UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT TO LAUNCH 'PM-AJAY' PORTAL AND PM-AJAY MOBILE APP FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PRADHAN MANTRI ANUSUCHIT JAATI ABHYUDAY YOJNA (PM-AJAY) SCHEME
Q1. PM-AJAY was created by merging how many erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four
- D. Five
Q2. Among the schemes merged into PM-AJAY, which one was specifically the hostel scheme aimed at providing residential facilities for Scheduled Caste students?
- A. Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
- B. Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP)
- C. Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY)
- D. PM-DAKSH Yojana
Q3. Which Ministry is the nodal ministry responsible for implementing PM-AJAY?
- A. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- C. Ministry of Rural Development
- D. Ministry of Minority Affairs
Q4. In the name 'Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana', the term 'Anusuchit Jaati' refers to which target group of the scheme?
- A. Scheduled Tribes
- B. Other Backward Classes
- C. Scheduled Castes
- D. Economically Weaker Sections
Q5. The PM-AJAY Portal and AJAY Mobile App launched in 2026 were formally launched by the holder of which office?
- A. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment
- B. Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
- C. Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
- D. Minister for Tribal Affairs
Q6. The AJAY Mobile App enables digital field surveys to be conducted in how many Indian languages?
Q7. Under the Adarsh Gram component of PM-AJAY, each selected village is 'saturated' by improving how many socio-economic monitorable indicators?
Q8. Under the Hostel component of PM-AJAY, financial support is provided for construction of hostels in which type of institutions?
- A. Any government-run primary and secondary school
- B. Only the Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management
- C. NIRF top-ranked higher educational institutions funded fully or partly by Centre/State/UT
- D. Only Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Q9. With reference to PM-AJAY and its predecessor schemes, consider the following statements:
1. PM-AJAY was formed in FY 2021-22 by merging three erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
2. The Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana, which earlier supported hostel construction, is one of the schemes subsumed under PM-AJAY.
3. The Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan continues to run as a separate scheme independent of PM-AJAY.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- PM-AJAY was formed in FY 2021-22 by merging three erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
- The Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana, which earlier supported hostel construction, is one of the schemes subsumed under PM-AJAY.
- The Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan continues to run as a separate scheme independent of PM-AJAY.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q10. In the Government of India's classification of schemes, PM-AJAY is categorised as which one of the following?
- A. Central Sector Scheme
- B. Centrally Sponsored Scheme
- C. State Sector Scheme
- D. Externally Aided Project
Q11. The PM-DAKSH Portal and App of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment were designed to make skill development schemes accessible to how many broad target groups?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four
- D. Six
Q12. To be eligible for selection under the Adarsh Gram component (PMAGY), a village must have a minimum total population of at least how many persons?
- A. 250
- B. 500
- C. 1,000
- D. 2,000