UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, chaired the World TB Day 2026 national launch event held in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Q1. How many years separated the launch of India's National TB Programme from its revision into the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) with the DOTS strategy?

  • A. 23 years
  • B. 35 years
  • C. 44 years
  • D. 58 years

Q2. With reference to the evolution of India's tuberculosis control programme, consider the following pairs of year and milestone. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. 1962 — National TB Programme launched along with the setting up of District TB Centres.
  2. 1997 — RNTCP rolled out with the Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course (DOTS) strategy.
  3. 2018 — RNTCP renamed the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP).
  4. 2020 — Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana introduced to provide nutritional DBT support.
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 3 only

Q3. India's national target of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025 is set five years ahead of the global deadline. The global deadline of 2030 for ending the TB epidemic is embedded in which Sustainable Development Goal target?

  • A. SDG 3.3
  • B. SDG 3.4
  • C. SDG 6.2
  • D. SDG 1.4

Q4. Which Union Ministry is responsible for implementing the National TB Elimination Programme, through which India pursues its 2025 TB elimination target?

  • A. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
  • B. Ministry of AYUSH
  • C. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • D. Ministry of Rural Development

Q5. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan and its support mechanisms, consider the following statements. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan was launched in 2022 as a community-support component added to the NTEP.
  2. Under the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative, donors may extend nutritional, additional diagnostic and vocational support to TB patients.
  3. Under the Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana, the monthly nutritional DBT support was reduced from ₹1,000 to ₹500 per patient in November 2024.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q6. In the context of the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, who is a 'Ni-kshay Mitra'?

  • A. A donor — individual, institution or organisation — who adopts TB patients to provide nutritional, diagnostic or vocational support
  • B. A frontline health worker designated to administer directly observed treatment to TB patients
  • C. A handheld AI-enabled chest X-ray device used for community TB screening
  • D. The web-based portal that registers TB cases and serves as the national surveillance system

Q7. Among the initiatives flagged off at the World TB Day 2026 event, what is the 'TB Mukt Bharat App'?

  • A. A mobile application for ward-level monitoring of the TB elimination campaign
  • B. A donor-facing portal exclusively for registering as a Ni-kshay Mitra
  • C. A molecular diagnostic platform replacing CBNAAT testing
  • D. A direct benefit transfer gateway for disbursing nutrition support to patients

Q8. The second intensified 100-day TB Mukt Bharat campaign, launched in March 2026, was inaugurated at which venue?

  • A. Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh)
  • B. Panchkula (Haryana)
  • C. Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
  • D. Gandhinagar (Gujarat)

Q9. At the World TB Day 2026 national event, how many distinct initiatives did the Union Health Minister flag off, taken together?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q10. With reference to the initiatives associated with World TB Day 2026, consider the following statements. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The 2026 event marked the launch of the second intensified 100-day campaign, whereas the first such campaign was launched in December 2024.
  2. The TB Mukt Bharat App was launched solely for donors to register themselves as Ni-kshay Mitras.
  3. The TB Mukt Urban Ward Initiative was among the initiatives launched at the 2026 event.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q11. With reference to India's tuberculosis progress metrics cited around the World TB Day 2026 event, consider the following statements. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. India recorded about a 21% decline in TB incidence over the past decade.
  2. India recorded about a 25% decline in TB mortality over the past decade.
  3. TB treatment coverage rose to over 92% in 2024 from 53% in 2015.
  4. India's TB incidence rose from 187 to 237 per lakh population between 2015 and 2024.
  • A. 1 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 3 and 4

Q12. Which division, functioning under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), is the nodal body for implementing the National TB Elimination Programme?

  • A. Central TB Division
  • B. National Centre for Disease Control
  • C. National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme
  • D. National AIDS Control Organisation