States PCS: Jharkhand GK for JPSC and other Jharkhand State Exams

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The Ranchi District Tana Bhagat Raiyats Agricultural Lands Restoration Act received assent on 30 December 1947. It was published as Bihar Act 1 of 1948 in the Bihar Gazette on 23 January 1948. The Act restores agricultural lands in Ranchi District sold due to rent arrears. It relates to the Tana Bhagat freedom movements between 1913 and 1942. Rules under Section 10 were framed in 1948, and amendments occurred later in 1992. The original Act dates back to 1947-48.

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Tilka Manjhi was a Santhal leader who led a tribal revolt from 1771-1785. The revolt was against British colonial rule and zamindars allied with them. It occurred in the Santhal region of present-day Jharkhand. Tilka Manjhi killed British official Augustus Cleveland with a poisoned arrow in 1784. There are no historical records of his revolt against Marathas, Mughals, or Portuguese.

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The Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, was formally opened on December 9, 1926, by Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India. It was established to train manpower in mining and applied geology following the 1920 McPherson Committee report and the 1901 Indian Mines Act. The institute initially offered courses in Mining Engineering and Applied Geology under Dr. David Penman. It became a deemed university in 1967 and was converted to IIT (ISM) in 2016.

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The Ranchi Plateau is part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in Jharkhand. Its upper part is called Tand and the lower part is called Don. Dons are gently sloping lowlands suitable for agriculture. The Ranchi Plateau averages about 700 meters in elevation and slopes southeast toward the Singhbhum region. The terms Tand and Don are specific geographical names used locally for these plateau divisions.

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Hundru Falls is located in Ranchi district, Jharkhand, on the Subarnarekha River. The waterfall drops about 98 meters from the Ranchi plateau edge. It is situated approximately 45 km from Ranchi city and is accessible via the Ranchi-Purulia Road. Hundru Falls is among the highest waterfalls in Jharkhand and a known tourist destination. Nearby locations include Malghonghsa, Ormanjhi, and Sikidiri. The falls are distinct from other districts like Koderma, Palamu, and Chatra in Jharkhand.

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According to the Forest Survey of India 2019, Jharkhand has 11 wildlife sanctuaries. The state’s protected areas include one national park and 11 sanctuaries covering 2.74% of its geographic area. Official state and wildlife reports confirm this count as the most accurate figure excluding the national park. No changes in the number of sanctuaries have been reported since 2019.

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The Sone River originates from the Amarkantak Hills located in Madhya Pradesh near districts like Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi and Anuppur. It flows north-northwest through Madhya Pradesh, then east-northeast via Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Bihar, joining the Ganges near Patna. The river is approximately 784 km long and has tributaries including the Rihand, Kanhar, and North Koel rivers. The other options refer to plateaus in Jharkhand, which are not the source of the Sone River.

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Jamshedpur, founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1907, is known as Tatanagar due to its major railway station named Tatanagar Junction. It is located at the confluence of the Swarnarekha and Kharkai rivers. This city hosts the Tata Steel and Tata Motors plants. Tatanagar Junction connects Jharkhand to major cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, and Delhi. Jamshedpur is the largest urban center in Jharkhand. Deoghar, Dhanbad, and Hazaribagh do not share this association with the name Tatanagar.

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The Jaduguda Uranium Mine is situated in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. It is India’s first uranium mine, discovered in 1950 and commissioned in 1967-68 by Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL). The mine lies about 24 km from Jamshedpur in the Potka Block. Uranium ore is extracted from pre-Cambrian metasedimentary rocks within the Singhbhum shear zone and processed into yellow cake nearby. UCIL operates other mines in East Singhbhum including Narwapahar, Bhatin, and Turamdih.

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Chaibasa is the district headquarters of West Singhbhum district. West Singhbhum was formed on 16 January 1990 after bifurcation of old Singhbhum district. The district lies on the bank of the Roro River. Chaibasa has been a district headquarters since the British era. It also serves as the headquarters of Singhbhum Kolhan division. The district has 18 blocks and three administrative sub-divisions.