UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Integrating Tribal Healers into Community Healthcare: National Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers Begins
Q1. Under its first National Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers (2026), the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has set a target to formally recognise and enable how many tribal healers as partners in strengthening health services for tribal communities?
- A. Ten thousand
- B. Fifty thousand
- C. One lakh
- D. Five lakh
Q2. With reference to the National Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers (2026) and the National Tribal Health Conclave (2025), consider the following statements:
1. The 2026 Capacity Building Programme was hosted in Hyderabad, whereas the 2025 Tribal Health Conclave was hosted at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
2. Both events were organised solely by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
3. Unlike the 2025 Conclave, the 2026 Programme featured the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the Bharat Tribal Health Observatory.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The 2026 Capacity Building Programme was hosted in Hyderabad, whereas the 2025 Tribal Health Conclave was hosted at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
- Both events were organised solely by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- Unlike the 2025 Conclave, the 2026 Programme featured the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the Bharat Tribal Health Observatory.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. The Bharat Tribal Health Observatory (B-THO) under Project DRISTI is being established through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with which one of the following institutions?
- A. ICMR-National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur
- B. ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar
- C. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
- D. National Centre for Disease Control, New Delhi
Q4. The Bharat Tribal Health Observatory (B-THO), for which a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in January 2026, is best described as which one of the following?
- A. India's first national tribal health observatory
- B. India's first regional medical research centre
- C. India's first tribal-majority aspirational district
- D. India's first tribal health conclave
Q5. With reference to the ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar, consider the following statements:
1. It was established in 1981 under the Indian Council of Medical Research.
2. Its mentored field/research units include locations at Tigiria, Sheragada and Ranchi.
3. Unlike other ICMR institutes, it functions administratively under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- It was established in 1981 under the Indian Council of Medical Research.
- Its mentored field/research units include locations at Tigiria, Sheragada and Ranchi.
- Unlike other ICMR institutes, it functions administratively under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q6. With reference to the ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, consider the following statements:
1. It conducts research on malaria.
2. It conducts research on lymphatic filariasis.
3. It conducts research on haemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell disease.
4. It was established in 2022 as an annexe of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- It conducts research on malaria.
- It conducts research on lymphatic filariasis.
- It conducts research on haemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell disease.
- It was established in 2022 as an annexe of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar.
- A. 1 and 3
- B. 2 and 4
- C. 4 only
- D. 3 and 4
Q7. Under the Bharat Tribal Health Observatory (B-THO), the initial tribe-disaggregated disease surveillance and elimination effort is focused on how many priority communicable diseases?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four
- D. Five
Q8. With reference to the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), consider the following statements:
1. It was launched on 2 October 2024 from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
2. It covers over 63,000 tribal villages across the country.
3. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal ministry for the Abhiyan.
4. It has a total outlay of over Rs.3 lakh crore.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- It was launched on 2 October 2024 from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
- It covers over 63,000 tribal villages across the country.
- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal ministry for the Abhiyan.
- It has a total outlay of over Rs.3 lakh crore.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 4 only
- D. 3 and 4
Q9. With reference to institutional collaborations in recent tribal-health initiatives, consider the following statements:
1. The Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chair of Tribal Health and Haematology was established at AIIMS Delhi.
2. The National Tribal Health Conclave 2025 was organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
3. The World Health Organization served as the nodal implementing ministry for the 2026 Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chair of Tribal Health and Haematology was established at AIIMS Delhi.
- The National Tribal Health Conclave 2025 was organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- The World Health Organization served as the nodal implementing ministry for the 2026 Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q10. Which one of the following is the nodal Union ministry, set up in 1999, entrusted with the overall welfare and integrated socio-economic development of the Scheduled Tribes?
- A. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- B. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- C. Ministry of Rural Development
- D. Ministry of Minority Affairs
Q11. The Ministry of AYUSH, a key partner in integrating traditional healers into formal healthcare, formally recognises how many systems of traditional medicine?
- A. Four
- B. Five
- C. Six
- D. Seven