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Q.151
In 1574 Akbar personally led a campaign that captured Hajipur and Patna from which Afghan ruler?
- A Sikandar Shah Suri
- B Bahar Khan Lohani
- C Daud Khan Karrani
- D Sulaiman Karrani
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Correct answer: (C) Daud Khan Karrani
Daud Khan Karrani, son of Sulaiman Karrani, had defied Mughal authority; after losing Patna he fled to Bengal and was killed in 1576. Bihar was then organised as a Mughal province.
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Q.152
Vidyapati's 'Kirtilata', written in praise of King Kirti Singh, was composed in which language?
- A Pali
- B Avahatta
- C Persian
- D Braj Bhasha
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Correct answer: (B) Avahatta
Kirtilata and Kirtipataka are in Avahatta, a late form of Apabhramsha, while Vidyapati's popular songs (Padavali) are in Maithili and several other works are in Sanskrit.
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Q.153
Barela Jheel Salim Ali Jubba Sahni Bird Sanctuary is located in which district?
- A Begusarai
- B Darbhanga
- C Vaishali
- D Samastipur
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Correct answer: (C) Vaishali
This wetland sanctuary in Vaishali district is named after the ornithologist Salim Ali and the freedom fighter Jubba Sahni, and protects resident and migratory waterbirds. Begusarai has Kanwar Lake.
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Q.154
The sanctity of Sonepur, home of the Harihar Nath temple, is linked in legend with
- A the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan)
- B the appearance of Sita from a ploughed furrow
- C the battle between an elephant and a crocodile (Gaj-Graah), ended by Vishnu
- D the story of Bihula and the serpent goddess
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Correct answer: (C) the battle between an elephant and a crocodile (Gaj-Graah), ended by Vishnu
Tradition places the Gajendra Moksha story, in which Vishnu frees an elephant seized by a crocodile, at the Gandak-Ganga confluence near Sonepur. The churning of the ocean is linked with Mandar hill in Banka.
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Q.155
Which Mughal emperor proclaimed himself emperor at Patna in 1712 before marching on Delhi?
- A Bahadur Shah I
- B Muhammad Shah
- C Jahandar Shah
- D Farrukhsiyar
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Correct answer: (D) Farrukhsiyar
Farrukhsiyar, son of Azim-us-Shan, was at Patna when his father died in 1712; he declared himself emperor there and, backed by the Sayyid brothers, defeated Jahandar Shah early in 1713.
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Q.156
The Jardalu (Zardalu) mango, a GI-tagged fruit of Bihar, is associated with which district?
- A Darbhanga
- B Vaishali
- C Bhagalpur
- D Saran
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Correct answer: (C) Bhagalpur
The light-yellow, aromatic Jardalu mango is a speciality of Bhagalpur district and carries a GI tag as 'Bhagalpuri Zardalu'.
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Q.157
Jivaka, the celebrated physician who also treated the Buddha, was the royal physician of which Magadha king?
- A Mahapadma Nanda
- B Bimbisara
- C Chandragupta Maurya
- D Shishunaga
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Correct answer: (B) Bimbisara
Jivaka served Bimbisara at Rajgriha and was sent by him to treat King Pradyota of Avanti. His mango grove at Rajgir later became a monastery for the Sangha.
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Q.158
Under the tinkathia system in Champaran, tenants were forced to grow indigo on what portion of their land?
- A One-tenth
- B One-fifth
- C Three-twentieths (3 kathas out of 20)
- D One-fourth
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Correct answer: (C) Three-twentieths (3 kathas out of 20)
Tinkathia meant 3 kathas out of every 20 kathas of a bigha, i.e. 3/20 of the holding. The Champaran Agrarian Act 1918 abolished it after Gandhi's first satyagraha in India.
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Q.159
The Barauni oil refinery, set up in 1964 with Soviet assistance, is in which district?
