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Bihar Geography MCQs

1. Consider the following statements regarding Bihar:

(1) The total length of Bihar from north to south is 345 km.

(2) The total length of Bihar from east to west is 483 km.

(3) The total number of seats in the Legislative Council of Bihar is 75.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 only (c) Only 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans :- (d) 1, 2 and 3

2. When was the state song of Bihar ‘Mere Bharat Ke Kanthhaar’ recognized?

Ans :- (b) 2012

3. Which of the following is not included in the total 5 districts of Magadh division?

(a) Aurangabad (b) Nawada (c) Arwal (d) Kaimur

Ans :- (d) Kaimur

4. Which of the following districts of Bihar does not share a border with Nepal?

(a) Sitamarhi (b) supaul (c) Katihar (d) Kishanganj

Ans :- (c) Katihar

5. Which of the following districts of Bihar does not share a border with Jharkhand?

(a) Rohtas (b) Aurangabad (c) Bhojpur (d) dandy

Ans :- (c) Bhojpur

6. In which book is the first discussion found regarding the geographical area of Bihar?

(a) Shatapatha Brahmana (b) Yajurveda (c) Atharvaveda (d) Upanishads

Ans :- (a) Shatapatha Brahmana

7. Out of the 16 Mahajanapadas that existed in the 6^{^th} century B.C., how many Mahajanapadas were located in Bihar?

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

Ans :- (b) 3

8. In which book is the first mention of Magadha and Anga districts found?

(a) Rigveda (b) Samveda (c) Yajurveda (d) Atharvaveda

Ans :- (d) Atharvaveda

9. Which ruler conquered Anga and annexed it to Magadha?

(a) Bimbisara (b) ajatashatru (c) black sorrow (d) Ashoka

Ans :- (a) Bimbisara

10. Who is considered the real founder of the Magadha Empire?

(a) Bimbisara (b) ajatashatru (c) black sorrow (d) Ashoka

Ans :- (a) Bimbisara

11. The famous grammarian Panini was a contemporary of which of the following scholars?

(a) ajatashatru (b) Bimbisara (c) Dhanananda (d) Mahapadmananda

Ans :- (d) Mahapadmananda

12. In which Buddhist council, Vinaya Pitaka and Sutta Pitaka were composed?

(a) Rajgriha (b) Vaishali (c) Pataliputra (d) Kundalavan

Ans :- (a) Rajgriha

13. Which of the following statements regarding Nalanda University is true?

(a) It was established by the Gupta ruler Kumargupta.

(b) Harshavardhana, the Pala ruler and the ruler of Java patronised it.

(d) In the year 2009, it was included in the World Heritage site by UNESCO.

Ans :- All

14. Where did Gopal establish Odantapuri University?

(a) Munger (b) Maner (c) Sasaram (d) Bihar sharif

Ans :- (d) Bihar sharif

15. Who among the following is given the real credit for the establishment of Turkish rule in Bihar?

(a) Iltutmish (b) Bakhtiar Khilji (c) Qutubuddin Aibak (d) Ali mardan khan

Ans :- (b) Bakhtiar Khilji

16. Which of the following rulers of Karnat dynasty helped Bakhtiar Khilji when he invaded Bihar?

(a) Nanya Dev (b) Narasimha Dev (c) Bhanuvir Dev (d) Hari Singh

Ans :- (b) Narasimha Dev

17. Who was the first ruler of Delhi Sultanate to campaign in Bihar?

(a) Iltutmish (b) Qutubuddin Aibak (c) Razia sultan (d) Balban

Ans :- (a) Iltutmish

18. In the records of the Jain temple of Rajgir, there is evidence of donation made by which ruler?

(a) chandragupta Maurya (b) Ashoka (c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq (d) Kanishka

Ans :- (c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq

19. In which year did Sher Shah conquer Bengal after the battle of Surajgarh?

(a) 1519 (b) 1534 (c) 1559 (d) 1587

Ans :- (b) 1534

20. When was Patna conquered by Akbar?

(a) 1539 (b) 1544 (c) 1557 (d) 1576

Ans :- (d) 1576

21. When was Bihar given the status of a province by the Mughals?

(a) 1550 (b) 1560 (c) 1570 (d) 1580

Ans :- (d) 1580

22. By which Mughal ruler was Prince Azim appointed as the governor of Patna in 1702?

(a) Akbar (b) Aurangzeb (c) Jahangir (d) shahjahan

Ans :- (b) Aurangzeb

23. Who was the first Mughal emperor whose coronation took place in Bihar?

(a) Bahadur Shah (b) Jahandar Shah (c) Farrukhsiyar (d) Mohammed shah

Ans :- (c) Farrukhsiyar

24. Who was the first Sikh Guru to visit Bihar?

(a) Guru Nanak (b) Guru Arjun Dev (c) Guru Tegh Bahadur (d) Guru Gobind Singh

Ans :- (a) Guru Nanak

25. When was the tenth and last Guru of Sikhism, Govind Singh, born?

(a) 12 January 1661 (b) 18 August 1663 (c) 26 December 1666 (d) 30 September 1669

Ans :- (c) 26 December 1666

26. When was the trading centre established by the Dutch in Patna?

(a) 1632 (b) 1634 (c) 1636 (d) 1639

Ans :- (a) 1632

27. Which British engineer built the Golghar?

(a) John Shore (b) John Garstin (c) Bayer Edmund (d) Stuart Henry

Ans :- (b) John Garstin

28. Who led the Pahariya rebellion in the Rajmahal area?

(a) King Jagannath (b) Tilka Manjhi (c) Bhushan Singh (d) Budhho Bhagat

Ans :- (a) King Jagannath

29. Who led the Tana Bhagat movement in the year 1913-14?

(a) Budhho Bhagat (b) Jatra Bhagat (c) Tana Kumpa Singh (d) Sugar Munda

Ans :- (b) Jatra Bhagat

30. Which rebellion in Bihar is known as the ‘first strong tribal rebellion’?

(a) Santhal Rebellion (b) Tilka Manjhi rebellion (c) Munda Rebellion (d) Tana Bhagat Rebellion

Ans :- (a) Santhal Rebellion

31. When was the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act passed?

(a) 1872 (b) 1874 (c) 1876 (d) 1878

Ans :- (c) 1876

32. When was the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act passed?

Ans :- (d) 1908

33. Who among the following was not included among the 4 representatives selected by Syed Ahmed Barelvi in Patna during the Wahabi movement?

