UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Out of neglect bin

Q1. The first phase of Karnataka's 'Ruthu Thare' initiative is built around how many stated focus areas — awareness generation, improvement of healthcare access, training of healthcare professionals for diagnosis and management, and encouragement of timely medical consultation?

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

Q2. 'Ruthu Thare' was announced under the authority of the holder of which portfolio in the Government of Karnataka?

  • A. The Minister for Women and Child Development, under whom State women's welfare programmes are administered
  • B. The Minister for Health and Family Welfare, under whom the State's public health system is administered
  • C. The Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development, under whom State medical colleges are administered
  • D. The Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, under whom rural service delivery is administered

Q3. Tamil Nadu's commitment to a perimenopausal care policy was placed on record through which one of the following instruments?

  • A. A Government Order of the State Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
  • B. An approval recorded in the State Programme Implementation Plan of the National Health Mission
  • C. A recommendation adopted by the State Planning Commission in its annual plan document
  • D. A statement made by the State Health Minister on the floor of the Legislative Assembly

Q4. In the context of the State policies on women's mid-life health, the term 'perimenopause' denotes which one of the following?

  • A. The permanent end of menstruation and reproductive ability, confirmed only after twelve consecutive months without a menstrual cycle
  • B. The transitional phase preceding the final menstrual period, marked by fluctuating ovarian hormones and the onset of symptoms
  • C. The entire span following the final menstrual period, during which all women necessarily require hormone replacement therapy
  • D. The cessation of ovarian function occurring before forty years of age, which is invariably of chromosomal origin

Q5. Which one of the following has been described as the country's first dedicated women's health policy centred on mid-life hormonal transition?

  • A. Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN)
  • B. Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)
  • C. 'Ruthu Thare' of Karnataka
  • D. The perimenopausal care policy of Tamil Nadu

Q6. The perimenopause/menopause care policies announced in 2026 are to be operationalised primarily by which one of the following?

  • A. State health departments, through the existing public health system including primary health centres and higher health centres
  • B. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, through the National Health Mission as a new centrally sponsored sub-mission
  • C. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, through the field machinery of its Mission Shakti umbrella scheme
  • D. The Union Ministry of Ayush, through dedicated wellness facilities set up for mid-life care of women

Q7. The globally used clinical benchmark that natural menopause is deemed to have occurred after twelve consecutive months without menstruation is issued by which one of the following bodies?

  • A. The United Nations Population Fund, which leads the UN system's work on reproductive health programming
  • B. The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, which leads UN work on gender
  • C. The International Labour Organization, which frames global standards on workers' health and conditions of work
  • D. The World Health Organization, which frames global norms and standards on health and issues disease classifications

Q8. Consider the following statements comparing the stages of the menopausal transition: 1. Menopause is confirmed only retrospectively, after twelve consecutive months without a menstrual cycle, whereas the perimenopausal transition is taken to end one year after the final menstrual period. 2. Natural menopause occurs for most women worldwide between forty-five and fifty-five years of age, while its occurrence before forty years of age is termed premature menopause. 3. Unlike perimenopause, the postmenopausal stage is free of hormone-related health consequences, with bone density and cardiovascular risk returning to premenopausal levels. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Menopause is confirmed only retrospectively, after twelve consecutive months without a menstrual cycle, whereas the perimenopausal transition is taken to end one year after the final menstrual period.
  2. Natural menopause occurs for most women worldwide between forty-five and fifty-five years of age, while its occurrence before forty years of age is termed premature menopause.
  3. Unlike perimenopause, the postmenopausal stage is free of hormone-related health consequences, with bone density and cardiovascular risk returning to premenopausal levels.
  • 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 correctly states the position of 'public health and sanitation; hospitals and dispensaries' in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution?

  • A. It is an entry in the Union List, vesting Parliament with exclusive competence over all hospitals in the country
  • B. It is Entry 6 of the State List, vesting primary legislative competence in the State legislatures
  • C. It is Entry 26 of the Concurrent List, placed alongside the entry dealing with legal and medical professions
  • D. It finds place in none of the three Lists and is derived entirely from the Directive Principles of State Policy

Q10. The National Health Mission is described as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. In Indian public finance, this term denotes a scheme that is

  • A. framed and financed wholly by the Union with no State contribution, and executed directly by a central agency
  • B. designed and financed by the States themselves, with the Union confining itself to the issue of model guidelines
  • C. designed by the Union in a field falling largely within State competence, funded in a prescribed Centre–State ratio and implemented by State governments
  • D. financed out of grants-in-aid released on the recommendation of the Finance Commission and administered by district-level authorities

Q11. Who was named the lead public face, or brand ambassador, of the 'Ruthu Thare' campaign?

  • A. Sudha Murty, author and nominated member of the Rajya Sabha
  • B. Malashri, film actor and long-standing public campaigner
  • C. Ramya, also known as Divya Spandana, film actor and former member of the Lok Sabha
  • D. Rachita Ram, film actor and popular television personality