- A Munger
- B Patna
- C Bhagalpur
- D Begusarai
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Correct answer: (D) Begusarai
Barauni in Begusarai district hosts the IOCL refinery, a thermal power station and a dairy, making Begusarai the industrial hub of Bihar.
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Q.160
Pant Wildlife Sanctuary, spread over the hills around Rajgir, is in which district?
- A Nawada
- B Nalanda
- C Gaya
- D Sheikhpura
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Correct answer: (B) Nalanda
Also called the Rajgir Wildlife Sanctuary, it covers the forested hills that ring Rajgir in Nalanda district; Nawada and Gaya adjoin this area to the south.
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Q.161
When the Barauni refinery was commissioned in the 1960s, its crude oil came by pipeline from
- A the oilfields of Upper Assam
- B the Bombay High offshore field
- C the Ankleshwar field in Gujarat
- D the Barmer field in Rajasthan
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Correct answer: (A) the oilfields of Upper Assam
Barauni was built to refine Assam crude carried by Oil India's Naharkatiya-Nunmati-Barauni pipeline; Bombay High was discovered only in 1974 and Barmer's large fields in 2004, while Ankleshwar crude went to the Koyali refinery in Gujarat.
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Q.162
Which play of Bhikhari Thakur attacked the practice of marrying off young girls to old men for money?
- A Gabarghichor
- B Bhai Birodh
- C Kaljug Prem
- D Beti Bechwa (Beti Viyog)
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Correct answer: (D) Beti Bechwa (Beti Viyog)
Beti Bechwa, also staged as Beti Viyog, shows the misery of a girl sold in marriage to an elderly man. Gabarghichor deals with a dispute over a child, and Bhai Birodh with quarrels between brothers.
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Q.163
The Patna Qalam school of painting is best known for depicting
- A court scenes and portraits of Mughal emperors only
- B battle scenes from Rajput history
- C Jataka stories painted on cave walls
- D the daily life of ordinary people, such as traders, craftsmen and festivals
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Correct answer: (D) the daily life of ordinary people, such as traders, craftsmen and festivals
Unlike court-centred Mughal painting, Patna Qalam artists painted everyday subjects such as bazaars, artisans, labourers and festivals, often for British patrons. It is therefore also counted among the Company schools.
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Q.164
Who succeeded Sher Shah Suri on the throne of the Sur Empire in 1545?
- A Sikandar Shah Suri
- B Adil Shah Suri
- C Ibrahim Shah Suri
- D Islam Shah Suri (Jalal Khan)
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Correct answer: (D) Islam Shah Suri (Jalal Khan)
Sher Shah's younger son Jalal Khan was raised to the throne as Islam Shah, bypassing his elder brother Adil Khan. Sikandar Shah Suri, defeated by Humayun at Sirhind in 1555, was among the last Sur claimants.
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Q.165
Patna University, the first university of Bihar, was established in
- A 1912
- B 1917
- C 1921
- D 1925
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Correct answer: (B) 1917
Patna University (1917) is the seventh oldest university of India; Patna College (1863) is its oldest constituent college.
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Q.166
The last Nanda ruler of Magadha, overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya, was
- A Dhana Nanda
- B Mahapadma Nanda
- C Kalasoka
- D Shishunaga
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Correct answer: (A) Dhana Nanda
Dhana Nanda was defeated around 321 BCE, ending the Nanda dynasty. Mahapadma Nanda was its founder, while Kalasoka and Shishunaga belonged to the earlier Shishunaga dynasty.
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Q.167
Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara, attained nirvana (moksha) at which place in present-day Bihar?
- A Vaishali
- B Rajgir
- C Pawapuri
- D Kundagrama
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Correct answer: (C) Pawapuri
Mahavira died at Pawapuri in Nalanda district in about 468 BCE; the Jal Mandir marks the spot. Kundagrama near Vaishali is his birthplace, not his place of nirvana.
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Q.168
In present-day Bihar, mica deposits are found mainly in which group of districts?
