although the link between nutrition and early learning is stressed in this edition, since school education is not the anchor of Poshan 2.0. Also remember the starting point of the whole effort: POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched in March 2018 as a multi-ministerial convergence mission.

The correct answer is Varanasi. The campaign will be launched on 9 September 2026 at the Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre in that city of Uttar Pradesh, and the venue itself is a useful detail to remember because paper setters like naming convention centres. Option A, Lucknow, is the capital of the state and hosts many official functions, which makes it the most tempting wrong answer for a candidate who recalls only that the launch is in Uttar Pradesh. Option C, Prayagraj, is another major city of the same state with no connection to this launch. Option D, New Delhi, is where national campaigns are often launched, so it is a reasonable guess, yet this edition moves out of the capital. Pair the city with the theme, Hamari Anganwadi Hamari Jimmedari, and with the anniversary being marked, which is ten years of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.