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1. Which day is celebrated as the Bihar Diwas
(A) 3rd February
(B) 22nd March
(C) 16th June
(D) 23rd September
Answer: 22nd March
2. In which year, Bihar was carved out from the state of Bengal Presidency
(A) 1912
(B) 1921
(C) 1935
(D) 1948
Answer: 1912
3. How many republics are included under Mahajanapadas
(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 16
Answer: 16
4. King Ajatashatru belongs to which dynasty
(A) Shishunaga dynasty
(B) Nanda dynasty
(C) Maurya dynasty
(D) Haryanka dynasty
Answer: Haryanka dynasty
5. Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and last tirthankara of Jainism was born in
(A) Nalanda
(B) Vaishali
(C) Lumbini
(D) Pataliputra
Answer: Vaishali
6. Total number of districts in Bihar
(A) 32
(B) 38
(C) 40
(D) 46
Answer: 38
7. Who is the first Chief Minister of Bihar
(A) Krishna Singh
(B) Deep Narayan Singh
(C) K. B. Sahay
(D) Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
Answer: Krishna Singh
8. Which one is recognised as the State flower
(A) Rose
(B) Jasmine
(C) Marigold
(D) Tulip
Answer: Marigold
9. Total number of Parliamentary constituency in Bihar
(A) 28
(B) 31
(C) 37
(D) 40
Answer: 40
10. In which year, the Nalanda University was re-established
(A) 2003
(B) 2007
(C) 2012
(D) 2014
Answer: 2014
11. Which one is the largest district in Bihar by areawise
(A) West Champaran
(B) Rohtas
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Samastipur
Answer: West Champaran
12. Besides Hindi and Urdu, which one is the other official language of Bihar
(A) Bhojpuri
(B) Maithili
(C) Magadhi
(D) Sanskrit
Answer: Maithili
13. The Barabar Caves are located in which district
(A) Jehanabad Districts
(B) Buxar Districts
(C) Aurangabad Districts
(D) Gaya Districts
Answer: Gaya Districts
14. The city Vaishali was the capital of
(A) Koliyas
(B) Shakya
(C) Licchhavis
(D) Kuru
Answer: Licchhavis
15. When the Patna University was established
(A) 1908
(B) 1917
(C) 1925
(D) 1935
Answer: 1917
16. In which year, Jayaprakash Narayan has been awarded with the Bharat Ratna award
(A) 1988
(B) 1991
(C) 1995
(D) 1999
Answer: 1999
17. The famous Bihar movement was started in the year
(A) 1970
(B) 1972
(C) 1974
(D) 1975
Answer: 1974
18. The Chatth Puja is celebrated in the month of
(A) March and November
(B) January and October
(C) January and August
(D) November and July
Answer: March and November
(A) 1914
(B) 1923
(C) 1935
(D) 1947
Answer: 1914
20. Which one is recognised as state animal of Bihar
(A) Cow
(B) Tiger
(C) Lion
(D) Ox
Answer: Ox
21. The Mahabodhi Temple is located in
(A) Patna
(B) Bodh Gaya
(C) Muzaffarpur
(D) Bhagalpur
Answer: Bodh Gaya
22. Which one was the first Hindi newspaper published from Bihar
(A) Magadhi
(B) Aryavarta
(C) Biharbandhu
(D) Prabhat Khabar
Answer: Biharbandhu
23. Which king is known as the founder of the Patna (Pataliputra) city
(A) Dhana Nanda
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Ashoka
(D) Ajatasatru
Answer: Ajatasatru
24. The Battle of Buxar was fought in the year
(A) 1764
(B) 1772
(C) 1780
(D) 1785
Answer: 1764
25. In which year Bihar is separated from Bengal Province
(A) 1903
(B) 1912
(C) 1915
(D) 1935
Answer: 1912
26. Which one is the first Thermal power plants in Bihar
(A) Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
(B) Kanti Thermal Power Station
(C) Barauni Thermal Power Station
(D) Barh Super Thermal Power Station
Answer: Barauni Thermal Power Station
27. Who was the President of Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922
(A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) SN Banerjee
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Hakim Ajmal Khan
Answer: Chittaranjan Das
28. Dalmianagar of Bihar is famous for
(A) Silk
(B) Cement
(C) Leather
(D) Jute
Answer: Cement
29. Who formed All India Kisan Sabha in 1936
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
(D) Sahajanand Saraswati
Answer: Sahajanand Saraswati
30. Kunwar Singh died in the year
(A) 1855
(B) 1857
(C) 1858
(D) 1862