(a) Inayat ali (b) Vilayat Ali (c) Farhat Ali (d) Ali Imam

Ans :- (d) Ali Imam

34. What is the period of Nonia rebellion in Bihar?

(a) 1700-1735 (b) 1740-1760 (c) 1770-1800 (d) 1810-1845

Ans :- (c) 1770-1800

35. When did the revolt of 1857 in Bihar start from Rohini village of Deoghar district?

(a) 8 May 1857 (b) 12 June 1857 (c) 15 July 1857 (d) 21 September 1857

Ans :- (b) 12 June 1857

36. When did the revolt of 1857 start from Patna?

(a) 10 May 1857 (b) 15 August 1857 (c) 3 July 1857 (d) 23 March 1857

Ans :- (c) 3 July 1857

37. At which place did Nana Saheb and Kunwar Singh together revolt against the British?

(a) Azamgarh and Kanpur (b) Simraongarh and Munger

Ans :- (a) Azamgarh and Kanpur

38. Which British commander shot the bullet at Kuwar Singh, due to which Kunwar Singh had to have his hand amputated?

(a) Douglas (b) Campwell (c) Hudson (d) Heuros

Ans :- (a) Douglas

39. How many sessions of the Indian National Congress were held in the then Bihar?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Ans :- (c) 3

40. Which session of the Indian National Congress held in Bihar was presided over by Chittaranjan Das?

(a) 27th (b) 37^th (c) 54th (d) 17^th

Ans :- (b) 37^{^th}

41. Under whose inspiration was Raksha Bandhan celebrated in Darbhanga as a protest against the partition of Bengal?

(a) Phoolan Prasad Verma (b) Satish Chandra Chakravarty

Ans :- (b) Satish Chandra Chakravarty

42. Under whose chairmanship was the branch of Home Rule League established in Bihar?

(a) Mazhar ul haq (b) Inayat ali (c) Farhat Ali (d) All of the above

Ans :- (a) Mazhar ul haq

43. When was the Bihari Students Conference established?

Ans :- (a) 1906

44. Which session of the Indian National Congress held in Bihar was presided over by R.N. Madholkar?

(a) 27th (b) 37^th (c) 54th (d) 17^th

Ans :- (a) 27th

45. When did Annie Besant come to Patna for the first time?

Ans :- (d) 1918

46. In which session of the Congress did Rajkumar Shukla, a resident of West Champaran, inform

Gandhiji about the problems of the peasants of Champaran?

(a) Kanpur (b) Lucknow (c) Allahabad (d) Meerut

Ans :- (b) Lucknow

47. When did Gandhiji arrive in Champaran?

(a) 11 March 1917 (b) 15 April 1917 (c) 21 May 1917 (d) 26 June 1917

Ans :- (b) 15 April 1917

48. When was the Champaran Agrarian Committee formed?

Ans :- (b) 1918

49. Who led the Darbhanga farmer movement?

(a) Swami Shraddhanand (b) Swami Vidyananda (c) Sahajanand Saraswati (d) Karyanand Sharma

Ans :- (b) Swami Vidyananda

50. Who led the Bakasht Kisan Movement?

(a) Swami Shraddhanand (b) Swami Vidyananda (c) Sahajanand Saraswati (d) Karyanand Sharma

Ans :- (c) Sahajanand Saraswati

51. Under whose chairmanship was the second session of the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha held?

(a) Karyanand Sharma (b) Phoolan Prasad Verma (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Purushottam Das Tandon

Ans :- (d) Purushottam Das Tandon

52. When was the Nashabandi Movement started in the Shahabad area?

Ans :- (a) 1920

53. Who was appointed the first Vice Chancellor of Bihar Vidyapeeth, inaugurated on 6 February 1921?

(a) Mazhar ul haq (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) Brajkishore Prasad (d) Muhammad Shafi Dawood

Ans :- (c) Brajkishore Prasad

54. Mazhar ul Haq established Sadaqat Ashram on the land donated by whom?

(a) Duck Mean (b) Khairu Mian (c) Rai Saheb Mahendra Prasad (d) Mohammed Shafi Daudi

Ans :- (b) Khairu Mian

55. When did the British Prince of Wales arrive in Patna?

(a) 9 April 1919 (b) 16 June 1921 (c) 30 November 1923 (d) 22 December 1921

Ans :- (d) 22 December 1921

56. Who was the first secretary of the Swaraj Party formed in Bihar?

(a) Abdul Bari (b) Shri Krishna Singh (c) Mazhar Ul Haq (d) Phoolan Prasad Verma

Ans :- (a) Abdul Bari

57. When did the Simon Commission arrive in Patna?

(a) 19 March 1927 (b) 8 July 1928 (c) 12 December 1928 (d) 12 August 1927

Ans :- (c) 12 December 1928

58. When did the Salt Satyagraha start in Bihar?

(a) 8 January 1930 (b) 27 February 1930 (c) 13 March 1930 (d) 15 April 1930

Ans :- (d) 15 April 1930

59. Whom did Dr. Rajendra Prasad choose as his successor after his arrest during the Civil Disobedience Movement?

(a) Shri Krishna Singh (b) Deep Narayan Singh (c) Mazhar ul haq (d) Abdul Bari

Ans :- (b) Deep Narayan Singh

60. Who was elected the first Deputy Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly during the first

Congress cabinet formed under the leadership of Shri Krishna Singh in July 1937?

