BPSC Prelims Test Series- 3 (Bihar Current Affairs)

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Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Bihar Diwas/ Bihar Day:

1. Bihar celebrates its foundation day as Bihar Diwas on 22 March, to commemorate the formation of the state after separation from the Bengal Presidency in 1912.
2. This day was first observed in 2010
3. The theme for Bihar diwas 2023 was “Yuva Shakti, Bihar Ki Pragati”
4. Bihar diwas is a state holiday in Bihar

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only

(B) 1 and 2 only

(C) 1, 2 and 3 only

(D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above

Q2. The Kundghat Reservoir Project is being constructed at a cost of ₹185.21 crore to provide irrigation facilities in the drought-affected areas in the Sikandra block of Jamui district. The earthen dam under this project is being built across which river?

(A) Kiul River

(B) Ajay River

(C) Bahuar River

(D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above

Q3. Who among the following has/have been awarded with the 'Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman Award 2023’ by the President Draupadi Murmu, chosen under the Plastic Waste Processing category under Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin?

(A) Babita Gupta

(B) Shreyasi Singh

(C) Sharda Sinha

(D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above

Q4. Under the National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM), the central government has selected how many districts of Bihar to promote sweet revolution?

(A) 38

(B) 17

(C) 18

(D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above

Q5. CM Nitish Kumar unveiled a life-size statue of freedom-fighter and revolutionary Jubba Sahni in Rajendra Nagar (Patna). Which of the following statements regarding Jubba Sahni is/are correct?

(A) Jubba Sahni hailed from Muzaffarpur district of Bihar

(B) In August 1942, he led an armed revolt against the police station in Meenapur in which the in-charge, Waller was killed.

(C) He was sentenced to death by a special court appointed by the British Government and was hanged at the age of 38 in Bhagalpur Central Jail.

(D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above

Answers:
(Q1)E;
(All the statements are correct but none of the option is correct.Hence, option 'E'.)
(Q2) C;
(Q3) A;
(Q4) B; (17 districts from Bihar viz., Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Darbhanga, East Champaran, West Champaran, Jamui, Kishanganj, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Rohtas, Samastipur, Saran, Sitamarhi and Vaishali districts have been selected to promote sweet revolution (honey production) in Bihar. Both central and state government will work jointly for the success of this mission.)
(Q5) D;
(All the statements are correct. Hence option 'D')