Answer: 1858
31. Which city is also known as the Medical City of Bihar
(A) Gaya
(B) Patna
(C) Bhagalpur
(D) Darbhanga
Answer: Darbhanga
32. Who was the leader of revolutionaries in Bihar during the Revolt of 1857
(A) Namdar Khan
(B) Babu Kunwar Singh
(C) Birsa Munda
(D) Shankar Shah
Answer: Babu Kunwar Singh
33. What is the total length of National Highways in Bihar
(A) 3712 kms
(B) 4216 kms
(C) 4595 kms
(D) 4755 kms
Answer: 4595 kms
34. Total number of highways within Bihar is
(A) 22
(B) 29
(C) 32
(D) 34
Answer: 29
35. Which of the following is a silk textile producing center in Bihar
(A) Hajipur
(B) Bajari
(C) Bhagalpur
(D) Bodh Gaya
Answer: Bhagalpur
36. Who was the first Muslim conqueror of Bihar
(A) Malik Ibrahim
(B) Iltumish
(C) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(D) Ali Mardan Khalji
Answer: Bakhtiyar Khalji
37. The Mahatma Gandhi Setu was inaugurated in
(A) 1982
(B) 1985
(C) 1986
(D) 1988
Answer: 1982
38. The Mahatma Gandhi Setu connects the Patna city with which city
(A) Hajipur
(B) Digha
(C) Dinapore
(D) Sonpur
Answer: Hajipur
39. In which year Jayaprakash Narayan conferred with the Ramon Magsaysay Award
(A) 1963
(B) 1965
(C) 1969
(D) 1971
Answer: 1965
40. In which year the Hindi newspaper Biharbandhu was published from Bihar
(A) 1872
(B) 1876
(C) 1889
(D) 1892
Answer: 1872
41. Who was the first Governor of Bihar after indepandance
(A) Jairamdas Daulatram
(B) R. R. Diwakar
(C) Zakir Hussain
(D) Madhav Shrihari Aney
Answer: Jairamdas Daulatram
42. Who was the first vice chancellor of Patna University
(A) S. Sultan Ahmad
(B) V. H. Jackson
(C) J. G. Jennings
(D) Stewart Macpherson
Answer: J. G. Jennings
43. Who is also known as the Bihar Vibhuti
(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Krishna Singh
(C) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
(D) Vidyapati
Answer: Anugrah Narayan Sinha
44. Who is also known as the Bihar Kesari
(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Krishna Singh
(C) Binodanand Jha
(D) Vidyapati
Answer: Krishna Singh
45. The chhath festival is celebrated on the month of
(A) Chaitra
(B) Bhaadra
(C) Pausha
(D) Kartika
Answer: Kartika
46. For many days the chhath festival is celebrated
(A) 2 days
(B) 3 days
(C) 4 days
(D) 5 days
Answer: 4 days
47. Which of the following lakes is situated in Bihar
(A) Anupam Lake
(B) Sambar Lake
(C) Sukhna Lake
(D) Kama Lake
Answer: Anupam Lake
48. Which of the following town is located in easternmost part of Bihar
(A) Bhagalpur
(B) Patna
(C) Katihar
(D) Purnia
Answer: Katihar
49. How much square metres forest area is there in Bihar
(A) 2819 square metres
(B) 3612 square metres
(C) 2461 square metres(D) 2612 square metres
Answer: 2612 square metres
50. What is the approximate percent of geographical area convered under forest in Bihar
(A) 5 %
(B) 7 %
(C) 11 %
(D) 13 %
Answer: 7 %
51. Who was the President of Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922
(A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) S. N. Banerjee
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Hakim Ajmal Khan
Answer: Chittaranjan Das
52. Who was the Chair Person in the All India Socialist Conference held at Patna 1934
(A) M.N. Roy
(B) Acharya Narendra Deva
(C) Sampurnanand
(D) Sri Prakasa
Answer: Acharya Narendra Deva
53. What was the traditional water conservation irrigation system used in South Bihar
(A) Ahar-Pyne
(B) Lohar-Pane
(C) Lodhi-Pyne
(D) Ahar-Pune
Answer: Ahar-Pyne
54. Which one was the capital of Bimbisara
(A) Girivraja
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Vaishali
(D) Rajgir
Answer: Pataliputra
55. Which Magadh King was also known by the name Seniya
(A) Ashok
(B) Shishunaga
(C) Ajatashatru
(D) Bimbisara
Answer: Bimbisara
56. In which year, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar had been awarded with the Sahitya Akademi Award
(A) 1959
(B) 1961
(C) 1963
(D) 1964
Answer: 1959
57. For which one of his work, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar had been awarded with the Sahitya Akademi Award
