1. When was the Lok Sabha Election 2004 canceled and re-voting done at Chapra constituency in Bihar?
(a) 10 May and 15 July
(b) 10 May and 31 May
(c) 15 May and 31 May
(d) 25 May and 10 June
[48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (b) 10 May and 31 May
- On 10 May 2004, the Election Commission cancelled the vote that had taken place in Chhapra after claims of cheating were made.
- A new election was held on 31 May 2004.
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2. Bihar Politician Late Raghuvansh Prasad Singh was for the first time elected to which Lok Sabha?
(a) Tenth Lok Sabha
(b) Eleventh Lok Sabha
(c) Twelfth Lok Sabha
(d) Thirteenth Lok Sabha
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]
Ans. (b) Eleventh Lok Sabha
- Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, a politician from the Indian state of Bihar, was chosen to represent Vaishali in the 11th Lok Sabha for the first time.
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3. Which National Political Party got the maximum number of seats in the last legislative elections of Bihar?
(a) BJP
(b) BSP
(c) Congress
(d) RSD
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (a) BJP
- In the Bihar Assembly election of 2000, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won 124 seats.
- Since RJD is not a national party, the national party with the most seats was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who had 67 seats.
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4. The final phase of elections in February 2005 in Bihar was for –
(a) 93 seats
(b) 83 seats
(c) 73 seats
(d) None of these
[47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (a) 93 seats
- The Bihar Legislative Assembly Election of 2005 was held in three parts on February 3rd, 15th, and 23rd. 64, 86, and 93 constituencies were voted on in each phase. In 2015, the Bihar Legislative Assembly Election was held in five phases, on different dates. 243 constituencies were involved.
| Phase |
Date |
Legislative Assembly seat |
| First |
12 October 2015 |
49 seats |
| Second |
16 October 2015 |
32 seats |
| Third |
28 October 2015 |
50 seats |
| Fourth |
1 November 2015 |
55 seats |
| Fifth |
5 November 2015 |
57 seats |
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5. When did the Election Commission of India issue a Press Note for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar, in 2020?
(a) 23rd September, 2020
(b) 24th September, 2020
(c) 25th September, 2020
(d) 26th September, 2020
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]
Ans. (c) 25th September, 2020
- On September 25, 2020, the Indian Election Commission released an announcement about the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections that year.
- The voting process was divided into three stages.
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6. Which party-wise performance is correct for Bihar Assembly Elections, 2010 in comparison to the elections of 2005?
JDU BJP RJD LJP CONG OTHERS
(a) +40 +25 –30 –10 –7 –19
(b) +25 +34 –20 –5 –3 –11
(c) +27 +36 –32 –7 –5 –19
(d) +17 +46 –15 –10 –10 –10
[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (c) +27 +36 –32 –7 –5 –19
- The following table shows the results of the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections from 2005 to 2010, including the changes in seats won by each party. Additionally, it displays the number of seats won by each party in the 2015 election.
| Political Parties |
Year 2010 |
Advantage/Loss |
Year -2015 |
| JDU |
115 |
+27 |
71 |
| BJP |
91 |
+36 |
53 |
| RJD |
22 |
–32 |
80 |
| LJP |
3 |
-7 |
2 |
| INC |
4 |
-5 |
27 |
| CPI (ML) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| BSP |
0 |
-4 |
0 |
| SP |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
| NCP |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
| Others |
7 |
+6 |
10 |
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7. At the end of 1995, the number of districts in Bihar was-
(a) 55
(b) 52
(c) 50
(d) None of the above
[41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (a) 55
- At the end of 1995, there were 55 districts in Bihar. When Jharkhand was formed in 2000, the number of districts in Bihar decreased to 37.
- Now, with the formation of Arwal district, which was previously a part of Jehanabad district, there are 38 districts in Bihar.
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8. After the formation of Jharkhand how many districts were left with Bihar? (Nearest figure)
(a) 37
(b) 65
(c) 60
(d) 62
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (a) 37
- In 1995, there were 55 districts in Bihar. In 2000, when Jharkhand was created, that number went down to 37.
- But with the formation of Arwal district (which used to be part of Jehanabad district), the total number of districts is now back up to 38.
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9. The caste-based terrorist group’s politics is in the following state –
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
[43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (a) Bihar
- Caste-based terrorist groups are created because of bad socioeconomic and political conditions in Bihar.
- The Rajputs started the first group called ‘Kuer Sena’ in 1979 in Bhojpur district.
- After this, many other groups like Sunlight Sena, Bhoomi Sena, Lorik Sena, and Ranveer Sena were formed.
- MCC and CPI (ML) are two other groups that fight for the rights of Dalits, landless, and marginal farmers.
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10. Who is the Bihar State Election Commissioner?
(a) M.L. Majumdar
(b) Renuka Bajaj
(c) L.M. Singhvi
(d) None of them
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (a) M.L. Majumdar
- The State Election Commission is a body created according to the Constitution and the Bihar Panchayati Raj Act 1993.
- M.L. Majumdar was the Election Commissioner of Bihar from 2000 to 2003, and currently it is Baiju Nath Kumar Singh.
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11. Who was the first Chief Minister of Bihar?
(a) Shri Krishna Singh
(b) Satya Pal Malik
(c) Nitish Kumar
(d) Rabri Devi
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]
Ans. (a) Shri Krishna Singh
- Shri Krishna Sinha, who was also known as Shri Babu, was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar.
