States PCS: Bihar GK for BPSC and other Bihar PCS Exams

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Ox is the state Animal of Bihar.

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Magadha was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas. The Magadha kingdom included republican communities such as the community of Rajakumara. Their administrations were divided into executive, judicial, and military functions. Villages had their own assemblies. The local chiefs of village assemblies were called Gramakas.

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Chief Minister Tassar Development Scheme was launched to provide employment in Sericulture. It was started in 2012-13 to provide employment in the rural areas. For this scheme, a sum of ?170.90 crore has been approved for Tassar. Area development is planned in the districts of Banka, Munger, Nawada, Kaimur, Jamui and Gaya, and some water-logged areas in north Bihar under the state plan where plantation of Arjun and Asantees is feasible. The scheme has to be completed during the Twelfth Plan period. Bihar possesses a huge potential for sericulture. This occupation is woman friendly as well.

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Bihar’s first street theatre production was Juloos. Satish Anand introduced street theatre in Bihar during the JP Movement in 1975. Under the direction of Satish Anand, Kala Sangam presented Bihar’s first street theatre production, called Juloos. Sangam’s productions that were held on street corners, in parks, and on roadsides  were historic in Patna.

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Padri Ki Haveli  is the oldest church in Bihar. Padri Ki Haveli is also known as the Visitation of the blessed Virgin Mary. When Roman Catholics arrived in Bihar, they built a small church in 1713 at a place now known as Padri ki Haveli. The current church was re-designed by a Venetian architect Tirreto in 1772.

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Chairman fixes the date of meeting of Panchayat Samiti. In his absence meeting is fixed by the Vice-Chairman. The tenure of the Chairman is equal to the tenure of the Panchayat Samiti.  The members of a Panchayat Samiti can remove the Chairman by passing a resolution supported by 2/3rd majority.

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Municipal council works for a smaller urban area. It is urban local body  that administers a city of population 100,000 or more. The 74th amendment made the provisions relating to urban local governments. Under Article 243Q, it became obligatory for every state to constitute such units.  The municipality is set up by the process of state legislatures. This also has council and counsellor directly elected by the people. It is headed by a President of the council or a Chairman.

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Prime Minister is the chairman of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA). National Ganga River Basin Authority is a financing, planning, implementing, monitoring and coordinating authority for the Ganges River, functioning under the Jal Shakti ministry of India. It was founded in 2009.

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Gonu Jha was considered as a quick-witted person in Mithila region of Bihar. He was a a ‘Pratyutpannamati ’ (ready-witted) character. He was a  contemporary of King Hari Singh of Mithila in 13th century CE. He was born at  Bharwara a village in Darbhanga district. There are several humorous Maithili language folktales about him and depicting him as a witty and wise man.

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Ashok Kumar was called “Dadamoni”. He was born on 13 October 1911. He was born to a Bengali family in Bhagalpur, then in the Bengal Presidency of British India and now in the Bihar. He was an Indian film actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1988. He also received the Padma Bhushan in 1999 for his contributions to Indian cinema. He is considered to be one of India’s finest actors ever, playing leading, negative and character roles with equal panache.