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Q.351
Takht Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib, is one of how many Takhts (seats of authority) of the Sikhs?
- A Four
- B Seven
- C Five
- D Three
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Correct answer: (C) Five
The five Takhts are the Akal Takht (Amritsar), Patna Sahib, Kesgarh Sahib (Anandpur), Hazur Sahib (Nanded) and Damdama Sahib (Talwandi Sabo). Patna Sahib marks the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh.
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Q.352
Which district of Bihar, in the far north-east close to the Himalayan foothills, receives the highest average annual rainfall in the state?
- A Kaimur
- B Buxar
- C Kishanganj
- D Gaya
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Correct answer: (C) Kishanganj
Rainfall in Bihar decreases from the north-east towards the west and south-west, so Kishanganj receives roughly twice as much rain in a year as western districts such as Buxar and Kaimur.
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Q.353
Bhikhari Thakur, called the 'Shakespeare of Bhojpuri', was born in Kutubpur village of which district?
- A Siwan
- B Saran
- C Bhojpur
- D Buxar
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Correct answer: (B) Saran
Bhikhari Thakur (1887-1971) was born at Kutubpur in Saran district and became the leading playwright and performer of Bhojpuri folk theatre.
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Q.354
'Nachari', a genre of Maithili devotional song popularised by Vidyapati, is addressed to which deity?
- A Krishna
- B Surya
- C Shiva
- D Durga
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Correct answer: (C) Shiva
Nachari songs are hymns to Shiva, and Vidyapati's Nacharis are still sung across Mithila. His Radha-Krishna love songs form a separate body known as the Padavali.
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Q.355
Which of the following correctly matches the two locomotive factories in Bihar with their locations?
- A Electric locomotives – Marhowrah; diesel locomotives – Madhepura
- B Electric locomotives – Jamalpur; diesel locomotives – Bela
- C Electric locomotives – Bela; diesel locomotives – Jamalpur
- D Electric locomotives – Madhepura; diesel locomotives – Marhowrah
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Correct answer: (D) Electric locomotives – Madhepura; diesel locomotives – Marhowrah
The electric locomotive factory at Madhepura (with Alstom) builds high-horsepower freight engines, and the diesel locomotive factory at Marhowrah in Saran was set up with GE. Bela near Chhapra has a rail wheel plant and Jamalpur is the old railway workshop.
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Q.356
Khatwa, a GI-tagged craft of Bihar, is a form of
- A painting on glass
- B stone carving
- C weaving with grass
- D appliqué, in which cut pieces of cloth are stitched onto a base fabric
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Correct answer: (D) appliqué, in which cut pieces of cloth are stitched onto a base fabric
Khatwa is Bihar's appliqué or patchwork craft, used for canopies, tents, wall hangings and bedcovers. Grass weaving in Bihar is the separate Sikki craft.
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Q.357
Consider the following statements: 1. According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha admitted women into the Sangha at Vaishali at the request of Mahaprajapati Gautami. 2. The Second Buddhist Council at Vaishali was presided over by Moggaliputta Tissa. Which of these 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: (A) 1 only
Mahaprajapati Gautami, the Buddha's aunt and foster mother, was ordained at Vaishali, beginning the order of nuns. The Second Council is traditionally said to have been presided over by Sabakami; Moggaliputta Tissa led the Third Council at Pataliputra.
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Q.358
According to Census 2011, roughly what percentage of Bihar's population lived in urban areas, the lowest among the major states?
- A 41.5 per cent
- B 31.2 per cent
- C 20.1 per cent
- D 11.3 per cent
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Correct answer: (D) 11.3 per cent
Only about 11.3 per cent of Bihar's 10.4 crore people were urban in 2011, against 31.2 per cent for India, reflecting the state's agrarian economy.
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Q.359
Valmiki Tiger Reserve, the only tiger reserve of Bihar, lies in which district?
- A East Champaran
- B Sitamarhi
- C Madhubani
- D West Champaran
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Correct answer: (D) West Champaran
Valmiki National Park and Tiger Reserve (1990) in West Champaran adjoins Nepal's Chitwan National Park across the Gandak.
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Q.360
Dalmianagar, once a large industrial township with cement, paper and sugar factories founded by the Dalmia group, lies in which district?
