1. The National Highway that passes through Bihar is
(a) N.H. No. 3
(b) N.H. No. 8
(c) N.H. No. 22
(d) N.H. No. 23
[43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (d) N.H. No. 23
- Back when this question was asked, there was a National Highway (NH 23) that connected Chas in Bihar to Ranchi, Gumala, Palkot, and Thirthait Nagar.
- Currently, there are two National Highways (NH 2 and NH 19 G.Q.) that pass through Bihar.
- The total length of National Highways in Bihar is 8898 km.
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2. The total length of National Highways in Bihar is :
(a) 3410 km
(b) 3587 km
(c) 4595 km
(d) 4707 km
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (c) 4595 km
- The economic survey of 2015-16 showed that the length of National Highways in Bihar grew from 3410 km in 2001 to 4595 km in 2015.
- By 2018, the total length of National Highways in Bihar was 88.98 km.
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3. Match List-I (Characteristics of National Highways) with List-II (Numbers of National Highways) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
| List-I |
List-II |
| (Characteristics of National Highways) |
(Numbers of National Highways) |
| A. National Highway that passes through Bihar |
1. National Highway No. 12 |
| B. National Highway that does not pass through Bihar |
2. National Highway No. 87 |
| C. National Highway having maximum length in Bihar |
3. National Highway No. 2 |
| D. Proposed National Highway not to serve Bihar |
4. National Highway No. 31 |
Codes :
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
| (a) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| (b) |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| (c) |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| (d) |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
[47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (a) 3 1 4 2
- A new highway, National Highway 87, is being planned to link Rampur (U.P.) to Karnprayag (Uttarakhand).
- National Highway 12 does not go through Bihar when it connects Jabalpur (M.P.) to Jaipur (Rajasthan).
- NH-2 does go through Bihar, but it is only 202 km long.
- The longest highway in Bihar is NH-31 with a total length of 404 km in Bihar.
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4. Which of the following National Highways connect Chapra and Gopalganj?
(a) National Highway No. 77
(b) National Highway No. 84
(c) National Highway No. 85
(d) National Highway No. 80
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (c) National Highway No. 85
- National Highway 85 links Chapra and Siwan Gopalganj together.
- National Highway 77 (old numbering) links Hajipur, Sitamarhi and Sonbarsa.
- National Highway 84 connects Ara and Buxar.
- National Highway No. 80 connects Mokama-Rajmahal-Farakka.
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5. Which one is not located on National Highway 2 (NH-2)?
(a) Aurangabad
(b) Sasaram
(c) Mohania
(d) Patna
[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (d) Patna
- National Highway 2 goes through Mohaniya, Sasaram, Aurangabad, and Dehri on Son.
- Patna is not situated along National Highway 2.
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6. In Bihar, air services are provided by
(a) only Indian Airlines
(b) only Sahara Airlines
(c) only Royal Nepal Airlines
(d) Indian Airlines, Sahara Airlines and Royal Nepal Airlines
[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (*)
- Right now, there are lots of airline companies that are operating in Bihar.
- The main ones are Air India, Air India Express, Kingfisher Airlines, Go Air, Indigo, Spicejet Airlines, Jet Airways, Sahara Airlines, Royal Nepal Airlines, and Jet Connect Airlines.
- The Bihar Public Service Commission has taken out this question from the assessment.
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7. Patna International Airport is directly connected with
(a) Kathmandu (Nepal), New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Lucknow, Varanasi and Ranchi
(b) Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Dhaka
(c) Islamabad, Dhaka and Bengaluru
(d) Washington, Dhaka and Chennai
[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (*)
- The Patna International Airport (named after Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan) is connected to many major cities such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Colombo, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jammu, Kathmandu, Nagpur, Ranchi, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Goa, Lucknow, Pune, Srinagar, New Delhi, Varanasi etc.
- The Bihar Public Service Commission decided not to include this question in the assessment.
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8. The East Central Railway zone headquarters is located at
(a) Patna
(b) Hajipur
(c) Muzaffarpur
(d) Katihar
[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (b) Hajipur
- The main base of East Central Railway is located in Hajipur.
- It includes the Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Mughalsarai and Dhanbad Zones.
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