UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Why has AYUSH got a major push in Budget?

Question 1

Consider the following systems of medicine:
1. Sowa-Rigpa
2. Naturopathy
3. Siddha
4. Chiropractic
Which of the above are correctly identified as systems of medicine recognised under the Ministry of AYUSH?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 2

How many new All India Institutes of Ayurveda (AIIA) were announced for establishment in the Union Budget 2026-27?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Five

Answer

Seven

Question 3

Before the creation of the independent Ministry of AYUSH in November 2014, the AYUSH portfolio was administered as a Department under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Answer

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Answer

Ministry of Science and Technology

Answer

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Question 4

Within the Ministry of AYUSH's allocations in the Union Budget 2026-27, which one of the following received the largest year-on-year percentage hike?

Accepted Answer

National AYUSH Mission

Answer

Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)

Answer

Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIMH)

Answer

Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga

Question 5

With reference to the Union Budget 2026-27 vis-à-vis Budget 2025-26 for the AYUSH sector, consider the following statements:
1. The total allocation to the Ministry of AYUSH rose by about 20% in 2026-27 over 2025-26.
2. The allocation to the National AYUSH Mission more than doubled in 2026-27 over 2025-26.
3. The Budget 2026-27 announced the establishment, for the first time, of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at Jamnagar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Why has AYUSH got a major push in Budget?

Q1. Consider the following systems of medicine: 1. Sowa-Rigpa 2. Naturopathy 3. Siddha 4. Chiropractic Which of the above are correctly identified as systems of medicine recognised under the Ministry of AYUSH?

Q2. How many new All India Institutes of Ayurveda (AIIA) were announced for establishment in the Union Budget 2026-27?

Q3. Before the creation of the independent Ministry of AYUSH in November 2014, the AYUSH portfolio was administered as a Department under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Q4. Within the Ministry of AYUSH's allocations in the Union Budget 2026-27, which one of the following received the largest year-on-year percentage hike?