(a) Ramdayalu Singh (b) Abdul Bari (c) Shri Krishna Singh (d) Anugrah Narayan

Ans :- (b) Abdul Bari

61. Who was the British officer responsible for the Secretariat firing incident in Patna during the Quit India Movement?

(a) John Garstin (b) Bayer Edmund (c) Stuart Henry (d) W.G. Archer

Ans :- (d) W.G. Archer

62. During which movement, the students of Bihar took control over a train and ran it under the name of ‘Swaraj Train’?

(a) Swadeshi Movement (b) Non-cooperation movement

Ans :- (d) Quit India Movement

63. Who was the first President of the Bihar State Congress Committee formed in 1908?

(a) Ali Hassan Imam (b) Sharfuddin Ahmed (c) Abdul Qayyum Ansari (d) Phulena Prasad Srivastava

Ans :- (a) Ali Hassan Imam

64. Who proposed the partition of Bengal and Bihar in the Central Legislative Council in 1911?

(a) Shri Krishna Singh and Deep Narayan Singh (b) Khairu Miyan and Rai Saheb Mahendra Prasad

Ans :- (d) Sachchidanand Sinha and Mohammad Ali

65. Who is the author of the book ‘Khadi Ka Arthashastra’?

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Mazhar ul Haq (c) Sachchidanand Sinha (d) Jaiprakash Narayan

Ans :- (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

66. Who introduced the Patna University Bill in the Central Legislative Council?

(a) Smt. Prabhavati Devi (b) Sankaran Nair (c) Hassan Ali Imam (d) Chittaranjan Das

Ans :- (b) Sankaran Nair

67. What is the height of the highest ‘Someshwar Peak’ of Bihar ?

(a) 541 meters (b) 642 meters (c) 751 meters (d) 874 metres

Ans :- (d) 874 metres

68. What percentage of the total land area of Bihar is plain?

(a) 49 % (b) 56 % (c) 79 % (d) 93 %

Ans :- (d) 93 %

69. Which of the following rivers is not related to the Northern Ganga Plain?

(a) Gandak (b) Mahananda (c) Falgu (d) Kosi

Ans :- (c) Falgu

70. As per the Koppen climatic classification, under which category Climate of South Bihar

be categorised?

(a) CAw (b) CWg (c) Aw (d) CBw

Ans :- (c) Aw

71. What is the average rainfall in Bihar?

(a) 102cm (b) 112cm (c) 122cm (d) 132cm

Ans :- (b) 112cm

72. From which district does Ghaghra, the main tributary of Ganga in Bihar, enter Bihar?

(a) Siwan (b) Madhubani (c) West Champaran (d) East Champaran

Ans :- (a) Siwan

73. Which river is known by the names Narayani, Shaligrami, Sapta Gandaki etc.?

(a) Ghagra (b) Gandak (c) Budhi Gandak (d) Bagmati

Ans :- (b) Gandak

74. Kosi, the main tributary of Ganga in Bihar, enters Bihar from which district?

(a) Madhubani (b) West Champaran (c) East Champaran (d) Supaul

Ans :- (d) Supaul

75. Which is the easternmost river of North Bihar?

(a) Kosi (b) Mahananda (c) Punpun (d) Budhi Gandak

Ans :- (b) Mahananda

76. Which is the westernmost river of South Bihar?

(a) Karmanasha (b) Son (c) Punpun (d) Falgu

Ans :- (a) Karmanasha

77. Samastipur, Khagaria and Muzaffarpur are situated on the banks of which river?

(a) Ghagra (b) Budhi Gandak (c) Bagmati (d) Gandak

Ans :- (b) Budhi Gandak

78. In which district of Bihar is the ‘Son River Project’ located?

(a) Rohtas (b) Aurangabad (c) Buxar (d) Kaimur

Ans :- (a) Rohtas

79. In which districts are Kakolat, Durgavati, Karmanasha and Telhar Kund waterfalls located respectively?

(a) Nawada, Rohtas, Buxar, Kaimur (b) Buxar, Kaimur, Nawada, Rohtas

Ans :- (a) Nawada, Rohtas, Buxar, Kaimur

80. In which district of Bihar is Anupam Lake situated?

(a) Aurangabad (b) Supaul (c) Kaimur (d) Darbhanga

Ans :- (c) Kaimur

81. Tirhut Canal is related to which river?

(a) Kosi (b) Gandak (c) Budhi Gandak (d) Mahananda

Ans :- (b) Gandak

82. In which district of Bihar is Udaipur Wildlife Sanctuary located?

(a) Begusarai (b) Darbhanga (c) West Champaran (d) Jamui

Ans :- (c) West Champaran

83. In which district is the Nagi and Nakati Wildlife Sanctuary of Bihar, included in the Ramsar list, located?

(a) Rohtas (b) Begusarai (c) Darbhanga (d) Jamui

Ans :- (d) Jamui

84. Where is Asia’s largest breeding centre for rhinoceros breeding located?

(a) Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna (b) Rajauli Wildlife Sanctuary, Nawada