(A) Venu Van
(B) Meri Yatrayen
(C) Bhaarat ki Saanskritik Kahaani
(D) Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyaay
Answer: Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyaay
58. In which District, the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located
(A) Begusarai
(B) Bhagalpur
(C) Darbhanga
(D) Gopalganj
Answer: Bhagalpur
59. In which year was Jharkhand separated from Bihar?
(A) 1998
(B) 2000
(C) 2002
(D) 2004
Answer: 2000
60. Which of the following is the State bird of Bihar?
(A) House Sparrow
(B) Hill Mynah
(C) Indian Roller
(D) Great Hornbill
Answer: House Sparrow
61. At which of the following places in Bihar is the famous cattle fair held on Kartika Poornima?
(A) Gaya
(B) Rajgir
(C) Bhagalpur
(D) Sonepur
Answer: Sonepur
62. The tomb of which historical ruler is located in Sasaram?
(A) Allaudin Khilji
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Qutubuddin Aibak
Answer: Sher Shah Suri
63. Which of the following languages of Bihar uses the Tirhuta script?
(A) Bhojpuri
(B) Maithili
(C) Santali
(D) Angika
Answer: Maithili
64. Who of the following has founded the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in New Delhi?
(A) Bindeshwar Pathak
(B) Anand Kumar
(C) Subhav Sinha
(D) Shaibal Gupta
Answer: Bindeshwar Pathak
65. Chhath puja which is celebrated in Bihar is dedicated to which God?
(A) Indra
(B) Shiva
(C) Sun
(D) Krishna
Answer: Sun
66. In which district is the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary located?
(A) Bhagalpur
(B) Patna
(C) Buxar
(D) Nalanda
Answer: Bhagalpur
67. Who of the following persons from Bihar was known as the Mountain Man?
(A) Dasrath Manjhi
(B) Vashishtha Narayan Singh
(C) Brajkishore Prasad
(D) Anand Kumar
Answer: Dasrath Manjhi
68. Which of the following Sikh gurus was born in Patna?
(A) Guru Angad
(B) Guru Arjun Dev
(C) Guru Teg Bahadur
(D) Guru Gobind Singh
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
69. Who of the following persons was nicknamed Lok Nayak?
(A) Jagjivan Ram
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Jayaprakash Narayan
(D) Shri Krishna Sinha
Answer: Jayaprakash Narayan
70. At which of the following places does the river Kosi meet the Ganga?
(A) Kursela
(B) Vaishali
(C) Hazipur
(D) Jamalpur
Answer: Kursela
71. On which day is the Bihar Diwas celebrated?
(A) 20 January
(B) 22 March
(C) 23 June
(D) 25 August
Answer: 22 March
72. Who of the following was the founder of Nalanda University?
(A) Chandragupta I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta II
(D) Kumaragupta
Answer: Kumaragupta
73. Which of the following was the first newspaper to be published from Bihar?
(A) Prabhat Khabhar
(B) Bihar Bandhu
(C) Aryavarta
(D) Chaitanya Chandrika
Answer: Bihar Bandhu
74. Who of the following was known as Bihar Vibhuti?
(A) Jayaprakash Narayan
(B) Sahajanand Saraswati
(C) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
(D) Sri Krishna Singh
Answer: Anugrah Narayan Sinha
75. The airport in Patna is named after which famous personality?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Jay Prakash Narayan
(C) Babu Jagjivan Ram
(D) Sri Krishna Singh
Answer: Jay Prakash Narayan
76. What was the original name of Hindi and Maithili poet Nagarjun?
(A) Vaidyanath Mishra
(B) Hari Mohan Jha
(C) Gajendra Thakur
(D) Ravindra Prabhat
Answer: Vaidyanath Mishra
77. What is the rank of Bihar in terms of population of Indian States?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
Answer: Third
78. Which is the most populous tribe in Bihar?
(A) Gond
(B) Oraon
(C) Kharwar
(D) Santal
Answer: Santal
79. In which city is the Khuda Baksh Oriental library located?
(A) Patna
(B) Gaya
(C) Nalanda
(D) Bhagalpur
Answer: Patna
80. Barauni Refinery in Bihar was built in collaboration with
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Soviet Union
(D) South Korea
Answer: Soviet Union
81. Who of the following is known as Maithil Kavi Kokil or the Poet Cuckoo of Maithili?
(A) Anamika
(B) Nagarjun
(C) Vidyapati
(D) SH Bihari
Answer: Vidyapati
(A) 68.3%
(B) 63.8%
(C) 58.6%
(D) 69.5%
Answer: 63.8%
83. How many MPs represent the State in the Indian Parliament?
(A) 37
(B) 40
(C) 42
(D) 44
Answer: 40