- A Kaimur
- B Aurangabad
- C Bhojpur
- D Rohtas
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Correct answer: (D) Rohtas
Dalmianagar adjoins Dehri-on-Sone in Rohtas district; its industrial complex used the limestone and water of the Sone valley but closed in the 1980s.
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Q.361
Harinagar and Narkatiaganj in West Champaran and Sidhwalia in Gopalganj are known for which industry?
- A Jute textiles
- B Cement
- C Leather
- D Sugar
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Correct answer: (D) Sugar
Bihar's sugar mills are concentrated in the north-west (the Champaran districts, Gopalganj and Siwan), where sugarcane is the main cash crop on well-drained alluvium; West Champaran is a leading cane-growing district.
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Q.362
Prabhavati Devi, the wife of Jayaprakash Narayan and a devoted Gandhian, was the daughter of which leader of the Champaran Satyagraha?
- A Raj Kumar Shukla
- B Mazharul Haque
- C Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- D Brajkishore Prasad
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Correct answer: (D) Brajkishore Prasad
Brajkishore Prasad, a leading lawyer who worked with Gandhi in Champaran, was Prabhavati Devi's father; she lived for long periods at Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram. Raj Kumar Shukla was the cultivator who brought Gandhi to Champaran.
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Q.363
Which of the following pairs of place and district is NOT correctly matched?
- A Thawe Bhawani temple - Gopalganj
- B Singheshwar Asthan - Madhepura
- C Sita Kund hot spring - Munger
- D Mundeshwari temple - Nalanda
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Correct answer: (D) Mundeshwari temple - Nalanda
The octagonal stone temple of Mundeshwari stands on a hill in Kaimur district, not Nalanda. The other three pairs are correct.
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Q.364
Bhitiharwa Ashram, set up by Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagraha, is in which district?
- A East Champaran
- B Muzaffarpur
- C Sitamarhi
- D West Champaran
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Correct answer: (D) West Champaran
Gandhi and Kasturba set up an ashram and a school at Bhitiharwa village in West Champaran in 1917 to work on education and sanitation among the peasants. Motihari, where Gandhi faced trial, is in East Champaran.
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Q.365
According to popular tradition, Mithila painting began when which king had the walls of his kingdom painted for the wedding of his daughter Sita?
- A Janaka
- B Dasharatha
- C Raghu
- D Bhagiratha
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Correct answer: (A) Janaka
Folk tradition holds that King Janaka of Mithila had paintings made for Sita's marriage to Rama, and wall painting at weddings has continued in the region ever since. Dasharatha was Rama's father, the king of Ayodhya.
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Q.366
The Battle of Buxar (1764), fought on Bihar soil, was won by the East India Company forces commanded by
- A Robert Clive
- B Warren Hastings
- C Lord Cornwallis
- D Hector Munro
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Correct answer: (D) Hector Munro
Major Hector Munro defeated the combined armies of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula and Shah Alam II at Buxar on 22 October 1764, leading to the Treaty of Allahabad (1765) and the grant of Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
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Q.367
How many members does Bihar elect to the Rajya Sabha?
- A 12
- B 14
- C 16
- D 18
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Correct answer: (C) 16
Bihar's Rajya Sabha strength is 16; the members are elected by the MLAs by proportional representation through the single transferable vote.
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Q.368
Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of the province of Bihar and Orissa, created in 1912?
- A Sir Edward Gait
- B Sir Charles Stuart Bayley
- C Sir Andrew Fraser
- D Sir Lancelot Hare
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Correct answer: (B) Sir Charles Stuart Bayley
Sir Charles Stuart Bayley headed the new province from 1912 to 1915; he was succeeded by Sir Edward Gait, who was Lieutenant Governor during the Champaran Satyagraha. Fraser and Hare had governed Bengal and Eastern Bengal and Assam.
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Q.369
Who became the first Premier (Prime Minister) of Bihar province in April 1937, when the Congress initially declined to form a ministry?
- A Mohammad Yunus
- B Shri Krishna Sinha
- C Syed Mahmud
- D Mazharul Haque
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Correct answer: (A) Mohammad Yunus
Mohammad Yunus of the Muslim Independent Party headed a short-lived ministry from April to July 1937; when the Congress agreed to take office, Shri Krishna Sinha became Premier in July 1937.