- Except during the time of World War II, Sinha was the Chief Minister from 1937 when the first Congress ministry was formed until he died in 1961.
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12. Who was the member of the constituent Assembly of India from Bihar?
(a) A. N. Sinha
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Jagjivan Ram
(d) Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]
Ans. (e) (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
- The members of the Indian Constituent Assembly from Bihar are –
- Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- Banarsi Prasad Jhunjhunwala
- Bhagwat Prasad
- Bonijace Lakra
- Brajeshwar Prasad
- Chandika Ram
- K. T. Shah
- Devendra Nath Samanta
- Dip Narain Sinha
- Gupta Nath Singh
- Jadubans Sahaya
- Jagat Narain Lal
- Jagjivan Ram
- Jaipal Singh
- Kameshwar Singh
- Kamleshwari Prasad Yadav
- Mahesh Prasad Sinha
- Krishna Sahaya
- Raghunandan Prasad
- R. P. Sinha
- Ramnarayan Singh
- Sarangdhar Sinha
- Binodanand Jha
- P.K. Sen
- S. K. Sinha
- Sachchidanand Sinha
- Sarangdhar sinha
- Binodanand Jha
- P. K. Sen
- S. K. Sinha
- S. N. Mahtha
- Syamanandan Sahaya
- Hussain Imam
- Saiyid jafar Imam
- Latifur Rahman
- Mohammad Tahir
- Tajamul Hussain
- Thus option (e) will be correct answer.
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13. Who was the first Governor of Bihar after Independence?
(a) Jagannath Mishra
(b) Lalit Narayan Mishra
(c) Jairamdas Daulatram
(d) Jai Prakash Narayan
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Re-Exam) 2020]
Ans. (c) Jai Prakash Narayan
- Jairamdas Daulatram was Bihar’s first governor after India gained independence. He was the first ever governor of Bihar.
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14. Who among the following is the common Governor of Bihar and Jharkhand?
(a) Vinod Kumar Pandey
(b) Vimal Kumar Dubey
(c) Vishnu Kant Shastri
(d) Girish Chaubey
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (a) Vinod Kumar Pandey
- Vinod Chandra Pandey was the leader of Bihar and Jharkhand.
- He was the head of Bihar from November 23, 1999 to June 12, 2003.
- He was also in charge of Jharkhand from February 4, 2002 to July 14, 2002.
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15. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Bihar by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government?
(a) Sunder Lal Bhandari
(b) Sunder Lal Patwa
(c) Swaraj Kaushal
(d) Pramod Mahajan
[42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (a) Sunder Lal Bhandari
- Sundar Singh Bhandari was chosen as the Governor of Bihar by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government.
- Sundar Lal Bhandari held the position from April 1998 to March 1999.
- Currently, Fagu Chauhan is the Governor of Bihar.
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16. How many members of parliament from Bihar are included in the central council of ministers?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) None of the above
[41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (b) 5
- When this question was asked, 5 people in the government had come from Bihar.
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17. Identify the number of wards in the Patna Municipal Corporation-
(a) 57
(b) 67
(c) 64
(d) 59
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (a) 57
- At the time this question was asked, there were 57 wards in the entire Patna municipality.
- Five of those wards were reserved for people from scheduled castes, 19 for women, two for scheduled castes from the reserved wards, and the rest (17) for women from the unreserved wards (52).
- Currently, Patna Municipal Corporation has been split into 75 wards, which are run by 6 circles.
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18. The total number of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar is –
(a) 50
(b) 52
(c) 54
(d) None of the above
[42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997, 40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]
Ans. (c) 54
- Before Jharkhand was formed in 2000, there were 54 Lok Sabha constituencies in United Bihar. Now there are only 40 in Bihar.
- Before November 15th, 2000, the Lok Sabha had 54 seats, and the Rajya Sabha had 22 seats. After that date, the Lok Sabha had 40 seats, Rajya sabha had 16 seats.
- The rest of the seats were given to Jharkhand state.
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19. How many members of Lok Sabha are elected from Bihar?
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 35
(d) 40
[56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (d) 40
- Before Jharkhand was formed in 2000, there were 54 Lok Sabha constituencies in United Bihar. Now there are only 40 in Bihar.
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20. Which city of Bihar became the capital of the Jharkhand state?
(a) Buxer
(b) Dhanbad
(c) Ranchi
(d) Hazaribagh
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (c) Ranchi
- On November 15th, 2000, Jharkhand became the 28th state of India, which was created by splitting it away from Bihar.
- Ranchi was chosen to be the capital, which used to be a summer capital of Bihar during the British rule.
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21. Which new state was recently carved out of Bihar?
(a) Vananchal
(b) Vidharbha
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Chhattisgarh
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (c) Jharkhand
- On November 15th, 2000, Jharkhand became the 28th State of India, which was created by splitting Bihar.
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22. Ram Vilas Paswan started his political career from which Political party?
(a) Janata Party
(b) Bharatiya Lok Dal
(c) Samyukta Socialist Party
(d) Praja Socialist Party
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]
Ans. (c) Samyukta Socialist Party
- Ram Vilas Paswan was a politician from Bihar, India and held a cabinet role in the first and second Modi governments looking after consumer affairs, food, and public distribution.
- He began his political journey as a part of the Samyukta Socialist Party and was voted in to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969.
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