More Questions on Bihar
- Q. Which river does not originate from Himalayas?
A)Ganga
B)Kamala
C)Bagmati
D)Son
Answer: Son
- Q. The Bihar Legislative Assembly stopped functioning from 1939-45 due to which of the following reasons?
A)Freedom Movement in India
B)Civil Disobedience
C)World War II
D)None of the above
Answer: World War II
- Q. Identify the region where Santhals declared their government is 1855 – 56.
A)Bhagalpur - Rajmahal
B)Gaya - Munger
C)Munger - Bhagalpur
D)Shahabad - Gaya
Answer: Bhagalpur - Rajmahal
- Q. The latest annual per capita consumption of electricity in Bihar is
A)Second lowest
B)Highest
C)Lowest
D)Second highest
Answer: Lowest
- Q. Which of the following is not a Bhadai crop?
A)Paddy
B)Sugarcane
C)Jowar
D)Peas
Answer: Peas
- Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation of Mandai dam Project to be built on which river?
A)Burhi Gandak
B)Phalgu
C)Koshi
D)North Koel
Answer: North Koel
- Q. Hari Gidwani is associated with which of the following sports in Bihar?
A)Volleyball
B)Football
C)Cricket
D)Lawn tennis
Answer: Cricket
- Q. The final phase of elections in February, 2005 in Bihar was for –
A)83 seats
B)73 seats
C)93 seats
D)None of these
Answer: 93 seats
- Q. Nalanda had flourished in the AD 5th century as an educational centre, during which of the following kingdom’s rule?
A)Gupta
B)Later Mauryan
C)Mauryan
D)Later Gupta
Answer: Gupta
- Q. What was the early capital of Magadh?
A)Vaishali
B)Rajgriha (Girivraja)
C)Patliputra
D)Champa
Answer: Rajgriha (Girivraja)
- Q. Find the wrong match a. Nabinagar Aurangabad b. Mathauli West Champaran c. Ultra Mega Power Project Banka d. Kosi Hydel Power Station Katihar
A)b
B)c
C)a
D)d
Answer: d
- Q. Breadth of Bihar from East to West is
A)484 km
B)485 km
C)483 km
D)486 km
Answer: 483 km
- Q. According to Gargi Samhita, Yavans invaded Patliputra in whose reign?
A)Asoka
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Pushyamitra Shunga
D)Vikramaditya
Answer: Asoka
- Q. What is the cash reward given by the Bihar State Government to the SC/ST, OBC students after qualifying the UPSC preliminary exam?
A)Rs. 50,000
B)Rs. 1 lakh
C)Rs. 25,000
D)Rs. 2 lakh
Answer: Rs. 1 lakh
- Q. Gopalganj and Madhubani districts use which of the following means of irrigation extensively?
A)Ponds
B)Wells
C)Canals
D)Tubewells
Answer: Ponds
- Q. With which the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution is related?
A)House Rent Act
B)Panchayati Raj Act
C)Municipal Corporation
D)Increase in Salary and DA of MPs
Answer: Panchayati Raj Act
- Q. Which one of the following statements about irrigation in Bihar is not correct?
A)Of the total irrigated area in Bihar nearly 30 percent is irrigated by canals and 39 per cent by tubewells.
B)The maximum area irrigated by canals is found in Bhojpur, Aurangabad, West Champaran, Rohtas and Munger districts.
C)Of the total sown area in Bihar nearly 30 percent is irrigated.
D)The maximum area irrigated by tubewells is found in Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Begusarai, Sitamarhi, Begusarai, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj and Khagaria districts.
Answer: Of the total irrigated area in Bihar nearly 30 percent is irrigated by canals and 39 per cent by tubewells.
- Q. Mauryan administration in Patliputra was run by 30 citizens which was divided into 6 committees’. Who made this statement?
A)Kautilya
B)Nagarjuna
C)Megasthenes
D)Vasubandhu
Answer: Megasthenes
- Q. Which craft used for preparation of masks for different dance forms
A)Sikki craft
B)Tikuli craft
C)Lacquer craft
D)Paper mache craft
Answer: Paper mache craft
- Q. Bhitiharwa Ashram related to Gandhiji is situated in which district?
A)East Champaran
B)West Champaran
C)Patna
D)Sitamarhi
Answer: West Champaran
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