UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Update on PM-ABHIM

Q1. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), consider the following: 1. Its implementing ministry is the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 2. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme that also contains Central Sector components. 3. It has a total outlay of ₹64,180 crore for the period FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26. 4. It was launched originally under the name 'National Digital Health Mission'. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. Its implementing ministry is the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
2. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme that also contains Central Sector components.
3. It has a total outlay of ₹64,180 crore for the period FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26.
4. It was launched originally under the name 'National Digital Health Mission'.

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 1, 2 and 4
• C. 2, 3 and 4
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q2. The ₹64,180 crore outlay of PM-ABHIM is spread over how many financial years?

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

Q3. Consider the following component targets under PM-ABHIM: 1. Upgradation of 17,788 building-less Sub-Health Centres into Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. 2. Establishment of 11,024 Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs with a focus on slums. 3. Establishment of 3,382 Block Public Health Units. 4. Establishment of 602 Integrated Public Health Labs, one in each district. Which of the above is/are NOT correctly matched?

1. Upgradation of 17,788 building-less Sub-Health Centres into Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.
2. Establishment of 11,024 Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs with a focus on slums.
3. Establishment of 3,382 Block Public Health Units.
4. Establishment of 602 Integrated Public Health Labs, one in each district.

• A. 1 only
• B. 4 only
• C. 3 and 4
• D. 2 only

Q4. Under PM-ABHIM, a 'Block Public Health Unit (BPHU)' is best described as which one of the following?

• A. A block-level public health unit set up to strengthen public health management and surveillance at the block level
• B. A 50/100-bedded critical care facility in districts with population above 5 lakh
• C. A district-level laboratory providing diagnostics and disease confirmation
• D. An urban primary health facility located in slum and slum-like areas

Q5. How many new National Institutes of Virology (NIV) are to be set up under the Central Sector component of PM-ABHIM?

• A. 2
• B. 4
• C. 5
• D. 9

Q6. Under the Central Sector component of PM-ABHIM, the strengthening of infectious-disease surveillance — including state branches, BSL-3 laboratories, metropolitan surveillance units and the Integrated Health Information Platform — is operationalised by which agency?

• A. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
• B. National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
• C. National Health Authority (NHA)
• D. National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune

Q7. In relation to the National Health Mission (NHM), PM-ABHIM is best characterised as which one of the following?

• A. A separate scheme implemented in addition to the NHM, focused on building public health infrastructure and capacities across the continuum of care
• B. A sub-mission within the NHM that replaces the National Urban Health Mission
• C. A scheme that has subsumed and discontinued the NHM
• D. A purely insurance-based scheme that funds treatment costs for beneficiaries

Q8. Consider the following statements comparing PM-ABHIM with the National Health Mission (NHM): 1. PM-ABHIM is implemented in addition to the NHM, not as its replacement. 2. Both PM-ABHIM and the NHM are implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 3. Unlike the NHM, PM-ABHIM is composed solely of Centrally Sponsored components and has no Central Sector components. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. PM-ABHIM is implemented in addition to the NHM, not as its replacement.
2. Both PM-ABHIM and the NHM are implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
3. Unlike the NHM, PM-ABHIM is composed solely of Centrally Sponsored components and has no Central Sector components.

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Q9. As a pandemic-preparedness response, PM-ABHIM provides for Critical Care Hospital Blocks in all districts having a population of more than how much?

• A. 2 lakh
• B. 3 lakh
• C. 5 lakh
• D. 10 lakh

Q10. In response to gaps exposed by COVID-19, PM-ABHIM's Central Sector component provides for the following. Consider: 1. A national institution for One Health. 2. A Regional Research Platform for the WHO South-East Asia Region. 3. 20 metropolitan health surveillance units. 4. Setting up of 12 new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

1. A national institution for One Health.
2. A Regional Research Platform for the WHO South-East Asia Region.
3. 20 metropolitan health surveillance units.
4. Setting up of 12 new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
• C. 2, 3 and 4
• D. 1 and 4

Q11. PM-ABHIM is in its terminal (concluding) year in which financial year?

• A. FY 2023-24
• B. FY 2024-25
• C. FY 2025-26
• D. FY 2026-27

Q12. Which one of the following PM-ABHIM components constitutes the primary level of care, forming the foundational network closest to the community?

• A. Critical Care Hospital Blocks
• B. Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
• C. Integrated Public Health Labs
• D. Block Public Health Units