The National Overseas Scholarship Scheme is administered by which Union ministry?
- A.Ministry of Education
- B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- C.Ministry of External Affairs
- D.Ministry of Minority Affairs
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It is this ministry that runs the National Overseas Scholarship and that placed on record how the scheme carried a Scheduled Caste student from Maharashtra to a postgraduate programme at University College London in 2025-26. Option A, the Ministry of Education, is the most natural guess because the scheme is about higher study, but the account attributes the scheme squarely to Social Justice and Empowerment. Option C is wrong because the Ministry of External Affairs does not administer this award, even though the beneficiary studies abroad. Option D is a close trap, since the Ministry of Minority Affairs has its own schemes for students, while the National Overseas Scholarship described here is meant for talented students from Scheduled Caste communities. The scheme met tuition of 39,800 pounds, a maintenance allowance of 9,900 pounds, airfare, visa fees and insurance.
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Practice Questions
Under the National Overseas Scholarship, what amount of tuition fees was met for the student's MSc at University College London?
- A.9,900 pounds
- B.19,800 pounds
- C.29,900 pounds
- D.39,800 pounds
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That was the tuition component of the comprehensive assistance given under the scheme, which also covered airfare, visa fees, insurance and other admissible academic expenses.
Read the full explanation →Which course was the National Overseas Scholarship holder pursuing at University College London?
- A.MSc in Construction Economics and Management
- B.MSc in Civil Engineering
- C.Master of Business Administration
- D.MSc in Development Economics
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The student had aimed at postgraduate study in that very field at a globally reputed institution, and the scholarship enabled him to take the degree at University College London in the United Kingdom.
Read the full explanation →Under the Stand-Up India Scheme, a loan is sanctioned above Rs 10 lakh and up to which ceiling?
- A.Rs 25 lakh
- B.Rs 50 lakh
- C.Rs 1 crore
- D.Rs 2 crore
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Stand-Up India funds a new greenfield enterprise with either a term loan or a composite loan that joins working capital to the term portion, and the sanctioned amount must be above Rs 10 lakh and may rise to the ceiling of Rs 1 crore, meeting as much as 85 per…
Read the full explanation →What is the size of the credit guarantee corpus approved for the extended Stand-Up India Scheme?
- A.Rs 2,111 crore
- B.Rs 3,111 crore
- C.Rs 4,111 crore
- D.Rs 5,111 crore
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Along with the five-year continuation up to 31 March 2031, the Cabinet sanctioned a credit guarantee corpus of exactly this size, and it is the corpus that lets banks lend to first-generation founders without demanding collateral, because the guarantee takes on the default risk.
Read the full explanation →Up to which date has the Stand-Up India Scheme been extended by the Union Cabinet?
- A.31 March 2029
- B.31 March 2030
- C.31 March 2031
- D.31 March 2032
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The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved the continuation of the Stand-Up India Scheme for a period of five years ending on that date, so the scheme now has a clear life running to the close of the financial year 2030-31.
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