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Bihar GK Questions 2026

Static GK is the largest part of General Studies in Bihar exams. The BPSC CCE Prelims asks General Science, the history of India with salient features of the history of Bihar, general geography with the geographical divisions and rivers of Bihar, Indian Polity and Economy with changes in Bihar's economy after independence, and the Indian National Movement with Bihar's part in it. The Mains goes deeper into Modern History, Indian culture, Polity, the Economy, Geography and science and technology. BSSC's General Studies covers India and its neighbours, the Constitution, panchayati raj and the freedom movement, and its General Science part is of matric level. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes, written as short facts and tables so a topic can be revised in one sitting. They cover national GK: Polity, Ancient, Medieval and Modern History, Indian and world Geography, the Economy and General Science. GK24 does not have a separate Bihar GK section. As guidance, pair these notes with state sources, such as the Bihar Economic Survey and Bihar Board textbooks, for Bihar's history, geography, rivers and economy. Read a topic here, then solve its quiz and previous-year questions to check what stayed in memory.

Bihar GK Questions with Answers

Q324.Indian States & UTsMedium

Who was the chairman of the States Reorganisation Commission whose report led to the Act of 1956?

  1. A.Mehr Chand Mahajan
  2. B.Fazl Ali
  3. C.K. M. Panikkar
  4. D.H. N. Kunzru
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Correct answer: B. Fazl Ali

The commission appointed in 1953 had Fazl Ali as chairman, with K. M. Panikkar and Hriday Nath Kunzru as members, and its report of 1955 was the basis of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, which redrew the map into states and union territories on broadly linguistic lines.

Q325.Indian States & UTsEasy

Which was the first Indian state to be formed on a linguistic basis?

  1. A.Andhra State, 1953
  2. B.Gujarat, 1960
  3. C.Haryana, 1966
  4. D.Nagaland, 1963
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Correct answer: A. Andhra State, 1953

It was carved out of the Telugu-speaking districts of Madras after the death of Potti Sriramulu, who fasted for the demand, and its creation forced the government to set up the States Reorganisation Commission under Fazl Ali, whose report of 1955 led to the Act of 1956.

Q326.Indian States & UTsMedium

Chandigarh serves as the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana under which law?

  1. A.States Reorganisation Act, 1956
  2. B.Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
  3. C.Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956
  4. D.Haryana Capital Act, 1970
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Correct answer: B. Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

It divided the old Punjab, created Haryana, transferred the hill areas to Himachal Pradesh and made Chandigarh a union territory serving as the capital of both Punjab and Haryana, an arrangement that is itself the subject of long dispute along with the transfer of Hindi and Punjabi speaking villages.

Q327.Indian States & UTsHard

The Assam and Mizoram boundary dispute arises from rival reliance on notifications of which two years?

  1. A.1875 and 1933
  2. B.1905 and 1912
  3. C.1935 and 1947
  4. D.1956 and 1972
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Correct answer: A. 1875 and 1933

Mizoram's case rests on the inner line notified in 1875 under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, which it says marked out a wider belt for the Lushai Hills, while Assam relies on the boundary demarcated in 1933; the strip between the two lines is what both claim, and it is…

Q328.Indian States & UTsMedium

The Kotia group of villages is claimed by which two states?

  1. A.Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
  2. B.Odisha and Chhattisgarh
  3. C.Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
  4. D.Odisha and Jharkhand
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Correct answer: A. Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

The Kotia cluster lies in the hilly tract where the two states meet, and both run schools, ration shops and panchayat elections there on the strength of their own records, which is why the claim has stayed before the Supreme Court for decades.

Q329.Indian States & UTsHard

The Zonal Councils in India were created by which law?

  1. A.States Reorganisation Act, 1956
  2. B.Government of India Act, 1935
  3. C.Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
  4. D.North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
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Correct answer: A. States Reorganisation Act, 1956

The correct answer is A, the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, which set up five Zonal Councils as standing forums where neighbouring states and the Centre could discuss matters of common concern, including border frictions, law and order and inter-state transport.

Q330.Indian States & UTsHard

The Inter-State Council, constituted in 1990, was set up under which Article?

