Bihar GK Questions for BPSC TRE 4.0: 50 MCQs with Answers

Bihar GK is a regular part of the General Studies section in BPSC TRE. This page has 50 Bihar GK questions with answers on history, geography, polity, economy, schemes and culture, each with a short explanation.

Every candidate sits the GS part, whatever their class level or subject, so these questions are useful for all TRE 4.0 aspirants. After this set, solve the BPSC TRE 3.0 GS papers to see how BPSC actually asks Bihar questions.

Table of Contents

• Bihar History (Q1–17)
• Bihar Geography and Census (Q18–29)
• Bihar Polity (Q30–36)
• Economy and Government Schemes (Q37–44)
• Art, Culture and Heritage (Q45–50)
• How to revise Bihar GK

Bihar History (Q1–17)

Q1. When was Bihar made a separate province from the Bengal Presidency?

(A) 22 March 1912
(B) 1 April 1936
(C) 26 January 1950
(D) 15 August 1947

Answer: (A) 22 March 1912. Bihar was separated from Bengal on 22 March 1912, which is why Bihar Diwas is celebrated on 22 March.

Q2. On which date was Jharkhand carved out of Bihar?

(A) 1 November 2000
(B) 9 November 2000
(C) 15 November 2000
(D) 26 January 2001

Answer: (C) 15 November 2000. Jharkhand became a separate state on 15 November 2000, the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda.

Q3. What was the capital of Magadh under King Bimbisara?

(A) Pataliputra
(B) Rajgir (Rajagriha)
(C) Vaishali
(D) Champa

Answer: (B) Rajgir (Rajagriha). Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty ruled from Rajagriha, present-day Rajgir.

Q4. Which ruler is credited with founding Pataliputra?

(A) Ajatashatru
(B) Udayin
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Ashoka

Answer: (B) Udayin. Udayin (Udayabhadra), son of Ajatashatru, founded Pataliputra at the confluence of the Ganga and the Son.

Q5. Nalanda Mahavihara was founded by which Gupta ruler?

(A) Chandragupta I
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Kumaragupta I
(D) Skandagupta

Answer: (C) Kumaragupta I. Nalanda was founded in the 5th century CE by Kumaragupta I.

Q6. Vikramashila University was founded by which Pala king?

(A) Gopala
(B) Dharmapala
(C) Devapala
(D) Mahipala

Answer: (B) Dharmapala. Dharmapala founded Vikramashila in present-day Bhagalpur district.

Q7. Where was the Second Buddhist Council held?

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

Answer: (B) Vaishali. The Second Buddhist Council was held at Vaishali, about 100 years after the Buddha’s death.

Q8. Where did Mahavira attain nirvana?

(A) Kundagram
(B) Pawapuri
(C) Rajgir
(D) Bodh Gaya

Answer: (B) Pawapuri. Mahavira attained nirvana at Pawapuri in Nalanda district. He was born at Kundagram near Vaishali.

Q9. Which Greek ambassador described Pataliputra in his book Indica?

(A) Herodotus
(B) Megasthenes
(C) Ptolemy
(D) Pliny

Answer: (B) Megasthenes. Megasthenes, ambassador of Seleucus to Chandragupta Maurya’s court, wrote Indica.

Q10. In which year was the Battle of Buxar fought?

(A) 1757
(B) 1764
(C) 1765
(D) 1857

Answer: (B) 1764. The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764 between the East India Company and the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula and Shah Alam II.

Q11. Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri?

(A) Delhi
(B) Sasaram
(C) Patna
(D) Rohtasgarh

Answer: (B) Sasaram. Sher Shah Suri’s tomb stands in a lake at Sasaram in Rohtas district.

Q12. Babu Kunwar Singh, a leader of the 1857 revolt, belonged to which place?

(A) Jagdishpur
(B) Dumraon
(C) Bettiah
(D) Hathwa

Answer: (A) Jagdishpur. Veer Kunwar Singh of Jagdishpur (Bhojpur) led the revolt in Bihar at about 80 years of age.

Q13. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch the Champaran Satyagraha?

(A) 1915
(B) 1917
(C) 1919
(D) 1920

Answer: (B) 1917. The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 against the tinkathia system was Gandhi’s first satyagraha in India.

Q14. Who persuaded Gandhi to come to Champaran?

(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Raj Kumar Shukla
(C) Brajkishore Prasad
(D) Anugrah Narayan Sinha

Answer: (B) Raj Kumar Shukla. Raj Kumar Shukla, a farmer from Champaran, met Gandhi at the 1916 Lucknow session and brought him to Champaran.

