NMMSS Application Date Extended to 31 October 2026

The correct answer is Rs 12,000. A student selected under the scheme receives that amount every year, and the money is credited straight into the student's own bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer, which removes middlemen from the payment chain. The benefit begins in Class IX and can run up to Class XII through renewal, subject to the academic conditions the scheme lays down. Options A, C and D name amounts that the scheme does not pay. They look believable because different central and state scholarships pay sums of this order, and a candidate who has only a vague memory of the figure may be tempted by them. The ministry's own statement on the extended deadline is clear on the point: eligible students studying in state government, government-aided and local body schools get Rs 12,000 per annum, so only option B is right.

The correct answer is Class IX. Fresh scholarships under the scheme go to Class IX students who qualify in the selection examination conducted by the respective State or Union Territory government, and one lakh such awards are made every year. Option A is wrong, though it is the trickiest choice, because Class VII is the class whose marks decide eligibility: a candidate must have at least fifty-five per cent or the equivalent grade in Class VII, with a relaxation of five percentage points for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students. Option B is wrong because Class VIII is the stage beyond which the scheme is meant to keep weaker-section students in school, not the class in which the award is given. Option D is wrong because by Class XI a scholar is continuing through renewal, not entering afresh.

The correct answer is Rs 3.50 lakh per annum. The scheme is built for meritorious children of economically weaker households, so an income test applies along with the marks test, and the parental income of an applicant must not cross that figure. Options A and B name lower ceilings; they are plausible because several welfare schemes use limits of that size, but neither is the limit set for this scholarship. Option D names a far higher ceiling of the kind used for some reservation and fee-waiver categories, which makes it attractive to a candidate who mixes up schemes, yet it is well above what this scheme allows. Along with the income condition, the applicant needs at least fifty-five per cent in Class VII, relaxed by five percentage points for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students, and must study in a state government, government-aided or local body school.