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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

Correct Answer: (B) 22nd March

2. In which year, Bihar was carved out from the state of Bengal Presidency

(A) 1912
(B) 1921
(C) 1935
(D) 1948

Correct Answer: (A) 1912

3. How many republics are included under Mahajanapadas

(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 16

Correct Answer: (D) 16

4. King Ajatashatru belongs to which dynasty

(A) Shishunaga dynasty
(B) Nanda dynasty
(C) Maurya dynasty
(D) Haryanka dynasty

Correct Answer: (D) Haryanka dynasty

5. Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and last tirthankara of Jainism was born in

(A) Nalanda
(B) Vaishali
(C) Lumbini
(D) Pataliputra

Correct Answer: (B) Vaishali

6. Total number of districts in Bihar

(A) 32
(B) 38
(C) 40
(D) 46

Correct Answer: (B) 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

Correct Answer: (A) Krishna Singh

8. Which one is recognized as the State flower of Bihar

(A) Rose
(B) Jasmine
(C) Marigold
(D) Tulip

Correct Answer: (C) Marigold

9. Total number of Parliamentary constituency in Bihar

(A) 28
(B) 31
(C) 37
(D) 40

Correct Answer: (D) 40

10. In which year, the Nalanda University was re-established

(A) 2003
(B) 2007
(C) 2012
(D) 2014

Correct Answer: (D) 2014

11. Which one is the largest district in Bihar by areawise

(A) West Champaran
(B) Rohtas
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Samastipur

Correct Answer: (A) West Champaran

12. Besides Hindi and Urdu, which one is the other official language of Bihar

(A) Bhojpuri
(B) Maithili
(C) Magadhi
(D) Sanskrit

Correct Answer: (B) Maithili

13. The Barabar Caves are located in which district

(A) Jehanabad Districts
(B) Buxar Districts
(C) Aurangabad Districts
(D) Gaya Districts

Correct Answer: (D) Gaya Districts

14. The city Vaishali was the capital of

(A) Koliyas
(B) Shakya
(C) Licchhavis
(D) Kuru

Correct Answer: (C) Licchhavis

15. When the Patna University was established

(A) 1908
(B) 1917
(C) 1925
(D) 1935

Correct Answer: (B) 1917

16. In which year, Jayaprakash Narayan has been awarded with the Bharat Ratna award

(A) 1988
(B) 1991
(C) 1995
(D) 1999

Correct Answer: (D) 1999

17. The famous Bihar movement was started in the year

(A) 1970
(B) 1972
(C) 1974
(D) 1975

Correct Answer: (C) 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

Correct Answer: (A) March and November

19. In which year, farmers in Champaran had revolted against the British for the conditions of indigo cultivation

(A) 1914
(B) 1923
(C) 1935
(D) 1947

Correct Answer: (A) 1914

20. Which one is recognized as the state animal of Bihar

(A) Cow
(B) Tiger
(C) Lion
(D) Ox

Correct Answer: (D) Ox

21. The Mahabodhi Temple is located in

(A) Patna
(B) Bodh Gaya
(C) Muzaffarpur
(D) Bhagalpur

Correct Answer: (B) Bodh Gaya

22. Which one was the first Hindi newspaper published from Bihar

(A) Magadhi
(B) Aryavarta
(C) Biharbandhu
(D) Prabhat Khabar

Correct Answer: (C) Biharbandhu

23. Which king is known as the founder of the Patna (Pataliputra) city

(A) Dhana Nanda
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Ashoka
(D) Ajatasatru