Ans :- (a) Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna

85. In which district of Bihar are hot water sources like Suryakund, Nanak Kund, Gomukh Kund etc. located?

(a) Nalanda (b) Nawada (c) Jamui (d) Banka

Ans :- (a) Nalanda

86. Which of the following districts has minimum rainfall in Bihar?

(a) Jamui (b) Jehanabad (c) Aurangabad (d) Rohtas

Ans :- (b) Jehanabad

87. GI tag certified Silav Khaja is related to which district of Bihar?

(a) Nalanda (b) Jamui (c) Darbhanga (d) Madhubani

Ans :- (a) Nalanda

88. In which district are the pyrite producing areas named Amjhore and Banjari located?

(a) Banka (b) Munger (c) Rohtas (d) Bhagalpur

Ans :- (c) Rohtas

89. In which district is ‘Kanti Power Generation Centre’ located?

(a) Samastipur (b) Muzaffarpur (c) Bhagalpur (d) Purnia

Ans :- (b) Muzaffarpur

90. When was the first sugar industry established in Madhaura of Saran?

Ans :- (a) 1904

91. At which place in Bihar has the Rail Electric Engine Factory been established by the Government of India?

(a) Patna (b) Samastipur (c) Madhepura (d) Begusarai

Ans :- (c) Madhepura

92. When was ‘Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority’ established for the industrial development of Bihar?

Ans :- (b) 1974

93. When was the first railway line in Bihar constructed between Mughalsarai and Howrah?

(a) 1853 (b) 1856 (c) 1859 (d) 1862

Ans :- (d) 1862

94. Hajipur located in Bihar is the headquarters of which railway zone?

(a) North Eastern Railway (b) North Western Railway

Ans :- (c) East Central Railway

95. In which district of Bihar is Jogbani Airport located?

(a) Purnia (b) Araria (c) Samastipur (d) East Champaran

Ans :- (b) Araria

96. In which district of Bihar is ‘Kesaria Stupa’, one of the major historical sites of Bihar located?

(a) West Champaran (b) East Champaran (c) Vaishali (d) Went

Ans :- (b) East Champaran

97. Where is ‘Ghoda Katora Lake’, the place included in the Eco Circuit by the Bihar Government located?

(a) Rajgir (b) Nawada (c) Munger (d) Rohtas

Ans :- (a) Rajgir

98. According to the census 2011, what is the sex ratio of Bihar?

(a) 940 (b) 943 (c) 918 (d) 916

Ans :- (c) 918

99. According to the census of 2011, which are the three districts of Bihar with the largest area respectively?

(a) West Champaran, Patna, East Champaran (b) East Champaran, West Champaran, Patna

Ans :- (d) West Champaran, Gaya, East Champaran

100. According to the census of 2011, what are the three districts of Bihar with the highest population density respectively?

(a) Darbhanga, Patna, Sheohar (b) Sheohar, Patna, Darbhanga

Ans :- (b) Sheohar, Patna, Darbhanga

101. According to the census of 2011, in which district of Bihar do the maximum number of Scheduled Tribes (in percentage) reside?

(a) Madhepura (b) West Champaran (c) Sheohar (d) Khagaria

Ans :- (b) West Champaran

102. According to the census of 2011, which is the district with the highest sex ratio in Bihar?

(a) Gopalganj (b) Sheohar (c) Madhepura (d) East Champaran

Ans :- (a) Gopalganj

103. When was the formation of a separate Bihar province announced?

(a) 12 December 1911 (b) 11 December 1912 (c) 11 December 1911 (d) 12 December 1912

Ans :- (a) 12 December 1911

104. What was the number of seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of State Reorganisation Commission 1956?

(a) 319 (b) 324 (c) 331 (d) 343

Ans :- (a) 319

105. Who was the first Governor of Bihar (in the year 1935)?

(a) James Sifton (b) Maurice Hallett (c) Thomas George (d) Alexander stewart

Ans :- (a) James Sifton

106. Who was the first Governor of Bihar after independence?

(a) James Sifton (b) Jairam Das Daulatram (c) Thomas George (d) Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Ans :- (b) Jairam Das Daulatram

107. How many Governors of Bihar have been there who later assumed the post of President of India?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Ans :- (b) 2

108. What is the total number of seats in the Bihar legislative Assembly?

(a) 241 (b) 243 (c) 245 (d) 343

Ans :- (b) 243

109. What is the number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes in Bihar Legislative Assembly?

(a) 2 (b) 9 (c) 31 (d) 38

Ans :- (d) 38

110. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bihar during British rule?

(a) Shri Krishna Singh (b) Jairam Das Daulatram (c) Mohammed Yunus (d) karpoori Thakur

Ans :- (c) Mohammed Yunus

111. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bihar after independence?

(a) Shri Krishna Singh (b) Jairam Das Daulatram (c) Mohammed Yunus (d) karpoori Thakur

Ans :- (a) Shri Krishna Singh

112. Who is the first Muslim Chief Minister of Bihar?

(a) Abdul Qayyum Khan (b) Mohammed yunus (c) A R Kidwai (d) Abdul Ghafoor

Ans :- (d) Abdul Ghafoor

113. Who is the first person from the Harijan community to become the Chief Minister of Bihar?

(a) Shiv Shankar Paswan (b) Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (c) Bhola Paswan Shastri (d) Deep Narayan Singh

Ans :- (c) Bhola Paswan Shastri

114. When was Patna High Court established?

(a) 3 January 1915 (b) 3 February 1916 (c) 23 February 1917 (d) 13 March 1918

Ans :- (b) 3 February 1916

115. Who was the first Chief Justice of Patna High Court?

(a) Thomas Frederick Miller (b) Clifford Manmohan Agarwal

Ans :- (d) Edward Maynard Chamiar

116. When was the administrative headquarters shifted from Bihar Sharif to Patna by Sher Shah?

(a) 1469 (b) 1491 (c) 1529 (d) 1541

Ans :- (d) 1541

117. Who is the author of the book “Lokeshwar Shatak”?

(a) Bhuvanpal (b) Devpal (c) Bhagyadevi (d) Vajradatta

Ans :- (d) Vajradatta

118. Where is the Samadhi of Jain Acharya Sthulabhadra located in Bihar?

(a) Gulzar Bagh (b) Bihar Sharif (c) Maner (d) Pavapuri

Ans :- (a) Gulzar Bagh

119. Who was the first Indian ruler to maintain a Permanent Army?

(a) Bimbisara (b) Ajatashatru (c) Udayin (d) Shishunaga

Ans :- (a) Bimbisara

120. The rebellion of Tughril Khan took place during the reign of which of the following medieval rulers?

(a) Balban (b) Humayun (c) Farrukhsiyar (d) Bahadur Shah Zafar

Ans :- (a) Balban

121. Who was the first secretary of Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha?

(a) Swami Vidyananda (b) Swami Sahajanand (c) Shri Krishna Singh (d) Purushottam Das Tandon