Q15. Dr Rajendra Prasad, India’s first President, was born at:

(A) Ziradei
(B) Bettiah
(C) Chhapra
(D) Arrah

Answer: (A) Ziradei. Dr Rajendra Prasad was born at Ziradei in Siwan district.

Q16. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bihar?

(A) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
(B) Sri Krishna Sinha
(C) Karpoori Thakur
(D) Binodanand Jha

Answer: (B) Sri Krishna Sinha. Sri Krishna Sinha, known as ‘Bihar Kesari’, was Bihar’s first Chief Minister.

Q17. The Golghar granary in Patna was built under the supervision of:

(A) Captain John Garstin
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Lord Cornwallis
(D) Robert Clive

Answer: (A) Captain John Garstin. Golghar was built in 1786 by Captain John Garstin after the famine of 1770.

Bihar Geography and Census (Q18–29)

Q18. Which river is called the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?

(A) Gandak
(B) Son
(C) Kosi
(D) Bagmati

Answer: (C) Kosi. The Kosi often changes its course and causes severe floods in north Bihar.

Q19. Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar’s first tiger reserve, is in which district?

(A) Kaimur
(B) West Champaran
(C) Rohtas
(D) Araria

Answer: (B) West Champaran. Valmiki Tiger Reserve lies in West Champaran district along the Nepal border.

Q20. Kakolat waterfall is located in which district?

(A) Nawada
(B) Gaya
(C) Kaimur
(D) Munger

Answer: (A) Nawada. Kakolat waterfall is in Nawada district.

Q21. Kanwar Lake (Kabar Taal), Bihar’s first Ramsar site, is in:

(A) Darbhanga
(B) Begusarai
(C) Vaishali
(D) Purnia

Answer: (B) Begusarai. Kanwar Lake in Begusarai was declared a Ramsar site in 2020.

Q22. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is near which city?

(A) Patna
(B) Bhagalpur
(C) Munger
(D) Buxar

Answer: (B) Bhagalpur. The sanctuary covers a stretch of the Ganga in Bhagalpur district.

Q23. Bihar shares an international border with which country?

(A) Bhutan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal
(D) China

Answer: (C) Nepal. Bihar’s northern boundary touches Nepal. Its neighbouring states are Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Q24. Mahatma Gandhi Setu connects Patna with which town?

(A) Hajipur
(B) Sonepur
(C) Mokama
(D) Begusarai

Answer: (A) Hajipur. Mahatma Gandhi Setu crosses the Ganga between Patna and Hajipur.

Q25. The Sonepur cattle fair is held at the confluence of the Ganga and which river?

(A) Son
(B) Gandak
(C) Ghaghara
(D) Punpun

Answer: (B) Gandak. The Sonepur (Harihar Kshetra) fair is held in Saran district where the Gandak meets the Ganga.

Q26. How many districts are there in Bihar?

(A) 36
(B) 37
(C) 38
(D) 40

Answer: (C) 38. Bihar has 38 districts.

Q27. How many administrative divisions does Bihar have?

(A) 7
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 12

Answer: (B) 9. Bihar’s 38 districts are grouped into 9 divisions.

Q28. According to Census 2011, Bihar’s literacy rate was about:

(A) 61.8%
(B) 67.9%
(C) 72.9%
(D) 74.0%

Answer: (A) 61.8%. Bihar’s literacy rate in Census 2011 was 61.80%, the lowest among states.

Q29. Bihar’s sex ratio as per Census 2011 was:

(A) 918
(B) 933
(C) 940
(D) 943

Answer: (A) 918. Bihar recorded 918 females per 1,000 males in Census 2011.

Bihar Polity (Q30–36)

Q30. How many members are there in the Bihar Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)?

(A) 224
(B) 243
(C) 288
(D) 324

Answer: (B) 243. The Bihar Vidhan Sabha has 243 elected seats.

Q31. How many members are there in the Bihar Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)?

(A) 63
(B) 75
(C) 78
(D) 100

Answer: (B) 75. The Bihar Vidhan Parishad has 75 members.

Q32. How many Lok Sabha seats does Bihar have?

(A) 38
(B) 40
(C) 42
(D) 48

Answer: (B) 40. Bihar elects 40 members to the Lok Sabha.

Q33. How many Rajya Sabha seats does Bihar have?

(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 16
(D) 19

Answer: (C) 16. Bihar has 16 seats in the Rajya Sabha.

Q34. In which year was the Patna High Court established?