Correct Answer: (D) Ajatasatru

24. The Battle of Buxar was fought in the year

(A) 1764
(B) 1772
(C) 1780
(D) 1785

Correct Answer: (A) 1764

25. In which year Bihar is separated from Bengal Province

(A) 1903
(B) 1912
(C) 1915
(D) 1935

Correct Answer: (B) 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

Correct Answer: (C) 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

Correct Answer: (A) Chittaranjan Das

28. Dalmianagar of Bihar is famous for

(A) Silk
(B) Cement
(C) Leather
(D) Jute

Correct Answer: (B) Cement

29. Who formed All India Kisan Sabha in 1936

(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
(D) Sahajanand Saraswati

Correct Answer: (D) Sahajanand Saraswati

30. Kunwar Singh died in the year

(A) 1855
(B) 1857
(C) 1858
(D) 1862

Correct Answer: (C) 1858

31. Which city is also known as the Medical City of Bihar

(A) Gaya
(B) Patna
(C) Bhagalpur
(D) Darbhanga

Correct Answer: (D) 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

Correct Answer: (B) 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

Correct Answer: (C) 4595 kms

34. Total number of highways within Bihar is

(A) 22
(B) 29
(C) 32
(D) 34

Correct Answer: (B) 29

35. Which of the following is a silk textile producing center in Bihar

(A) Hajipur
(B) Bajari
(C) Bhagalpur
(D) Bodh Gaya

Correct Answer: (C) Bhagalpur

36. Who was the first Muslim conqueror of Bihar

(A) Malik Ibrahim
(B) Iltumish
(C) Bakhtiyar Khalji
(D) Ali Mardan Khalji

Correct Answer: (C) Bakhtiyar Khalji

37. The Mahatma Gandhi Setu was inaugurated in

(A) 1982
(B) 1985
(C) 1986
(D) 1988

Correct Answer: (A) 1982

38. The Mahatma Gandhi Setu connects the Patna city with which city

(A) Hajipur
(B) Digha
(C) Dinapore
(D) Sonpur

Correct Answer: (A) Hajipur

39. In which year Jayaprakash Narayan conferred with the Ramon Magsaysay Award

(A) 1963
(B) 1965
(C) 1969
(D) 1971

Correct Answer: (B) 1965

40. In which year the Hindi newspaper Biharbandhu was published from Bihar

(A) 1872
(B) 1876
(C) 1889
(D) 1892

Correct Answer: (A) 1872

41. Who was the first Governor of Bihar after independence

(A) Jairamdas Daulatram
(B) R. R. Diwakar
(C) Zakir Hussain
(D) Madhav Shrihari Aney

Correct Answer: (A) 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

Correct Answer: (C) J. G. Jennings

43. Who is also known as the Bihar Vibhuti

(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Krishna Singh
(C) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
(D) Vidyapati

Correct Answer: (C) Anugrah Narayan Sinha

44. Who is also known as the Bihar Kesari

(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Krishna Singh
(C) Binodanand Jha
(D) Vidyapati

Correct Answer: (B) Krishna Singh

45. The chhath festival is celebrated on the month of

(A) Chaitra
(B) Bhadra
(C) Pausha
(D) Kartika

Correct Answer: (D) Kartika

46. For many days the chhath festival is celebrated

(A) 2 days
(B) 3 days
(C) 4 days
(D) 5 days

Correct Answer: (C) 4 days

47. Which of the following lakes is situated in Bihar

(A) Anupam Lake
(B) Sambar Lake
(C) Sukhna Lake
(D) Kama Lake

Correct Answer: (A) Anupam Lake

48. Which of the following town is located in easternmost part of Bihar

(A) Bhagalpur
(B) Patna
(C) Katihar
(D) Purnia

Correct Answer: (C) Katihar

49. How much square meters forest area is there in Bihar

(A) 2819 square meters
(B) 3612 square meters
(C) 2461 square meters
(D) 2612 square meters

Correct Answer: (D) 2612 square meters

50. What is the approximate percent of geographical area covered under forest in Bihar

(A) 5 %
(B) 7 %
(C) 11 %
(D) 13 %

Correct Answer: (B) 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

Correct Answer: (A) 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

Correct Answer: (B) 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

Correct Answer: (A) Ahar-Pyne

54. Which one was the capital of Bimbisara

(A) Girivraja
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Vaishali
(D) Rajgir

Correct Answer: (B) Pataliputra

55. Which Magadh King was also known by the name Seniya

(A) Ashok
(B) Shishunaga
(C) Ajatashatru
(D) Bimbisara

Correct Answer: (D) Bimbisara

56. In which year, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar had been awarded with the Sahitya Akademi Award

(A) 1959
(B) 1961
(C) 1963
(D) 1964

Correct Answer: (A) 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

Correct Answer: (D) Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyaay

58. In which District, the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located

(A) Begusarai
(B) Bhagalpur
(C) Darbhanga
(D) Gopalganj

Correct Answer: (B) Bhagalpur