Explanation
- A
1 only
1 only. PMSMA is a fixed-day antenatal check in the 2nd/3rd trimester, not a six-month postnatal guarantee as worded.
- B
2 only
2 only. Private specialists can volunteer at government facilities on the 9th of each month.
- C
Both 1 and 2
Both. Statement 1 over-claims postnatal cover.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
Neither. Statement 2 holds.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan offers a minimum antenatal package on the 9th of every month in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters at government facilities, with private specialists volunteering. It does not, as statement 1 claims, guarantee six months of post-delivery care as part of this scheme. So only 2 is correct.
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