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1.Bihar’s first state bird festival ‘Kalrav’ by lighting the traditional

lamp at Nagi bird sanctuary in Jamui district.
2.Gogabeel lake & bird sanctuary area= Katihar,15th protected area

in Bihar,the state’s first Community Reserve(CR),ox-bow lake(rivers
Mahananda),Janlakshya, a local tribal community.
3.Patna lie in Zone IV.
4.Vulture conservation centre to be set up in Supaul
5.'Praveshotsav' campaign to enrol students in schools,classes 1 to 9.
6.Bihar’s traditional toys like ‘Kaniya-Putri’ on display in India Toy

Fair, Champaran area.
7. Bihar produces around 12 crore litres of ethanol and is in the fifth

position in ethanol production in the country.
8.Gaya airport has topped in eastern region and bagged third

position in the country in the second round of customer satisfaction
index (CSI) survey conducted by the Airports Authority of India (AAI)
between July and December 2020.
9. A riverine or inland port will soon be constructed on the bank of

Gandak river in Saran district.
Establishment of a seaport for Bihar in Odisha.
10. Bihar’s 2nd zoo to come up in Araria

11. The 130MW Dagmara multipurpose hydro power project, which
would come up on Kosi River in Suapul district.( state’s biggest hydel
power plant to be located 31km along the downstream of the river)
12. Jetties in Saran and Bhagalpur district approved
13. Textile Park in West Champaran district
14. First Mega Food Park in Bihar: Pristine Mega Food Park - located
in Mansi, Khagaria district.
Mega food park at Motipur in Muzaffarpur
15. 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur,

April 18, 2021, his mother, Mata Nanaki, and wife Mata Gujri to stay
in Patna.
16. The BVM was formed in January, 2016 for proper

implementation and monitoring of the schemes under the ‘Saat
Nischay’.
17. After Patna, the green signal was given to open Khadi malls in
Purnia and Gaya.
18. One District One Product’ (ODOP) scheme, Katihar has been
shortlisted for makhana (gorgon nut) production.
60:40 ratio between central and state governments.
19. Arwal’s Kurtha police station adjudged state’s best ‘thana’
20. e-Kisan Chaupal launched by Bihar Agricultural University

(BAU)
Sabour, in Bhagalpur
21. Molecular genome lab likely at IGIMS, Patna.Robotic

Surgery at IGIMS, Patna soon
22. The GWLP is part of Nitish Kumar’s ‘Jal Jivan Hariyali Abhiyan’
which is aimed at minimising the bad effects of climate change.
lift water from the Ganga near Hathidah in Patna district and supply it
to Gaya, Bodh Gaya, Rajgir and Nawada towns through pipeline.
23. Mukhya Mantri Udyaymi Yojna scheme extended to all women

and youth. Mukhya Mantri Udyami Yojna' was started in 2018 and
limited to the members of SC, ST and the extremely backward classes
(EBCs).
24. Biofloc fish farming gains foothold in Katihar
25. The state currently has 38 government-run and 17 private-run

engineering colleges. The state has 9 government and 6 private
medical colleges. Works are going on to open 11 more medical
colleges across the state.
26. A cricket stadium of international standards is being built at

Rajgir in Nalanda district. A sports academy is also being constructed
at Rajgir.
27. The participants were the 100 cities selected under the mission,
including four from Bihar – Patna, Muzaffarpur, Biharsharif and
Bhagalpur.
28. Bihar’s first floating solar power plant is being built in the
Kadirabad locality of Darbhanga. selected two model cities for the
project – Darbhanga and Supaul under the Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali
Abhiyan.
29. Pandai= It is the left bank tributary of Budhi Gandak
30. National Dolphin Research Centre at Patna Science College was

recently inaugurated. ‘Dolphin Man of India’, Ravindra Kumar Sinha.
31. Agriculture exports from Bihar=
Rs 2,617 crore in 2020.
32. Kesaria Buddha stupa=It is regarded as the largest Buddhist stupa

in the world and has been drawing tourists from across several
Buddhist countries, discovery led by Colonel Mackenzie in 1814, date
back to the time of emperor Ashoka.
33. Though World Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, CM Nitish

Kumar had started the concept of Bihar Prithvi Diwas on August 9
in 2011.
34. Sukhet model’ of Madhubani=implemented by the scientists of Dr
Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Pusa (Samastipur).
Under this project, garbage and dung from houses are collected door-
to-door and then converted into vermicompost (organic manure).
From the income generated from the sale of organic manure, every
family is provided LPG cylinders every two months in exchange of
the waste and cow dung
35. Railways’ mobile app ‘Sparsh’
36. Two sportsmen from Bihar – Sharad Kumar and Pramod Bhagat –
will participate in the Tokyo Paralympics. Muzaffarpur’s Sharad
Kumar created history by becoming Bihar’s first-ever Paralympic
medallist after he won a bronze medal in the F42 category of men’s
high jump in the Tokyo Para Games.
37. elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in

Bihar will be held in 11 phases from September 24 to December 12.
✓ The state election commission on 24th August 2021 notified the
panchayat elections in Bihar.
38. Monkey Park in Araria

39. The first session of the Bihar and Orissa Provincial Legislative
Council held under the presidency of Sir Walter Maude on February
7, 1921 and addressed by then Governor Lord SP Sinha.
40. Postal stamps on Bhagalpur’s Jardalu mango, Katarni rice

released.(
(GI) tag in 2018 )
41. Four new sites in Bihar in protected monuments’ list

✓ These include
▪ archaeological remains discovered on the banks of Chandan river in
Amarpur block of Banka district,
▪ the huge mound discovered at Guwaridih-Bariarpur in Bhagalpur
district,
▪ the ancient Lord Shiva temple at Dumaria village in Gopalganj
district and
▪ mausoleum of Qamar Ali and Sultan Ali and Dulhin Mandir at
Sherghati in Gaya.
Bihar now has 34 state protected monuments.
42. Bihar plans census of Gangetic dolphins in Araria(

Parman and Mahananda rivers. )
43. rubber dam on the Falgu near Vishnupad Temple in Gaya
44. Rajgir’s World Peace Pagoda=Constructed by philanthropist

Nichidatsu Fujii, President V V Giri had inaugurated it on October 25,
1969
45. IIIT-Bhagalpur’s software – ‘COVZN’ for Covid test gets ICMR

nod
46. Bihar is one of the only three states which started child budgeting
in 2013-2014.
47. Bihar Special Armed Police to guard Mahabodhi temple,

