States PCS: Bihar GK for BPSC and other Bihar PCS Exams
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21. In which year, Saakshar Bharat Mission was started in Bihar?
[A] 2010
[B] 2007
[C] 2005
[D] 2015
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Correct Answer: A [2010]
Notes:
In Bihar, Saakshar Bharat Mission was started in 2010.
Bhojpur, Khagariya and Begusarai are the three districts that started this mission in 2010.
Saakshar Bharat Mission is the centrally sponsored nation-wide literacy scheme of the Indian Department for School Education and Literacy (DSEL) which focuses on increasing women’s literacy in India. It was launched in India by the prime minister on International Literacy Day in September 2009.
22. The Someshwar range of Bihar is ?
[A] Older than Parasnath Hill
[B] Older than Rajmahal Hill
[C] Between the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs
[D] Older than Kharagpur Hill
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Correct Answer: C [Between the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs]
Notes:
The Someshwar range of Bihar is dated between the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. The Doon and Someshwar fold ranges in the north of West Champaran, inspired by the Shivalik movement, emerged from the tectonic geology of mountain formation between the Pliocene of the third kalpa of the new Jiva Mahakalpa and the Pleistocene epoch of the fourth kalpa.
23. Which part of Bihar receives maximum rainfall during summer?
[A] Western part
[B] Northern part
[C] Southern part
[D] Eastern part
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Correct Answer: D [Eastern part]
Notes:
Eastern part of Bihar receives maximum rainfall during summer. The distribution of rainfall is uneven in Bihar.
24. Under whose Chairmanship, a conference was organized at the Town Hall of Chapra on 15th August 1942?
[A] Saraswati Devi
[B] Rampyari Devi
[C] Sarita Devi
[D] Shanti Devi
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Correct Answer: D [Shanti Devi]
Notes:
A conference was organized at the Town Hall of Chapra on 15th August 1942 under the Chairmanship of Shanti Devi against the Britishers.
25. Which revolutionary leader of Bihar announced to celebrate the first Youth Day on 14th April, 1929?
[A] Phanindra Nath Ghose
[B] Gyan Saha
[C] Raj Kumar Shukla
[D] Manindra Narayan
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Correct Answer: B [Gyan Saha]
Notes:
Gyan Saha was the revolutionary leader of Bihar announced to celebrate the first Youth Day on 14th April, 1929. He was influenced by revolutionary ideologies.
26. The ancient Agam Kuan is located in which of the following cities of Bihar?
[A] Gaya
[B] Darbhanga
[C] Patna
[D] Bhagalpur
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Correct Answer: C [Patna ]
Notes:
Agam Kuan is an ancient well and archaeological site in Patna dating back to Maurya era. It is a circular well lined with bricks in upper side and wooden rings in lower side.
27. At which of the following cities/towns of Bihar, the tomb of Sufi Saint Diwan Shah Ali is located at ?
[A] Sasaram
[B] Hajipur
[C] Gaya
[D] Patna
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Correct Answer: B [Hajipur]
Notes:
The tomb of Sufi Saint Diwan Ali Shah is located at Hajipur Karbala, a small town in Vaishali district. This tomb was constructed on the orders of Shah Alam.
28. Amjhar Sharif Mazar located at Aurangabad, Bihar belongs to which Sufi Order ?
[A] Qadri
[B] Firdausi
[C] Suharawadi
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Qadri ]
Notes:
Amjhar Sharif has immense religious significance as it houses the ancient mazar of Hazrat Saiyadana Mohammad Jilani Amjhari Qadri. He belongs to the Qadri order of Sufism.
29. Nalanda University was a great core of learning, especially in__?
[A] Jainism
[B] Buddhism
[C] Vaishnavism
[D] Tantra
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Correct Answer: B [ Buddhism ]
Notes:
Buddhism.Nalanda was an ancient core of higher learning in Bihar, India. Nalanda flourished between the rule of the Sakraditya (whose identity is unsure & who might have been either Kumara Gupta-I or Kumara Gupta-II) & 1197 CE, supported by patronage from the Hindu Gupta rulers in addition Buddhist emperors like Harsha & later emperors from the Pala Empire. It was a Buddhist core of learning from the 5th or 6th century CE to 1197 CE.
30. Name the kid from Bihar who got a place in top 10 contestants in Australian MasterChef ?
[A] Divya Kumar
[B] Mahi Gupta
[C] Dev Mishra
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Dev Mishra]
Notes:
Dev Mishra from Bihar was among the top 10 contestants in Australian MasterChef.
