UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India crosses a historic milestone 50,000 NQAS Certifications: A Quantum Leap in Quality in Public Healthcare

Q1. The National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) assess the quality of a public health facility across how many broad 'Areas of Concern'?

  • A. Six
  • B. Eight
  • C. Seven
  • D. Ten

Q2. When the NQAS certification journey began in 2015, how many public health facilities were certified in that first year?

  • A. 100
  • B. 10
  • C. 50
  • D. 373

Q3. In the context of NQAS certification data, the term 'Ayushman Arogya Mandir' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. Empanelled private hospitals under PM-JAY
  • B. District hospitals designated as apex referral centres
  • C. Primary-care facilities — Sub Health Centres, PHCs and Urban PHCs functioning as Health and Wellness Centres
  • D. Standalone public diagnostic laboratories

Q4. In the December 2025 NQAS milestone data, the figure of 1,710 denotes which one of the following?

  • A. NQAS-certified Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
  • B. Facilities certified under the Kayakalp award scheme
  • C. NQAS-certified secondary-care facilities (CHCs, Sub-District Hospitals and District Hospitals)
  • D. Facilities virtually assessed during 2025

Q5. Which one of the following is the technical support institution of the Union Health Ministry responsible for operationalising NQAS assessments, including the virtual assessment of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs?

  • A. National Health Authority (NHA)
  • B. National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC)
  • C. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
  • D. National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH)

Q6. Under the virtual NQAS assessment mode, which single category of facilities has been certified in the largest numbers, driving the recent scale-up in certifications?

  • A. District Hospitals
  • B. Community Health Centres
  • C. Ayushman Arogya Mandir–Sub Health Centres
  • D. Sub-District Hospitals

Q7. Consider the following companion quality-of-care initiatives of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and their stated focus: 1. Kayakalp — cleanliness, hygiene and infection control in public health facilities 2. LaQshya — quality of care in labour rooms and maternity operation theatres 3. MusQan — a patient-feedback system for Central Government Hospitals 4. Mera Aspataal — a patient-feedback initiative Which of the pairings given above is/are NOT correctly matched?

  1. Kayakalp — cleanliness, hygiene and infection control in public health facilities
  2. LaQshya — quality of care in labour rooms and maternity operation theatres
  3. MusQan — a patient-feedback system for Central Government Hospitals
  4. Mera Aspataal — a patient-feedback initiative
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 4

Q8. The MoHFW quality initiative 'LaQshya' is specifically aimed at improving the quality of care in which one of the following?

  • A. Paediatric and neonatal wards
  • B. Labour rooms and maternity operation theatres
  • C. Facility cleanliness and sanitation
  • D. Emergency and trauma care