- A Saran, Siwan and Gopalganj
- B Nawada, Jamui and Gaya
- C Supaul, Saharsa and Madhepura
- D Vaishali, Samastipur and Darbhanga
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Correct answer: (B) Nawada, Jamui and Gaya
The northern edge of the old mica belt, whose richest part lies in Koderma and Giridih in Jharkhand, extends into Nawada, Jamui and Gaya; the alluvial districts of north Bihar have no such hard-rock minerals.
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Q.169
Which Upanishadic sage is described as the leading philosopher at the court of King Janaka of Videha, where Gargi Vachaknavi questioned him in a famous debate?
- A Kapila
- B Vishwamitra
- C Yajnavalkya
- D Vasishtha
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Correct answer: (C) Yajnavalkya
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad describes Yajnavalkya winning a great philosophical debate at Janaka's court, in which Gargi questioned him. Vasishtha is associated with the Ikshvaku court of Ayodhya.
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Q.170
Near which place does the Kosi river join the Ganga?
- A Fatuha (Patna)
- B Hajipur (Vaishali)
- C Kursela (Katihar)
- D Doriganj (Saran)
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Correct answer: (C) Kursela (Katihar)
Below the barrage at Bhimnagar the Kosi flows south between its embankments through Supaul and Saharsa districts and meets the Ganga near Kursela in Katihar district. Doriganj near Chhapra marks the Ghaghra's confluence and Hajipur the Gandak's.
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Q.171
The hot, dry westerly winds that blow across the plains of Bihar in May and June are called
- A Loo
- B Kalbaisakhi
- C Mango showers
- D Chinook
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Correct answer: (A) Loo
The loo is a scorching, dusty wind from the west that pushes day temperatures in south and west Bihar to their peak before the monsoon. Kalbaisakhi (nor'westers) are thunderstorms that bring pre-monsoon showers to eastern India, and mango showers are pre-monsoon rains of Kerala and Karnataka.
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Q.172
Sikki craft of north Bihar, used to make boxes, baskets and figurines, is woven from
- A split bamboo strips
- B jute fibre
- C a golden-coloured wild grass
- D date-palm leaves
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Correct answer: (C) a golden-coloured wild grass
Sikki is a golden grass that grows in the wet areas of north Bihar; women of the Mithila region dye and coil it into boxes (pauti), baskets and toys. Sikki grass products of Bihar carry a GI tag.
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Q.173
The Punpun, a southern tributary of the Ganga, meets the Ganga at
- A Maner
- B Fatuha
- C Bakhtiyarpur
- D Barh
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Correct answer: (B) Fatuha
The Punpun rises on the Chota Nagpur fringe, flows north through Aurangabad and Patna districts and joins the Ganga at Fatuha, just east of Patna city. Maner, west of Patna, lies near the Son's confluence.
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Q.174
In 1539 Sher Shah Suri defeated the Mughal emperor Humayun at a battle fought in present-day Buxar district of Bihar at
- A Kannauj
- B Panipat
- C Chausa
- D Ghaghra
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Correct answer: (C) Chausa
The Battle of Chausa (June 1539) on the Ganga in Bihar was Sher Shah's first major victory over Humayun; he completed the conquest at Kannauj (Bilgram) in 1540.
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Q.175
Under the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, how many seats of the undivided Bihar Legislative Assembly went to the new state of Jharkhand?
- A 54
- B 72
- C 90
- D 81
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Correct answer: (D) 81
The 324-seat assembly of undivided Bihar was split, with 81 seats forming the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and 243 remaining with Bihar.
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Q.176
Consider the following statements about the location of Bihar: 1. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the southern districts of Bihar. 2. The whole of Bihar lies north of the Tropic of Cancer. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (B) 2 only
Only statement 2 is correct. Bihar extends from about 24°20' N to 27°31' N, so it lies wholly north of the Tropic of Cancer (about 23°30' N), which passes through neighbouring Jharkhand instead.
