Discussion

Match column I of nutritional programmes with their objectives in column II :

Column-I (Programme)	Column-II (Objectives)
1. Vitamin A prophylaxis programme	a. Distribution of Iron and folic Acid tablets
2. Prophylaxis programme against nutritional anemia	b. Control of Blindness
3. National Goitre Control Programme	c. Provides food supplements to children
4. Balwadi nutritional Programme	d. Control of Iodine deficiency

Choose the most appropriate option from below :

Answer: C

The correct matching is 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c.

The Vitamin A prophylaxis programme aims at control of blindness from vitamin A deficiency (1-b).
The prophylaxis programme against nutritional anaemia distributes iron and folic acid tablets (2-a).
The National Goitre Control Programme is about control of iodine deficiency; it was renamed the National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (3-d).
The Balwadi nutrition programme provides food supplements to children aged three to six attending balwadis (4-c).

The other options pair vitamin A with iron tablets or goitre control with food supplements.

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