UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda Chairs 3rd Mission Steering Group Meeting of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

Q1. The national rollout of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission — the ecosystem built around the ABHA number, the Health Facility Registry, the Healthcare Professionals Registry and the Unified Health Interface — was approved as a Central Sector Scheme by which authority, and in which year?

  • A. The Union Cabinet, in 2022
  • B. The Union Cabinet, in 2020
  • C. The National Health Authority's Governing Board, in 2021
  • D. NITI Aayog, in 2022

Q2. The core building blocks of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission — the ABHA number, the Health Facility Registry and the Healthcare Professionals Registry — are developed and operationalised by which one of the following bodies?

  • A. National Health Authority
  • B. National Health Mission
  • C. National Medical Commission
  • D. Directorate General of Health Services

Q3. The national rollout of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission on 27 September 2021 was launched by which one of the following?

  • A. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi
  • B. The Union Health Minister, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya
  • C. The President of India
  • D. The Chief Executive Officer, National Health Authority

Q4. The Mission Steering Group, the apex policy body of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission whose 3rd meeting was held in 2026, is chaired ex-officio by the Union Minister heading which ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • C. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
  • D. Ministry of Science and Technology

Q5. As reviewed at the 3rd Mission Steering Group Meeting of ABDM (July 2026), the number of ABHA numbers created under the mission had crossed approximately how many?

  • A. 93.95 crore
  • B. 73.98 crore
  • C. 105 crore
  • D. 24 crore

Q6. Consider the following: 1. Aadhaar 2. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) 3. DigiLocker 4. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) of India?

  1. Aadhaar
  2. Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
  3. DigiLocker
  4. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
  • A. 4 only
  • B. 1 and 4
  • C. 3 and 4
  • D. 2 only

Q7. Consider the following pairs of a Digital Public Infrastructure and its description: 1. UPI — recognised by the IMF (2025) as the world's largest retail fast payment system by transaction volume 2. Aadhaar — the world's largest digital identity programme 3. DigiLocker — a real-time interoperable digital payments platform 4. ABDM — India's digital health infrastructure enabling ABHA-based health records Which of the above pairs is/are correctly identified?

  1. UPI — recognised by the IMF (2025) as the world's largest retail fast payment system by transaction volume
  2. Aadhaar — the world's largest digital identity programme
  3. DigiLocker — a real-time interoperable digital payments platform
  4. ABDM — India's digital health infrastructure enabling ABHA-based health records
  • A. 1, 2 and 4
  • B. 1 and 3
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q8. Consider the following: 1. e-Sanjeevani 2. Co-WIN 3. Aarogya Setu 4. BHIM Which of the above are correctly identified as digital health initiatives that preceded and feed into the ABDM ecosystem?

  1. e-Sanjeevani
  2. Co-WIN
  3. Aarogya Setu
  4. BHIM
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q9. The National Health Authority (NHA), which implements ABDM, is the apex body responsible for administering which scheme, and under whose overall administrative control does it function?

  • A. Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY; the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • B. Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY; NITI Aayog
  • C. National Health Mission; the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • D. ABDM alone; the Ministry of Home Affairs

Q10. With reference to the funding and classification of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements: 1. ABDM is classified as a Central Sector Scheme. 2. It has a Cabinet-approved outlay of Rs. 1,600 crore for five years. 3. It is funded on a 60:40 Centre–State sharing basis. 4. Its implementing agency is the National Health Authority. Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct?

  1. ABDM is classified as a Central Sector Scheme.
  2. It has a Cabinet-approved outlay of Rs. 1,600 crore for five years.
  3. It is funded on a 60:40 Centre–State sharing basis.
  4. Its implementing agency is the National Health Authority.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 1 and 3
  • C. 2 and 4
  • D. 3 and 4

Q11. With reference to the adoption of ABHA numbers under ABDM, consider the following statements: 1. ABHA accounts crossed 90 crore by May 2026. 2. Among the larger States, Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest ABHA saturation. 3. Uttar Pradesh has created the largest number of ABHA accounts among the States. 4. Every State and Union Territory had achieved 100% ABHA saturation by 2026. Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct?

  1. ABHA accounts crossed 90 crore by May 2026.
  2. Among the larger States, Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest ABHA saturation.
  3. Uttar Pradesh has created the largest number of ABHA accounts among the States.
  4. Every State and Union Territory had achieved 100% ABHA saturation by 2026.
  • A. 4 only
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1 and 3
  • D. 3 only