UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Health data must drive action, not just headlines
Q1. In India's National Health Accounts (NHA) framework, the term 'Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) on health' refers to which one of the following?
- A. Direct payments made by households at the point of receiving health goods and services, net of any reimbursement
- B. Total annual health insurance premiums paid by households to private and public insurers
- C. The combined expenditure of households and private insurers on inpatient hospitalisation
- D. Government subsidies reimbursed to households for outpatient and diagnostic care
Q2. Which one of the following is the nodal agency designated by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for conducting the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) in India?
- A. National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi
- B. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai
- C. National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), New Delhi
- D. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi
Q3. As per the NSO 80th Round Household Social Consumption: Health Survey (2025), approximately what percentage of persons in India reported suffering from some ailment during the 15-day reference period?
- A. About 8.5%
- B. About 13.1%
- C. About 18.7%
- D. About 22.5%