Who was the first Chief Minister of Bihar?
- A.Dr Rajendra Prasad
- B.Shri Krishna Sinha
- C.Jayaprakash Narayan
- D.Karpoori Thakur
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Shri Krishna Sinha. Known to the state as Shri Babu, he became the first Chief Minister of Bihar and held the office for many years after independence. His government is remembered for the abolition of the zamindari system and for opening temples to all castes. Jairamdas Daulatram was the first Governor of the state.
Option A, Dr Rajendra Prasad, was born at Ziradei in Siwan district and became the first President of India, not the Chief Minister of the state. Option C, Jayaprakash Narayan, never held office; he led the movement of 1974 that he called Sampoorna Kranti. Option D, Karpoori Thakur, was a later Chief Minister remembered for reservation policy and for abolishing the English requirement in matriculation, but he was not the first.
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Practice Questions
View allBihar Diwas is celebrated every year on which date?
- A.22 March
- B.15 November
- C.1 November
- D.26 January
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On 22 March 1912 the province of Bihar and Orissa was carved out of the Bengal Presidency, which gave Bihar a separate administrative identity for the first time.
Read the full explanation →The state of Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in which year?
- A.1956
- B.1972
- C.2000
- D.2014
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Jharkhand was created on 15 November 2000, the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, out of the southern plateau districts of Bihar.
Read the full explanation →Which river is known as the Sorrow of Bihar?
- A.Sone
- B.Kosi
- C.Falgu
- D.Punpun
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The Kosi rises in Nepal, carries an enormous load of Himalayan silt and keeps raising its own bed, so it spills over and abandons its channel again and again.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only national park of Bihar?
- A.Valmiki National Park
- B.Betla National Park
- C.Dudhwa National Park
- D.Kanha National Park
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It lies in the West Champaran district on the border with Nepal, in the basin of the Gandak, and forms the core of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve, the only tiger reserve of the state.
Read the full explanation →Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment at which place in present day Bihar?
- A.Sarnath
- B.Bodh Gaya
- C.Kushinagar
- D.Lumbini
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The Buddha attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree on the bank of the Falgu at Bodh Gaya in the Gaya district.
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