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BSSC Office Attendant: Bihar-specific awareness: history, geography, culture and state schemes

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Bihar-specific awareness: history, geography, culture and state schemes

Bihar-specific awareness covers state history, geography, culture and government schemes - the section where a candidate who has not studied the state loses easy marks.

History and geography

  • Bihar Diwas is observed on 22 March, marking the 1912 separation of Bihar from Bengal; Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar on 15 November 2000.
  • Ancient Magadha: Nalanda Mahavihara (UNESCO World Heritage, 2016), Vikramshila under the Palas, Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple (UNESCO, 2002), Vaishali (often called the world's first republic), Pawapuri (Mahavira's nirvana) and Rajgir.
  • Modern: Champaran Satyagraha, 1917, over indigo cultivation, Gandhi's first satyagraha in India; Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President, was from Zeradei in Siwan. Bihar has 38 districts and 9 divisions.
  • Rivers: the Ganga flows west to east; the Kosi is called the 'sorrow of Bihar'; the Sone, Gandak, Falgu and Punpun are the other main rivers.
  • Bihar leads India in litchi (Muzaffarpur's Shahi litchi has a GI tag) and in makhana (Mithila makhana GI).

Schemes

  • Saat Nishchay (2015) and Saat Nishchay-2 (2020) are the state's seven-resolve development plans.
  • Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali drives water conservation and tree planting.
  • Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana gives staged financial support for girls' education.
  • Bihar Student Credit Card provides an education loan of up to ₹4 lakh.
  • Kushal Yuva Program builds employability and soft skills.

Worked example

Q: A student needs a loan for college in Bihar. Which scheme applies? Reasoning: the Student Credit Card is not a shopping card - it is an education-loan scheme, so it fits. Kanya Utthan is a grant for girls, not a repayable loan, and Kushal Yuva teaches skills. Answer: Bihar Student Credit Card.

Traps

  • Do not confuse Bihar Diwas (22 March) with 15 November, the Jharkhand date.
  • Folk arts are swapped by examiners: Madhubani painting, Sujani embroidery (Muzaffarpur), Manjusha art (Bhagalpur).
  • The Sonepur cattle fair is in Saran district, and Chhath is worship of the Sun, not a harvest deity.