States PCS: Bihar GK for BPSC and other Bihar PCS Exams
For all Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exams including 67th-70th CCE, CDPO, Assistant Audit Officer, Lecturer, and other recruitment exams of Bihar.
1. Which region in Bihar served as the center of the ancient Videha Kingdom?
[A] Magadha
[B] Tirhut
[C] Bhojpur
[D] Mithila
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Correct Answer: D [Mithila]
Notes:
Mithila was the core region of the Videha Kingdom, prominent in the Late Vedic period and renowned as a center of Brahmanical learning and culture in ancient India.
2. What are the official languages of Bihar?
[A] Hindi and Urdu
[B] Hindi,Maithili and Urdu
[C] Hindi
[D] Hindi and Bhojpuri
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Correct Answer: A [Hindi and Urdu]
Notes:
Hindi and Urdu are the official languages of Bihar. Some other important regional languages that are spoken in different parts of Bihar are Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magahi, Bajjika and Angika.
3. Which of the following books provides the list of Janaks of Videha Kingdom?
[A] Valmiki Ramayana
[B] Rigveda
[C] Bhagavati Sutra
[D] Satpath Brahman
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Correct Answer: A [Valmiki Ramayana]
Notes:
The rulers of the Videha kingdom were called Janakas. The book “Valmiki Ramayana” provides the list of Janaks of Videha Kingdom. The first Janak mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana is Nimi, who was the son of King Ikshvaku and grandson of Manu. The last Janak as per Valmiki Ramayana is Seeradhwaja or Janaka (II), the father of Sita.
4. Which Veda mentioned about the Anga Kingdom for the first time?
[A] Rigveda
[B] Samveda
[C] Atharvaveda
[D] Yajurveda
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Correct Answer: C [Atharvaveda]
Notes:
Atharvaveda mentioned about the Anga Kingdom for the first time.
5. In which year, Bihar movement was started?
[A] 1970
[B] 1965
[C] 1972
[D] 1974
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Correct Answer: D [1974]
Notes:
Bihar movement was started in 1974. It was led by the veteran Gandhian socialist Jay Prakash Narayan against misrule and corruption in the state government. The movement later turned against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s government at the centre. It was also called Sampoorna Kranti (Total Revolution
Movement) and JP Movement.
6. With reference to the Industrial units and their locations where they are established in Bihar, consider the following pairs :
Industrial Unit – Location
- Refined Vegetable Oil – Durgawati
- Sugar Mill – Patna
- Brewery Unit – Sitamarhi
- Kraft Paper – Aurangabad
Which of the above is/are correct pairs?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 4
[D] 1.2.3 & 4
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1]
Notes:
Refined Vegetable Oil Industrial unit is located in Durgawati. Sugar Mill is loacted in Sitamarhi. Brewery Unit is loacted in Patna and Kraft Paper Industrial unit is located in Ara.
7. Which of the following sources of irrigation have irrigated maximum area in Bihar according to the Agricultural census (2010-11)?
[A] Canal
[B] Ponds
[C] Tube wells
[D] Wells
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Correct Answer: C [Tube wells]
Notes:
Tube wells have irrigated maximum area in Bihar according to the Agricultural census (2010-11). The net-irrigated area through Tube wells is 55.35 lakh acre. Canals irrigated 23.77 lakh acre. Ponds irrigated 4 lakh acre. Wells irrigated 0.3 lakh acre and other sources irrigated 3.125 lakh acre.
8. Which Indian emperor established a chain of hospitals throughout the Mauryan empire?
[A] Bimbisara
[B] Chandragupta Maurya
[C] Ashoka
[D] Samudragupta
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Correct Answer: C [Ashoka]
Notes:
Ashoka established a chain of hospitals throughout the Mauryan empire. He ruled from 273 BC to 232 BC and established a chain of hospitals throughout the Mauryan empire by 230 BC. He ordered to make two kinds of hospitals; hospitals for people and hospitals for animals. After adopting Buddhism, he renounced military conquest and other forms of violence, including cruelty to animals. Ashoka started working for the welfare of people and wanted to end the suffering of people and animals.
9. Who was the mother of Mahavira?
[A] Yasodhara
[B] Charumitra
[C] Maya
[D] Trishala
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Correct Answer: D [Trishala ]
Notes:
Trishala was the mother of Mahavir. She was also known as Videhadatta, Priyakarini, or Trishala Mata. She was the wife of the Siddhartha who was the Kshatriya king of Kundagram. Trishala was born as a princess in the Royal Licchvi Empire. According to Jain texts, Trishala was sister of King Chetaka. She was the follower of Parshva, the 23rd Tirthankara.
10. In which year, “Shauchalaya Nirman Ghar ka Sammaan Yojna” was lauched in Bihar?
[A] 2014
[B] 2019
[C] 2012
[D] 2016
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Correct Answer: D [2016]
Notes:
“Shauchalaya Nirman Ghar ka Sammaan Yojna” was lauched in Bihar in 2016.
The scheme was launched with an objective to end the evil practice of outdoor defecation by the year 2019.
According to the scheme, the state government would provide a financial support to each household to build an indoor toilet.