Ans :- (c) Shri Krishna Singh

122. Against which province were the weapons called “Mahashilakantak and Rathmusal” first used by Ajatashatru?

(a) Vaishali (b) Anga (c) Vatsa (d) Avanti

Ans :- (a) Vaishali

123. When was the rebellion started under the leadership of Pir Ali in Patna during the Revolution of 1857?

(a) 09 April 1857 (b) 29 May 1857 (c) 14 June 1857 (d) 03 July 1857

Ans :- (d) 03 July 1857

124. Who among the following was the Chief Minister of Bihar with the shortest tenure?

(a) Satish Prasad Singh (b) Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (c) Abdul Ghafoor (d) Ganesh Dutt Singh

Ans :- (a) Satish Prasad Singh

125. Who has written the book “Khadi Ka Arthshastra”?

(a) Jagjivan Ram (b) Amartya Sen (c) karpoori Thakur (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Ans :- (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

126. Who among the following rulers conquered Avanti and expanded Magadha?

(a) Shishunaga (b) Kalashoka (c) Bindusara (d) Ashoka

Ans :- (a) Shishunaga

127. Who formed the Bihar Samajwadi Party?

(a) Jaiprakash Narayan and Phoolan Prasad Verma (b) Rajkumar Shukla and Swami Agnivesh

Ans :- (a) Jaiprakash Narayan and Phoolan Prasad Verma

128. By which ruler of Magadha was the fort and stupa established in Rajgir?

(a) Bimbisara (b) Ajatashatru (c) Shishunaga (d) Udayin

Ans :- (b) Ajatashatru

129. Who was the first British Magistrate of Patna?

(a) Edward Maynard des Chamiar (b) Charles Francis Grand

Ans :- (b) Charles Francis Grand

130. From which of the following jails did Jayaprakash Narayan escape during the Quit India Movement?

(a) Hazaribagh (b) Chapra (c) Bankipur (d) Patna

Ans :- (a) Hazaribagh

131. Which prominent foreign traveller who visited Bihar described Patna as “Paradise of India”?

(a) Mohammad Sadiq (b) Mullah Behbahani (c) Bishop Heber (d) Mullah Taqiyya

Ans :- (b) Mullah Behbahani

132. Gopi Cave in the hills near Gaya was constructed by which of the following rulers ?

(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Dasharatha (c) Ashoka (d) Bindusara

Ans :- (b) Dasharatha

133. Who was the founder of the Karnata kingdom of Mithila or Tirhut ?

(a) Shiv Singh (b) Hari Singh (c) Nanya Dev (d) Kirti Singh

Ans :- (c) Nanya Dev

134. Who is the author of the famous Hindi novel ‘Maila Anchal’?

(a) Devkinandan Khatri (b) Sachchidanand Sinha (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Phanishwar Nath Renu

Ans :- (d) Phanishwar Nath Renu

135. The present Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya was constructed during the reign of which dynasty?

(a) Nanda Dynasty (b) Pala dynasty (c) Gupta Dynasty (d) Shunga Dynasty

Ans :- (c) Gupta Dynasty

136. Rajkumar Shukla was a resident of which village?

(a) Aurahi Hingna (b) Murli Bharharwa (c) Sitab Diara (d) Belhari Navanagar

Ans :- (b) Murli Bharharwa

137. Which of the following rulers approved a tax of 100 villages for Nalanda Mahavihara?

(a) Kumaragupta (b) Skandagupta (c) Purnavarma (d) Harsh Vardhan

Ans :- (d) Harsh Vardhan

138. When was Turkish rule established in Bihar?

(a) 1187 (b) 1198 (c) 1209 (d) 1229

Ans :- (b) 1198

139. Which waterfall in Bihar is also known as “Niagara of Bihar”?

(a) Karkat Waterfall (b) Kakolat Waterfalls (c) Telhar Waterfall (d) Dhua Kund Waterfall

Ans :- (b) Kakolat Waterfalls

140. Which one of the following pairs of hot springs and their locations is correctly matched?

(a) Nanak Kund – Rajgir (b) Laxman Kund – Begusarai (c) Bhimbandh – Munger (d) Agri Kund – Rohtas

Ans :- (A) & (C)