Darbhanga airport.
The BSAP Act came into force in March 2021.
48. The state cabinet approved the government’s proposal to establish

solar power plants at Kajra in Lakhisarai and Pirpainty in Bhagalpur
district on the land earlier acquired for the thermal power plants.
49. Aman Bhushan Hajari and Rajiv Kumar Singh were elected from
Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur constituencies, respectively
50. 90:10 ratio formula for the Kosi-Mechi intra-linking river project
in north Bihar.
51.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presented Bihar’s highest award in the
field of education, Maulana Abul KalamAzad Shiksha Puruskar,
2021, to Dr Shankar Nath Jha for his distinguished work in the field
of education
52. Butterfly rearing centre developed at Bodh Gaya
53. Govt Ayurvedic College Darbhanga starts OPD in medical

astrology
54. Nitin Gadkari announced the Centre’s approval to a bridge

parallel to JP Setu over river Ganga at Patna.
55. Medha Diwas=the 137th birth anniversary of the first

President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad, on 3rd December, 2021.
56. Shrikrishna Setu=Munger rail-cum-road bridge has been

completed and it would be dedicated to the nation soon.
57.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will begin his three-week long ‘Samaj
Sudhar Abhiyan’ (campaign for social reforms) from Motihari on
December 22, 2021
58.Fish aquarium to be set up at Birpur in Supaul
59. Mahane weir irrigation project=Munger
60. The Bihar government has said that the ban on single-use plastic
items and thermocol products will be effective in the state from July
1, 2022
61. Direct election of mayors & deputy mayors like Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, UP and Uttarakhand. Elections for as many as 263
ULBs, which include 19 municipal corporations, 89 nagar parishads
and 155 nagar panchayats
62. Capacity Enhancement Centre (CEC) inaugurated at Patna for

training entrepreneurs.
63. Manjusha painting=Manjusha Art is the folk art of the Ang

Region (Bhagalpur, Bihar). It is based on Folklore of “Bihula-
Bishari”. Manjusha Art is also known as Angika Painting, Snake
Painting, and Manjusha Kala
64. Mandar Parvat (Mandar Hill) is situated in Banka district of state
of Bihar. Mandar Mountain to be made Peacock sanctuary area
65. ‘Mission 5.0 crore’ scheme was launched by CM Nitish Kumar in

June 2021 with an aim to increase green cover in the state.
66. The Ministry of tourism has included Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi

in the Ramayana Circuit of Swadesh Darshan scheme of the Centre,
birthplace of Goddess Sita.
67. state’s first intermodal inland waterways cargo terminal at

Kalughat near Sonepur in Saran district on 5th February 2022.
68. Union minister for ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda

Sonowal on 5 February, 2022 flagged off the first cargo vessel of
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) from Patna to Pandu in
Guwahati through rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra via Bangladesh,
carrying 200 metric tonnes of food grains.
69. Rail-cum-road-bridge over the Ganga River at Munger

inaugurated=
seventh road bridge on the Ganga connecting the National
Highway (NH) 31 in Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai with NH 33
in Munger via NH 333 (A). Named after first Bihar chief minister
Srikrishna Singh.
70. The state’s first expressway will be built from Amas in

Aurangabad to Darbhanga via Patna
71. Viraat Ramayan Mandir, which could become the world’s largest
Hindu temple once completed, is set to start at Kesaria, East
Champaran district, in Bihar on the Ram-Janaki Path connecting
Ayodhya with Janakpur. World's tallest Ramayana temple to be built
in East Champaran
72. Martyrs’ Park at Tarapur in Munger=They were killed in police

firing while attempting to hoist a tricolour on the Tarapur police
station premises on February 15, 1932.
73. As per data, the total foodgrain production in Bihar in 2020-21

was 179.52 lakh metric tonnes while productivity was 28.12 quintals
per hectare. total rice production was 73.93 lakh metric tonnes.The
total wheat production in 2020-21 was 66.35 lakh metric tonnes.
74. Bihar conducts statewide waterbird census across 58 wetlands.
75. Sakibul Gani (22) from Motihari in Bihar created history after he
scored a triple century.
76. Third 'Agricultural Road Map’ Extended till 31st March

2023.
77. Bihar gets first e-collectorate in Saharsa

78. Nawada District Jail (Mandal Kara) declared as Eat Right Campus
79. Tripurari Sharan and Phool Chandra Choudhary appointed as the

new State Information Commissioner. Present State Chief
Information Commissioner of Bihar – Narendra Kumar Sinha.
80. Purnia becomes first district in Bihar to launch menstrual hygiene
management plan.
81. JD(U) to get status of a 'state party' in Manipur
82. Coal deposits found in Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district
83. West Champaran for setting up mega textile park in Bihar.
84. Mahavir Temple Trust has sought permission from the state
government to establish a Ramayana University at Ismailpur in
Vaishali soon.
85. Bihar fixed target of achieving “zero carbon” by 2040
86. Mahatma Buddha Pink Library has been set up at Dehri in Rohtas
district recently.
The library is managed entirely by women personnel.
87. The new medical college hospitals to be established at Motihari

and Munger will have facility for admission of 150 students each for
MBBS courses.
88. 100 ft reclining statue of Buddha in Bodh Gaya soon. India’s

largest reclining statue (Mahaparinirvana mudra) of Lord Buddha is
being built in Bodh Gaya. The largest Reclining Buddha in the world
is the 600-foot Winsein Tawya Buddha built in 1992 in Mawlamyine,
Myanmar.
89. The Bihar Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management

(Amendment) Bill, 2022 passed
✓ increases the lending limit for the state to 3.5 per cent
90. The Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which
dilutes some of the stringent provisions of the liquor prohibition law
that is in force in the state since April 2016, was passed by the
Legislative Assembly.
91. Katihar topped Aspirational districts Delta Ranking
92. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first passenger
train service on the broad-gauge line between Jaynagar in
Bihar’s Madhubani district to Kurtha in Nepal, a stretch of
34.5km, on April 2.
93. Bihar Vidyapeeth=Set up by Mahatma Gandhi on February

6, 1921, Maulana Mazharul Haque was its first vice-chancellor
94. GI tag sought for Mithila's Rohu fish(14 total in bihar).
95. Of the 24 MLC seats, the NDA won 13 (BJP 7, JDU 5 and
RLJP 1)
while the RJD could only manage 6 seats.
96. Bihar’s first orchid park – Patna
97. the Purvanchal Expressway, from Lucknow to Buxar, will

now
be extended to Bhagalpur via Patna
98. Soft drink bottling plant at Begusarai, Cyclopean Wall of

