** In which district of Bihar is the Jamalpur Rail Factory located, where Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently laid the foundation stone of a Wagon Repair Factory on 23 May 2025?

Munger

• Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw laid the foundation stone for the project to expand the wagon Periodical Overhaul (POH) capacity at the Jamalpur Railway Engine Factory in Bihar.
• This was the first official visit of a Railway Minister to the Jamalpur factory in the last 17 years.

** In which event of Khelo India
Youth Games 2025, Mahika Kumari and Priya Prerna won gold medals for Bihar?

Thang-Ta

• Manipur’s traditional martial art Thang-Ta, which is among the five indigenous games of Khelo India Youth Games 2025, had a thrilling finale at the Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD) in Gaya.
• Bihar’s Priya Prerna and Mahika Kumari made the state proud by winning gold medals. Out of the eight gold medals, Manipur got three, Bihar and Assam got two each, and Madhya Pradesh got one.

Which state has entered the Guinness World Records for the world’s largest Madhubani painting and performance of Buddhist monks?

Bihar

• Bihar has created a world record by making the largest Mithila painting and the singing bowl group at the Mahabodhi Temple.
• It took around 50 hours to make this Mithila painting of 18.69 square meters. The marriage of Ram and Sita has been made the center of attraction in this painting.
• Along with this, Mahabodhi Temple has created a world record by creating the world’s largest singing bowl group and chanting the Buddha Mantra.

** Who is the first athlete from
Bihar to win a gold medal in shot put in Khelo India Youth Games 2025?

Alka Singh

• Alka Singh won gold in under-18 shot put with a throw of 14.73m.
• In the weightlifting category, Sairaj Pardeshi of Patiala’s Netaji Subhas Institute set the stage on fire by breaking three youth national records.

** How many ‘Amrit Bharat Railway Stations’ were inaugurated by PM Modi in Bihar on 22 May 2025?

2

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 103 revamped railway stations located in 86 districts of 18 states and union territories under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) on May 22, 2025.
• Pirpainti railway station in Bhagalpur district and Thawe junction in Gopalganj will be inaugurated under Amrit Bharat Station Yojana.

**Bihar government has recently announced to conduct a survey of which river to solve the problem of floods?

Gandak

• In view of the serious flood problem of the Gandak river, the Bihar government has decided to conduct a detailed survey in the 225 km area from Valmikinagar to Sonpur on the Nepal border.
• On September 28, 2024, the water discharge in the river had reached 5.62 lakh cusecs.

Which central scheme has been most effective in promoting micro food processing industry in Bihar?

PM Micro Food Processing

• Bihar is leading in approving applications in PMFME (Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Processing Enterprises Upgradation) Scheme 2024-2025.
• Bihar is at the first place in the country in the successful implementation of this scheme. Till now, loan applications of 10,296 applicants have been approved in Bihar.