BPSC 66th CCE: Important Current Affairs Topics to boost your Exam preparation for Bihar PCS Prelims 2020
BPSC (66th) Combined Competitive (Prelims) Exam 2020 is scheduled to be held on 27th December 2020 to fill 733 vacancies for various posts such as Deputy Superintendent of Police, District President, Assistant Commissioner of State-Taxes, Electoral Officer, Additional District Transport Officer, Municipal Executive Officer, etc. BPSC CCE is a three tier exam for the final selection of the candidates – Prelims, Main Exam and Interview. Candidates need to clear all these three stages to get recruitment in the Bihar state services by getting into the merit list.
The BPSC Merit list is prepared out of 1020 mark (Mains & Interview). The BPSC Prelims Exam is qualifying in nature; candidates who qualify the Prelims are called for the BPSC Mains exam (900 marks). Candidates who qualify the BPSC Mains Exam are called for the Interview (120 marks).
| BPSC Mains exam + BPSC Interview |
BPSC Merit List |
| 900 marks + 120 marks |
1020 Marks |
Here we have listed the most important Current Affairs topics to help you prepare for the BPSC Civil Services exam. These topics have been finalised after analysing the BPSC exam pattern, syllabus and previous years’ trends. Current Affairs is one of the most important sections for the Civil Services exam. At each stage of the BPSC Civil Services exam, several questions are asked from the Current Affairs section. Have a look at the BPSC Exam Pattern:
| Exam |
Type of Exam |
Sections |
Mode |
Total Marks |
Duration |
| Prelims |
Objective |
General Studies
General Knowledge
Current Affairs |
Offline |
150 |
2 Hours |
| Mains |
Subjective |
Hindi GS Paper 1 GS Paper 2 Optional Paper |
Offline |
900 ( 3 Papers of 300 marks each) |
3 Hours for each Paper |
| Interview |
Verbal |
- |
Offline |
120 |
- |
BPSC 65th Civil Services Current Affairs Topics
| Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 |
| COVID-19 pandemic |
| Schemes announced by Bihar Government in last 6 months |
| Kosi Rail Mega Bridge and other rail infrastructure projects |
| First ‘Kisan Rail’ |
| Bihar Budget 2020-21 |
| Universal Old Age Pension scheme |
| Krishi Kumbh Mela |
| Triple Talaq Bill |
| National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam |
| Budget 2020-21 |
| Economic Survey 2019-20 |
| BIMSTEC Summit |
| SAARC vs BIMSTEC |
| India & Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) |
| Interstate water disputes |
| Artificial Intelligence |
| Issues concerning Elections in India |
| Impact of Social Media |
| Increasing Heat Waves |
| Swachh Bharat Mission |
| Iran nuclear deal |
| Ayushman Bharat – PMJAY Scheme |
| Ease of Doing Business |
| Decriminalisation of Politics |
| US & China Trade war |
| Data Protection - Technology and Privacy |
| Supreme Court Judgements |
| Reconstitution of Cabinet Sub-committees |
| #MeToo Movement in India |
| India's air pollution |
| Cryptocurrency |
| Election funding |
| Cyber Security |
| Women Safety |
| Rural Women Empowerment |
| Extreme Weather and Health Hazards |
| Police Reforms in India |
| India’s growing underwater capability |
| Privatisation of certain Healthcare Services |
| Marital rape |
| The merger of PSU banks |
| Privatisation of Air India |
| Capital Punishment/death sentence |
| Politics and Economics of farm loan waiver |
| Current & future prospect of Indian economy |
| Digital Economy |
| Kashmir unrest & dispute |
| US withdrawals from various International alliances |
| Parliamentary disruptions |
| Uniform civil code |
| Controversy over changing the Constitution |
| Section 377: Constitutionality Vs Morality |
| Data Localisation |
| National Policy on Biofuels |
| Live streaming of SC proceedings |
| Doubling the Farmer’s income |
| Power & Role of RBI |
| Minimum Support Price |
| Non Performing Assets |
| National Medical Commission Bill |
| Mob lynching |
| RTI amendments |
| Lokpal |