Rajgir, Baba Kewal Dham State Fair – Samastipur, First
greenfield grain-based ethanol plant in Purnia
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Sainik School in Samastipur

Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved setting up of 21 new
Sainik Schools, in partnership with NGOs/private schools/State
Governments. These schools will be set up in the initial round of
across the country in partnership mode. They will be distinct from

the existing Sainik Schools.
Sundari Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir, located in Batha village of
Rosda, will soon be transformed into a Sainik School. Central
Government has decided to convert it as Sainik School.
East Champaran bag water award

East Champaran has been awarded as the best in the district
category and Telari in Gaya as the best panchayat in the East Zone
at the 3rd National Water Awards.
East Champaran was awarded for rejuvenating the 80km stretch
-Jeevan-Hariyali
mission by roping in labourers during the Covid pandemic to
provide them jobs.
QUICK REVISION (Updated till 31st March 2022)
Bihar State Important Officials

Office Held Name
Governor (29th Governor of Bihar) Phagu Chauhan
Chief Minister (22nd CM of Bihar) Nitish Kumar
Chief Justice of Patna High Court Sanjoy Karol
Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha
Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council Awadhesh Narayan Singh
Chief Secretary of Bihar Amir Subhani
Bihar Human Rights Commission Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha
Chairman
Bihar Lokayukta - Chairman Justice Shyam Kishore Sharma
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Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) RK Mahajan

Chairman
Bihar State Election Commissioner Deepak Prasad
Bihar State Chief Electoral Officer H.R. Srinivas
6th Bihar State Finance Commission Navin Kumar
[2021-2025] - Chairman
Director General of Police Bihar S. K. Singhal
Bihar State Women Commission Vacant since Dilmani Mishra
term end in October 2020
Bihar State Chief Information Narendra Kumar Sinha
Commissioner
Bihar State Council of Ministers

Name Portfolio Held
Nitish Kumar Chief Minister | General
Administration | Home | Cabinet
Secretariat | Vigilance | Election
and all such departments which
are not allotted to anyone
Tarkishore Prasad Deputy CM of Bihar | Finance |
Commercial Taxes | Urban
Development & Housing
Department
Renu Devi Deputy CM of Bihar | Disaster
Management | BC & EBC Welfare
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary Education | Parliamentary Affairs
Bijendra Prasad Yadav Energy | Planning & Development
Ashok Chaudhary Building Construction
Sheela Kumari Transport
Santosh Kumar Suman Minor Water Resources | SC-ST
Welfare
Mukesh Sahni Animal & Fisheries Resources
Mangal Pandey Health
Amrendra Pratap Singh Agriculture
Dr. Ram Prit Paswan Public Health & Engineering
Jeevesh Kumar Labour Resources | Information
Technology
Ram Surat Kumar Revenue & Land Reforms
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain Industry
Shrawan Kumar Rural Development

Madan Sahani Social Welfare
Pramod Kumar Sugarcane Industries | Law
Sanjay Kumar Jha Water Resources | Information &
Public Relations
Lesi Singh Food and Consumer Protection
Samrat Chaudhary Panchayati Raj
Neeraj Kumar Singh Environment, Forest & Climate
Change
Subash Singh Cooperative
Nitin Nabin Road Construction
Sumit Kumar Singh Science & Technology
Sunil Kumar Prohibition Excise & Registration
Department
Narayan Prasad Tourism
Jayant Raj Rural Works
Alok Ranjan Art, Culture & Youth
Md. Jama Khan Minority Welfare
Janak Ram Mines & Geology
Bihar State Legislature
Leader of the House in State Assembly Nitish Kumar
Leader of the Opposition in State Tejashwi Yadav
Assembly
Leader of the House in State Council Nitish Kumar
Leader of the Opposition in State Council Vacant (None have more than
10% membership since 23rd June
2020)
Person in News
JANUARY 2022
Amir Subhani - appointed new chief secretary of Bihar
FEBRUARY 2022
Manoj Tiwari - Manoj Tiwari will be the brand ambassador of
Bihar Khadi
Ishan Kishan - A native of Patna Ishan Kishan became one of the
most expensive signings of IPL 2022 auction after
Mumbai Indians bought him for Rs 15.25 crore
Shakibul Gani - first player to score a triple hundred on first-class

debut.
- Gani, who made his debut for Bihar in the Ranji
Trophy.
Jagdish Prasad - The Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2021 for
Mandal Maithili has been given to Jagdish Prasad Mandal, a
resident of Berma village in Madhubani, for his
novel 'Pangu'.
Vivek Kumar Singh - made the development commissioner of Bihar
MARCH 2022
Abhay K - -
turned-diplomat Abhay K, will be published in
October this year.
Tripurari Sharan & - Appointed as new State Information
Phool Chandra Commissioner of Bihar
Chaudhary
Places and Organisations in News

JANUARY 2022
Asian Development Patna - established in 1991 as a
Research Institute registered body by a group of
social scientists in Patna,
Bihar.
- It focuses on social sciences
including economics, politics,
development issues, and
culture.
Sheetal Kund Rajgir -
Kaimur wildlife Kaimur District - Union minister of state for
sanctuary environment, forests and
climate change Ashwini
Kumar Choubey said the
second tiger reserve in Bihar
would be set up in Kaimur.
Bihta in Patna -
State Insurance district Insurance Corporation)
Corporation) Medical Medical College will open at
College in Bihar Bihta in Patna district from
the upcoming academic

session.
Hiranya Parvat Biharsharif town - Hiranya Parvat, situated close
to the Buddhist site of
Odantpuri
- The place has now been
divided by illegal settlers into
Badi Pahadi, Chhoti Pahadi,
Sringar Haat Pahar etc., which
together have over 2,000
houses constructed illegally.
The Chhoti Pahadi is a den of
liquor manufacturing and
smuggling
Indira Gandhi Patna - Genome sequencing started in
Institute of Medical IGIMS Patna
Sciences (IGIMS)
Mandar Mountain Banka - to be made Peacock sanctuary
area
Darbhanga
solar power plant to
be commissioned
FEBRUARY 2022
Homi Bhabha Cancer Muzaffarpur Health minister Mangal Pandey
Institute and on recently announced cancer
Research Centre screening for free in all the 38
districts of the state.
Gogabeel lake Katihar
MARCH 2022
Vikramshila Gangetic Bhagalpur - Peregrine falcon sighted in
Dolphin Sanctuary VGDS.
(VGDS) - Peregrine Falcon, also known
as American Peregrine Falcon,
common birds of prey and live

on all continents except
Antarctica.
Mahavir Cancer Patna
Institute
Institute of Hotel Hajipur