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Q.177
Which chief disciple of the Buddha is traditionally believed to have been born at Nalaka near Nalanda and to have returned there before his death?
- A Ananda
- B Upali
- C Sariputra
- D Mahakassapa
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Correct answer: (C) Sariputra
Sariputra, foremost in wisdom among the disciples, came from Nalaka near Nalanda, and the great stupa at Nalanda (Site 3) is traditionally linked with him. Mahakassapa presided over the First Council at Rajgir.
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Q.178
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959 for
- A Urvashi
- B Renuka
- C Parashuram ki Pratiksha
- D Sanskriti ke Char Adhyay
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Correct answer: (D) Sanskriti ke Char Adhyay
Dinkar's 'Sanskriti ke Char Adhyay', a prose study of Indian cultural history, won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959. 'Urvashi' brought him the Jnanpith in 1972.
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Q.179
The word 'Manjusha' in Manjusha art of the Anga region literally refers to
- A a snake: the main motif of the art
- B a cloth scroll on which stories are painted
- C a clay lamp lit during the festival
- D a box: the temple-shaped painted box used in the Bishahari puja
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Correct answer: (D) a box: the temple-shaped painted box used in the Bishahari puja
Manjusha means a box: the art grew on temple-shaped boxes of bamboo, jute and paper painted for the Bishahari (Bihula) puja. Snakes are its most common motif, but the name comes from the box.
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Q.180
Which neighbouring kingdom, with its capital at Champa on the Ganga, was annexed to Magadha by Bimbisara?
- A Anga
- B Vajji
- C Kashi
- D Avanti
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Correct answer: (A) Anga
Bimbisara defeated Brahmadatta of Anga and annexed the kingdom, giving Magadha control of Champa, a busy river port near present-day Bhagalpur. Avanti, with its capital at Ujjayini, was subdued later by the Shishunagas.
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Q.181
Farid Khan received the title 'Sher Khan', reportedly for killing a tiger, from which Afghan ruler of Bihar in whose service he then was?
- A Ibrahim Lodi
- B Nusrat Shah
- C Daulat Khan Lodi
- D Bahar Khan Lohani
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Correct answer: (D) Bahar Khan Lohani
Bahar Khan Lohani, who ruled Bihar as Sultan Muhammad, gave Farid the title Sher Khan and made him guardian of his son Jalal Khan. Nusrat Shah was the Sultan of Bengal.
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Q.182
The Vajrasana (Diamond Throne) at Bodh Gaya, marking the spot where the Buddha sat in meditation, is traditionally said to have been installed by
- A Ashoka
- B Kanishka
- C Harshavardhana
- D Dharmapala
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Correct answer: (A) Ashoka
Ashoka is credited with the first shrine at Bodh Gaya and with placing the Vajrasana beneath the Bodhi tree in the 3rd century BCE. The present brick temple dates mainly from the 5th-6th centuries CE.
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Q.183
In Bihar's traditional crop calendar, the main paddy crop, transplanted in the rains and harvested in November-December, is called the
- A Bhadai crop
- B Garma crop
- C Rabi crop
- D Aghani crop
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Correct answer: (D) Aghani crop
Aghani crops take their name from the month of Agahan, when the winter paddy is reaped. Bhadai crops such as early paddy and maize are harvested in Bhado (August-September), and garma crops are grown in summer.
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Q.184
The Kosi barrage, built under the 1954 Indo-Nepal Kosi agreement, is located at
- A Valmikinagar
- B Bhimnagar (Hanuman Nagar)
- C Kursela
- D Indrapuri
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Correct answer: (B) Bhimnagar (Hanuman Nagar)
The Kosi barrage at Hanuman Nagar in Nepal, adjoining Bhimnagar in Supaul district, controls the river where it enters the plains; Kursela is where the Kosi joins the Ganga.
