UPSC Prelims 2005 Q131: Current Affairs – Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives
Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition
Board work?
- (a) Ministry of Agriculture
- (b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- (c) Ministry of Human Resource Development
- (d) Ministry of Rural Development
Answer: (c) Ministry of Human Resource Development
Explanation
Ministry of the Food and Nutrition Board
| Ministry | Food and Nutrition Board? |
|---|---|
| Human Resource Development | Yes — under the Department of Women and Child Development (then in HRD) |
| Health and Family Welfare | Not the parent ministry |
| Agriculture | Not the parent ministry |
| Rural Development | Not the parent ministry |
The Food and Nutrition Board functioned under the Department of Women and Child Development of the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2005.
Answer: (c) Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. Agriculture is not the parent ministry of FNB.
- (b) Incorrect. FNB was not under Health at that time.
- (c) CORRECT. FNB worked under Women and Child Development in HRD.
- (d) Incorrect. Rural Development is not its ministry.
Key point
FNB: set up 1964, under HRD's Women and Child Development department; now under the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Remember
FNB belonged to the WCD department of HRD in 2005.
Common mistakes
- Placing the FNB in Health because of nutrition.
- Forgetting that WCD was part of HRD until 2006.
- Mixing it with the National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR).
Exam tip
WCD became a separate ministry in 2006.
Sources
- Ministry of Women and Child Development — history
- Food and Nutrition Board, Government of India — About the Board (Ministry of Women and Child Development)