Management (IHM)
Index, Ranking and Awards

Award / Index / Report Awarded / Published by Key Facts
JANUARY 2022
2022 Padma Shri from The President of India - Shaibal Gupta
Bihar Ministry of Home Affairs - Acharya
Chandanaji
Pradhan Mantri Ministry of Women and - Dhiraj Kumar
Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, Child Development (Category
2022 Bravery)
- Pal Sakshi
(Category
Social
Service)
Smart city Rank Union Ministry of Housing - Patna 53rd
and Urban Affairs
Delta Ranking NITI AAYOG - Khagaria in
November 2021: Bihar ranked
1st
FEBRUARY 2022 -
Airports Council - seven
recognition - Airport International (ACI) airports of
Service Quality (ASQ) Airports
survey 2021. Authority of
India (AAI):
Patna,
Chennai,
Kolkata, Goa,
Pune,
Bhubaneswar
and
Chandigarh
airports
Number of Foreign Ministry of Tourism - Bihar: 9th
Tourist Visits in 2020 - Maharashtra
ranked 1st
(India Tourism Statistics

at a glance 2021)
MARCH 2022
Organic products of Distinguished Award at the - The organic
Bihar Agro and World Organic products of
Expo 2022 held at Nehru Bihar
Center in Mumbai received the
Distinguished
Award at the
Agro and
World
Organic Expo
2022 held at
Nehru Center
in Mumbai
East Champaran 3rd National Water Awards - awarded as
the best in
the district
category
(East Zone)
Anita Kumari of Bihar Fifth Edition of Women -
Sharif Transforming India
Awards by the NITI Aayog
Bhojpur entrepreneur Nari Shakti Puraskar -
Anita Gupta
-
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Leader of the Opposition in State Council Vacant (None have more than
10% membership since 23rd June
2020)
Person in News
Sharad Kumar - bagged bronze medal in the
the Tokya Paralympics

-
Kodarkatta Puran under
Motipur block in Muzaffarpur
district
Ashok Kumar Ghosh - Chairman of the Bihar State
Pollution Control Board
(BSPCB)
Rajvardhan Azad - Noted ophthalmologist
- Recently nominated to the
World Health Organisation
(WHO) development group for
the package of vitreoretinal
interventions
- chairman of Bihar State
University Service
Commission
Ishan Kishan - Patna boy debuted
international cricket match
against England
- won the Man of the Match
award in T-20 match at
Ahmadabad
Shri Krishna Sinha - The Bihar state government
has decided to send a
recommendation to the Centre
to confer the Bharat Ratna on
Krishna Sinha posthumously.

Rozina Nazish - NDA candidate for the
byelection to lone vacant seat
in the Bihar Legislative
Council, is all set to enter the
Sadanand Singh - Former Bihar assembly

speaker and veteran Congress
leader Sadanand Singh died in
September 2021 after
prolonged illness
NOVEMBER 2021
Ayesha Khatoon (21) - She became the youngest
mukhiya of Fatehpur
panchayat under Sabour block
in Bhagalpur district
Anushka - another 21-year-old girl was
elected mukhiya of Kushahar
panchayat in Sheohar district
DECEMBER 2021
Amir Subhani - appointed new chief secretary
of Bihar
Mahendra Prasad - JD(U) Rajya Sabha member
from Bihar and pharma
tycoon Mahendra Prasad (81)
died at a private hospital in
New Delhi
Places and Organisations in News

Asian Development Patna - established in 1991 as a
Research Institute registered body by a group of
social scientists in Patna,
Bihar.
- It focuses on social sciences
including economics, politics,
development issues, and
culture.
Ashokan pillars at West Champaran -
Rampurva
Barauni Thermal Barauni, - Barauni thermal power
Power Station Begusarai district station in Bihar came into
existence in association with

the Russian collaboration and
came into operation in the
year 1962.
- On 15 May 2018, Bihar
Government signed a
memorandum of
understanding (MoU) to hand
over the thermal plant to
National Thermal Power
Corporation for a 33- years
lease.
Barh Super Thermal Patna - The 1,320 MW (2 x 660 MW)
Power Project Barh Stage-2 built by BHEL is
operational while 1,980 MW
(3 x 660 MW) Barh Stage-1 is
being built by Russian firm
Technopromexport (TPE).
Bela Rail Wheel plant Saran - inaugurated in 2008
Bhitiharwa Ashram West Champaran - Bhitiharwa Ashram set up by
Mahatma Gandhi in 1917 is
nearly 4km away from
Ashokan pillars at Rampurva
pillars in West Champaran
district.
Bakhtiyarpur Patna District - Bakhtiyarpur is named after
Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar
Khalji, the military general of
slave dynasty founder Qutub-
ud-din-Aibak, who had
destroyed the famous Nalanda
University in Bihar in the 12th
century.
- Recently there was demand
from certain sections to
rename the town.
Bihar Police Academy Rajgir -
(BPA)
Bihar Museum Patna - Recently Bihar CM

Inaugurated the first-ever
Bihar Museum Biennale in a
hybrid mode -physical and
digital on the occasion of
Bihar Diwas celebrations
- opened in August 2015
Bihar Vidhan Sabha Patna - The Bihar Vidhan Sabha
building turns 100 years old
on February 7 this year.
- Though the sprawling building
where the session of the state
assembly takes place these
days, became ready by the end
of 1920, it was formally
inaugurated on February 7,
1921 by Lord Satyendra
Prasanna Sinha, the first
governor of the erstwhile
Bihar and Orissa province.
Brahmayoni Hill Gaya -
Bhagalpur airfield Bhagalpur - The private operators had
operated small aircraft from
the Bhagalpur airfield way
back in 1983. However, due to
non-viability (low passenger
volume) at that time, the air
services were withdrawn
- Recently Bhagalpur residents
launched campaign for
starting air service
Brahmayoni Hill Gaya -
Cities of Bihar 4 cities: - Bhagalpur was selected under
selected under Smart - Bhagalpur
Cities Mission - Patna the second list for smart cities
- Muzaffarpur released in May 2016.
Bihar Sharif
Dungeshwari Hill Gaya -
Bihta ESIC hospital Patna - The Union Ministry of Labour

