Which State or Union Territory recorded the largest reduction in child marriage prevalence between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
- A.Assam
- B.Bihar
- C.Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- D.Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Explanation
The correct answer is Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The backgrounder on Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat says this Union Territory registered the largest reduction in the prevalence of child marriage between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6, a fall of 10.1 percentage points. It was followed by Andaman and Nicobar Islands with 7.4 percentage points, Assam with 6.5, Bihar with 6.2 and Tripura with 6.1. At the national level, prevalence fell from 23.3 per cent to 20.1 per cent, and 28 States and Union Territories are doing better than the national average. Assam, in option A, is third on the list, not first. Bihar, in option B, is fourth. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in option D, is second with a fall of 7.4 percentage points, so it is close but not the largest. Only option C recorded the biggest fall.
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Practice Questions
The Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign, launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, aims to make India child-marriage-free by which year?
- A.2027
- B.2030
- C.2035
- D.2047
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The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign on 27 November 2024 with the aim of reducing child marriage and making India child-marriage-free by 2030.
Read the full explanation →According to NFHS-6 (2023-24), what percentage of women aged 20–24 years were married before the age of 18?
- A.26.8 per cent
- B.23.3 per cent
- C.20.1 per cent
- D.17.4 per cent
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The PIB backgrounder on two years of Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat cites the National Family Health Survey: in NFHS-6, conducted in 2023-24, 20.1 per cent of women aged 20–24 had been married before they turned 18.
Read the full explanation →The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 replaced which earlier law?
- A.Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
- B.Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
- C.Special Marriage Act, 1954
- D.Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
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The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 replaced it and changed the legal approach from merely restraining child marriage to prohibiting it, with stronger protection and relief for victims.
Read the full explanation →Under Special Campaign 6, the number of e-waste recyclers, refurbishers and producers enrolled on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) rose from 38 to:
- A.More than 75
- B.More than 100
- C.More than 200
- D.More than 500
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Building on the e-waste focus of the previous campaign, Special Campaign 6 worked with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards and the recycling industry to link government offices with authorised recyclers, refurbishers and producers.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry earned the highest revenue from scrap disposal during Special Campaign 6?
- A.Ministry of Coal
- B.Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
- C.Ministry of Defence (Department of Military Affairs)
- D.Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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It was followed by the Department of Military Affairs with ₹88.96 crore, the Ministry of Coal with ₹61.41 crore and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with ₹34.81 crore.
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