Under PM-AJAY, what is the minimum share of Scheduled Caste population a village must have to be eligible for an infrastructure development grant?
- A.25%
- B.40%
- C.50%
- D.60%
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Explanation
The correct answer is 40%. For the infrastructure development side of PM-AJAY, a village qualifies for a grant when its Scheduled Caste population is 40% or more and its total population is 500 or above, so both a share test and a size test have to be met. The figure of 25% is wrong; no such threshold is used by the scheme, and setting the bar that low would spread the money too thin to turn a village into an Adarsh Gram. 50% is wrong, though it is a tempting answer because the component is described as working in Scheduled Caste majority villages; the written eligibility mark is 40%, not a simple majority. 60% is wrong as well and is higher than anything the guidelines lay down. Remember alongside this that under grants-in-aid, households earning up to Rs 2.50 lakh a year get priority, and that up to 50% of the outlay goes to gap filling in selected Adarsh Gram villages.
Read the full article: PM-AJAY: 18,093 Villages Declared Adarsh Gram by September 2026
Practice Questions
Which ministry implements the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY)?
- A.Ministry of Rural Development
- B.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- C.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- D.Ministry of Panchayati Raj
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PM-AJAY is the umbrella scheme for the Scheduled Castes and it is carried out by that ministry, which handles the welfare of Scheduled Castes, backward classes, senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Read the full explanation →As on 8 September 2026, how many villages had been declared Adarsh Grams under PM-AJAY?
- A.47,243
- B.46,944
- C.27,032
- D.18,093
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The PIB backgrounder of 28 September 2026 states that this many villages had been declared Adarsh Grams as on 8 September 2026, a mark of how far the component has gone in lifting basic services in Scheduled Caste majority villages.
Read the full explanation →The Scheduled Caste scholar from Tamil Nadu described in the Ministry's account is pursuing his doctorate at which university?
- A.Tampere University, Finland
- B.Uppsala University, Sweden
- C.Aarhus University, Denmark
- D.University of Oslo, Norway
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He comes from Tamil Nadu, completed an M.Tech before taking up doctoral work, and his research is in experimental cancer biology, covering animal model development, molecular signalling and therapeutic approaches to glioblastoma and other disorders related to brain cancer.
Read the full explanation →On being upgraded from Junior Research Fellow to Senior Research Fellow in 2024, approximately how much additional government assistance did the beneficiary receive?
- A.Rs 25,000
- B.Rs 50,000
- C.Rs 75,000
- D.Rs 1,00,000
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That upgradation is the point at which support under the fellowship rises, and the extra amount strengthened his financial position so that he could carry on with his academic work.
Read the full explanation →Which Union Ministry administers the National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students?
- A.Ministry of Education
- B.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- C.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- D.Ministry of Science and Technology
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The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which runs this fellowship and which published both the accounts of supported scholars.
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