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. What is the estimate of fiscal deficit in Bihar budget 2021-22?
[A] 2.95% of GDSP
[B] 2.96% of GDSP
[C] 2.97% of GDSP
[D] 2.98% of GDSP
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Correct Answer: C [2.97% of GDSP]
Notes:
Finance Minister of Bihar, Tarkishore Prasad, had presented the Budget for the financial year 2021-22 on February 22, 2021. Fiscal deficit in 2021-22 was estimated to be Rs 22,511 crore, which accounts for 2.97% of GDSP. Fiscal deficit is defined as shortfall in government’s income as compared with its spending.
22. First ring road of Bihar will pass through which of the following cities?
1. Patna
2. Vaishali
3. Saran
4. Siwan
[A] 1&2
[B] 1&3
[C] 1&4
[D] 1,2&3
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Correct Answer: D [1,2&3]
Notes:
Bihar’s first ring road will pass through three cities namely, Patna, Vaishali and Saran. It is a 137 km road.
23. Which of the following is India’s first paperless legislative council?
[A] Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
[B] Bihar Legislative Council
[C] Himachal Pradesh Legislative Council
[D] Punjab Legislative Council
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Correct Answer: B [Bihar Legislative Council ]
Notes:
Bihar legislative council (Bihar Vidhan Parishad) has become the first paperless legislative council of India. On November 25, 2021, acting chairperson of council, Awadhesh Narain Singh, inaugurated National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), making it the first digital House in India. NeVA project is part of Digital India programme, that aims to make functioning of Parliament and state legislatures paperless.
24. APJ Abdul Kalam Science City will be opened at which district of Bihar?
[A] Patna
[B] Bodh Gaya
[C] Rajgir
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Patna]
Notes:
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Science City is being constructed at Patna. It is being built by Department of Science and Technology of Bihar Government. It is being constructed to promote and popularize Science among people. It aims to promote and popularize science and demonstrate & preserve the history of scientific development in Bihar.
25. Bihar will ban the “single use plastic” completely from?
[A] December 10, 2021
[B] December 15, 2021
[C] July 1, 2022
[D] August 1, 2022
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Correct Answer: C [July 1, 2022]
Notes:
Bihar Government had earlier decided to ban single use plastic in Bihar, from December 15, 2021. However, this decision was reversed. Now, ban will be imposed starting from July 1, 2022. All items of plastics with thickness below 50 microns, like spoons, cups, bottles and glasses, will not be allowed to be used. Paper plates coated with food-grade plastics will be exempted from the ban.
26. Global Buddhist Conference 2021 was organized in which state?
[A] Telangana
[B] Sarnath
[C] Gangtok
[D] Bihar
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Correct Answer: D [Bihar ]
Notes:
First-ever Global Buddhist Conference was organised on November 19 and 20, 2021, in the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara campus in Nalanda district of Bihar. It was an academic conference, organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). This conference will now be held annually.
27. Which is the first Indian state to give industry status to the production of jaggery from sugarcane?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] West Bengal
[D] Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: B [Bihar]
Notes:
Bihar is the first state in India, where Jaggery Production from Sugarcane in bihar got industry status. Under this, the government will give 50 % grant to the sugarcane growers or sugarcane businessmen in order to start this industry. Government will also help in preparing market for jaggery that will be produced. Furthermore, government will try to bring jaggery in a new color across all the big malls and big shopping centers in Bihar.
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. What is the percentage of reservation allocated to Women for enrollment in medical and engineering colleges in Bihar?
[A] 30%
[B] 33%
[C] 34%
[D] 35%
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Correct Answer: B [33%]
Notes:
Women in Bihar will get 33% reservation for enrollment in medical and engineering colleges.
30. According to TRAI, what is teledensity of Bihar at present?
[A] 40%
[B] 43.61%
[C] 53.07%
[D] 60%
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Correct Answer: C [53.07%]
Notes:
According to TRAI, the teledensity of Bihar is 53.07% currently. It is lowest in India. Among the cities, Delhi service area has maximum tele-density of 280.11, as of November 2020. Delhi is followed by Kolkata with teledensity of 162 percent. Among other states, Himachal Pradesh had the highest telephone density of 149%.
