UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — NSO survey shows better health-seeking behaviour

Q1. The 80th Round Survey on 'Household Social Consumption: Health' (reference period January–December 2025) is conducted by which one of the following?

  • A. National Statistical Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  • B. International Institute for Population Sciences under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • C. National Health Systems Resource Centre under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • D. Office of the Registrar General of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs

Q2. With reference to the National Sample Survey (NSS) 80th Round, consider the following: 1. It is conducted by the National Statistical Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. 2. The reference period for its health module is January–December 2025. 3. Its immediate predecessor comparable round on health was the 68th Round of 2011-12. 4. It fielded the Household Social Consumption: Health survey alongside a Comprehensive Modular Survey on Telecom. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. It is conducted by the National Statistical Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
  2. The reference period for its health module is January–December 2025.
  3. Its immediate predecessor comparable round on health was the 68th Round of 2011-12.
  4. It fielded the Household Social Consumption: Health survey alongside a Comprehensive Modular Survey on Telecom.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 1, 3 and 4
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. As per the NSS 80th Round, which one of the following recorded the highest Proportion of Population Reporting Ailment (PPRA)?

  • A. Urban areas in the 80th Round (2025)
  • B. Rural areas in the 80th Round (2025)
  • C. Urban areas in the 75th Round (2017-18)
  • D. Rural areas in the 75th Round (2017-18)

Q4. The Proportion of Population Reporting Ailment (PPRA) figures for 2025 are generated institutionally through which one of the following?

  • A. The NSS Household Social Consumption: Health survey conducted by the NSO under MoSPI
  • B. The National Family Health Survey conducted by the NSO under MoSPI
  • C. The National Health Accounts prepared by the NSO under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • D. The Sample Registration System maintained by the NSO under MoSPI

Q5. With reference to institutional deliveries in the NSS 80th Round, consider the following: 1. Rural institutional deliveries rose from 90.5% in 2017-18 to 95.6% in 2025. 2. Urban institutional deliveries reached 97.8% in 2025. 3. In 2025, every rural delivery took place in a government health facility. 4. Overall, about 96.2% of deliveries in the reference period were institutional. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Rural institutional deliveries rose from 90.5% in 2017-18 to 95.6% in 2025.
  2. Urban institutional deliveries reached 97.8% in 2025.
  3. In 2025, every rural delivery took place in a government health facility.
  4. Overall, about 96.2% of deliveries in the reference period were institutional.
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q6. In the context of the NSS 80th Round health survey, the term 'institutional delivery' is best defined as:

  • A. A childbirth that takes place in a medical institution such as a government or private hospital/health facility
  • B. A childbirth attended by a skilled birth attendant, irrespective of the place of delivery
  • C. A childbirth registered under the civil registration system within the stipulated period
  • D. A childbirth conducted under a government cash-incentive scheme such as Janani Suraksha Yojana

Q7. The steep rise in government health-scheme coverage captured by the 80th Round is attributed largely to Ayushman Bharat–PMJAY. Under this scheme, the health cover provided is:

  • A. ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation
  • B. ₹1 lakh per individual per year for primary and outpatient care
  • C. ₹3 lakh per family per year covering all outpatient consultations
  • D. ₹10 lakh per family per year restricted to tertiary care only

Q8. Comparing health-scheme/insurance coverage between the 75th Round (2017-18) and the 80th Round (2025), consider the following statements: 1. Rural coverage rose from 12.9% in 2017-18 to 45.5% in 2025. 2. Urban coverage rose from 8.9% in 2017-18 to 31.8% in 2025. 3. In both rounds, urban coverage remained higher than rural coverage. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Rural coverage rose from 12.9% in 2017-18 to 45.5% in 2025.
  2. Urban coverage rose from 8.9% in 2017-18 to 31.8% in 2025.
  3. In both rounds, urban coverage remained higher than rural coverage.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q9. Which one of the following is the nodal agency that administers Ayushman Bharat–PMJAY, the flagship scheme credited with lowering out-of-pocket health expenditure captured in the survey?

  • A. National Health Authority
  • B. National Health Systems Resource Centre
  • C. National Statistical Office
  • D. Central Bureau of Health Intelligence

Q10. How many households in total were canvassed in the NSS 80th Round Household Social Consumption: Health survey?

  • A. 1,39,732
  • B. 1,29,732
  • C. 1,49,732
  • D. 1,13,732

Q11. With reference to India's health-financing frameworks, consider the following statements: 1. The National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates for India are prepared by the National Health Systems Resource Centre under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 2. In the NHA estimates for 2022-23, Government Health Expenditure exceeded households' Out-of-Pocket Expenditure as a share of Total Health Expenditure for the first time. 3. The National Health Policy, 2017 set a target of raising public health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates for India are prepared by the National Health Systems Resource Centre under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  2. In the NHA estimates for 2022-23, Government Health Expenditure exceeded households' Out-of-Pocket Expenditure as a share of Total Health Expenditure for the first time.
  3. The National Health Policy, 2017 set a target of raising public health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q12. The predecessor 'Household Social Consumption: Health' survey, with reference period July 2017–June 2018, was conducted under which round of the National Sample Survey?

  • A. 75th Round
  • B. 71st Round
  • C. 68th Round
  • D. 79th Round