UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Launches Unified Health Interface – The Interoperable Network for Digital Health Services

Q1. Which one of the following is the core protocol on which the Unified Health Interface (UHI) is built?

  • A. Decentralized Health Protocol (DHP)
  • B. Health Information Exchange-Consent Manager (HIE-CM)
  • C. Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
  • D. National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX)

Q2. The Gateway on which the Unified Health Interface (UHI) protocols are deployed is built and operated by which one of the following bodies?

  • A. National Health Authority (NHA)
  • B. National Informatics Centre (NIC)
  • C. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
  • D. National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC)

Q3. The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), of which UHI is the service layer, is implemented under which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • C. Ministry of Science and Technology
  • D. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Q4. Within the ABDM ecosystem, the term 'ABHA' most precisely refers to which one of the following?

  • A. Ayushman Bharat Health Account — a unique 14-digit health identifier for a citizen
  • B. A health-insurance benefit account capped at Rs 5 lakh per family per year
  • C. A registry that empanels hospitals for cashless treatment
  • D. A gateway that settles insurance claims between insurers and hospitals

Q5. With reference to the Unified Health Interface (UHI) launched in 2026, consider the following as its stated design features: 1. Interoperability allowing patients and providers to transact across different applications. 2. Fair discoverability giving every verified provider an equal opportunity to be found. 3. Participation restricted to doctors and facilities credentialed through ABDM registries. 4. Compulsory use of a single government application for all health transactions. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Interoperability allowing patients and providers to transact across different applications.
  2. Fair discoverability giving every verified provider an equal opportunity to be found.
  3. Participation restricted to doctors and facilities credentialed through ABDM registries.
  4. Compulsory use of a single government application for all health transactions.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q6. The characterisation of UHI as a 'UPI moment for healthcare' most precisely conveys which one of the following?

  • A. An open, interoperable network letting patients and providers transact across different applications without platform lock-in
  • B. A unified digital gateway for paying hospital bills across the country
  • C. A single mandatory government application for booking all health services
  • D. A real-time fund-settlement system operating between insurers and hospitals

Q7. Through UHI-enabled applications, a patient is able to perform how many distinct types of actions in relation to a participating provider's services, as described by the NHA?

  • A. Four (discover, book, conduct and pay)
  • B. Two (discover and pay)
  • C. Three (book, conduct and pay)
  • D. Five (discover, book, conduct, pay and rate)

Q8. The National Health Authority (NHA) is the apex body responsible for implementing which one of the following flagship schemes?

  • A. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)
  • B. National Health Mission (NHM)
  • C. Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)
  • D. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)

Q9. With reference to the National Health Authority (NHA), consider the following statements: 1. It operates the core Gateway of the Unified Health Interface. 2. It is an attached office of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 3. It is the apex body implementing AB PM-JAY. 4. It is a statutory body established under a dedicated Act of Parliament. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It operates the core Gateway of the Unified Health Interface.
  2. It is an attached office of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  3. It is the apex body implementing AB PM-JAY.
  4. It is a statutory body established under a dedicated Act of Parliament.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q10. The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), under which the Unified Health Interface operates, was launched nationally in which year?

  • A. 2021
  • B. 2018
  • C. 2020
  • D. 2022

Q11. In the NHA's consultation paper on operationalising UHI, the term 'market rules' most precisely refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The framework governing search & discovery, payment & settlement, cancellation & rescheduling, and grievance redressal on the UHI network
  • B. Government-fixed price ceilings on consultations and diagnostic services
  • C. Criteria for empanelling private hospitals under AB PM-JAY
  • D. Norms regulating foreign direct investment in Indian health-technology firms