States PCS: Bihar GK for BPSC and other Bihar PCS Exams
For all Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exams including 67th-70th CCE, CDPO, Assistant Audit Officer, Lecturer, and other recruitment exams of Bihar.
21. Second zoo of Bihar will be opened at?
[A] Araria
[B] Khagaria
[C] Gaya
[D] Nawada
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Correct Answer: A [Araria]
Notes:
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar approved the development of second zoo in Bihar. The Zoo will be opened at Forbesganj in Araria district. This move will boost tourism in the state. It will be developed on a 289 acre land.
22. Which is the first state to bring data on birth & death in public domain?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] Delhi
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Bihar ]
Notes:
Bihar will soon become the first state in India to make the data on birth and death public. For this, IT department is developing a portal, on which all the details will be uploaded. Data will be first collected by the ward councillors and then it will be uploaded on the portal, on behalf of the district.
23. Which is the first state in India to allow seizing of property of extremists, in a bid to prevent their activities?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Punjab
[D] Haryana
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Correct Answer: A [Bihar]
Notes:
Bihar is the first state in India to allow seizing of extremists, in order to prevent their activities.
24. Rubber Dam will be built on which of the following river in Bihar?
[A] Gandak
[B] Falgu
[C] Son
[D] Kosi
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Correct Answer: B [Falgu]
Notes:
Rubber dam is being constructed on the Falgu river near Vishnupad temple. It is a bridge for commuters on right side of riverbank to reach Sitakund. It will be completed by September 2023. Rs 266.50 crore has been given for the construction of dam. This dam will help in water storage by preventing water to go below bed and a borewell will also be used to replace stagnant water.
25. Who is the first MLA from Bihar to be awarded with World Book of Records?
[A] Pawan Kumar Jaiswal
[B] Vinay Bihari
[C] Rashmi Verma
[D] Ram Singh
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Correct Answer: A [Pawan Kumar Jaiswal]
Notes:
Name of Dhaka MLA Pawan Jaiswal of Bihar was registered in the World Book of Records, for his incomparable contribution during Covid-19 period.
26. Bihar Samvad Yatra started from which place?
[A] Siwan
[B] Sitabdiara
[C] Gopalganj
[D] Bodh Gaya
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Correct Answer: B [Sitabdiara]
Notes:
Bihar Samvad Yatra was organised in the Sarvodaya week from death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi to February 12, to protect nature, respecting Jal Jeevan Hariyali Yojana. This journey was started by environmentalist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee Dr. Rajendra Singh, from Sitabdiara village of Jayaprakash Narayan. The Journey started from Sitabdiara and went through Siwan, Gopalganj, West Champaran, East Champaran, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Vaishali, Aurangabad, Bodh Gaya and Jehanabad. The journey ended at Nalanda. It was started from January 30, 2021 and lasted on February 12, 2021.
27. Bijendra Prasad Yadav is the deputy chairman of which of the following organisation?
[A] Bihar State Planning Board
[B] Bihar Public Service Commission
[C] Bihar Rural Works Department
[D] Bihar State Election Commission
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Correct Answer: A [Bihar State Planning Board ]
Notes:
Bijendra Prasad Yadav is the deputy chairman of Bihar State Planning Board, while, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is the current chairman of the board.
28. Bihar’s first integrated startup hub was established in which district?
[A] Patna
[B] Darbhanga
[C] West Champaran
[D] Gaya
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Correct Answer: A [Patna ]
Notes:
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi inaugurated Bihar’s first integrated startup hub in Patna. In the start-up hub, office space and workstation equipped with free of cost “plug and play” facility would be made available for 31 startup companies.
29. Dolphin survey was done scientifically for the first time in which river of Bihar?
[A] Kosi River
[B] Gandak River
[C] Ganga River
[D] Punpun River
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Correct Answer: A [Kosi River]
Notes:
Recently, Dolphins were sighted in entire stretch of around 300 km of Kosi between Kosi Barrage across Indo-Nepal border as well as its mouth at Kursela in Bihar. 87 dolphins were sighted in the Kosi during the survey.
30. Which person from Bihar was nominated as a member of GST Council, recently?
[A] Ajanta Neog
[B] Tarkishore Prasad
[C] Buggana Rajendranath
[D] Chowna Mein
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Correct Answer: B [Tarkishore Prasad]
Notes:
Tarkishore Prasad is an Indian politician, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently serving as the 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