and Employment, headed by
Bhupender Yadav, recently
gave a nod to the Bihta ESIC
hospital to start its own
medical college.
- Once made functional, ESIC
will be the 18th medical
college and hospital in Bihar,
including six private ones.
Venuvana Park and Rajgir - CM Nitish Kumar opened the
Eco Park at Ghora refurbished and expanded
Katora Venuvana and Eco Park at
Ghora Katora in Rajgir for
people in January 2021.
- Venuvana is a known
destination of Buddhists.
Buddha used to meditate here
with his disciples as the place
is calm and quiet.
Government Kadamkuan, - the oldest government
Ayurvedic College Patna Ayurvedic institution in the
Hospital (GACH) country
- Established in 1926
- set to celebrate its 96th
foundation day
Jawaharlal Nehru Bhagalpur - 51st foundation day of the
Medical College institute recently
- previously known as
Bhagalpur Medical College
- was established on October
27, 1970
Kahalgaon Super Bhagalpur - The coal for the power plant is
Thermal Power sourced from Rajmahal
Projects coalfield (Jharkhand).
Kanti Thermal Power Muzaffarpur - also known as George
Station Fernandes Thermal Power
Plant Station
- It is wholly owned subsidiary

company of NTPC.
Lomas and Nawada - The Patna high court stayed
Yagyawalkya Hillocks quarrying of two hillocks
named Lomas and
Yagyawalkya in Nawada
having caves with prehistoric
paintings on their walls.
- The hillocks are believed to be
living places of rishis of the
Ramayana era as well as the
birthplace of Luv and Kush
was in exile.
Mahatma Gandhi bridge over the - Its length is 5,750 metres and
Setu river Ganges in it is the third-longest river
Bihar, India, bridge in India.
connecting Patna - It was inaugurated in May
in the south to 1982 in a ceremony in Hajipur
Hajipur in the by the then prime minister,
north Indira Gandhi.
Makhdoom Kund Rajgir (Nalanda) - Shrine of Sheikh Sharfuddin
Yahya Maneri, a great saint of
12th century
-
Mandar Hill Banka - CM Nitish Kumar in October
2021 inaugurated a cabin
ropeway constructed by
utilising Rs 9.18 crore at
Mandar Hills under Bounsi
block in Banka district.
- Three of the proposed six
ropeways would be installed
at Rohtasgarh Fort,
Mundeshwari Hills in Kaimur
and Vanabar Hills in
Jehanabad district.
- The other three would be
installed at Dungeshwari Hills,
Brahmyoni and Pretshila (the

last two are religious places
for Hindus) situated in and
around Gaya town.
Moin-Ul-Haq stadium -
Nagar
Mundeshwari Hill Kaimur -
Nabinagar Thermal Nabinagar in - The National Thermal Power
Power Plant Aurangabad Corporation (NTPC) started
district the commercial operation of
second 660MW unit of
Nabinagar Power Generating
Company (NPGC) at
Nabinagar.
Nature Safari, Zoo Rajgir -
Safari
Officers Training Gaya - OTA Gaya was raised on July
Academy (OTA) 18, 2011
Organic Udyan Rajkhand village - developed by Gopal Shahi

under Aurai block
in Muzaffarpur
district
Orhni reservoir Banka -
Paapharni Pond Banka - Recently a Lakshminarayan
Temple was built in the centre
of Paapharni through the
contributions of local people.
-
Pandit Deendayal Motihari - attached with Rajendra
Upadhyaya Central Agriculture University,
Horticulture and Pusa
Forestry College
Patna High Court Patna - Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA

Bobde inaugurated the Patna
- inaugurated by Lord Hardinge

on February 3, 1916
- Sanctioned Strength of 53
judges
Patna Medical College Patna - Patna Medical College was
and Hospital (PMCH) established as Temple Medical
School in 1874. After than
Temple Medical School was
shifted to Darbhanga and it
was replaced by Medical
College known as Prince of
Wales Medical College.
- The institution, originally
christened as the Prince of
Wales Medical College, was
established in 1925, to
perpetuate the memory of the
visit of the then Prince of
Wales, Edward VIII, to Patna
in December 1921.
- formally inaugurated by the
then Lt Governor of Bihar and
Orissa Sir Henry Wheeler on
February 25, 1927
Patna Museum Patna - established in 1917
Pandaul Industrial Madhubani -
Area
Pretshila hill - Gaya -
Riga Sugar Mill - Sitamarhi - Recently it has been shut
down.
Rubber dam Gaya - on the Falgu river near
Vishnupad temple
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Patna -
Science City
Sabeya airstrip Hathua in - The Sabeya airstrip is a
Gopalganj district military airport, which is
under the control of the Union
ministry of defence.
- It was built in 1868 during the

British rule.
- part of the Regional
Connectivity Scheme-UDAN as
- Gopalganj MP had requested

Puri to begin flight operations
from the Sabeya airstrip under
the UDAN scheme
Sainik School in Bihar Gopalganj and - established in October 2003
Nalanda
Sarottar Lake East Champaran - Over 50,000 migratory birds
since November reach here
from the European coasts,
central Asian and Himalayan
region to escape the freezing
cold there and breed here in
warmer environment.
Sanjay Gandhi Patna - commonly known as the Patna
Biological Park Zoo
Sheetal Kund Rajgir (Nalanda) - Guru Nanak had visited the
place in 1506.
Sher Shah Tomb Sasaram -
- designed by the architect Mir

Muhammad Aliwal Khan and
built between 1540 and 1545
Someshwar Nath Areraj in East -
Mahadev Temple Champaran
district
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur - established on 12 July 1960
Bhagalpur University
(TMBU)
Valmikinagar Tiger West Champaran - As per official figures, there
Reserve (VTR) are 33 tigers in VTR with a
density of 2.5 tigers per 100
km.
- constituted as 18th reserve
under Project Tiger
- Protected Area Notification

