Disability law: benchmark disability: practice question

A Psychiatry 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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Psychiatry · Disability law: benchmark disability

Sample item

In the RPwD Act 2016, a 'person with benchmark disability' is one with a certified disability of at least:

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The answer and the reasoning

B. 40 percent

A person with benchmark disability has not less than 40 percent of a specified disability, as certified by the competent authority. Such persons are entitled to reservation in education and employment.

Option by option

  • A. 20 percent

    Twenty percent is below the threshold.

  • B. 40 percent (correct)

    Correct. The threshold is 40 percent.

  • C. 60 percent

    Sixty percent is not the threshold.

  • D. 80 percent

    Eighty percent is the level for high support needs in some provisions or pension schemes, not for benchmark definition.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is B, 40 percent. A person with benchmark disability has not less than 40 percent of a specified disability, as certified by the competent authority.

Why is "20 percent" not the answer?

Twenty percent is below the threshold.

Why is "60 percent" not the answer?

Sixty percent is not the threshold.

Why is "80 percent" not the answer?

Eighty percent is the level for high support needs in some provisions or pension schemes, not for benchmark definition.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Disability law: benchmark disability in Psychiatry. Such persons are entitled to reservation in education and employment.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as a multi-step question: it asks you to combine more than one idea. 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 Disability law: benchmark disability?

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

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