UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India must use the AYUSH opportunity

Q1. Which one of the following is the nodal Export Promotion Council notified by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for the AYUSH sector?

  • A. Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil)
  • B. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
  • C. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO)
  • D. Ayush Export Promotion Council (AYUSHEXCIL)

Q2. With reference to the Union Budget 2026-27 announcements relating to the AYUSH sector, consider the following: 1. Establishment of three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda (AIIA). 2. Upgradation of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre at Jamnagar. 3. Total allocation of ₹4,408 crore to the Ministry of AYUSH. 4. Setting up of the Ayush Export Promotion Council (AYUSHEXCIL). Which of the above are correctly identified as announcements of the Union Budget 2026-27?

  1. Establishment of three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda (AIIA).
  2. Upgradation of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre at Jamnagar.
  3. Total allocation of ₹4,408 crore to the Ministry of AYUSH.
  4. Setting up of the Ayush Export Promotion Council (AYUSHEXCIL).
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. At which one of the following events was the 'Ayush Quality Mark' programme launched by the Prime Minister of India?

  • A. 16th India-EU Summit, January 2026
  • B. Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, New Delhi, December 2025
  • C. First WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, Gandhinagar, August 2023
  • D. Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit, April 2022

Q4. With reference to recent developments in India's AYUSH sector, consider the following statements: 1. Exports of AYUSH and herbal products rose from about USD 649 million in 2023-24 to about USD 689 million in 2024-25, registering a growth of around 6%. 2. The Ministry of AYUSH allocation in Union Budget 2026-27 is higher than its allocation in Union Budget 2025-26. 3. Under the India-EU Free Trade Agreement concluded in January 2026, Indian AYUSH practitioners can practise under their Indian qualifications in every EU Member State, irrespective of that State's regulation of traditional medicine. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Exports of AYUSH and herbal products rose from about USD 649 million in 2023-24 to about USD 689 million in 2024-25, registering a growth of around 6%.
  2. The Ministry of AYUSH allocation in Union Budget 2026-27 is higher than its allocation in Union Budget 2025-26.
  3. Under the India-EU Free Trade Agreement concluded in January 2026, Indian AYUSH practitioners can practise under their Indian qualifications in every EU Member State, irrespective of that State's regulation of traditional medicine.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3