  1. A.Article 261
  2. B.Article 263
  3. C.Article 312
  4. D.Article 324
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Correct answer: B. Article 263

It allows the President, if it appears to be in the public interest, to establish a council charged with inquiring into and advising on disputes between states, investigating subjects in which some or all states and the Union have a common interest, and making recommendations for better coordination of policy.

Q331.Indian States & UTsHard

Disputes over the waters of inter-state rivers are dealt with under which Article?

  1. A.Article 253
  2. B.Article 262
  3. C.Article 263
  4. D.Article 280
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Correct answer: B. Article 262

It allows Parliament to provide by law for the adjudication of disputes about the use, distribution or control of the waters of inter-state rivers and river valleys, and to bar the jurisdiction of the courts in such matters; Parliament did both through the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act of 1956…

Q332.Indian States & UTsMedium

Under which Article does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction in a dispute between two states?

  1. A.Article 131
  2. B.Article 136
  3. C.Article 143
  4. D.Article 226
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Correct answer: A. Article 131

Original jurisdiction means the case begins in the Supreme Court itself, and Article 131 covers disputes between the Government of India and one or more states and between two or more states, which is the route by which land boundary suits such as the Belagavi and Kotia matters reach the…

Q333.Indian States & UTsEasy

Belagavi is a town at the centre of a border dispute between which two states?

  1. A.Karnataka and Kerala
  2. B.Maharashtra and Karnataka
  3. C.Maharashtra and Telangana
  4. D.Goa and Karnataka
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Correct answer: B. Maharashtra and Karnataka

Belagavi, earlier written Belgaum, lies in Karnataka but has a large Marathi-speaking population, and Maharashtra has claimed it along with Nippani and the Karwar area since the reorganisation of 1956; Karnataka has answered by building a second legislature complex there, the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, and by holding a winter session…

Q334.Indian States & UTsMedium

The Mahajan Commission was appointed to examine the border dispute between which two states?

  1. A.Assam and Nagaland
  2. B.Maharashtra and Karnataka
  3. C.Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
  4. D.Punjab and Haryana
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Correct answer: B. Maharashtra and Karnataka

The commission under former Chief Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan was appointed in 1966 after Maharashtra pressed its claim to Belagavi, Nippani and Karwar, areas with large Marathi-speaking populations placed in Mysore State by the reorganisation of 1956.

Q335.Indian States & UTsEasy

Which Article of the Constitution empowers Parliament to alter the boundaries of a state?

  1. A.Article 1
  2. B.Article 3
  3. C.Article 19
  4. D.Article 169
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Correct answer: B. Article 3

It allows Parliament by law to form a new state, increase or diminish the area of any state, alter its boundaries and change its name, by a simple majority; the Bill needs the President's recommendation, and the President must refer it to the legislature of the state affected for its…

Q336.BiharMedium

Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University of Bihar is situated at which place?

  1. A.Pusa in Samastipur
  2. B.Sabour in Bhagalpur
  3. C.Dholi in Muzaffarpur
  4. D.Bikramganj in Rohtas
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Correct answer: A. Pusa in Samastipur

Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University stands at Pusa in Samastipur district, on the campus where the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute was founded before it moved to New Delhi, and it was given the status of a central agricultural university in 2016.

Q337.BiharHard

The Sone canal system, the oldest canal irrigation work of Bihar, takes off from the Sone river at which place?

  1. A.Barauni
  2. B.Dehri
  3. C.Valmiki Nagar
  4. D.Birpur
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Correct answer: B. Dehri

The Sone canal system takes off at Dehri in Rohtas district, where a weir across the Sone feeds the eastern and western main canals that water Rohtas, Aurangabad, Gaya, Patna and Bhojpur; it is the oldest major canal work of the state and the mainstay of irrigation in south Bihar.

Q339.BiharHard

The tal lands of Patna, Nalanda and Bhojpur districts are best suited to which crops?

  1. A.Gram and lentil in rabi
  2. B.Jute in kharif
  3. C.Sugarcane
  4. D.Tea and coffee
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Correct answer: A. Gram and lentil in rabi

The tal lands are low saucer shaped tracts of south Bihar that fill with water during the monsoon and cannot carry a kharif crop; as the water drains in October and November the moist soil gives an excellent rabi crop of gram, lentil, pea and khesari, and Mokama Tal is…