Year: 1979-80
- Tiger Reserve Notification
Year: 2012
- the only Tiger Reserve in
Bihar
Vanavar (Barabar) spread over - The archaeological Vanavar
hills Jehanabad and (Barabar) hills will soon be
Gaya districts developed as an ecotourism
and birdwatching site.
- Vanavar hills spread over
Jehanabad and Gaya districts
are famous for the rock-cut
caves dating back to the
Mauryan Empire (322-
185BC).
Vikramshila Gangetic Bhagalpur - The VGDS, a 60km stretch of
Dolphin Sanctuary the Ganga from Sultanganj to
Kahalgaon, was declared a
protected area in 1991.
Vikramshila Setu over the Ganga - Recently the contract for the
River in construction of four-lane
Bhagalpur bridge parallel to Vikramshila
Setu was awarded to Larsen
and Toubro (L&T).
Vishnupad Temple Gaya - dedicated to Lord Vishnu
- located on the bank of the
river Phalgu or Falgu
- marked by a footprint of Lord
Vishnu known as Dharmasila,
incised into a block of basalt.
NOVEMBER 2021
Pandit Deen Dayal Piprakothi in East - Vice-President M Venkaiah
Upadhyaya Champaran Naidu in November 2021
Horticulture and district addressed the convocation of
Forestry College Dr Rajendra Prasad Central
Agriculture University
(RPCAU) on the premises of
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Horticulture and Forestry

College.
-
innovative idea of DRPCAU
under which garbage and
dung are collected from
houses and then converted
into vermicompost (organic
manure), had been applauded
by PM Narendra Modi in his
Ambedkar Aurangabad - Recently The sanction was

Residential Girls High given to release Rs 8.05 crore
School for the constructions of
Ambedkar Residential Girls
High School in Aurangabad by
the State Cabinet.
Hariharnath Temple Sonepur -
DECEMBER 2021
Ayurveda college at Rajgir - Chief minister Nitish Kumar
Rajgir on announced the
construction of an Ayurveda
college opposite the Nalanda
University building under
construction in Rajgir. He said
classes in the proposed
Ayurveda college will start
within 18 months
Smart Cities in Bihar 4 Cities - Patna, Muzaffarpur,
Biharsharif and Bhagalpur
in Bihar have been selected
Mission.
Rail Kaushal Vikas - Samastipur
Yojana Centres in - Harnaut in Nalanda district
Bihar
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Contents
BIHAR FOREST REPORT 2021 _______________________________________________________________ 3
• Key Highlights ____________________________________________________________ 3
• Forest Cover of Bihar ______________________________________________________ 4
• Bihar Forest Cover Map ____________________________________________________ 6
• Major Forest types of Bihar as per the Champion & Seth classification (1968) ____ 7
• Fire Prone Forest Areas ____________________________________________________ 7
• Dominant tree species _____________________________________________________ 7
Key findings of India State of Forest Report 2021 _______________________________________ 8
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BIHAR FOREST REPORT 2021

• Key Highlights
✓ Total Geographical Area of Bihar: 94,163 sq. km
✓ As per India’s State of Forest Report 2021, the total forest cover in
Bihar is 7,380.79 sq. km
✓ The percentage of all types of forest area to the total geographical
area of Bihar State – 7.84%
✓ The recorded forest area in Bihar as per the State’s record – 7442
sq. km (7.90% of Geographical Area of Bihar)
✓ Tree cover in Bihar – 2341 sq. km (2.49% of Geographical Area of
Bihar)
✓ District of Bihar with the largest forest cover – Kaimur (1,051.56
sq. km)
✓ District of Bihar with the least forest cover – Sheikhpura (1.19 sq.
km)
✓ Change in Bihar’s Forest cover with respect to 2019 assessment:
74.80 sq. km
✓ District with highest change in forest cover with respect to 2019
assessment: Banka (16.29 sq. km)
✓ Growing stock in Bihar:
▪ In Recorded Forest Area – 30.52 million cum
▪ In Trees Outside Forest – 41.04 million cum
✓ Carbon Stock in Forest:
▪ The total Carbon stock of forests in the State is 56.88 million
tonnes (208.56 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent) which is
0.79% of total forest carbon of the country.
✓ Forest Cover in Patna district: 28.03 sq. km (0.88% of its
Geographical area)
👉🏻 Both Forest Cover and Recorded Forest Area (RFA) describe the extent of forest but have different meanings.
👉🏻 The 'Forest Cover' refers to all tree patches that have canopy density of more than 10% and area of one hectare
or more in size, irrespective of land use, legal status and ownership. It may include orchards, bamboo, and palms
etc. and is assessed through remote sensing.
👉🏻 The 'Recorded Forest Area' or 'Forest Area' refers to all the geographical areas recorded as 'Forests' in
government records irrespective of the actual trees growing on such lands. RFA mainly comprises of Reserved
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Forests (RF) and Protected Forests (PF) and Unclassed Forests notified under Indian Forest Act, 1927 or respective
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State Forest Acts. Additionally, RFA may also include all such areas, which have been recorded as 'Forest' in the
revenue records or have been constituted so under any State Acts or local laws.
• Forest Cover of Bihar

Class Area (in sq. km) % Of Geographical Area
Very Dense Forest 333.42 0.35
Moderately Dense Forest 3285.83 3.49
Open Forest 3761.54 4.00
Total 7380.79 7.84
Scrub 235.89 0.25
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Top and Bottom District - Forest Cover of Bihar

Class Top 3 district Bottom 3 district
Very Dense Forest - West Champaran - 33 districts do not
(249.34 sq. km) have any ‘’Very Dense
Forest cover’’. These
- Munger (37.97 sq. km) are: Araria, Arwal,
Aurangabad, Banka,
- Jamui (28.97 sq. km) Begusarai, Bhagalpur,
Bhojpur, Buxar,
Darbhanga, East
Champaran, Gaya,
Gopalganj, Jehanabad,
Kaimur, Katihar,
Khagaria, Kishanganj,
Madhepura,
Madhubani,
Muzaffarpur,
Nalanda, Nawada,
Patna, Purnia,
Saharsa, Samastipur,
Saran, Sheikhpura,
Sheohar, Sitamarhi,
Siwan, Supaul,
Vaishali
- Rohtas (0.14 sq. km)

- Lakhisarai (17 sq.
km)
Moderately Dense - West Champaran - Jehanabad (Nil)
Forest (548.47 sq. km)
- Madhepura (0.93 sq.
- Kaimur (515.83 sq. km) km)
- Rohtas (351.25 sq. km) - Sheikhpura (1 sq. km)
Open Forest - Kaimur (531.73 sq. km) - Sheikhpura (0.19 sq.

km)
- Gaya (470.52 sq. km)
- Arwal (2.51 sq. km)
- Rohtas (318.52 sq. km)
- Buxar (2.95 sq. km)

