Bonus Chapter: Rapid Revision Capsule (50 MCQs)

A final, quick-fire revision set covering high-yield facts across all sections, ideal for last-minute review before the examination.

Quick-Fire Questions

1. Bihar's capital city is:
   (a) Patna (b) Gaya (c) Bhagalpur (d) Muzaffarpur
2. Bihar's state animal is the:
   (a) Gaur (bison) (b) Royal Bengal Tiger (c) Blackbuck (d) Indian Elephant
3. Bihar's state bird is the:
   (a) House Sparrow (b) Indian Roller (c) Peacock (d) Kingfisher
4. Bihar's state tree is the:
   (a) Peepal (b) Banyan (c) Mango (d) Sal
5. Bihar's state fruit, notified in recent years, is the:
   (a) Litchi (b) Mango (c) Banana (d) Guava
6. The Ganga enters Bihar from which neighbouring state?
   (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) West Bengal (c) Jharkhand (d) Madhya Pradesh
7. Bihar shares an international border with:
   (a) Nepal (b) Bhutan (c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar
8. The Bihar Vidhan Sabha has how many total elected seats?
   (a) 243 (b) 234 (c) 288 (d) 200
9. Bihar's total number of Lok Sabha seats is:
   (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 25 (d) 54
10. Bihar's total number of Rajya Sabha seats is:
    (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 12
11. Bihar's High Court is located at:
    (a) Patna (b) Ranchi (c) Gaya (d) Muzaffarpur
12. The Patna High Court was established in:
    (a) 1916 (b) 1947 (c) 1956 (d) 1972
13. Bihar was carved out as a separate province in:
    (a) 1912 (b) 1936 (c) 1947 (d) 2000
14. Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in:
    (a) 2000 (b) 1912 (c) 1936 (d) 1956
15. Bihar Diwas is celebrated on:
    (a) 22 March (b) 15 August (c) 26 January (d) 1 May
16. As of 2026, Bihar's Chief Minister is:
    (a) Samrat Choudhary (b) Nitish Kumar (c) Tejashwi Yadav (d) Lalu Prasad Yadav
17. As of 2026, Bihar's Governor is:
    (a) Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd.) (b) Phagu Chauhan (c) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar (d) Satya Pal Malik
18. Nalanda University is associated with which ancient dynasty's patronage most prominently?
    (a) The Gupta dynasty (b) The Chola dynasty (c) The Chalukya dynasty (d) The Rashtrakuta dynasty
19. Vikramshila University was founded by which Pala ruler?
    (a) Dharmapala (b) Gopala (c) Devapala (d) Mahipala
20. The Buddha attained enlightenment at:
    (a) Bodh Gaya (b) Rajgir (c) Vaishali (d) Nalanda
21. Mahavira attained Nirvana at:
    (a) Pawapuri (b) Bodh Gaya (c) Rajgir (d) Vaishali
22. Sher Shah Suri's tomb is located at:
    (a) Sasaram (b) Patna (c) Gaya (d) Munger
23. The Champaran Satyagraha occurred in the year:
    (a) 1917 (b) 1930 (c) 1942 (d) 1920
24. Bihar's first Chief Minister was:
    (a) Sri Krishna Sinha (b) Anugrah Narayan Sinha (c) Jayaprakash Narayan (d) Rajendra Prasad
25. India's first President, with strong Bihar links, was:
    (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (c) Zakir Husain (d) V.V. Giri
26. The Kosi river is nicknamed the:
    (a) Sorrow of Bihar (b) Blue River (c) River of Gold (d) Silent River
27. The Sonepur Mela is held at the confluence of the Ganga and the:
    (a) Gandak (b) Kosi (c) Son (d) Bagmati
28. Madhubani painting originates from which region of Bihar?
    (a) Mithila (b) Magadh (c) Bhojpur (d) Anga
29. Litti Chokha is traditionally stuffed with:
    (a) Sattu (roasted gram flour) (b) Potato (c) Paneer (d) Rice
30. Chhath Puja is dedicated to:
    (a) The Sun god and Chhathi Maiya (b) Lord Shiva (c) Goddess Kali (d) Lord Vishnu
31. Bihar's makhana cultivation is concentrated mainly in:
    (a) The Mithila region (b) The Magadh region (c) South Bihar plateau (d) Kaimur
32. Bihar's Shahi litchi GI tag centres on which district?
    (a) Muzaffarpur (b) Gaya (c) Nalanda (d) Patna
33. Bihar's prohibition (liquor ban) policy took effect from:
    (a) 2016 (b) 2010 (c) 2020 (d) 2000
34. The Bihar Caste Survey was conducted around:
    (a) 2023 (b) 2003 (c) 2010 (d) 2015
35. The JP Movement (Sampoorna Kranti) began in:
    (a) 1974 (b) 1942 (c) 1990 (d) 2000
36. Karpoori Thakur implemented reservation based on the recommendations of the:
    (a) Mungeri Lal Commission (b) Mandal Commission (c) Kaka Kalelkar Commission (d) Sachar Committee
37. Bihar's total number of administrative divisions (Pramandal) is:
    (a) Nine (b) Five (c) Twelve (d) Twenty
38. Panchayati Raj institutions in Bihar reserve what share of seats for women?
    (a) 50 percent (b) 33 percent (c) 20 percent (d) None
39. Bihar's Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) members serve terms of:
    (a) Six years, with one-third retiring every two years (b) Five years (c) Life terms (d) Two years
40. The Rajgir Ropeway leads visitors to the:
    (a) Vishwa Shanti Stupa (b) Taj Mahal (c) Golden Temple (d) Meenakshi Temple
41. IIT Patna's campus is located at:
    (a) Bihta (b) Danapur (c) Fatuha (d) Barh
42. Bihar's NIT is located at:
    (a) Muzaffarpur (b) Patna (c) Gaya (d) Bhagalpur
43. Bhikhari Thakur, the pioneer of Bidesia folk theatre, worked primarily in which language?
    (a) Bhojpuri (b) Tamil (c) Punjabi (d) Malayalam
44. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar received the Jnanpith Award for his contributions in:
    (a) Hindi literature (b) Maithili literature (c) Bhojpuri cinema (d) Sanskrit drama
45. The Bihar Student Credit Card Yojana primarily finances:
    (a) Higher education (b) Housing (c) Agriculture (d) Business start-ups exclusively
46. The Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana primarily supports:
    (a) Girls' education and welfare (b) Boys' education exclusively (c) Industrial subsidies (d) Farm loans
47. Bihar's "Saat Nischay" development framework primarily covers:
    (a) Education, employment, and infrastructure priorities (b) Only defence matters (c) Only foreign policy (d) Only judicial reforms
48. Bhagalpur is particularly renowned for its production of:
    (a) Silk/Tussar textiles (b) Steel (c) Automobiles (d) Petrochemicals
49. Veer Kunwar Singh led 1857 resistance in Bihar primarily from:
    (a) Jagdishpur (Bhojpur area) (b) Darbhanga (c) Purnia (d) Kishanganj
50. The Bihar Museum, a major modern heritage institution, is located in:
    (a) Patna (b) Gaya (c) Bhagalpur (d) Muzaffarpur

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