UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Update on U-WIN Portal

Q1. Against how many vaccine-preventable diseases does the U-WIN portal record immunization under the Universal Immunization Programme?

  • A. 9
  • B. 11
  • C. 12
  • D. 16

Q2. Consider the following statements about the launch and rollout of the U-WIN portal. Which of the statements given above is NOT correct?

  1. It was launched for nationwide rollout in October 2024.
  2. Prior to nationwide rollout it was piloted in 63 districts.
  3. Its pilot spanned 35 States/UTs.
  4. It was launched as a platform exclusively for COVID-19 vaccination.
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 2 and 4

Q3. The U-WIN portal is available in how many regional languages (including Hindi)?

  • A. 9
  • B. 11
  • C. 12
  • D. 22

Q4. Consider the following features attributed to the U-WIN portal. Which of the above is NOT correct?

  1. Generation of Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) and Child ABHA.
  2. Offline mode for data entry by vaccinators.
  3. QR-based e-Vaccination Certificate.
  4. Real-time monitoring of cold-chain storage temperatures of vaccine stocks.
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 2 and 4

Q5. As per the latest U-WIN update (data as on 18 March 2026), which beneficiary category accounts for the highest number of registrations on the portal?

  • A. Pregnant women
  • B. Children
  • C. Adolescents above 16 years
  • D. Lactating mothers

Q6. As per the latest U-WIN update (data as on 18 March 2026), which of the following figures are correctly identified? Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Registered children: 11.87 crore
  2. Registered pregnant women: 3.96 crore
  3. Registered pregnant women: 3.69 crore
  4. Registered children: 11.78 crore
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 3 and 4
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 2 and 3

Q7. What does the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) primarily do?

  • A. Digitizes vaccine stocks and monitors cold-chain storage temperatures through a smartphone application
  • B. Records individual beneficiary vaccination events and issues QR-coded e-certificates
  • C. Provides tablet-based job aids to ANMs for maternal and child service delivery
  • D. Registers and tracks pregnancies and child health for reproductive and child health services

Q8. Which one of the following, launched in 1985 as an expansion of an earlier programme, is regarded as one of the world's largest public-health programmes whose vaccination events U-WIN now digitizes?

  • A. Universal Immunization Programme
  • B. Mission Indradhanush
  • C. Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network
  • D. Co-WIN

Q9. Which of the following are correctly identified as functions performed through the U-WIN portal? Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Line-listing of children due for vaccination
  2. Automated SMS alerts for due vaccine doses
  3. Follow-up of drop-outs/no-shows for field action
  4. Fixing the rupee subsidy payable for each vaccine dose administered
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 4

Q10. Among the 12 vaccine-preventable diseases recorded on U-WIN under the UIP, which one is vaccinated against only in selected endemic districts rather than universally across India?

  • A. Measles
  • B. Japanese Encephalitis
  • C. Diphtheria
  • D. Hepatitis B