31) What is The Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) scheme?
A) A program of the Ministry of Human Resource providing financial assistance to minority community students for M.Phil and Ph.D. studies.
B) A program of the Ministry of Minority Affairs providing financial assistance to minority community students for M.Phil and Ph.D. studies.
C) A program of the Ministry of Education providing financial assistance to minority community students for M.Phil and Ph.D. studies.
D) A program of the Ministry of Education providing financial assistance to deserving students for M.Phil and Ph.D. studies.
Correct answer is option “B”
32) Why The Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) Scheme was in the news recently?
A) Because of its discontinuation
B) Because of the rise of stipend
C) Because new stream added in the scheme
D) Because the State Governments likely to add some amount in stipend
Correct answer is option “A”
33) The fellowship was officially stopped in which of the following academic year?
A) 2014-15
B) 2019-20
C) 2022-23
D) 2024-25
Correct answer is option “C”
34) Which of the following Ministry of Government of India is the nodal authority for the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) scheme?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
C) Ministry of Human Resource
D) Ministry of Minority Affairs
Correct answer is option “D”
35) The scheme was implemented by which of the following agency?
A) The University Grants Commission
B) Directly by the Government of India
C) Directly by the Ministry of Minority Affairs
D) Directly by the Finance Ministry
Correct answer is option “A”
36) Recently The Ministry of Minority Affairs eventually released ___________ of pending stipends in July 2025 after protests and concerns about scholars’ academic progress and livelihoods. Fill in the blank with suitable option.
A) Two months
B) Four months
C) Seven months
D) Twelve months
Correct answer is option “C”
37) Recently it was seen in the news that the statue of Maratha warrior Peshwa Bajirao Ist is installed. The said statue has been installed in which of the following state?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Bihar
D) Uttar Pradesh
Correct answer is option “B”
38) The statue of Maratha warrior Peshwa Bajirao I installed in which of the following district of Maharashtra?
A) Ahilyanagar
B) Yavatmal
C) Solapur
D) Pune
Correct answer is option “D”
39) The statue of Maratha warrior Peshwa Bajirao I as an equestrian was unveiled at the which of the following campus in Pune?
A) National Defence Academy
B) The Film and Television Institute of India
C) Pune Municipal Corporation Health Department
D) Savitribai Phule Pune University
Correct answer is option “A”
40) Which of the following day is observed on 18 July every year?
A) National Doctor’s Day
B) World Population Day
C) World Youth Skills Day
D) Nelson Mandela International Day
Correct answer is option “D”
41) The Nelson Mandela day is observed to celebrate which of the following event of him?
A) Birth anniversary
B) Death anniversary
C) The day when he released from jail
D) The day when he pushed into the jail
Correct answer is option “A”
42) Who is Nelson Mandela?
A) The leader of South Africa
B) First Black President of South Africa
C) A global icon of peace, justice and reconciliation
D) All the above
Correct answer is option “D”
43) When did the United Nations officially declared from the following to celebrate the 18 July as the Nelson Mandela International Day every year?
A) September 2009
B) October 2009
C) November 2009
D) December 2009
Correct answer is option “C”
44) The first Nelson Mandela Day was observed in UN on which of the following year?
A) 18 July 2010
B) 18 July 2011
C) 18 July 2012
D) 18 July 2013
Correct answer is option “A”
45) What was the idea of UN behind to celebrate the July 18 as the Nelson Mandela International Day?
A) To encourage people worldwide to promote peace in their communities through active service
B) To encourage people worldwide to promote inequality against black
C) To encourage people worldwide to promote justice, equality, and peace in their communities through active service
D) To encourage people worldwide fight against injustice for their communities through active service
Correct answer option “C”