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Q.185
Which of the following waterfalls is NOT in present-day Bihar?
- A Hundru
- B Kakolat
- C Tutla Bhawani
- D Telhar Kund
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Correct answer: (A) Hundru
Hundru falls on the Subarnarekha near Ranchi, in Jharkhand. Kakolat (Nawada), Tutla Bhawani (Rohtas) and Telhar Kund (Kaimur) are in Bihar.
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Q.186
Which of the following is NOT a GI-tagged product of Bihar?
- A Katarni rice
- B Magahi paan
- C Silao khaja
- D Kalanamak rice
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Correct answer: (D) Kalanamak rice
Kalanamak is an aromatic rice of eastern Uttar Pradesh, and its GI tag belongs to that state. Katarni rice, Magahi paan and Silao khaja are all GI-tagged products of Bihar.
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Q.187
Syed Hasan Imam of Bihar presided over the special session of the Indian National Congress held in 1918 at
- A Calcutta
- B Delhi
- C Bombay
- D Lucknow
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Correct answer: (C) Bombay
The special session at Bombay in 1918 under Hasan Imam met to consider the Montagu-Chelmsford reform proposals. The special session at Calcutta in 1920 adopted the Non-Cooperation programme.
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Q.188
Arrange these events connected with Bihar in chronological order: 1. Gaya session of the Congress; 2. Muzaffarpur bomb incident; 3. Champaran Satyagraha; 4. Bankipore session of the Congress.
- A 2, 4, 3, 1
- B 4, 2, 3, 1
- C 2, 3, 4, 1
- D 4, 2, 1, 3
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Correct answer: (A) 2, 4, 3, 1
The Muzaffarpur bomb incident took place in 1908, the Bankipore session in 1912, the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917 and the Gaya session in 1922.
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Q.189
Arrange the four days of the Chhath festival in the correct order: 1. Kharna 2. Usha Arghya (morning offering) 3. Nahay-Khay 4. Sandhya Arghya (evening offering)
- A 1, 3, 4, 2
- B 3, 1, 2, 4
- C 1, 3, 2, 4
- D 3, 1, 4, 2
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Correct answer: (D) 3, 1, 4, 2
Chhath begins with Nahay-Khay (a purifying bath and meal), followed by Kharna (the evening offering after a day's fast, which begins the long waterless fast), then the evening arghya to the setting sun and finally the morning arghya to the rising sun.
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Q.190
The Patna High Court was established in which year?
- A 1912
- B 1936
- C 1950
- D 1916
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Correct answer: (D) 1916
Patna High Court was inaugurated in 1916 by the Viceroy Lord Hardinge after its foundation stone was laid in 1913; until then Bihar was under the Calcutta High Court.
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Q.191
In November 1942, during the Quit India Movement, Jayaprakash Narayan and his associates escaped from which jail?
- A Bankipur Jail
- B Gaya Central Jail
- C Hazaribagh Central Jail
- D Bhagalpur Central Jail
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Correct answer: (C) Hazaribagh Central Jail
On Diwali night, 9 November 1942, JP escaped from Hazaribagh Central Jail (then in Bihar, now in Jharkhand) with Yogendra Shukla, Suraj Narayan Singh and others, and went underground to organise resistance.
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Q.192
The Lomas Rishi cave in the Barabar hills is famous for
- A an entrance carved as a curved chaitya arch imitating wooden architecture, with a frieze of elephants
- B a colossal rock-cut statue of the reclining Buddha
- C wall paintings of Jataka tales like those of Ajanta
- D a Gupta-period panel of Vishnu as Varaha
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Correct answer: (A) an entrance carved as a curved chaitya arch imitating wooden architecture, with a frieze of elephants
The Lomas Rishi façade copies in stone the curved roof and timber framing of wooden huts of the time, and its arch carries a row of elephants. The Varaha panel is a feature of the Udayagiri caves in Madhya Pradesh.
