UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launches Nationwide HPV Vaccination Campaign and Development Projects Worth ₹17,000 Crore in Ajmer, Rajasthan

Q1. The nationwide HPV vaccination programme launched in February 2026 is operationalised primarily under which one of the following Union ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • B. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • C. Ministry of AYUSH
  • D. Ministry of Science and Technology

Q2. The description of CERVAVAC as a 'quadrivalent' HPV vaccine refers to which one of the following?

  • A. Protection against four strains of a single bacterium
  • B. Protection against four types of the Human Papillomavirus, namely 6, 11, 16 and 18
  • C. A requirement of four separate doses to achieve full immunity
  • D. Protection lasting for four years after administration

Q3. CERVAVAC, India's first indigenously developed quadrivalent HPV vaccine, was developed and manufactured by which one of the following?

  • A. Bharat Biotech International Limited
  • B. Serum Institute of India, Pune
  • C. Biological E Limited
  • D. Panacea Biotec Limited

Q4. The global 90-70-90 strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer was formally adopted in 2020 by which one of the following?

  • A. The United Nations General Assembly
  • B. The World Health Assembly of the WHO
  • C. The Executive Board of UNICEF
  • D. The Governing Body of the World Bank

Q5. Which one of the following HPV types is the single most carcinogenic type, responsible for the largest share of cervical cancer cases worldwide?

  • A. HPV type 6
  • B. HPV type 11
  • C. HPV type 16
  • D. HPV type 18

Q6. The Union Government's intention to encourage HPV vaccination of girls against cervical cancer was first announced through which one of the following?

  • A. The Union Budget 2023-24
  • B. The Interim Union Budget 2024-25
  • C. The Economic Survey 2023-24
  • D. The Union Budget 2025-26