MCQs 2026

The National Health Mission (NHM) was launched in 2013 by the Government of India, subsuming the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).

Institutional landholders, along with income tax payees, professionals (doctors, engineers, lawyers, CAs, architects), and government employees, are among the categories excluded from the PM-KISAN scheme.

The PM-KISAN scheme was launched on February 24, 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, though it was effective from December 1, 2018.

Under the PM-KISAN scheme, eligible farmer families receive an annual financial assistance of Rs. 6,000, paid in three equal installments of Rs. 2,000 each, every four months.

The primary focus is to advocate for policies that reduce tobacco consumption and protect public health from the harmful effects of tobacco smoke and marketing.

The World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes.

World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on May 31 to inform the public on the dangers of using tobacco.

June 21 is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, which holds special significance in many parts of the world.

Since the first International Day of Yoga was held in 2015, the year 2026 will mark the 12th global celebration of the event.

The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on June 21 since 2015, following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014.