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Q.193
Arrange these events of 1857-58 in Bihar in chronological order: 1. Death of Kunwar Singh; 2. Hanging of Peer Ali at Patna; 3. Mutiny of the sepoys at Danapur; 4. Relief of the siege of Arrah.
- A 2, 3, 4, 1
- B 3, 2, 4, 1
- C 2, 4, 3, 1
- D 3, 4, 2, 1
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Correct answer: (A) 2, 3, 4, 1
Peer Ali was hanged on 7 July 1857, the Danapur regiments rose on 25 July, Vincent Eyre relieved Arrah in early August 1857, and Kunwar Singh died on 26 April 1858.
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Q.194
Which of the following helped Magadha become the most powerful Mahajanapada? 1. Iron ore deposits in the region 2. Forests that supplied elephants for the army 3. The Ganga and the Son rivers, which aided transport and fertile farming
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 1, 2 and 3
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1 and 3 only
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Correct answer: (B) 1, 2 and 3
NCERT notes that Magadha's rivers helped transport, water supply and agriculture, its forests supplied elephants and wood, and nearby iron ore was used for tools and weapons. All three gave Magadha an edge over its rivals.
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Q.195
Maithili was added to the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution in which year?
- A 1967
- B 1992
- C 2011
- D 2003
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Correct answer: (D) 2003
The 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act 2003 added Maithili, Bodo, Dogri and Santhali, taking the Eighth Schedule to 22 languages. Bhojpuri, Magahi and Angika are not in the Schedule.
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Q.196
Arrange the following rivers of north Bihar from west to east according to where they enter Bihar: 1. Kosi 2. Gandak 3. Mahananda 4. Bagmati
- A 4, 2, 1, 3
- B 2, 4, 1, 3
- C 2, 1, 4, 3
- D 2, 4, 3, 1
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Correct answer: (B) 2, 4, 1, 3
The Gandak enters at Valmikinagar in West Champaran, the Bagmati in Sitamarhi district, the Kosi at Bhimnagar in Supaul, and the Mahananda in Kishanganj in the far north-east.
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Q.197
The first Jain council, held at Pataliputra around 300 BCE, where the Jain canon was arranged into twelve Angas, was led by
- A Bhadrabahu
- B Devarddhi Kshamashramana
- C Mahakassapa
- D Sthulabhadra
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Correct answer: (D) Sthulabhadra
During a long famine Bhadrabahu took a group of monks to the south, and those who stayed in Magadha met at Pataliputra under Sthulabhadra. The later council at Vallabhi was presided over by Devarddhi Kshamashramana.
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Q.198
On his last journey, the Buddha is said to have predicted that a village where Magadha's ministers were building a fort against the Vajjis would become a great city. Which village was this?
- A Nalaka
- B Pataligrama
- C Uruvela
- D Kundagrama
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Correct answer: (B) Pataligrama
The Mahaparinibbana Sutta records this prediction about Pataligrama, which grew into Pataliputra, the later capital of Magadha. Kundagrama near Vaishali is associated with Mahavira.
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Q.199
The Pitrapaksha Mela, where Hindus offer pind-daan to their ancestors, is held at Gaya on the banks of the
- A Falgu
- B Punpun
- C Son
- D Ganga
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Correct answer: (A) Falgu
Pind-daan is performed on the Falgu river and at the Vishnupad temple in Gaya during the fortnight of Pitrapaksha (Ashwin Krishna Paksha).
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Q.200
Which of the following was NOT part of the alliance defeated by the East India Company at the Battle of Buxar (1764)?
- A Mir Qasim
- B Siraj-ud-Daula
- C Shuja-ud-Daula
- D Shah Alam II
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Correct answer: (B) Siraj-ud-Daula
The allied army at Buxar was made up of Mir Qasim (the deposed Nawab of Bengal), Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh and the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. Siraj-ud-Daula had been defeated at Plassey in 1757 and killed soon after.
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