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• Bihar Forest Cover Map
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• Major Forest types of Bihar as per the Champion & Seth

classification (1968)
Forest type Area (in sq. km) % Of the total
mapped area
58/C2 Northern dry mixed deciduous forest 2,266.39 29.97
5B/C1a Dry Siwalik Sal Forest 392.89 5.20
5/E2 Boswellia forest 327.59 4.33
3C/C2b(I) Bhabar-dun Sal 278.11 3.68
5/DS1 Dry deciduous scrub 246.39 3.26
• Fire Prone Forest Areas
• Dominant tree species

In Recorded Forest Area (RFA) Shorea robusta (Sal)
In Trees Outside Forests in Bihar in Rural areas Mangifera indica (Mango)
In Trees Outside Forests in Bihar in Urban areas Litchi senensis (Litchi)
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Key findings of India State of Forest Report 2021
✓ The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million
hectare which is 24.62 percent of the geographical area of the
country.
✓ Forest Cover in India: 7,13,789 sq. km (21.71% of its geographical

area)
✓ Tree Cover in India: 95,748 sq. km (2.91% of its geographical area)
✓ Recorded Forest Area in India: 7,75,288 sq. km (23.58% of its

Geographical Area)
Forest Cover of India (in sq. km)
✓ Change in Forest Cover w.r.t ISFR 2019: 1540 sq. km
✓ Increase in forest cover has been observed in open forest followed by

very dense forest.
✓ Top three states showing increase in forest cover are Andhra

Pradesh (647 sq. km) followed by Telangana (632 sq. km) and
Odisha (537 sq. km).
✓ States showing major loss in Forest Cover are Arunachal Pradesh

(257 sq. km), Manipur (249 sq. km), Nagaland (235 sq. km), Mizoram
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(186 sq. km) and Meghalaya (73 sq. km).

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✓ Area-wise Madhya Pradesh (77,493 sq. km) has the largest forest
cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh (66,431 sq. km),
Chhattisgarh (55,717 sq. km), Odisha (52,156 sq. km) and
Maharashtra (50,798 sq. km).
✓ In terms of forest cover as percentage of total geographical area,

the top five States are Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh
(79.33%), Meghalaya (76.00%), Manipur (74.34%) and Nagaland
(73.90%).
✓ 17 states/UT’s have above 33 percent of the geographical area

under forest cover.
▪ Out of these states and UT’s, five states/UTs namely
Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have more than 75
percent forest cover
▪ while 12 states/UTs namely Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura,
Goa, Kerala, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Dadra &
Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Assam, Odisha, have forest
cover between 33 percent to 75 percent.
✓ Total mangrove cover in the country is 4,992 sq. km. (0.15 % of the
country's total geographical area).
✓ Top 5 States / UTs in Mangrove cover: West Bengal (2114 sq. km)
Gujarat (1175 sq. km), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (616 sq. km),
Andhra Pradesh (405 sq. km) and Maharashtra (324 sq. km)
✓ An increase of 17 sq. Km in mangrove cover has been observed as

compared to the previous assessment of 2019.
▪ Top three states showing mangrove cover increase are
Odisha (8 sq. km) followed by Maharashtra (4 sq. km) and
Karnataka (3 sq. km).
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BPSC365 – Tribes of Bihar
TRIBES OF BIHAR
• Bihar is home to a multitude of tribes that constitute the major chunk

of social and culture map of Bihar. Before the year 2000, the number
was even higher. But after the segregation of Jharkhand state, most of
the tribes have moved to the Jharkhand. The State has a total of
thirty-two (32) Scheduled Tribes and all of them have been
enumerated at 2011 census.
• Profile of Scheduled Tribes (STs) of Bihar - Census 2011

Total Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population in Bihar 13,36,573
Percentage of STs population in Bihar 1.28%
Decadal growth of ST population 76.25%
Sex Ratio of Scheduled Tribe (ST) in Bihar 958 Females per 1000 Males
Literacy Rate of Scheduled Tribe (ST) in Bihar 51.1%
• Districts with Highest Scheduled Tribe (ST) population

District ST Population
West Champaran 2,50,046
Katihar 1,79,971
Purnea 1,39,490
• Districts with Lowest Scheduled Tribe (ST) population

District ST Population
Sheohar 318
Arwal 590
Sheikhpura 617
• Santal is the most populous tribe of the State. Oraon and Kharwar
are the second and third largest tribes.
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• List of Scheduled Tribes in Bihar (As per Ministry of Tribal

Affairs)
• Major Tribes of Bihar

Tribes Districts
Santal Bhagalpur, Purnia, Saharsa, Munger, Banka, Jamui,
Kishanganj, Araria, Madhepura
Oraon Purnia, Katihar, Supaul, Rohtas, Buxar, Darbhanga,
Kaimur, West Champaran, Bhagalpur
Kharwar Bhagalpur, Purnia, Rohtas, Kaimur
Gond Siwan, Bhojpur, Kaimur, West Champaran, Saran, Rohtas
Munda Katihar
Chero Rohtas, Bhojpur, Gaya
Kora Munger, Jamui, Katihar
Tharu West Champaran
Korwa Rohtas, Bhojpur, Purnea, Munger, Katihar
Lohra Purnia
Mal Paharias Bhagalpur, Saharsa
• Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) found in Bihar

