UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — UNION BUDGET 2026-27 PROPOSES A SCHEME TO SUPPORT STATES IN ESTABLISHING FIVE REGIONAL MEDICAL HUBS TO PROMOTE MEDICAL TOURISM

Q1. Within the AYUSH Visa regime introduced in 2023, the sub-category designated 'AY-2' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The AYUSH Attendant Visa granted to a person accompanying the patient
  • B. The electronic AYUSH visa applied for and issued online
  • C. A visa for foreign AYUSH practitioners coming to practise in India
  • D. A visa for foreign students enrolling in AYUSH degree courses

Q2. The category of AYUSH Visa for foreign nationals seeking treatment under Indian systems of medicine is issued and administered under which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • B. Ministry of AYUSH
  • C. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • D. Ministry of External Affairs

Q3. The one-stop 'Heal in India' Medical Value Travel portal is being developed under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the Ministry of AYUSH in collaboration with which two organisations?

  • A. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC)
  • B. National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
  • C. Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and FICCI
  • D. National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and PHDCCI

Q4. The 'National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism' (2022), aimed at developing India as a wellness destination, was formulated by which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Tourism
  • B. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • C. Ministry of AYUSH
  • D. NITI Aayog

Q5. Among the following visa facilities available to foreign nationals coming to India, which one was introduced the earliest?

  • A. Medical Visa
  • B. AYUSH Visa (AY-1)
  • C. e-AYUSH Visa
  • D. AYUSH Attendant Visa (AY-2)

Q6. In the Union Budget 2026-27, the proposed 'National Institute of Hospitality' is to be established by which one of the following means?

  • A. Upgrading the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT)
  • B. Merging the existing Institutes of Hotel Management into a deemed university under the Ministry of Education
  • C. Converting the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM)
  • D. Setting up an entirely new greenfield institute under the Ministry of Skill Development

Q7. As proposed in the Union Budget 2026-27, the pilot programme to provide world-class training to 10,000 tourist guides at 20 iconic sites is to be conducted in collaboration with which one of the following?

  • A. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
  • B. The National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT)
  • C. The Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM)
  • D. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)

Q8. The acronym 'AYUSH', used in the context of India's medical value tourism offerings, denotes which one of the following sets of systems of medicine?

  • A. Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
  • B. Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy
  • C. Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Siddha and Allopathy
  • D. Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Naturopathy

Q9. India's official 'one-stop' portal for Medical Value Travel (healinindia.gov.in) has been launched under which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • B. Ministry of Tourism
  • C. Ministry of AYUSH
  • D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry