Bihar Current Affairs

August 2022

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 (1) Who has been appointed as the new Chairman
(Chairman) of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)?

(A) Atul Prasa

(B) Rajandhari Sinh

(C) R K Mahaja

(D) Shobendra Kumar Choudhar

Answer : A (5 August 2022). Atul Prasad, a 1987 batch IAS of cer, passed out from IIT Kanpur,
retired as the Development Commissioner on February 28, 2022. He has held important
positions in many departments of the government, including the Additional Chief Secretary in the
Social Welfare Department, is a native of Patna. His tenure will be for 6 years or till the age of 62
years (whichever is earlier). Current chairman RK Mahajan’s term came to an end with the
completion of the age limit of 62 on 4th August. The rst chairman of BPSC was Rajandhari Sinha.

(2) By what name has Makhana been given GI tag by the

Central Government?

(A) Shahi Makhan

(B) Bihar Makhan

(C) Mithila Makhan

(D) Madhubani Makhan

Answer : (C). Mithila Makhana or Makhan (Euryale ferox Salisb) is a special variety of
Makhana grown in the Mithila region of Bihar and Nepal. Paan, Makhan and Mach ( sh) are
the three iconic cultural identities of Mithila. It is also very famous in the Kojagra festival of
Maithil Brahmins celebrated for newly married couples. Makhana contains protein and ber
along with micronutrients like calcium, magnesium, iron and phosphorus. Once registered,
these GI tags are valid for 10 years, after which they have to be renewed again. The rst GI tag in
the country was given to Darjeeling tea in the year 2004. The Central Government has given
GI tag to 420 items across the country. It contains 29 foreign objects.
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 (3) What is the total number of GI tags for items from
Bihar in the GI database based in Chennai?

(A) 1

(B) 1

(C) 1

(D) 1

Answer : (D) A total of 11 items from Bihar have got 14 GI tags. There are 6 items from the
handicrafts sector, 1 from the food items and 4 from the agricultural sector. List of products of
Bihar - (1) Madhubani painting; (2) The work of Pipli (Khatwa) of Bihar; (3) Sujini
embroidery work of Bihar; (4) Sikki Grass Products of Bihar; (5) Bhagalpur Silk; (6) Pipli
(Khatwa) Work (Logo) of Bihar; (7) Sikki Grass Product (Logo) of Bihar; (8) Sujini
Embroidery Work (Logo) of Bihar; (9) Bhagalpuri Jardalu (Mango); (10) Katarni Rice; (11)
Magahi paan; (12) Shahi Litchi of Bihar; (13) Silao Khaja & (14) Mithila Makhana

(4) Bihar Rural Works Department has repaired how

many kilometers of roads in the FY 2021-22?

(A) 5906 K

(B) 8436 K

(C) 12524 K

(D) 15438 K

Answer : (B). The department had selected a total of 2908 roads for repair. Under this,
8598.02 km of rural roads were to be repaired. Out of these 8436.92 KM rural roads were
repaired. In a nancial year, this much long roads could not be repaired till now. Maximum
repair of 521.08 KM of rural roads has been done in Rohtas. In FY 2022-23, the department
has set a target to repair more than 9000 KM of rural roads.
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 (5) In which year Bihar Rural Road Repair Policy was

formulated?

(A) 200

(B) 200

(C) 201

(D) 201

Answer : (D). Under this policy, the already built rural roads are being repaired and
maintained for ve years. In FY 2020-21, the department had repaired only 5906 KM of
rural roads. There are 1.05 lakh kilometers of paved roads under the department.
Under this, 66,000 KM of rural roads are out of repair period. For FY 2022-23, the
department has earmarked Rs 2550 crore for repairs.

(6) Tourist and pilgrimage place of how much population

will be declared as Municipal Corporation in Bihar?

(A) More than 1.0 Lak

(B) More than 1.5 Lak

(C) More than 2.0 Lak

(D) More than 2.5 Lak

Answer : (B). The state cabinet has approved the proposal of town development and housing for
making the hilly area, pilgrimage, tourist place or Mandi city of the state into a municipality.
Nagar Parishad with a population of 30 thousand to 1.5 lakh and Nagar Panchayat with a
population of 9 thousand to 30 thousand will be declared.
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 (7) How much medical subsidy will be given per family for
the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and
other hereditary muscular dystrophy diseases in the
state?

(A) 3 lakh rupee

(B) 5 lakh rupee

(C) 6 lakh rupee

(D) 8 lakh rupee

Answer : (C). This disease is a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Symptoms usually
appear in children aged two to three years, and most patients die by the age of 20-25
years. This facility will be available only to the original residents of Bihar state or their
dependents. If the patient is a minor, at least one of the parents must be a resident of Bihar.
This grant will be given to each patient once in his life time.

(8) Who got the first place in the tableau organized at

Gandhi Maidan on Independence Day 2022?

(A) Directorate of Agricultur

(B) Bihar Fire Servic

(C) Bihar Rural Affairs Departmen

(D) Bihar Education Project Council

Answer : (A). Under Tableau Seven Nishchay-2 of the Directorate of Agriculture, theme
was ‘a pucca check dam for water to every eld’. The second prize has been given to
Bihar Fire Service (Theme - Fire Safety: Fire Prevention). The third prize has been given
to the tableau 'Educated girl, empowered woman, empowered generation after
generation' presented by the Bihar Education Project Council. CRPF contingent has
received the award for the best parade. Best turn out award in Police Parade was given
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 (9) How many times has Nitish Kumar taken oath as the
Chief Minister so far?

(A) 5 time

(B) 7 time

(C) 8 time

(D) 9 time

Answer : (C). On 9 August 2022, Nitish Kumar broke the alliance with the BJP (NDA) and
resigned as Chief Minister. His party (JDU) rejoined the Grand Alliance, which consists of 8
parties (JDU, RJD, Congress, HAM, CPI, CPI-M, CPI-ML, AIMIM) and 1 independent MLA. His
sixth term began on 10 August 2022 when Governor Fagu Chauhan administered oath to
Nitish Kumar as the Chief Minister of the state for the 8th time in 22 years at a ceremony
held at Rajendra Mandap of Raj Bhavan. He is the longest serving Chief Minister of Bihar after
independence. His rst term was as the 29th Chief Minister of Bihar on 3 March 2000, for
only 7 days. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took oath as Deputy Chief Minister for the second
time. Shri Krishna Sinha is the longest serving Chief Minister of Bihar.

(10) Who is the new health minister of Bihar?

(A) Tejashwi Yada

(B) Ashok Choudhar

(C) Tej Pratap Yada

(D) Bijendra Prasad Yada

Answer : (A). Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (JDU): General Administration, Home,
Cabinet Secretariat, Monitoring, Elections. All such departments which are not allotted
to anyone. Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav (RJD): Health, road construction,
urban development and housing, rural works. Tej Pratap Yadav (RJD): Environment,
Forest and Climate Change. Ashok Choudhary (JDU): Building construction. Bijendra
Prasad Yadav (JDU) : Energy, Planning and Development
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 (11) Who is the new education minister of Bihar?

(A) Chandra Shekha

(B) Shravan Kuma

(C) Surendra Prasad Yada

(D) Dr. Ramanand Yada

Answer : (A). RJD MLA of Madhepura Assembly Prof. Chandrashekhar has been made
the Education Minister of Bihar. Shravan Kumar (JDU): Rural Development. Surendra
Prasad Yadav (RJD) : Cooperative. Dr. Ramanand Yadav (RJD): Mines and Geology.
Afaque Alam (INC): Department of Animal and Fisheries Resources. Leshi Singh (JDU):
Food and Consumer Protection Department. Madan Sahni (JDU) : Social Welfare

(12) Who is the new Agriculture Minister of Bihar?

(A) Surendra Ra

(B) Jayant Ra

(C) Sudhakar Sing

(D) Jitendra Kumar Ra

Answer : (C). Ramgarh (Kaimur) RJD MLA Sudhakar Singh has become Agriculture Minister in his rst
term. His father Jagdanand Singh is the Bihar RJD president. Surendra Ram (RJD) : Labor Resource.
Jitendra Kumar Rai (RJD): Art, Culture and Youth. Jayant Raj (JDU): Small Water Resources. Kumar
Sarvjeet (RJD): Tourism. Lalit Kumar Yadav (RJD): Public Health Engineering (PHED). Santosh
Kumar Suman (HAM): Scheduled Castes, Tribal Welfare. Sheela Kumari (JDU) : Transport
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 (13) Who is the new Finance Minister of Bihar?

(A) Sanjay Kumar Jh

(B) Murari Prasad Gauta

(C) Vijay Kumar Choudhar

(D) Sameer Kumar Mahaset

Answer : (C). In the 2020 elections, JDU MLA from Sarai Ranjan, Vijay Kumar Choudhary has been
made Minister of Finance, Commercial Taxes, Parliamentary Affairs. Earlier he was the Minister of
Education. Murari Prasad Gautam (INC): Panchayati Raj. Sanjay Kumar Jha (JDU): Water Resources,
Information and Public Relations. Sameer Kumar Mahaseth (RJD) : Industries. Anita Devi (RJD):
Backward Classes and Extreme Backward Welfare. Jama Khan (JDU): Minority Welfare. Shahnawaz
(RJD): Disaster Management. Mohamed Israel Mansoori (RJD) : Information Technology

(14) Who has become the Leader of Opposition in the

Bihar Legislative Council?

(A) Prem Kuma

(B) Vijay Sinh

(C) Samrat Chaudhar

(D) Ram Vichar Ra

Answer : (C). Earlier the Leader of the Opposition was Rabri Devi of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Former Panchayat Raj Minister Samrat Chaudhary has become the leader of the BJP in the
Bihar Legislative Council. Samrat Chaudhary is a resident of Tarapur in Munger. He has been the
former Vice President of BJP for the state of Bihar and is currently elected for a second term as
MLC in 2020. His father Shakuni Choudhary was a founding member of Samata Party (the rst
party formed by CM Nitish Kumar & George Fernandes).
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 (15) Who has become the Leader of Opposition in the
Bihar Legislative Assembly?

(A) Vijay Sinh

(B) Tejashwi Yada

(C) Tarkishore Prasa

(D) Sushil Kumar Mod

Answer : (A). Vijay Kumar Sinha, who resigned from the post of Speaker of the Bihar
Legislative Assembly, has been made the leader of its Legislature Party by the BJP. Vijay
Sinha, who represented Lakhisarai assembly constituency for the third time in a row, has
been a minister from 2017 to 2020. Earlier the Leader of the Opposition was Tejashwi Yadav
of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) who is now the Deputy Chief Minister in the Grand Alliance
government. The leader of the Legislative assembly is the chief minister.

(16) Who has been elected as the new Speaker of Bihar

Legislative Council?

(A) Ram Chandra Purv

(B) Devesh Chandra Thaku

(C) Awadh Bihari Chowdhar

(D) Awadhesh Narayan Sing

Answer : (B). JDU's Devesh Chandra Thakur was elected unopposed as the Chairman of
the Legislative Council on Thursday. Awadhesh Narayan Singh, the then Executive
Chairman of the Legislative Council, announced the unopposed election of Thakur. Shri
Thakur became the 12th permanent chairman of the council. He is MLC from Tirhut
Graduation Constituency for 20 consecutive years. RJD's MLC Ramchandra Purve was
elected unopposed as the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council.
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 (17) Who has been elected as the 17th Speaker (Speaker)

of Bihar Legislative Assembly?

(A) Maheshwar Hazar

(B) Devnarayan Yada

(C) Awadh Bihari Chowdhar

(D) Vijay Kumar Choudhar

Answer : (C). Ramdayalu Singh is the rst Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1937.
Awadh Bihari Choudhary, who was elected MLA from Siwan after the establishment of RJD,
became the party's second Speaker of the Assembly (unopposed) on 26 August 2022. Earlier,
Devnarayan Yadav has been the Speaker of the Assembly from RJD. After this, Sadanand Singh of
Congress was the speaker with the support of RJD. When the Grand Alliance government was formed
in Bihar for the rst time, Vijay Kumar Choudhary became the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Deputy Speaker - Maheshwar Hazari (JDU, Kalyanpur Assembly Constituency, Samastipur)

(18) Who has been awarded the Best Spiritual Destination

at the Outlook Traveler Awards 2022?

(A) Patn

(B) Rajgi

(C) Sitamarh

(D) Bodhgay

Answer : (D). The state government has worked on several schemes to put Bodh Gaya on
the international map. Construction of Bodh Gaya Cultural Center from Rs 145 crore,
guest house of high quality from Rs 136 crore, construction of rope path on
Brahmayoni mountain in Gaya district with Rs 8.67 crore, construction of ropeway on
Mount Dungeshwari with Rs 16.76 crore, construction of rope path on Mount Pretshila
at Rs 10.49 crore , Institute of Hotel Management etc. has been sanctioned/constructed
at Bodh Gaya at a cost of Rs.14.12 crore. Apart from this, the Buddhist Festival in Bodh
Gaya, Gyan Pad Yatra from Dungeshwari to the Mahabodhi Temple via Sujata Kutir is
organized by the Tourism Department for the devotees.
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 (19) Who is the current law minister of Bihar?

(A) Karthik Kuma

(B) Dr. Shamim Ahme

(C) Sunil Kumar Sing

(D) Sumit Kumar Sing

Answer : (B). On the second day of swearing-in, the department of RJD quota minister Karthik
Kumar, who came into controversy, was changed by order of August 30. He was made Minister
of Sugarcane Industries Department in place of Law Minister. On 31 August he submitted his
resignation to the Chief Minister. In this way, Karthik Kumar remained in the ministerial post for only
15 days. Shamim Ahmed (RJD), who was the sugarcane industries minister, has been given the
responsibility of the law minister. Revenue and Land Reforms Minister Alok Kumar Mehta (RJD)
has been given additional charge of Sugarcane Industries Department. Science and Technology
Minister = D (Independent MLA) & Prohibition, Excise and Registration = C (from JDU).

(20) How many teachers have been selected from Bihar for
National Teacher Award 2022?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Answer : (A). 46 teachers from across the country have been selected for the National Teacher
Award. The names of 6 teachers from Bihar were sent by the state government for the National
Teacher Award. Out of these 2 teachers have been selected - (1) Nishi Kumari, teacher of Mahadev
Higher Secondary School Khushrupur Patna and (2) Sourav Suman, teacher of Lalit Narayan Laxmi
Narayan Project Girls High School Triveniganj Supaul. Both the eachers will be given an amount of Rs
50,000 and a silver medal. An amount of Rs 30-30 thousand will be given by the state government.
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 (21) According to the information given by the Union Law

and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju in the Rajya Sabha,
what is the position of Patna High Court in India in
the execution of the case through video
conferencing?

(A) Firs

(B) Secon

(C) Fourt

(D) Fourt

Answer : (D). In the rst 5 months of January-May 2022 by the Patna High Court and the
District Court of Bihar, 64 thousand 32 and 3 lakh 20 thousand cases were executed
through video conferencing. In this case, the Patna High Court is at the sixth position in the
whole country while the District Court is at the fourth position. In response to a question by
Sushil Kumar Modi, the Union Minister said that under the E-Courts project, Rs 1670 crore was
released by the Central Government. In this, 1164.37 crores were given to the High Courts of
the country, in which the Patna High Court has been given 55.82 crores since 2015-16.

(22) In which state Janata Dal United (JDU) has not got the
status of a state recognized party by the Election
Commission of India (ECI)?

(A) Biha

(B) Manipu

(C) Jharkhan

(D) Arunachal Prades

Answer : (C). In Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh, JDU already enjoys the status of a
registered recognized party. Its symbol is an arrow. The Commission has given this
status to JDU in Manipur as well in the light of the provisions of the Election Symbols
(Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968. In this way JD(U) has now become a recognized
party in 3 states. National party status is granted to a recognized party in four states.
JD(U) won 6 seats in the 2022 assembly elections in Manipur. JDU got 10.69% of the total
votes. Its 36 candidates were in the fray.
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 (23) Who is the Director of Patna Metro Rail

Corporation?

(A) Anand Kishor

(B) Daljit Sing

(C) Vikas Kuma

(D) Dr. Mangu Sing

Answer : (B). Why in News? - CM Nitish Kumar unveiled the stone plaque near Moinul Haque
Stadium under the underground project of Patna Metro Rail Project on 18 August 2022. It was
started by inserting a D wall cage in a pit 82 feet deep in the ground. The cost of this scheme is
1989 crores. On this occasion, Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing
Department, Anand Kishor and Director of Metro Rail Corporation, Daljit Singh informed that
under the project there are 6 underground metro stations- Rajendra Nagar, Moinul Haque Metro
Station, University Station, PMCH Metro Station, Gandhi Maidan. There are metro station and
Akashvani metro station. The total length of this corridor is 8.08 KM.

(24) On the completion of which session of the Bihar

Legislative Council, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
unveiled the newly constructed memorial pillar at
Kabir Vatika?

(A) 100t

(B) 150t

(C) 200th

(D) 250t

Answer : (C). On August 17, 2022, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unveiled the newly
constructed 200th session memorial-pillar at Kabir Vatika of the Legislative Council.
The Chief Minister said that on the completion of the 200th session, the names of all the
people who were involved in it have been inscribed in this memorial. Awadhesh Narayan
Singh, Executive Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council, has got this work done.
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 (25) How many cities of Bihar have been selected for

setting up Forest and Nagar Vatika under the
National Clean Air Program?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Answer : (B). Under the Clean Air Program of the Central Government, it has been decided to
establish a Nagar Van and a Nagar Vatika within 5 km radius of the cities of Patna,
Muzaffarpur and Gaya. The responsibility of setting up city forest and city garden has been given
to the Forest and Environment Department. These three cities have been selected on the basis that
the air of these cities has been found to be more polluted than the average globally.

(26) In the 1st quarter of the FY 2022-23, which district has

topped in the ongoing works under MGNREGA in
Bihar?

(A) Gay

(B) Buxa

(C) Vaishal

(D) Jehanaba

Answer : (B). The Rural Development Department has released the performance report of
the districts under MGNREGA in the rst quarter (April to June) of the nancial year
2022-23. Buxar district ranks rst with 89.15 marks. Jehanabad, Vaishali, Gaya, East
Champaran are followed by Buxar. Sheohar is at the lowest point. He has got 55.69 marks.
The work of Amrit Sarovar has also been included in the ranking for the rst time.
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 (27) Who has been honoured by the Sahitya Akademi with
the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2022 for the Maithili children's
collection 'Udan-Chu'?

(A) Dr. Virendra Jh

(B) Rupesh Kumar Jh

(C) Rajeshwar Singh Raj

(D) Dr. Ashok Avicha

Answer : (A). In the book 'Udan-Chu' written by Virendra Jha of Madhubani district,
there are stories related to children adopting a positive attitude towards tradition
and progressiveness. In these stories written in simple language, children have been
taught to be responsible towards language, nature, animals and birds etc. Education and
scienti c consciousness are at the core of these stories.

(28) Who has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Yuva

Puraskar 2022 for the Maithili satirical collection
'Khurchanbhaik Kachmachhi'?

(A) Mihir Vat

(B) Bhagwant Anmo

(C) Navakrishna Aihi

(D) Mithilesh Kumar Jh

Answer : (C). Originally from Madhubani district of Bihar, Rupesh has been writing satire in
Maithili literature under the name Navakrishna Aihik. His original name is Rupesh Kumar
Jha. Rupesh, 33, has been living in Kolkata for the past two decades and works as an IT
professional here. In his Maithili language poetry collection 'Ek Misiya' was published in
2013 and satirical collection 'Khurchanbhaik Kachhamchhi' was published in 2015.
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 (29) Who is the author of the book 'Sone Ka Haath'?

(A) Manish Kumar Verm

(B) Dr. Udayakant Mishr

(C) Dr. Amardeep Ranja

(D) Dr. Rajvardhan Aza

Answer : (D). CM Nitish Kumar released the book 'Sone Ka Haath' written by renowned
eye doctor and chairman of Bihar University Service Commission, Dr. Rajvardhan Azad
on 23rd August. The book 'Sone Ka Haath' is a collection of memoirs from the daily
routine of a physician. His father Bhagwat Jha Azad was the Chief Minister of Bihar.

(30) The Ministry of Power has released the ratings of 52

state-owned power companies of the country. What is
the rank of North Bihar Power Distribution Company
Limited in India?

(A) 2

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 3

Answer : (C). In this rating and ranking being done since the year 2012, this time the
performance of both the distribution companies of Bihar has deteriorated even from
last year. Last year North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited was ranked 21st
in the country, which has come down to 34th this time. Whereas South Bihar Power
Distribution Company Limited was ranked 25th in the country last year, which has come
to 39th position this time. Both the companies have got C- (minus) grade which is in the
worst category. Country's top state - Gujarat
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 At A Glance (Additional Current Affairs)

1. The Grand Alliance government formed under the leadership of

Nitish Kumar in Bihar was expanded on 16 August. In the Nitish
cabinet, 31 MLAs / MLCs took oath as ministers. Among the ministers
who took oath were 16 from RJD, 11 from JDU, 2 from Congress and
Sumit Kumar Singh, an independent. After the resignation of Karthik
Kumar (RJD) on August 31, the number of cabinet members
including the Chief Minister has come down to 32
2. The Mahagathbandhan government led by CM Nitish Kumar won the
trust vote in the assembly on 24 August. 160 members voted in
favour. Due to the walkout of the opposition members, not a single vote
was cast in the opposition. Except BJP, 8 parties including AIMIM
expressed their faith in the newly formed government. The
government already had the support of 164 members including 7 parties-
JD(U), RJD, Congress, HAM, CPI, CPI(M), CPI-ML and an independent.
With the support of AIMIM's Akhtarul Iman, this number reached 165
3. Bihar has crossed the national average in providing electricity to
villages. Bihar is still slightly behind the national average in terms of
providing electricity in urban areas. Kerala and Gujarat (22 hours 52
minutes) are top in providing electricity to villages. Bihar ranks 16th with
21.62 hours of electricity supply in rural areas of the state. Electricity
is being provided for 20.89 hours in the villages of the country.
Puducherry ranks first among urban areas with 24-hour power supply.
Bihar is at 24th position by giving 23.15 Hours of electricity. The
national average for providing electricity to cities is 23.52 Hours. It is on
29th position in transformer failure. The national average for transformer
failure is 2%. The average transformer failure in Bihar is 15%. Bihar
ranks second among 13 states in the country in taking online applications
for connection. Bihar ranks 26th out of 29 states in the country in
generating electricity bills on the basis of meter reading. Only 58% of the
bills in the state are being given to the consumers by meter reading.
Bihar is at 11th position in giving message to consumers before electricity
bill failure. 79% of consumers are being given messages before power
disconnection. 70% of Delhi consumers pay electricity bills online, only
10% in Bihar
4. Patna High Court is at 6th place in India while District Court is at fourth
place in the execution of cases through video conferencing. The 3
benches of Patna High Court have live telecast of proceedings on
all five working days of the court. 1.69 crore cases have been
executed through 20 virtual courts in 16 states of the country. There is
no virtual court in Bihar
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5. Super 30 founder Anand Kumar was conferred with an honorary PhD

degree on the recommendation of the National Institute of
Technology (NIT) Senate at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. He was
conferred the degree by the Union Minister of State for Education,
Subhash Sarkar
6. In view of the situation like erratic monsoon, drought and less rain, the
farmers of Bihar will now get a diesel subsidy of Rs 75 per liter
instead of 60 for irrigation in Kharif crop by the state government. Rs
29.95 crore has been approved as advance for FY 2022-23. Based on
the estimate of consumption of 10 liters for irrigation of one acre, Rs 750
per acre will be given to the farmer. A farmer will get this grant for
irrigation up to a maximum of 8 acres
7. CM Nitish Kumar has announced that in government guest houses and
government offices, handlooms made by weavers and sheets,
curtains, pillow shells made of khadi will be procured. Bihar's Textile
and Leather Policy 2022 has been brought by the state government for
the development of handloom and textile sector. Large and wide frame
looms are needed for making sheets. The government is giving 90%
subsidy to weavers to buy large frame looms of 68 inches
8. 7 officers of Bihar Police, who have done excellent work in the
investigation of criminal incidents, have been decorated with the Union
Home Minister's Medal. Six police officers, including Patna's then City
SP Vinay Tiwari and IO of the case, Ram Shankar Singh, have received
this honor for solving the mystery of Patna's famous IndiGo station
manager Rupesh murder case. The then SP Sayli Savlaram Dhurat
has also been decorated with the Union Home Minister's medal for
solving the incident of murder after the rape of the girl in Araria and for
bringing punishment to the accused.
9. 7 bravehearts of Bihar Police have been decorated with Police
Gallantry Medal (Gallantry) given on the occasion of Independence
Day. This honor has been received for the killing of the infamous
Dinesh Muni in Narayanpur Diara of Navagachia on 4 June 2020.
These include STF sub-inspector Baijnath Kumar, Santosh Kumar Singh,
Vikas Kumar, commandos Anjan Kumar, Vimlesh Kumar, Rajesh Kumar
and Inderdev Kumar. Two police officers including ADG Nayyar
Hasnain Khan have been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal while 17
have been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.
10. MIT Muzaffarpur retired Prof. RN Singh has made difficult and
complicated calculus formulas easy for maths students. The
'Binominal Theorem', discovered by Newton about 350 years ago,
was quite complicated. It can also be easily solved experimentally
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11. A cess of 1% will be collected from private establishments being built in