(A) 1912
(B) 1916
(C) 1936
(D) 1950

Answer: (B) 1916. Patna High Court was established in 1916.

Q35. Which is the second official language of Bihar?

(A) Maithili
(B) Bhojpuri
(C) Urdu
(D) Magahi

Answer: (C) Urdu. Hindi is the official language of Bihar, and Urdu is the second official language.

Q36. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Bihar?

(A) Rabri Devi
(B) Kanti Singh
(C) Meira Kumar
(D) Renu Devi

Answer: (A) Rabri Devi. Rabri Devi became Bihar’s first woman Chief Minister in 1997.

Economy and Government Schemes (Q37–44)

Q37. The Barauni oil refinery is in which district?

(A) Begusarai
(B) Bhagalpur
(C) Patna
(D) Samastipur

Answer: (A) Begusarai. Barauni refinery, run by Indian Oil, is in Begusarai district.

Q38. Shahi Litchi, which has a GI tag, is mainly associated with:

(A) Muzaffarpur
(B) Darbhanga
(C) Gaya
(D) Nalanda

Answer: (A) Muzaffarpur. Shahi Litchi of Muzaffarpur and nearby districts has a GI tag.

Q39. Makhana (fox nut) from which region of Bihar has a GI tag?

(A) Magadh
(B) Mithila
(C) Bhojpur
(D) Anga

Answer: (B) Mithila. Mithila Makhana received a GI tag. Bihar produces most of India’s makhana.

Q40. Complete prohibition of liquor came into force in Bihar in:

(A) 2014
(B) 2015
(C) 2016
(D) 2018

Answer: (C) 2016. Bihar imposed total prohibition in April 2016.

Q41. JEEViKA in Bihar mainly works on:

(A) Road building
(B) Rural livelihoods through women’s self-help groups
(C) Urban housing
(D) Power supply

Answer: (B) Rural livelihoods through women’s self-help groups. JEEViKA (Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society) organises rural women into self-help groups.

Q42. In which year was the Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Abhiyan launched in Bihar?

(A) 2016
(B) 2017
(C) 2019
(D) 2021

Answer: (C) 2019. Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali was launched on 2 October 2019 to conserve water and increase green cover.

Q43. Under the Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana, bicycles are given to girls who join:

(A) Class 6
(B) Class 8
(C) Class 9
(D) Class 11

Answer: (C) Class 9. The scheme gives support for a bicycle to girls entering Class 9 so that they continue to school.

Q44. ‘Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal’ is a part of which Bihar government programme?

(A) Saat Nischay
(B) Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali
(C) JEEViKA
(D) Kushal Yuva Program

Answer: (A) Saat Nischay. Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal is one of the Saat Nischay (seven resolves) of the Bihar government.

Art, Culture and Heritage (Q45–50)

Q45. Madhubani painting belongs to which cultural region of Bihar?

(A) Magadh
(B) Mithila
(C) Bhojpur
(D) Vajji

Answer: (B) Mithila. Madhubani (Mithila) painting comes from the Mithila region.

Q46. The Chhath festival is dedicated to:

(A) Lord Shiva
(B) The Sun God
(C) Goddess Durga
(D) Lord Vishnu

Answer: (B) The Sun God. Chhath is dedicated to Surya (the Sun God) and Chhathi Maiya.

Q47. In which year was the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

(A) 1993
(B) 2002
(C) 2010
(D) 2016

Answer: (B) 2002. The Mahabodhi Temple Complex was inscribed in 2002.

Q48. The ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in:

(A) 2002
(B) 2012
(C) 2016
(D) 2019

Answer: (C) 2016. The archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara was inscribed in 2016.

Q49. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in:

(A) Amritsar
(B) Patna
(C) Anandpur Sahib
(D) Nanded

Answer: (B) Patna. Guru Gobind Singh was born in Patna. Takht Sri Patna Sahib marks his birthplace.

Q50. Barabar caves, the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, are in which district?

(A) Gaya
(B) Jehanabad
(C) Nalanda
(D) Nawada

Answer: (B) Jehanabad. The Mauryan-era Barabar caves, including Lomas Rishi cave, are in Jehanabad district.

How to Revise Bihar GK for BPSC TRE

• Use the Bihar Board textbooks. The Class 6–10 social science books cover most of Bihar’s history and geography.
• Make one page per topic. Keep short notes for dynasties, rivers, protected areas, GI tags and schemes.
• Follow Bihar news. Read daily current affairs for new schemes and appointments.
• Test yourself. Take timed mock tests and revise the questions you get wrong.

For the full GS syllabus, see the BPSC TRE syllabus.

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