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.
Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri located?
The tomb of Sher Shah Suri stands at Sasaram in the Rohtas district of Bihar, the town where he grew up.
Read the full explanation →Kabartal Wetland was designated as a Ramsar site in 2020. In which of the following states is it located?
Kabartal Wetland, known locally as Kanwar Jheel, lies in Begusarai district of Bihar and was designated a Ramsar site in 2020, becoming the first Ramsar site in the state.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following was the founder of 'Vikramshila Vishwavidyalaya'?
Dharmapala, the second and greatest ruler of the Pala dynasty of Bengal and Bihar, founded Vikramshila Vishwavidyalaya in the late eighth century at a site in present-day Bhagalpur district of Bihar.
Read the full explanation →Who is famously known as Bihar Kesari?
Shri Krishna Sinha, affectionately called Shri Babu, is remembered as Bihar Kesari, the lion of Bihar. He was the first Premier of Bihar under the 1937 provincial elections and then the first Chief Minister of the state after independence, holding office until 1961.
Read the full explanation →The tomb of Sher Shah Suri, built in the middle of a tank, is located at
Sher Shah Suri was born in this town of the Rohtas district and his octagonal tomb of red sandstone stands on a platform in the middle of an artificial lake, one of the finest works of Indo Islamic architecture of the period.
Read the full explanation →The Shahi litchi, which carries a Geographical Indication tag, is associated with which district of Bihar?
The Shahi litchi of the Muzaffarpur belt in northern Bihar is known for its thin skin, small stone and high sugar, and it received a Geographical Indication tag in recognition of the link between the fruit and the alluvial soil and climate of that tract.
Read the full explanation →The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in which district of Bihar?
The sanctuary covers a stretch of the Ganga in the Bhagalpur district and is set aside for the Gangetic dolphin, which is the national aquatic animal of India and is nearly blind, hunting by echolocation.
Read the full explanation →The Sonepur fair, described as the largest cattle fair of Asia, is held at the confluence of which two rivers?
Sonepur in Saran district stands at Harihar Kshetra, where the Gandak comes down from the north and joins the Ganga opposite Patna.
Read the full explanation →Which place in Bihar was the seat of the Licchavis of the Vajji confederacy, remembered as one of the earliest republics?
It was the capital of the Licchavi clan, the leading member of the Vajji confederacy, and its assembly of clan heads is the reason it is described as one of the earliest republics in the world.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of Bihar?
Known to the state as Shri Babu, he became the first Chief Minister of Bihar and held the office for many years after independence.
Read the full explanation →Mahatma Gandhi's first satyagraha in India, launched in Bihar in 1917, is known as the
Gandhi went to Champaran in northern Bihar in 1917 at the repeated request of the cultivator Raj Kumar Shukla, to look into the tinkathia system under which peasants had to grow indigo on a fixed part of their holding for European planters.
Read the full explanation →Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment at which place in present day Bihar?
The Buddha attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree on the bank of the Falgu at Bodh Gaya in the Gaya district.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only national park of Bihar?
It lies in the West Champaran district on the border with Nepal, in the basin of the Gandak, and forms the core of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve, the only tiger reserve of the state.
Read the full explanation →Which river is known as the Sorrow of Bihar?
The Kosi rises in Nepal, carries an enormous load of Himalayan silt and keeps raising its own bed, so it spills over and abandons its channel again and again.
Read the full explanation →The state of Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in which year?
Jharkhand was created on 15 November 2000, the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, out of the southern plateau districts of Bihar.
Read the full explanation →Bihar Diwas is celebrated every year on which date?
On 22 March 1912 the province of Bihar and Orissa was carved out of the Bengal Presidency, which gave Bihar a separate administrative identity for the first time.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following revolutionaries was associated with Swadesh Bandhav Samiti?
He founded the Swadesh Bandhab Samiti at Barisal in 1905, during the movement against the partition of Bengal.
Read the full explanation →The ancient city of Champa is believed to be the capital of _________ Mahajanapada.
Champa was the capital of the Anga mahajanapada, and its site lies near modern Bhagalpur in Bihar, where the Champa river meets the Ganga.
Read the full explanation →Where did Lord Mahavira attain salvation?
Mahavira attained nirvana, or salvation, at Pavapuri in the Nalanda district of Bihar, at the age of 72. He was the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of Jainism, born at Kundagrama near Vaishali to Siddhartha and Trishala.
Read the full explanation →With respect to the seasons in India, the term 'Kaal Baisakhi' is related to which of the following states in India?
Kaal Baisakhi is the name used in West Bengal for the violent evening thunderstorms of the pre-monsoon months. They strike in April and May, the Bengali month of Baishakh, with squalls, thunder, lightning and sometimes hail, which is why the name means the calamity of Baishakh.
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