BPSC Bihar GK — Previous Year Questions

Bihar Public Service Commission has asked 65 questions on Bihar GK across 3 papers (2023–2025). Every one is solved below — open a question for the answer, why it is right, and why each wrong option was written to tempt you.

1. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q4Under the Government of India Act 1935, who was the first elected Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council ?Answer: C
2. 71st CCE (2025)Q12Which districts in Bihar will benefit from the Kosi Mechi Link Project?Answer: C
3. 71st CCE (2025)Q14Which organisation recognized the Nagi bird sanctuary Site as an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA)?Answer: C
4. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q17Which of the following Acts converted Unicameral Legislature of Bihar into Bicameral : Bihar Legislative Assembly and Bihar Legislative Council ?Answer: A
5. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q29Which of the following Sufi Silsilah was founded in Bihar ?Answer: C
6. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q34Bihar produces 71 percent of India's annual production of which of these ?Answer: A
7. 71st CCE (2025)Q51What is the primary objective of Bihar's Mission Daksh?Answer: C
8. 71st CCE (2025)Q52Which of the following is NOT one of the components under the YUVA framework of the Bihar Startup Policy 2022?Answer: C
9. 71st CCE (2025)Q53Which of the following statement/s is/are correct about Bihar's economic performance in 2023-24?Answer: D
10. 71st CCE (2025)Q54Consider the following statements : 1) The proportion of the young population (0-19 years) in Bihar is projected to decline significantly by 2041. 2) Bihar's demographic dividend is expected to peak around 2041. 3) The elderly population (60 + years) in Bihar is expected to rise more sharply than in India. Select the correct answer using the codes given below :Answer: A
11. 71st CCE (2025)Q55According to PLFS 2023-24, which of the following statements best describe the nature of employment among women in Bihar?Answer: B
12. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q58Average height of Kosi Plain from mean sea level isAnswer: C
13. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q60When was the Bihar State formed ?Answer: D
14. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q76The 60.2 percent share in GSDP of Bihar in 2019 – 20 was ofAnswer: D
15. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q77In which district of Bihar, Lichi production is maximum ?Answer: A
16. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q78Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar' ?Answer: A
17. 71st CCE (2025)Q81Which Congress leader visited Bihar in 1918 in order to strengthen the activities of Home Rule League?Answer: B
18. 71st CCE (2025)Q82Champaran Agrarian Committee was appointed in agreement between :Answer: A
19. 71st CCE (2025)Q83Who was the prominent leader of Kisan Sabha movement in Bihar?Answer: B
20. 71st CCE (2025)Q84Who was murdered while hoisting the national flag under the area of Bikram Police Station?Answer: D
21. 71st CCE (2025)Q85Who became Chief Minister of Bihar in March 1939?Answer: D
22. 71st CCE (2025)Q99Among the following Newspapers of Bihar, which was the first one to get published?Answer: B
23. 71st CCE (2025)Q100Match List I with List II List-I List-II Event/Organisation Related Person a) Champaran Satyagrah 1) Jayaprakash Narayan b) Azad Dasta 2) Shyam Narayan Singh c) Individual Satyagrah in Bihar 1940 3) Sahajanand Saraswati d) Kisan Sabha Bihar 4) Dr. Rajendra Prasad Select the correct answer using the codes given below : a b c dAnswer: D
24. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q112In April, 2020 the Bihar Education Department started the following program through DD BiharAnswer: C
25. 71st CCE (2025)Q114Which of the following parks/sanctuaries come under the project tiger in Bihar?Answer: A
26. 71st CCE (2025)Q115Which of the following is the state animal of Bihar?Answer: B
27. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q117World famous painting is found in which district of Bihar ?Answer: D
28. 71st CCE (2025)Q117Karmanasa river originates in -Answer: A
29. 71st CCE (2025)Q119Gold is found in which district of Bihar?Answer: B
30. 71st CCE (2025)Q120Most of the Bihar comes under which of the following climate type?Answer: A
31. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q122In which district of Bihar the fox nut is produced highest ?Answer: B
32. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q150When was the Patna College established ?Answer: C
