Nutrition: Anaemia Mukt Bharat: practice question

A PSM question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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PSM · Nutrition: Anaemia Mukt Bharat

Sample item

The 6x6x6 strategy of Anaemia Mukt Bharat includes:

ASix months of iron, six months of folic acid and six visitsBSix tablets per week for six weeksCSix districts, six states and six ministriesDSix beneficiary groups, six interventions and six institutional mechanisms

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Six beneficiary groups, six interventions and six institutional mechanisms

Anaemia Mukt Bharat targets six age groups, applies six interventions such as prophylactic IFA, deworming, intensified year-round behaviour change communication, testing and treatment, mandatory fortification and addressing non-nutritional causes, and uses six institutional mechanisms.

Option by option

A. Six months of iron, six months of folic acid and six visits
It is not a dosing schedule.
B. Six tablets per week for six weeks
It is not a tablet dosing schedule.
C. Six districts, six states and six ministries
It does not refer to districts or ministries.
D. Six beneficiary groups, six interventions and six institutional mechanisms (correct)
Correct. These are the three sixes.

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Questions about this PSM question

What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is D, Six beneficiary groups, six interventions and six institutional mechanisms. Anaemia Mukt Bharat targets six age groups, applies six interventions such as prophylactic IFA, deworming, intensified year-round behaviour change communication, testing and treatment, mandatory fortification and addressing non-nutritional causes, and uses six institutional mechanisms.

Why is "Six months of iron, six months of folic acid and six visits" not the answer?

It is not a dosing schedule.

Why is "Six tablets per week for six weeks" not the answer?

It is not a tablet dosing schedule.

Why is "Six districts, six states and six ministries" not the answer?

It does not refer to districts or ministries.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Nutrition: Anaemia Mukt Bharat in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct. These are the three sixes.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Nutrition: Anaemia Mukt Bharat?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.