141. In which year 50% reservation for women was provided in Panchayat bodies in Bihar?

Ans :- (b) 2006

142. How many members are there in Bihar Legislative Council?

(a) 63 (b) 75 (c) 82 (d) 90

Ans :- (b) 75

143. Who was the first Chairman of Bihar Human Rights Commission?

(a) Ram Dayalu Singh (b) Dhanik Lal Mandal (c) Rajandhari Sinha (d) S N Jha

Ans :- (d) S N Jha

144. In which year was the flagship scheme of Bihar State Government “Jal Jeevan Hariyali Mission” launched?

Ans :- (b) 2019

145. When did Dutch traders establish the first factory in Patna?

(a) 1632 (b) 1642 (c) 1559 (d) 1562

Ans :- (a) 1632

146. What is the total geographical area of Bihar?

(a) 90,163 sq km (b) 98,163 sq km (c) 94,163 sq km (d) 94,963 sq km

Ans :- (c) 94,163 sq km

147. How many districts of Bihar share their border with Uttar Pradesh?

(a) 8 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 7

Ans :- (a) 8

148. How many districts of Bihar share their border with Jharkhand?

(a) Seven (b) Eight (c) Six (d) nine

Ans :- (b) Eight

149. According to Koppen’s climate classification, the climate of North Bihar can be explained as follows?

(a) Cwg (b) Well (c) Wine (d) CBW

Ans :- (a) Cwg

150. Which district of Bihar is the largest producer of tea?

(a) Kishanganj (b) Purnia (c) darbhanga (d) Katihar

Ans :- (a) Kishanganj

151. Which district of Bihar receives the least rainfall?

(a) Purnia (b) madhepura (c) Aurangabad (d) Bhagalpur

Ans :- (c) Aurangabad

152. In which district are the rocks of the Vindhya group found?

(a) Gaya (b) Kaimur (c) Buxar (d) Banka

Ans :- (b) Kaimur

153. In which district of Bihar is Piedmont soil found?

(a) Araria (b) Kishanganj (c) West Champaran (d) East Champaran

Ans :- (c) West Champaran

154. Which of the following is the first Ramsar site of Bihar?

(a) Naagi Lake (b) Anupam Lake (c) Kanwar Lake (d) Moti Lake

Ans :- (c) Kanwar Lake

155. Under whose leadership, a parallel government was established in Jagdishpur, Bihar?

(a) Kunwar Singh (b) Harkishan Singh (c) Amar Singh (d) Jaymangal singh

Ans :- (c) Amar Singh

156. Which woman freedom fighter from Bihar is also known as “Lakshmibai of Bihar”?

(a) Vinda Devi (b) Tara Devi (c) Ram Swaroop Devi (d) Uda devi

Ans :- (c) Ram Swaroop Devi

157. Nandlal Bose, the prominent artist who decorated the Indian Constitution, was born in which region of Bihar?

(a) Bhagalpur (b) Munger (c) Patna (d) Champaran

Ans :- (b) Munger

158. Who among the following is the author of the work “Bidesiya”?

(a) Manoranjan Prasad Sinha (b) Bhikhari Thakur (c) Baba Nagarjuna (d) All of the above

Ans :- (b) Bhikhari Thakur

159. Against which province were the weapons called “Mahashilakantak and Rathmusal” first used by Ajatashatru?

(a) Vaishali (b) Anga (c) Vatsa (d) Avanti

Ans :- (a) Vaishali

160. During which Buddhist Council did the Mahayana sect of Buddhism originate?

(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth

Ans :- (d) Fourth

161. Under whose leadership was a parallel government established in Jagdishpur, Bihar?

(a) Kunwar Singh (b) Harkishan Singh (c) Amar Singh (d) Jaymangal singh

Ans :- (c) Amar Singh

162. Where was Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous as the national poet, born?

(a) Simaria Village (b) Aurahi Hingna (c) Morgaon (d) Satarwa

Ans :- (a) Simaria Village

163. In which state was Devaki Nandan Khatri, author of the world famous historical novel ‘Chandrakanta Santati’ born?

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Bihar (d) Gujarat

Ans :- (c) Bihar

164. Who is famous as the “Shakespeare of Bhojpuri”?

(a) Bhikhari Thakur (b) Manoj Tiwari (c) Sarahapad (d) Nagarjuna

Ans :- (a) Bhikhari Thakur

165. Who among the following are the litterateurs related to Bihar state?

(a) Gopal Singh Nepali (b) Shiv Pujan sahay (c) Rambriksh Benipuri (d) All of the above

Ans :- (d) All of the above

166. At which place in Bihar did Rajkishore Devi actively contribute to the Salt Movement?

(a) Patna (b) Danapur (c) Darbhanga (d) Shahabad

Ans :- (c) Darbhanga

167. Which of the following is not an irrigation scheme of Bihar?

(a) Nakati Reservoir Scheme (b) Mahmadpur Irrigation Scheme

Ans :- (c) Malvi Reservoir Scheme

168. Bateshwar Reservoir Scheme is a joint irrigation project of which of the following states?

(a) Jharkhand and Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh and Delhi (c) Punjab and Haryana (d) None of the above

Ans :- (a) Jharkhand and Bihar

169. Which state is a partner with Bihar in the ‘North Koel Reservoir Project’?

(a) Odisha (b) W. Bengal (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Jharkhand

Ans :- (d) Jharkhand

170. Apart from Bihar and Jharkhand, which other states have participated in the Indrapuri Reservoir Project?

(a) Odisha (b) W. Bengal (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans :- (d) Uttar Pradesh

171. Which state is a partner with Bihar in the Mohane Reservoir Project?

(a) Jharkhand (b) W. Bengal (c) Odisha (d) Uttar Pradesh

Ans :- (a) Jharkhand

172. What is the name of the travelogue of Iranian traveler Mullah Bahbahani?

(a) Subh-e-Sadiq (b) Miratul Ahwal (c) Seerat-e-Mubarak (d) Naqsh-e-pairhan

Ans :- (b) Miratul Ahwal

173. Who was the first English traveller to visit Bihar?

(a) Peter Mundy (b) John Middleton (c) Tavernier (d) Ralph Fitch

Ans :- (d) Ralph Fitch

174. Which of the following foreign travellers has described that the people of Patna search for gold by digging the ground?