(including Jharkhand) - 9
▪ Asurs, Birhor, Birijia, Hill Kharia, Korwas, Mal Paharia,
Parhaiyas, Sauria Paharia, Savar
Sources: https://tribal.nic.in/ST/LatestListofScheduledtribes.pdf ,
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CENSUS OF INDIA-2011
RAPID TOPIC REVISION
POPULATION
Total Popula on 1,21,08,54,977
Overall rank in the world Second
% of World popula on 17.5%
% of Male popula on in India 51.47%
% of Female popula on in India 48.53%
% of Rural popula on 68.9%
% of Urban popula on 31.1%
% of SC popula on 16.6%
% of ST popula on 8.6%
Top Highly Populated States U.P, Maharashtra, Bihar
Least Populated States Sikkim, Mizoram
Most populated UT Delhi, Pudducherry
Least Populated UT Lakshadweep
Highest Populated district Thane (Maharashtra)
Least Populated district Dibanggha (Arunachal Pradesh)
POPULATION GROWTH
Decadal Growth (2001-2011) 17.7%
Annual Growth Rate 1.64%
Highest Popula on Growth rate- State Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
Least Popula on Growth rate- State Nagaland, Kerala
Nega ve Popula on Growth rate- State Nagaland (-0.6%)
Highest Popula on Growth (District) Kurungkume (Arunachal Pradesh)
Least Popula on Growth (District) Longleng (Nagaland)
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POPULATION DENSITY
Popula on Density 382 Sq. Km
Highest Popula on density- State Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala
Lowest Popula on density- State Arunachal, Mizoram
Highest Popula on density- UT Delhi, Chandigarh
Least Popula on density- UT Andaman Nicobar
Highest Popula on density- district North-East Delhi
Least Popula on density- district Dibang (Arunachal Pradesh)
SEX RATIO
Sex Ra o 943
Rural Sex Ra o 949
Urban Sex Ra o 929
Highest Sex Ra o- State Kerala (1084), Tamil Nadu
Lowest Sex Ra o- State Haryana (879)
Highest Sex Ra o- UT Pudducherry
Lowest Sex Ra o- UT Daman & Diu
Child Sex Ra o 919
Highest Child Sex Ra o- State Andhra Pradesh
Lowest Child Sex Ra o- State Haryana
Highest Child Sex Ra o- UT Andaman and Nicobar
Lowest Child Sex Ra o- UT Delhi

LITERACY RATE
Total Literacy Rate 73.0%
Male Literacy Rate 80.9%
Female Literacy Rate 64.6%
Highest Literacy Rate- State Kerala (94%), Mizoram
Lowest Literacy Rate- State Bihar (61.8%)
Highest Literacy Rate- UT Lakshadweep (91.8%)
Lowest Literacy Rate- UT Dadara and Nagar Haveli
Highest Male Literacy Kerala
Highest Female Literacy Kerala
Lowest Male Literacy Bihar
Lowest Female Literacy Bihar
Highest Increment in Literacy Rate Bihar
SCHEDULE CASTE & SCHEDULE TRIBES
Demography SC ST
Overall Popula on 20.137 crore 10.43 crore
Decadal Growth 20.8% 20.8%
Sex Ra o 945 990
Highest Popula on- State U.P, W-Bengal, Bihar M.P, Maharashtra
Least Popula on- State Mizoram, Nagaland Mizoram, Nagaland
Highest % of Popula on- State Punjab Mizoram
Least % of Popula on- State Mizoram U ar Pradesh

CASTE CENSUS
Popula on order Hindu>Muslim>Chris an>Sikh>Buddh>Jain
Highest Decadal Growth Buddh
Lowest Decadal Growth Sikh
Highest Buddh Popula on- State Maharashtra
Highest Chris an Popula on- State Nagaland
Highest Sex Ra o Chris an
Lowest Sex Ra o Sikh
Highest Literacy Rate Jain
Lowest Literacy Rate Muslim

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1.Bihar’s first state bird festival ‘Kalrav’ by lighting the traditional

2.Gogabeel lake & bird sanctuary area= Katihar,15th protected area

3.Patna lie in Zone IV.

4.Vulture conservation centre to be set up in Supaul

5.'Praveshotsav' campaign to enrol students in schools,classes 1 to 9.

6.Bihar’s traditional toys like ‘Kaniya-Putri’ on display in India Toy

7. Bihar produces around 12 crore litres of ethanol and is in the fifth

8.Gaya airport has topped in eastern region and bagged third

9. A riverine or inland port will soon be constructed on the bank of

10. Bihar’s 2nd zoo to come up in Araria

12. Jetties in Saran and Bhagalpur district approved

13. Textile Park in West Champaran district

15. 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur,

16. The BVM was formed in January, 2016 for proper

19. Arwal’s Kurtha police station adjudged state’s best ‘thana’

20. e-Kisan Chaupal launched by Bihar Agricultural University

21. Molecular genome lab likely at IGIMS, Patna.Robotic

23. Mukhya Mantri Udyaymi Yojna scheme extended to all women

24. Biofloc fish farming gains foothold in Katihar

25. The state currently has 38 government-run and 17 private-run

26. A cricket stadium of international standards is being built at

29. Pandai= It is the left bank tributary of Budhi Gandak

30. National Dolphin Research Centre at Patna Science College was

32. Kesaria Buddha stupa=It is regarded as the largest Buddhist stupa

33. Though World Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, CM Nitish

35. Railways’ mobile app ‘Sparsh’

37. elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in

38. Monkey Park in Araria

40. Postal stamps on Bhagalpur’s Jardalu mango, Katarni rice

41. Four new sites in Bihar in protected monuments’ list

42. Bihar plans census of Gangetic dolphins in Araria(

43. rubber dam on the Falgu near Vishnupad Temple in Gaya

44. Rajgir’s World Peace Pagoda=Constructed by philanthropist

45. IIIT-Bhagalpur’s software – ‘COVZN’ for Covid test gets ICMR

47. Bihar Special Armed Police to guard Mahabodhi temple,

48. The state cabinet approved the government’s proposal to establish

52. Butterfly rearing centre developed at Bodh Gaya

53. Govt Ayurvedic College Darbhanga starts OPD in medical

54. Nitin Gadkari announced the Centre’s approval to a bridge

55. Medha Diwas=the 137th birth anniversary of the first

56. Shrikrishna Setu=Munger rail-cum-road bridge has been

59. Mahane weir irrigation project=Munger

62. Capacity Enhancement Centre (CEC) inaugurated at Patna for

63. Manjusha painting=Manjusha Art is the folk art of the Ang

65. ‘Mission 5.0 crore’ scheme was launched by CM Nitish Kumar in

66. The Ministry of tourism has included Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi

67. state’s first intermodal inland waterways cargo terminal at

68. Union minister for ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda

69. Rail-cum-road-bridge over the Ganga River at Munger

70. The state’s first expressway will be built from Amas in

72. Martyrs’ Park at Tarapur in Munger=They were killed in police

73. As per data, the total foodgrain production in Bihar in 2020-21

74. Bihar conducts statewide waterbird census across 58 wetlands.

76. Third 'Agricultural Road Map’ Extended till 31st March

77. Bihar gets first e-collectorate in Saharsa

79. Tripurari Sharan and Phool Chandra Choudhary appointed as the

81. JD(U) to get status of a 'state party' in Manipur

82. Coal deposits found in Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district

83. West Champaran for setting up mega textile park in Bihar.

85. Bihar fixed target of achieving “zero carbon” by 2040

87. The new medical college hospitals to be established at Motihari