Static GK is the largest part of General Studies in Bihar exams. The BPSC CCE Prelims asks General Science, the history of India with salient features of the history of Bihar, general geography with the geographical divisions and rivers of Bihar, Indian Polity and Economy with changes in Bihar's economy after independence, and the Indian National Movement with Bihar's part in it. The Mains goes deeper into Modern History, Indian culture, Polity, the Economy, Geography and science and technology. BSSC's General Studies covers India and its neighbours, the Constitution, panchayati raj and the freedom movement, and its General Science part is of matric level. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes, written as short facts and tables so a topic can be revised in one sitting. They cover national GK: Polity, Ancient, Medieval and Modern History, Indian and world Geography, the Economy and General Science. GK24 does not have a separate Bihar GK section. As guidance, pair these notes with state sources, such as the Bihar Economic Survey and Bihar Board textbooks, for Bihar's history, geography, rivers and economy. Read a topic here, then solve its quiz and previous-year questions to check what stayed in memory.
Which of the following is the state animal of Bihar?
The gaur is the state animal of Bihar, the house sparrow is the state bird, the peepal is the state tree and the kachnar is the state flower.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Bihar?
It is spread across Kaimur and Rohtas districts on the Kaimur plateau in the south-west of the state, and by area it is the largest protected area in Bihar.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only tiger reserve of Bihar?
The Valmiki Tiger Reserve lies in West Champaran district, along the Nepal border at the foot of the Shivaliks, and it is the only tiger reserve in Bihar.
Read the full explanation →Karail soil of Bihar, found in the Son valley, is:
Karail is the dark, sticky clay of the Son valley and the adjoining parts of Rohtas and Bhojpur districts.
Read the full explanation →The tal soil of Bihar, a very heavy dark clay valued for rabi pulses, is found mainly in which belt?
South of the Ganga, between the river and the higher ground inland, lies a stretch of low saucer-like land called tal, of which the Mokama tal is the largest.
Read the full explanation →The newer alluvial soil of the North Bihar plain is characteristically:
The rivers of North Bihar come down from the young Himalaya and spread fresh silt over the plain at every flood, and that silt carries a high proportion of lime.
Read the full explanation →How many agro-climatic zones has Bihar been divided into?
For agricultural planning Bihar is divided into Zone I, the north-west alluvial plain, Zone II, the north-east alluvial plain, and Zone III, the South Bihar alluvial plain, which is further subdivided into III A and III B. The division follows the two things that actually differ across the state: the…
Read the full explanation →Which branch of the south-west monsoon brings most of Bihar's rainfall?
This branch of the south-west monsoon strikes the Bengal coast, is deflected west by the Himalaya and moves up the Ganga plain, reaching Bihar in the second week of June.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following districts of Bihar receives the highest annual rainfall?
Kishanganj lies in the extreme north-east of the state, in the corner nearest the Darjeeling hills and the moist Bengal duars, and it is the first part of Bihar the monsoon current reaches.
Read the full explanation →Rainfall in Bihar generally decreases in which direction?
The rain comes to Bihar with the Bay of Bengal branch of the south-west monsoon, which enters from the east and loses moisture as it moves inland.
Read the full explanation →The climate of Bihar is best described as:
Bihar lies in the northern plain, where summers are hot, the rain comes in a single spell from the south-west monsoon between mid-June and early October, and winters are cool and dry with occasional cold waves.
Read the full explanation →The Sapt Kosi is formed by the union of the Sun Kosi, the Arun and which third main stream?
The Kosi is called the Sapt Kosi because seven head streams gather in the Nepal Himalaya to make it, and of these the three main ones are the Sun Kosi from the west, the Arun from the north and the Tamur from the east.
Read the full explanation →The Phalgu river, associated with the tarpan rituals of Pitrapaksha, flows past which city of Bihar?
The Phalgu, or Falgu, is formed by the union of the Lilajan and the Mohana a little above Gaya and flows past the city with a wide bed that stays sandy and dry for most of the year.
Read the full explanation →In Bihar, the shallow saucer-shaped waterlogged depressions of the northern plain, in which makhana is grown, are called:
A chaur is a shallow, saucer-shaped basin in the flat North Bihar plain that holds water for much of the year because the land has almost no slope and the rivers have raised their own beds.
Read the full explanation →The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is situated on the Ganga in which district of Bihar?
The sanctuary was notified in 1991 along a stretch of about sixty kilometres of the Ganga between Sultanganj and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district.
Read the full explanation →The devastating Kosi flood of August 2008 was caused by a breach in the river's eastern embankment at:
In August 2008 the eastern embankment of the Kosi gave way at Kusaha, upstream of the Bhimnagar barrage and inside Nepal.
Read the full explanation →Which river flows along the western boundary of Bihar with Uttar Pradesh and joins the Ganga near Chausa in Buxar district?
The Karmanasa rises on the Kaimur plateau, flows north along part of the boundary between Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and meets the Ganga near Chausa in Buxar district, the same place at which the Ganga enters Bihar.
Read the full explanation →The Kosi barrage, built under the India-Nepal Kosi agreement of 1954, is situated at:
The Kosi project that followed the 1954 agreement between India and Nepal has three parts: a barrage at Bhimnagar on the border, long embankments on both banks of the river downstream, and canals, of which the Eastern Kosi Main Canal is the largest.
Read the full explanation →Kabartal (Kanwar Lake), the first Ramsar site of Bihar, is located in which district?
Kabartal, also called Kanwar Jheel, lies in Begusarai district and is an ox-bow lake left behind by the Burhi Gandak.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest southern tributary of the Ganga in Bihar?
The Son rises at Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, the same plateau that gives birth to the Narmada, flows north-east through Rohtas and joins the Ganga near Maner, a little west of Patna.
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