the state. Especially those constructions on which more than 10
lakhs are being spent, they will have to pay 1% cess. That is, a cess
of 10 thousand rupees will have to be paid on construction of more than
10 lakh rupees
12. After unfurling the national flag on the occasion of Independence Day at
Gandhi Maidan, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that he
would give jobs and employment to 20 lakh youth in Bihar.
Electricity rate for agricultural purposes has already been reduced to
65 paise per unit. Irrigation is about 20 times cheaper through electicity
13. Navneet Govindam aka Naksh Gupta (Danapur) traveled from Patna
to Pakistan (Burn Fat Save Fuel) by bicycle. Naksh started his cycle
journey from Patna, the holy birthplace of tenth father Guru Gobind
Singh Ji, on 14 June. Traveling 1700 KM, ended in Kartarpur Sahib
Pakistan, the place of pilgrimage of Guru Nanak. Navneet, a 3rd year
hotel management student, has dedicated her journey to actor Sushant
Singh Rajput
14. G Ashok Kumar, Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga
informed that the Central Government is going to implement
Swadesh Darshan Scheme connecting the Ganga river in Rishikesh,
Bithoor and Munger. The government is starting work on 62 Jal Marg
and Ghat Development Projects in 24 districts of 4 states for
sustainable economic and community development of the people living
on the banks of river Ganga. Under this, 10 projects in Uttar Pradesh, 21
projects in Bihar, 3 projects in Jharkhand and 23 projects in West
Bengal are proposed in 4 districts of Uttar Pradesh, 10 districts of
Bihar, 1 district of Jharkhand and 9 districts of West Bengal
15. Rohit, a tenth pass student from Jamui district of Bihar, after his 7
years of research, has developed such a technology, which makes it
possible to produce the cheapest electricity in the world. Incubated
by the Incubation Foundation of CIMP, the name of this start up is
Hydro Lifting Technology. For the generation of electricity, only one
water needs to be filled in any dam. After this, water can be easily
transported from the lower dam to the higher dam by spending very
little energy. The same water will continue to rotate in both the dams for
a long time. In order to move water from the lower dam to the higher
dam, only 15% of the electricity generated will be spent
16. 88-year-old former minister Uday Narayan Rai alias Bhola Rai passed
away at IGIMS Patna. He was elected member of the Legislative
Assembly on the ticket of Janata Dal in the year 1980, 1985, 1990 from
Raghopur assembly constituency of Vaishali district. He was a
member of Bihar Legislative Council in 1995, 1998 and 2006.
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 17. Against the target of planting 1.61 crore saplings under MGNREGA in
the FY 2022-23, so far 89.50 lakh saplings have been planted. The
remaining saplings will be planted by September 15. Under the Jal-
Jeevan-Hariyali Abhiyan, Rs.12568 crore is to be spent in the next
three years. Maximum 3754 crore will be spent on creation of
nursery and intensive plantation. Of these, 3379 crores will be central
and 375 crores will be the state's share. Of these, 1025 crores will be
spent in 2022-23, 1251 crores in 2023-24 and 1251 crores in 2024-25
18. In the municipal elections in Bihar, the Mayor and the Chief
Councilors of the Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat will be
elected through yellow ballot paper. Ballot paper of 3 colors will be
used in the election. The white ballot paper will be used for the
election of the ward councillor. The Deputy Mayor & Deputy Chief
Councilors will be elected by the Sky Blue color ballot paper. Sky
blue color ballot paper will be used for municipal councillor, nagar
panchayat and city council councillor.
19. Teki Kaso, the lone JD(U) MLA from Arunachal Pradesh, joined the
BJP. The MLA met BJP National President JP Nadda at his residence in
New Delhi and joined BJP along with many of his supporters. The
number of BJP MLAs has increased to 49 in the 60-member
assembly. In December 2020, 6 JDU MLAs joined the BJP in the
state
20. The name of the Science for Society of Bihar has been included in
the special issue of Vigyan Pragati to find child scientist at school
level and take it to the national level. This monthly magazine is published
by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry
of Science and Technology, Government of India. In the Inspire Standard
Award, Bihar ranks second or third in sending science projects.
According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, Bihar ranks
after Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh among child
scientists. The maximum number of child scientists are selected from
Patna in the state
21. The regular government employees of the state will now get the
option to adopt the facility of family pension while joining the job.
Any employee coming under the purview of New Pension Scheme (NPS)
can adopt this facility as per his wish. In this regard, a 5-member
committee has been formed under the chairmanship of Secretary
(Expenditure) in the Finance Department. All regular employees who
have joined government service after 1st September 2005 are
covered under NPS. At present, due to the applicable NPS, the state
government is facing a financial burden of 6 to 7 thousand crore rupees
annually
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22. For the first time in the country, live robotic surgery of joint implant
was done in Patna. Director of Anoop Institute of Orthopedics Patna
Ashish Singh and Dr. Santosh Kumar from Kolkata, Dr. Adarsh
Annapareddy from Hyderabad performed live surgery at Hotel Maurya
in the capital Patna. The event was organized in association with Bihar
Orthopedic Association. A 23-year-old woman from West Bengal,
Pinky Dev, who underwent hip transplant in the afternoon, was seen
standing on her feet in the evening. Dr. Ashish Singh told that this is
the first robot of its kind in the country at a cost of 14 crores. The
operation done through this AI-enabled robot has 100% accuracy.
23. Priyanka Kumari, a third year student of Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering branch at IIT Patna, has won the title of Woman of Metal
Season 6 of Tata Steel. The top 10 candidates get 2 lakh one-time
scholarships apart from the opportunity to make a career in Tata Steel
24. The 10-day Silk India Exhibition began at the Planetarium of Patna
under the banner of Handicrafts, an association of weavers. In this, the
products of silk weavers from 14 states were displayed
25. Block wise weather information will be available on Meghdoot app
developed by Meteorological Center, Indian Institute of Tropical
Meteorology and Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It can be
downloaded from Google Play Store. Director of Meteorological Center
Patna Vivek Sinha said that all the blocks of Bihar have already been
connected with this app. 330 networks have been developed for IMD's
Rural Agricultural Weather Service, where advisories are being issued
every Tuesday and Friday
26. Insha Ahmed (Patna) has been conferred with the Global Leader
Fellowship Award from North Eastern University (USA). She has got
this honour after getting better results in B.Tech in Computer Science
from Vellore Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh
27. Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and Minister of Art,
Culture and Youth Department Jitendra Kumar Rai honoured 211
players and 6 coaches of Bihar with Bihar Khel Samman in a grand
program organized at Energy Auditorium in Shastrinagar (Patna). The
players have been encouraged by the government this year by giving a
total cash award of Rs 3,11,15,792. Para Badminton player Pramod
Bhagat, who received the award of rupees 1 crore, looked very excited
28. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), only 50% of the
approved houses have been completed in the state in FY 2021-22.
Out of 9.81 lakh approved houses, construction work of 4.92 lakh has
been completed so far. The department is again instructing the districts to
complete the construction expeditiously, so that the approved 100%
target is achieved as soon as possible
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29. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao visited Bihar on 31

August. In June 2021, 5 brave soldiers of Bihar were martyred in a violent
encounter between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Galwan Valley.
The families of these jawans were given a check of Rs 10 lakh each by
the Telangana government in Patna. On March 22, 2022, 9 workers
from Chhapra and 3 from Katihar were killed when a fire broke out in a
scrap godown in Hyderabad. 5 lakh each was given by the Telangana
government as ex-gratia grant to the families of these laborers
30. Bihar's 2 skaters Radha Kumari and Nikhil Kumar have brought glory to
Bihar by winning medals in the 3rd National Ranking Championship
held in Jodhpur, Rajasthan on August 28. Radha won 3 golds in her
name. Speeder Nikhil Kumar won silver medal in 100m race

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