** How much amount will be given to graduate pass youth for internship under Mukhyamantri Pratigya Yojana?

₹ 6000

• Under the scheme, 12th pass youth will be given a monthly assistance of Rs 4000, ITI or Diploma pass youth will be given Rs 5000 and graduation or post graduation pass youth doing internship will be given Rs 6000.
• The objective of this scheme is to make the youth of Bihar self-reliant, skilled and employment oriented.

**Which district has been assigned the hosting of “Asmita Yogasana City League 2025-26”, where this competition will be held on 3 August 2025?

Rohtas

• Rohtas district has got the hosting of Asmita Yogasana City League 2025-26.
• According to the information of the Director General-cum-CEO of Bihar State Sports Authority Patna, this event will be held in Tilauthu block of the district on 3 August 2025

** Which app was used for mobile phone-based e-voting in Bihar?

E-SECBHR

• Bihar Election Commission has made arrangements for mobile e-voting for the civic body by-election 2025.
• “e-Voting SECBHR” – It has been developed by C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing).

** The Election Commission has appointed Neetu Chandra and Kranti Prakash Jha as SVEEP icons for which state?

Bihar

• Film actors Kranti Prakash Jha and Neetu Chandra have been appointed as state sweep icons by the Election Commission in Bihar.
• The Bihar Election Department confirmed their nomination as part of efforts to strengthen the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (Sweep) campaign.

** Recently, the monthly pension of journalists under Bihar Patrakar Samman Yojana has been increased from ₹ 6,000 to how much by the cabinet.

₹15,000

• Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had announced that under the Bihar Patrakar Samman Pension Scheme, the government will now give pension amount of Rs 15 thousand instead of Rs 6 thousand every month to the eligible journalists.
• It has been approved by the cabinet.

In which district of Bihar is Bateshwar Hill located?

Bhagalpur

• The Bateshwar Hills are located in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India, near the town of Kahalgaon.
• The main attraction here is the Bateshwarnath Temple, which was constructed in the 7th century, and is now a protected site by the Archaeological Survey of India.

** Indian cricketer Akash Deepak is from which district of Bihar? 

Rohtas

• Akash Deep is a resident of Baddi village of Shivsagar block of Rohtas district.
• 27-year-old fast bowler Akash Deep has been included in Team India’s squad in place of Deepak Chahar for the ODI series against South Africa.