BPSC Screening Test case studies
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The BPSC Screening Test - also called the BPSC Prelims or PT - is the first written hurdle for candidates seeking Bihar government civil service posts through the Bihar Public Service Commission. It is a screening stage: a strong enough score advances you to the Mains written examination, while a weak one ends your attempt for that cycle regardless of how well you might have done later. The BPSC Screening Test case studies are 5 cases and about 4,110 words.
1Case Study 1 - Marking a Mound: What the Evidence Can Actually Bear
The district magistrate of Patna chairs a heritage committee that must approve the text of a plaque at a large mound beside the old Barh road. A local trust, which has raised ₹18 lakh for a gate and a statue, insists the mound is a Pala fort of the 8th century CE.
746 words, about 4 min2Case Study 2 - A Cess, a Council and an Ordinance: The Bihar Route
The Bihar cabinet approves a Bill in the last fortnight of the budget session. Clause 4 levies a cess of 2% on stamp duty payable on instruments registered in the state, with the proceeds earmarked for a canal-lining fund.
855 words, about 4 min3Case Study 3 - Reading a State's Fiscal Numbers Under FRBM
The finance department of a state places a note before the cabinet. For 2025-26 the advance estimate of GSDP is ₹9,60,000 crore.
796 words, about 4 min4Case Study 4 - Choosing a Contractor Before the Monsoon
The zila parishad of a district must desilt a village pond measuring 150 m × 80 m × 2 m before the monsoon, expected on day 40 from today. Machines can work side by side without interfering, and idle days are not paid.
826 words, about 4 min5Case Study 5 - Forty-Eight Hours on the Embankment
A district magistrate in north Bihar holds an emergency meeting at 6 p.m. The gauge at the embankment headworks reads 47.90 m against a danger level of 47.50 m, and the water has been rising 15 cm a day.
887 words, about 4 min