33. 70th CCE (2024)Q11Bihula Festival is celebrated especially in which one of the following districts in Bihar usually in the month of August each year ?Answer: B
34. 70th CCE (2024)Q15In which city of Bihar the recently inaugurated National Dolphin Research Centre is located ?Answer: A
35. 70th CCE (2024)Q49Which of the following districts of Bihar has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population in 2011 census ?Answer: B
36. 70th CCE (2024)Q51Match List – I with List – II : List – I a. Vaishali b. Bhagalpur c. Jamui d. Madhepura List – II 1. Silk Textile 2. Gold 3. Rail coach factory 4. Flori culture Select the correct answer using the codes given below. a b c dAnswer: D
37. 70th CCE (2024)Q68Which of the following centres in Bihar is proposed to develop under Vishnupad Yojana for promotion of tourism in Union Budget 2024 ?Answer: C
38. 70th CCE (2024)Q72The book critical of the British Policies Gharib Hindustan was banned in Bihar in 1930 by the British was written byAnswer: A
39. 70th CCE (2024)Q74When did Bihar State introduce the Green Budget for the first time ?Answer: B
40. 70th CCE (2024)Q77Which of the following great ruler founded the “Haryak Vansh” in ancient Bihar ?Answer: A
41. 70th CCE (2024)Q84The hundred years of Indian National Congress in Bihar was edited byAnswer: A
42. 70th CCE (2024)Q85What is the sex ratio in Bihar as per the Census 2011 of India ?Answer: B
43. 70th CCE (2024)Q89Which dynasty ruled Magadh (Bihar) after Shishunag dynasty ?Answer: C
44. 70th CCE (2024)Q96Which community was categorized as Scheduled Caste (SC) by a 2015 Bihar government notification which was quashed in July 2024 by the Supreme Court, ruling that states cannot make changes to the SC list published under Article 341 of the Constitution ?Answer: A
45. 70th CCE (2024)Q98Munger Hilly region is a part of which of the following physiographic region ?Answer: B
46. 70th CCE (2024)Q103In which of the following years the Bihar state Hydroelectric power corporation was established ?Answer: A
47. 70th CCE (2024)Q104Manvi Madhu Kashyap recently became Bihar’s first transgenderAnswer: C
48. 70th CCE (2024)Q108What is the name of the one month long cattle fair organized at the confluence of Ganga and Gandak rivers ?Answer: B
49. 70th CCE (2024)Q115Who presented the Bihar Budget 2024-25 in the State Assembly ?Answer: C
50. 70th CCE (2024)Q120When did the new province Bihar came into force during British rule ?Answer: A
51. 70th CCE (2024)Q126Which of the following drainage systems drains the lands of Bihar ?Answer: B
52. 70th CCE (2024)Q127What was the Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices for Bihar for the fiscal year 2022-23, based on the base year 2011-12 ?Answer: B
53. 70th CCE (2024)Q138Which sector received the highest allocation in the Bihar Budget 2024-25 ?Answer: C
54. 70th CCE (2024)Q143The first Hindi daily newspaper to be published in Bihar wasAnswer: D
55. 69th CCE (2023)Q62In the context of Indian handicrafts, what is ‘Sujini’ in Bihar?Answer: C
56. 69th CCE (2023)Q73The Maithili language was started to develop during the reign of which of the following?Answer: C
57. 69th CCE (2023)Q80When was Bihar first separated from the Bengal Presidency under the British-ruled India?Answer: A
58. 69th CCE (2023)Q86Which of the following National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries are in Bihar? 1. Valmiki National Park 2. Dudhwa National Park 3. Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary 4. Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Answer: A
59. 69th CCE (2023)Q88The other name of river Gandak isAnswer: C
60. 69th CCE (2023)Q89Gold is found in which of the following districts of Bihar?Answer: D
61. 69th CCE (2023)Q90The Triveni Canal has been constructed on which of the following rivers?Answer: C
62. 69th CCE (2023)Q92Bihar’s geographical structure consists of rock systems. Match the rock systems with their descriptions : a. Dharwar rock system b. Vindhyan rock system c. Quaternary rock system d. Tertiary rock system 1. Created by the rapid deposition of alluvium by Himalayan and Peninsular rivers 2. Can be found in the West Champaran district 3. Part of the oldest Archaean rock system 4. Sandstone, limestone, dolomite, quartzite and shale are the main constituents of this rock system Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Answer: A
63. 69th CCE (2023)Q97The average height of the Kosi plain from mean sea level isAnswer: C
64. 69th CCE (2023)Q128The Bakasht Movement in Bihar during 1937–1938 was organized by whom?Answer: C
65. 69th CCE (2023)Q134The Quit India Movement in 1942 witnessed significant contributions from leaders of Bihar. Which prominent Bihar leader was known as the ‘Bihar Kesari’ and actively participated in the Quit India Movement?Answer: B