AYUSH stands for:

Explanation

AYUSH is the Government of India acronym for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. The PIB release says the term became popular for these traditional and complementary systems of medicine and was adopted in government communications. This matters because the acronym is not a loose label for all alternative health practices: each letter points to a recognised system, with Yoga paired with Naturopathy under the Y component. The same release also notes that official recognition of the word was intended to underline the unity of these holistic systems and support the Ministry of AYUSH's work on education, research and propagation of indigenous healthcare systems.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) This leaves out Naturopathy, while the official expansion groups Yoga & Naturopathy together in AYUSH.
• (C) Surgery is not the S in AYUSH; the official expansion uses Siddha as the recognised system.
• (D) Allopathy and Herbal are not part of the official acronym, which refers to Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.

Concept

This tests the Science and Technology syllabus area covering government health initiatives and traditional systems of medicine. It recurs in RAS because ministry names, acronyms and institutional mandates are frequent factual anchors in public health questions.

Source

• Press Information Bureau, Government of India

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