Under which mission were the Critical Care Blocks and Integrated Public Health Laboratories in Andhra Pradesh built?
- A.National Health Mission
- B.Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission
- C.Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
- D.Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
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Explanation
The correct answer is Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, shortened to PM-ABHIM. The Union Health Minister said the mission was framed after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of strengthening the ability of the health system to answer future pandemics and public health emergencies while routine healthcare continues without disruption. Option A, the National Health Mission, is an older umbrella programme for health services and is not the scheme under which these blocks and laboratories were sanctioned. Option C, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, deals with digital health records and identifiers rather than physical infrastructure. Option D, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, is the health assurance arm of Ayushman Bharat that pays for treatment, not the arm that builds critical care blocks. Candidates should keep the three Ayushman Bharat limbs apart in memory: insurance cover, digital records and health infrastructure.
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Practice Questions
How many Critical Care Blocks has the Government of India sanctioned across States and Union Territories under PM-ABHIM?
- A.431
- B.531
- C.631
- D.731
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The Union Health Minister said that under PM-ABHIM the Government of India has sanctioned this many Critical Care Blocks across the States and Union Territories, creating a nationwide network of critical-care capacity.
Read the full explanation →The Sanjeevani programme praised by the Union Health Minister belongs to which State, and how many health parameters does it test for?
- A.Telangana, 21 parameters
- B.Andhra Pradesh, 41 parameters
- C.Odisha, 31 parameters
- D.Karnataka, 51 parameters
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Speaking at the inauguration of the new health facilities in the state, the Union Health Minister praised the Sanjeevani programme for carrying healthcare to people's doorsteps and making testing available for this many health parameters.
Read the full explanation →According to the Union Health Minister, out-of-pocket expenditure on health in India has declined to what level?
- A.53.4 per cent
- B.48.2 per cent
- C.43.4 per cent
- D.38.6 per cent
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The Minister cited the decline in out-of-pocket expenditure as an indicator of the growing financial protection available to citizens, and listed it alongside other outcomes of the health-system transformation.
Read the full explanation →Under Special Campaign 6, the number of e-waste recyclers, refurbishers and producers enrolled on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) rose from 38 to:
- A.More than 75
- B.More than 100
- C.More than 200
- D.More than 500
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Building on the e-waste focus of the previous campaign, Special Campaign 6 worked with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards and the recycling industry to link government offices with authorised recyclers, refurbishers and producers.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry earned the highest revenue from scrap disposal during Special Campaign 6?
- A.Ministry of Coal
- B.Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
- C.Ministry of Defence (Department of Military Affairs)
- D.Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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It was followed by the Department of Military Affairs with ₹88.96 crore, the Ministry of Coal with ₹61.41 crore and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with ₹34.81 crore.
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