GS2 · Topic
Health
Public health, insurance, workforce and access.
70 UPSC Mains GS2 questions on Health that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2017–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
How effective have the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) and Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan been in addressing substance abuse in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 11 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Welfare SchemesPolicy Design and Implementation
India faces a paradox of food surplus and nutritional deficit. Analyse the structural reasons behind this paradox and suggest reform strategies.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 10 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Poverty and HungerWelfare Schemes
The persistent health equity challenges in India pose a critical barrier in achieving Universal Health Coverage. In this context discuss the role of the public and private sectors in ensuring adequate health access and outcomes across rural and urban areas.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 9 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
HealthSocial Sector Services
How effective has India been in enhancing immunization coverage over the years? What challenges continue to affect immunization efforts in the country?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2024
HealthSocial Sector Services
When it comes to sexual and reproductive health of women in India, rights-based discourse has largely been bypassed not just by the societal norms but also by the legal norms. Discuss.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2024
Vulnerable SectionsWomen and Gender
Absence of a robust social infrastructure in the country may become one of the most significant challenges in achieving a developed status by 2047. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Social Sector ServicesHealth
Demographic transition demands renewed focus on healthcare intervention patterns. Discuss the statement in the light of geriatric health in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
HealthVulnerable Sections
In the context of India, despite the presence of constitutional provisions, legal precedents and international commitments that establish a robust foundation for a right to health, why has there been a lack of explicit legal recognition of this right?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
HealthConstitution and Basic Structure
Safely managed drinking water services, as desired by Jal Jeevan Mission, are designated to give multifarious benefits cutting across generations. Discuss. Also, elaborate upon the challenges in ensuring the mission's success.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Policy Design and ImplementationWelfare Schemes
To what extent collaboration between the state and civil society organizations (CSOs) help in addressing poverty and malnutrition in the country?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
NGOs, SHGs and Civil SocietyPoverty and Hunger
Identify the SDGs that are related to Health. Discuss the success of the government initiatives in achieving the same.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022
HealthWelfare Schemes
Public-Private Partnership model, if harnessed properly, has the potential to bridge the gaps in India's healthcare system. Discuss.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
HealthPolicy Design and Implementation
Despite being lauded for its patient centric approach, the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, remains sluggish and mired with various issues. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
HealthPolicy Design and Implementation
'Starved of funds, shackled by geopolitics, WHO is facing a crisis of capacity and credibility.' Discuss the statement in the light of USA's withdrawal and its accusation of the health body of being 'biased towards China and mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic'.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Global InstitutionsHealth
The critical reason for poor public health indicators in India goes beyond recognition of right to health as fundamental right. Do you think that a statutory framework alone can ameliorate the situation?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
HealthPolicy Design and Implementation
“The weakening commitment of major powers to international health frameworks poses serious challenges to equitable global cooperation.” Discuss in light of the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO and its implications for India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Global InstitutionsHealth
Hunger can be viewed as the most severe and critical manifestation of poverty. In this context, analyze the linkage between hunger and poverty. How has India fared in tackling the vicious cycle of hunger and poverty?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022
Poverty and HungerWelfare Schemes
Despite consistent economic growth and social sector spending, India continues to perform poorly in global human development rankings. Examine the structural issues that inhibit equitable and inclusive human development.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Social Sector ServicesPoverty and Hunger
Besides legislation, the full realisation of the 'right to health for all' in India demands plugging of social, financial, and infrastructural gaps. Examine.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
HealthSocial Sector Services
Declining fertility rates, coupled with rising life expectancy, require a shift from fertility-focused interventions to human capital investments. Examine in the light of recent population trends.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
HealthSocial Sector Services
Discuss the hurdles in deepening the health insurance coverage for the 'missing middle' in a time bound & efficient manner. Also, highlight the government's role in this regard.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022
HealthPolicy Design and Implementation
Ayushman Bharat is a revolutionary intervention but falls short of recognizing the right to health as a universal basic right. In this perspective, discuss the need for and impediments in ensuring the right to health for all in the country.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
HealthSocial Sector Services
What are the key determinants of malnutrition among under-five children in the country? Also, elaborate on the role of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions in addressing this issue.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
HealthPoverty and Hunger
Women bear a disproportionate burden of the gaps in our health-care system. Do you think a constitutional right to health will help in bridging this gap? Also, suggest suitable alternatives.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022
HealthWomen and Gender
What are the factors which have been responsible for slow pace of growth of coverage under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP). Enumerate the recent steps taken by the government in order to increase this pace to achieve universal coverage swiftly.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2019–2020
HealthWelfare Schemes
"AI integration in governance is no longer a choice but a necessity." In light of this statement, discuss how AI can enhance education and healthcare governance.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017–2025
E-GovernanceEducation
What are the objectives of National Health Mission? Why, in your opinion, non-communicable diseases have acquired salience in recent times? What are its implications for health policy in the country?
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2019–2020
HealthPolicy Design and Implementation
Despite progress in healthcare infrastructure and policy reforms, India continues to face critical challenges in the primary healthcare sector. Discuss.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers
HealthPolicy Design and Implementation
With the current system of health financing in India being largely out-of-pocket payments, examine the need for reforms in healthcare finance. Also discuss the issues associated with reinforcing insurance as the long-term strategy for health financing in this regard.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2019–2020
HealthPolicy Design and Implementation
High prevalence of stunting, wasting, and anaemia continue to pose public health risks for children and women in India. Discuss how India should strengthen its existing social sector scheme like Integrated child Development services (ICDS) to tackle these issues.
15 marks · 250 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
HealthSocial Sector Services