Quiz Questions on Bihar

Multiple Choice Questions - Culture, Geography, Environment of Bihar

1. In which year was Jharkhand separated from Bihar?

  1. 1998
  2. 2000
  3. 2002
  4. 2004

2. Which of the following is the State bird of Bihar?

  1. House Sparrow
  2. Hill Mynah
  3. Indian Roller
  4. Great Hornbill

3. At which of the following places in Bihar is the famous cattle fair held on Kartika Poornima?

  1. Gaya
  2. Rajgir
  3. Bhagalpur
  4. Sonepur

4. The tomb of which historical ruler is located in Sasaram?

  1. Allaudin Khilji
  2. Aurangzeb
  3. Sher Shah Suri
  4. Qutubuddin Aibak

5. Which of the following languages of Bihar uses the Tirhuta script?

  1. Bhojpuri
  2. Maithili
  3. Santali
  4. Angika

6. Who of the following has founded the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in New Delhi?

  1. Bindeshwar Pathak
  2. Anand Kumar
  3. Subhav Sinha
  4. Shaibal Gupta

7. Chhath puja which is celebrated in Bihar is dedicated to which God?

  1. Indra
  2. Shiva
  3. Sun
  4. Krishna

8. In which district is the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary located?

  1. Bhagalpur
  2. Patna
  3. Buxar
  4. Nalanda

9. Who of the following persons from Bihar was known as the Mountain Man?

  1. Dasrath Manjhi
  2. Vashishtha Narayan Singh
  3. Brajkishore Prasad
  4. Anand Kumar

10. Which of the following Sikh gurus was born in Patna?

  1. Guru Angad
  2. Guru Arjun Dev
  3. Guru Teg Bahadur
  4. Guru Gobind Singh


11. Who of the following persons was nicknamed Lok Nayak?

  1. Jagjivan Ram
  2. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Jayaprakash Narayan
  4. Shri Krishna Sinha

12. At which of the following places does the river Kosi meet the Ganga?

  1. Kursela
  2. Vaishali
  3. Hazipur
  4. Jamalpur

13. On which day is the Bihar Diwas celebrated?

  1. 20 January
  2. 22 March
  3. 23 June
  4. 25 August

14. Who of the following was the founder of Nalanda University?

  1. Chandragupta I
  2. Samudragupta
  3. Chandragupta II
  4. Kumaragupta

15. Which of the following was the first newspaper to be published from Bihar?

  1. Prabhat Khabhar
  2. Bihar Bandhu
  3. Aryavarta
  4. Chaitanya Chandrika

16. Who of the following was known as Bihar Vibhuti?

  1. Jayaprakash Narayan
  2. Sahajanand Saraswati
  3. Anugrah Narayan Sinha
  4. Sri Krishna Singh


17. The airport in Patna is named after which famous personality?

  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  2. Jay Prakash Narayan
  3. Babu Jagjivan Ram
  4. Sri Krishna Singh

18. What was the original name of Hindi and Maithili poet Nagarjun?

  1. Vaidyanath Mishra
  2. Hari Mohan Jha
  3. Gajendra Thakur
  4. Ravindra Prabhat

19. What is the rank of Bihar in terms of population of Indian States?

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. Fourth

20. Which is the most populous tribe in Bihar?

  1. Gond
  2. Oraon
  3. Kharwar
  4. Santal

21. In which city is the Khuda Baksh Oriental library located?

  1. Patna
  2. Gaya
  3. Nalanda
  4. Bhagalpur

22. Barauni Refinery in Bihar was built in collaboration with -

  1. France
  2. Germany
  3. Soviet Union
  4. South Korea

23. Who of the following is known as Maithil Kavi Kokil or the Poet Cuckoo of Maithili?

  1. Anamika
  2. Nagarjun
  3. Vidyapati
  4. SH Bihari

24. Bihar ranks the lowest in terms of literacy as per 2011 census. What is the percentage of literates in the States as per the census?

  1. 68.3%
  2. 63.8%
  3. 58.6%
  4. 69.5%


25. How many MPs represent the State in the Indian Parliament?

  1. 37
  2. 40
  3. 42
  4. 44