(a) Peter Mundy (b) Tavernier (c) Ralph Fitch (d) Middleton

Ans :- (c) Ralph Fitch

175. Which among the following pairs of ancient and new names of historical cities in Bihar is wrong?

(a) Vajrasana (Bodh Gaya) (b) Udantpuri (Bihar Sharif) (c) Pataliputra (Patna) (d) Vaishali (Bhagalpur)

Ans :- (d) Vaishali (Bhagalpur)

176. About which city did Hiuen Tsang, who visited India, describe in detail in his travelogue?

(a) Pataliputra (b) Vaishali (c) Munger (d) Bhagalpur

Ans :- (a) Pataliputra

177. Who was the first president of Swaraj Party in Bihar?

(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Narayan Prasad (c) Brajkishore Prasad (d) Abdul Bari

Ans :- (b) Narayan Prasad

178. Who was the Finance Minister in the first Congress State Cabinet of Bihar (1937-1939)?

(a) Anugrah Narayan Singh (b) Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (c) Brajkishore Prasad (d) Babu Jagjivan Ram

Ans :- (a) Anugrah Narayan Singh

179. In which year was the Akbar era manuscript “Taimurnama” preserved in Patna’s Khudabakhsh Library inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World List?

Ans :- (a) 2012

180. Who was the founder of ‘Kisan Samachar’?

(a) Swami Vidyananda (b) Sahajanand Saraswati (c) Rahul Sankrityayan (d) Jaiprakash narayan

Ans :- (a) Swami Vidyananda

181. How much amount was decided to be collected by Bihar Province under Tilak Swaraj Fund?

(a) “9 lakh 42 thousand (b) “8 lakh 52 thousand (c) “7 lakh 32 thousand (d) “10 lakh 12 thousand

Ans :- (a) “9 lakh 42 thousand

182. Who led the huge procession in Patna on 6 April 1919 in protest against the Rowlatt Act?

(a) Syed Hassan Imam (b) Mazhar ul haq (c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Abdul Bari

Ans :- (a) Syed Hassan Imam

183. On the recommendation of which judge of Patna High Court some political prisoners were released?

(a) Vasant Kumar Malik (b) Sahibzada Sultan Ahmed

Ans :- (a) Vasant Kumar Malik

184. The youth of which place in Bihar had established ‘Dhruv Dal’ to oppose the British rule?

(a) Katihar (b) Dehri (c) Bihar sharif (d) Muzaffarpur

Ans :- (a) Katihar

185. In which division was people’s rule prevailing for about two months during the Quit India Movement?

(a) Patna (b) Bhagalpur (c) Tirhut (d) Gaya

Ans :- (c) Tirhut

186. In which context did Jayaprakash Narayan get recognition as a national level leader?

(a) During the Quit India Movement

(b) During the Bhoodan Movement

(d) On becoming a member of the Congress Working Committee

Ans :- (a) During the Quit India Movement

187. When did the Bihar Cabinet resign in protest against the British Government’s involvement in India’s war in the Second World War?

(a) On October 31, 1938 (b) On October 31, 1939 (c) On October 31, 1940 (d) On October 31, 1941

Ans :- (b) On October 31, 1939

188. By which Act was dual governance introduced in Bihar?

(a) Government of India Act, 1919 (b) Government of India Act, 1909

Ans :- (a) Government of India Act, 1919

189. Who was made the first President of Patna Swadeshi League established in the year 1930?

(a) Syed Hassan Imam (b) Sachchidanand Sinha (c) Jagat Narain Lal (d) Sir Ali Imam

Ans :- (d) Sir Ali Imam

190. According to Census 2011, which of the following districts of Bihar has the highest decadal population growth rate?

(a) Purnia (b) Madhepura (c) Nawada (d) Nalanda

Ans :- (b) Madhepura

191. According to Census 2011, which of the following districts of Bihar has lowest decadal population growth rate?

(a) Gopalganj (b) dandy (c) Munger (d) Bhojpur

Ans :- (a) Gopalganj

192. When was President’s rule imposed for the first time in Bihar?

(a) On 29 June 1968 (b) of 4 July 1969 (c) On 26 June 1972 (d) of 9 July 1972

Ans :- (a) On 29 June 1968

193. Who presented the economic survey for the first time in the history of Bihar?

(a) Nitish Kumar (b) Lalu Prasad (c) Sushil Kumar Modi (d) None of the above

Ans :- (c) Sushil Kumar Modi

194. In how many districts of Bihar is the climate-friendly agriculture program being implemented?

(a) 25 districts (b) 38 districts (c) 35 districts (d) 30 districts

Ans :- (b) 38 districts

195. Since when is the present liquor prohibition law in force in Bihar?

(a) From 2 October 2015 (b) From 2 October 2016 (c) From 2 October 2017 (d) From 2 October 2018

Ans :- (b) From 2 October 2016

196. Which country did Shri Nitish Kumar visit first on an official foreign trip after assuming office as Chief Minister?

(a) Mauritius (b) Nepal (c) Singapore (d) Pakistan

Ans :- (a) Mauritius

197. When was the gender budget for women presented for the first time in the history of Bihar?

Ans :- (d) 2008

198. Bihar is the first state in the country whose cabinet meeting was organised in a village. In which district was this meeting organised?

(a) Nalanda (b) Begusarai (c) Samastipur (d) Madhubani

Ans :- (b) Begusarai

199. When was the decision taken by the Bihar Government to celebrate March 22 as Bihar Day?

Ans :- (b) 2009

200. Where did the labour movement start in preindependence Bihar?

(a) Jamalpur (b) Eyelash (c) Saw (d) Muzaffarpur

Ans :- (a) Jamalpur

201. Which of the following Pal rulers made Munger his capital?

(a) Gopal (b) Dharmapala (c) Devpal (d) Rampal

Ans :- (c) Devpal

202. During the reign of which later Gupta emperor of Magadha did the Chinese ambassador Hiuen Tsang visit India?

(a) Krishnagupta (b) Madhavagupta (c) Aditya Sen (d) Harihar

Ans :- (c) Aditya Sen

203. When did the Karnat dynasty completely end in Bihar?

(a) 1278 A.D. (b) 1378 A.D. (c) 1398 A.D. (d) 1298 A.D.

