1. The Barh Super Thermal Power Station (BSTPS) is located in which state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Karnataka
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Punjab
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]
Ans. (a) Bihar
- The Barh Super Thermal Power Station is situated in Barh which is in Bihar, India.
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2. Heavy Machine Manufacturing Plant in Bihar is situated at –
(a) Jamshedpur
(b) Bokaro
(c) Barauni
(d) Ranchi
[42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (d) Ranchi
- Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited was created in 1958 in Ranchi, which used to be in the state of Bihar.
- This plant makes and sells tools and spare parts to big companies across India.
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3. The Tata Iron and Steel Plant receives iron ore from –
(a) Bailadila
(b) Keonjhar
(c) Mayurbhanj
(d) Singhbhum
[43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (c & d) Mayurbhanj & Singhbhum
- Tata Iron and Steel Plant gets its iron ore from the Gorumahisani mines in Orisha’s Mayurbhanj district and from Noamundi mines in Jharkhand’s Singhbhum district.
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4. Muri is famous for
(a) Bauxite mining
(b) Alumina plant
(c) Alcohol plant
(d) Sponge Iron plant
[42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (b) Alumina plant
- Muri was the first alumina refinery in India, which was created in 1948 by Indian Aluminium Company (INDAL).
- In 2005, it became part of Hindalco Industries Limited.
- It is situated near the Swarnrekha River.
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5. Which one of the following pairs of industry and place is not correctly matched?
(a) Oil refinery–Barauni
(b) Cement–Banjari
(c) Fertilizer–Bhaurahi
(d) Wagon and engineering–Bhagalpur
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]
Ans. (d) Wagon and engineering–Bhagalpur
- BWEL is a government-owned company located in Mokama and Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
- The other places and businesses listed are correctly matched.
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6. Which important industry is located at Muri?
(a) Aluminium Industry
(b) Copper Industry
(c) Steel Industry
(d) Chemical Industry
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (a) Aluminium Industry
- Muri works for Hindalco Industries Limited, which was the first Alumina Refinery in India, set up in 1984 by the former Indian Aluminium Company (INDAL).
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7. Where were the mines of gold located in Bihar during the seventeenth century?
(a) Champaran
(b) Patna
(c) Sasaram
(d) Jharkhand
[41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (b) Patna
- In 2012, the Geological Survey of India found that Bihar had a lot of gold ore.
- GSI estimated that around 57% of India’s primary gold ore reserves were located in Bihar.
- Patna district was the main place for gold mines in Bihar during the 1700s.
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8. At which of the following places Bharat Wagon and Engineering Co. Ltd. is situated?
(a) Madhepura
(b) Jamalpur
(c) Harnat
(d) Mokama
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (d) Mokama
- Bharat Wagon and Engineering Co. Ltd. is owned and controlled by the Government of India.
- There are two factories that the company operates in Bihar, one in Mokama near Patna and the other in Muzaffarpur.
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9. The belt of Jute Industry in Bihar is located in
(i) North-West plain of Bihar
(ii) North-East plain of Bihar
(iii) Middle-south plain of Bihar
(iv) Damodar Valley region
Select the correct answer from the following codes –
(a) i and ii
(b) ii only
(c) ii and iii
(d) i and iii
[41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (b) ii only
- In 2013-14, Bihar had the second biggest jute production in India, with 13.9% of the area and 13.5% of the output.
- Most of the jute came from Purnea, Saharsa, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Champaran, Munger, and Bhagalpur districts.
- The jute industry relies on clean water and cheap labor, and these areas have the most of this industry because they have the components needed.
- These industries are located in the northeast Bihar plains, with Darbhanga and Samastipur being in the central north Bihar plains.
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10. The First Sugar Mill was set up in Bihar at –
(a) Marhowrah
(b) Betia
(c) Motihari
(d) Patna
[40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]
Ans. (a) Marhaura
- In 1904, a sugar mill was built in Marhaura, Saran, which was the first of its kind in Bihar.
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11. Among the following pairs of mineral and district, which one is correctly matched?
(a) Limestone–Kaimur
(b) Mica–Bhagalpur
(c) Quartzite–Madhubani
(d) Lead-zinc–Gaya
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]
Ans. (a) Limestone–Kaimur
- Bihar holds most of the country’s pyrite resources, which is 95%.
- It also has coal in Rajmahal coalfield, limestone in Kaimur, mica in Nawada district, quartzite/ silica sand in Bhagalpur, Jamui, Monghyr and Nalanda districts, and lead-zinc in Banka and Rohtas districts.
- Option (a) is the right answer.
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12. A steel plant in Bihar is located at
(a) Darbhanga
(b) Gaya
(c) Hazaribag
(d) Jamshedpur
[39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (d) Jamshedpur
- J.R.D. Tata set up the Jamshedpur Steel Plant in 1907; this is India’s biggest private steel plant and is now located in Jharkhand.
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13. Where is the Industries Commissioner Office of Bihar situated?
(a) Patna
(b) Gaya
(c) Hajipur
(d) Muzaffarpur
[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (a) Patna
- The Industries Commissioner’s office in Bihar is located in Patna.
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14. The most significant oil refinery in Bihar is
(a) Singhbhum
(b) Rudrasagar
(c) Barauni
(d) Ranchi
[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (c) Barauni
- A place that refines crude oil is located in Barauni, Bihar.
- Big machinery businesses have been built in Ranchi and a steel business in Singhbhum.
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15. The steel plant center in Bihar is located in –
(a) Dhanbad
(b) Ranchi
(c) Mithila
(d) Patna
[43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (a) Dhanbad
- Bokaro Steel Plant used to be in Dhanbad.
- Now, it has its own district.
- It’s situated in Jharkhand and was built in 1964.
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16. Which of the following is a silk textile-producing center in Bihar?
(a) Motipur
(b) Bajari
(c) Bhagalpur
(d) Dalmianagar
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (c) Bhagalpur
- Bhagalpur is known as the Silk City since it is located on the banks of the Ganga River and is famous for its special silk fabric called Tussar Silk or Bhagalpuri Silk.
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17. Which type of industry has potential and prospects in Bihar?
(a) Oil refinery
(b) Forest-based industry
(c) Sand-mining industry
(d) Agro-based industry
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
- In Bihar, industries that focus on agriculture, sand mining, oil refining, metalworks, chemicals, plastic, electricity, and leather have a lot of opportunity for growth.
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