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Q.370
Which Pala king granted villages for the upkeep of a monastery built at Nalanda by Balaputradeva, the Shailendra king of Suvarnadvipa (Sumatra-Java)?
- A Gopala
- B Devapala
- C Dharmapala
- D Mahipala I
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Correct answer: (B) Devapala
The Nalanda copper plate of Devapala records five villages granted at Balaputradeva's request, showing Nalanda's links with South-East Asia. Dharmapala is better known as the founder of Vikramashila.
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Q.371
The 'Marabar Caves' of a famous English novel are modelled on the Barabar caves of Bihar. Who wrote that novel, 'A Passage to India'?
- A Rudyard Kipling
- B George Orwell
- C E. M. Forster
- D R. K. Narayan
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Correct answer: (C) E. M. Forster
E. M. Forster's 'A Passage to India' (1924) places its central incident in the fictional Marabar Caves, based on the Barabar caves. George Orwell, though born at Motihari, did not write it.
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Q.372
The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya is managed by a committee set up under which law?
- A Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904
- B Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949
- C Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Act, 1950
- D Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
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Correct answer: (B) Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949
The Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949 created the Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee, with both Buddhist and Hindu members, to run the temple. The 1904 and 1958 Acts deal with the protection of monuments in general.
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Q.373
Greek writers placed Palibothra (Pataliputra) at the confluence of the Ganga and the Erannoboas. The Erannoboas is identified with the
- A Gandak
- B Son
- C Punpun
- D Ghaghara
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Correct answer: (B) Son
Erannoboas is the Greek form of Hiranyabahu (Hiranyavaha), an old name of the Son, which then met the Ganga close to Pataliputra. The Gandak joins the Ganga from the north, opposite Patna.
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Q.374
The main day of Chhath, when the evening arghya is offered to the setting sun, falls on
- A Kartik Shukla Shashthi
- B Kartik Purnima
- C Chaitra Navami
- D Bhadrapad Ashtami
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Correct answer: (A) Kartik Shukla Shashthi
Chhath is a four-day worship of Surya and Chhathi Maiya (Nahay Khay, Kharna, Sandhya Arghya, Usha Arghya) culminating on Kartik Shukla Shashthi; a smaller Chaiti Chhath is held in Chaitra. Thekua is its chief prasad.
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Q.375
The Patna High Court's judgment striking down the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 (the Kameshwar Singh case) was a major reason for
- A the Seventh Constitutional Amendment (1956)
- B the 42nd Constitutional Amendment (1976)
- C the 44th Constitutional Amendment (1978)
- D the First Constitutional Amendment (1951), which created the Ninth Schedule
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Correct answer: (D) the First Constitutional Amendment (1951), which created the Ninth Schedule
In Kameshwar Singh v. State of Bihar (1951) the Patna High Court held the zamindari abolition law invalid under Article 14; Parliament responded with the First Amendment, which inserted Articles 31A and 31B and the Ninth Schedule to protect land reform laws.
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Q.376
After Kunwar Singh's death in April 1858, the struggle in the Shahabad region was continued by his brother
- A Bakht Khan
- B Rao Sahib
- C Firoz Shah
- D Amar Singh
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Correct answer: (D) Amar Singh
Amar Singh carried on guerrilla resistance against the British in Shahabad for several months after Kunwar Singh died. Rao Sahib was a nephew of Nana Saheb who fought in central India.
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Q.377
Shishunaga is credited with annexing which rival kingdom, ending the power of the Pradyota dynasty?
- A Kosala
- B Avanti
- C Anga
- D Kalinga
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Correct answer: (B) Avanti
Shishunaga defeated the Pradyotas of Avanti, whose capital was Ujjayini, removing Magadha's chief rival. Anga had been annexed much earlier by Bimbisara.
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Q.378
Which Chinese pilgrim studied at Nalanda under its head Shilabhadra during the reign of Harsha?
- A Fa-Hien
- B I-tsing
- C Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang)
- D Sung Yun
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Correct answer: (C) Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang)
Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) spent several years at Nalanda in the 7th century and described it in detail. Fa-Hien visited Pataliputra in the Gupta age, about two centuries earlier.
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