Ans :- (b) 1378 A.D.

204. Which of the following Sultans issued coins from Tirhut region of Bihar?

(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (b) Mohammed bin Tughlaq (c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq (d) Mahmud Tughlaq

Ans :- (b) Mohammed bin Tughlaq

205. When was Bihar Public Service Commission established?

(a) 1 April 1949 (b) 13 March 1950 (c) 29 May 1948 (d) 26 June 1951

Ans :- (a) 1 April 1949

206. Which district of Bihar touches the borders of West Bengal and Nepal both?

(a) Araria (b) Katihar (c) Purnia (d) Kishanganj

Ans :- (d) Kishanganj

207. In which area of Bihar does maximum rainfall occur?

(a) North Eastern Bihar (b) North West Bihar (c) South West Bihar (d) Central Bihar

Ans :- (a) North Eastern Bihar

208. What type of forest area is Bhim Dam Sanctuary?

(a) Wet deciduous forest (b) Dry deciduous forest (c) Mangrove forest (d) None of the above

Ans :- (b) Dry deciduous forest

209. Barauni oil refinery of Bihar was established with the cooperation of which country?

(a) Britain (b) France (c) America (d) Russia

Ans :- (d) Russia

210. Which of the following in the list of GI tagged products from Bihar is not related to Bhagalpur?

(a) shear rice (b) Jardalu Mango (c) Manjusha Art (d) Silav Khaja

Ans :- (d) Silav Khaja

211. ‘Karmitiya’, an area of abundant gold reserves, is located in which district of Bihar?

(a) Banka (b) Khagaria (c) Jamui (d) Rohtas

Ans :- (c) Jamui

212. What was the period of the first agricultural roadmap launched for overall development in the field of agriculture?

Ans :- (b) 2008-2012

213. In which district of Bihar is the Kharagpur hills, famous for bauxite, slate and quartzite, located?

(a) Jamui (b) Munger (c) Rohtas (d) Purnia

Ans :- (b) Munger

214. In which district of Bihar is the Dhelbag Small Hydroelectric Project located?

(a) Rohtas (b) Arwal (c) Kaimur (d) supaul

Ans :- (a) Rohtas

215. What is the total number of tigers in Bihar according to the Tiger Census Report, 2022?

(a) 34 (b) 46 (c) 51 (d) 54

Ans :- (d) 54

216. When was the joint project of Bihar and Nepal ‘Kosi Project’ completed?

Ans :- (b) 1965

217. In which district of Bihar has an Agricultural University been established to promote agriculture?

(a) Bhagalpur (b) Samastipur (c) Rohtas (d) Rohtas and Samastipur

Ans :- (b) Samastipur

218. Where does Nepal’s first multinational petrol pipeline start from in Bihar?

(a) Motihari (b) Raxaul (c) Patna (d) Jogbani

Ans :- (a) Motihari

219. Which of the following rivers joins the Ganga near Fatuha?

(a) Son (b) Kiul (c) Mohane (d) Punpun

Ans :- (d) Punpun

220. Who among the following is known by the nicknames like Maithil Kokil and Mahakavi?

(a) Baba Nagarjuna (b) Vidyapati (c) Fanishwarnath Renu (d) Kunwar Singh

Ans :- (b) Vidyapati

221. When was the famous Patna Museum, established for the collection of ancient relics from the Maurya period to the Pala period?

222. Which person from Bihar is known as the Dolphin Man of India?

(a) Ravindra Kumar Sinha (b) Ashok Kumar Ganguly

Ans :- (a) Ravindra Kumar Sinha

223. When was Bharat Ratna awarded to the famous Shehnai player Bismillah Khan, born in Bihar?

Ans :- (a) 2001

224. Who is the author of famous works like Balchanma, Patharhin Nagn Gach, Dukhmochan etc.?

(a) Baba Nagarjuna (b) Vidyapati (c) Vachaspati Mishra (d) Shiv Pujan sahay

Ans :- (a) Baba Nagarjuna

225. According to the Census 2011, which of the following districts (in decreasing order) has the highest literacy rate in Bihar, respectively?

(a) Rohtas, Bhojpur, Patna (b) Rohtas, Patna, Bhojpur

Ans :- (b) Rohtas, Patna, Bhojpur

226. In which year was the agreement for the Gandak Project signed between India and Nepal?

Ans :- (b) 1959

227. Which site of Bihar has been included in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in the year 2016?

(a) Nalanda Mahavihara (b) Bodhgaya Temple

Ans :- (a) Nalanda Mahavihara

228. Which district of Bihar was included in West Bengal at the time of reorganisation of Indian states in the year 1956?

(a) Raniganj (b) Manbhum (c) Twenty Four Parganas (d) all of which

Ans :- (b) Manbhum

229. Azad Dasta was active during which movement in Bihar?

(a) Non-cooperation movement (b) Champaran Satyagraha

Ans :- (d) Quit India Movement

230. In which district of Bihar is Telhad Kund Waterfall located?

(a) Sasaram (b) Nawada (c) Kaimur (d) Rohtas

Ans :- (c) Kaimur

231. Which agro-climatic region of Bihar has the maximum number of districts?

(a) North-East (b) North-West (c) South-East (d) South-West

Ans :- (b) North-West

232. What is ‘Sujni’ in Bihar in the context of Indian handicrafts?

(a) Traditional medicine methods (b) A type of embroidery

Ans :- (b) A type of embroidery

233. On which river has the Triveni Canal been constructed?

(a) Kosi (b) Son (c) Mayurakshi (d) Gandak

Ans :- (d) Gandak

234. When was the first meeting of the Bihar Legislative Council held?

Ans :- (b) 1913

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