48th-52nd Prelims 2008

Explanation:

Iltutmish ordered his army to attack Bihar and Bengal and reoccupy it in 1225. The army occupied Bihar and planned to attack Bengal, but Sultan Ghiyasuddin requested Iltutmish not to attack Bengal. Iltutmish considered this request only if Ghiyasuddin accepted his suzerainty. Later, the army returned to Delhi and Malik Jani was appointed as the Governor of Bihar. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

In 1572, Sulaiman Khan's son, Daud Khan, succeeded him and challenged Mughal rule. Munim Khan, the Mughal governor of Bihar, was ordered to chastise Daud Khan. Eventually, Akbar seized Patna from Daud Khan in 1574, who fled to Bengal. Finally, Akbar merged Bihar and Bengal into his empire in 1576. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

The Congress Working Committee passed the 'Quit India Resolution' on August 5, 1942. To prevent mass civil disobedience, the British Government arrested Gandhi and Congress leaders. In Bihar, Baldev Sahai resigned from the post of Advocate General in 1942. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

The first economic survey of Bihar was released in 2006-07 and presented by Sushil Modi, then Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Bihar. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Udayin (460-440 BC) laid the foundations of the city of Patliputra at the confluence of the Son and the Ganges. He shifted the capital from Rajagriha to Pataliputra. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Vishwa Shanti Stupa is a large white Peace Pagoda located on the top of 400 m high Ratnagiri Hills in Rajgir, Nalanda district of Bihar. It has four gold gilded statues of Buddha and a small Japanese Buddhist temple with a large park. It was established in 1969. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

The Lichchavi clan established the first republic in the world at Vaishali. They ruled in the sixth century BC and the empire extended up to the hills of Nepal. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Ganga Sharan Sinha, Rambriksh Benipuri, and Ramanand Mishra formed the Bihar Socialist Party in 1931. None of the given options is strictly correct. J.P Narayan was later associated with Bihar Congress Socialist Party. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Permanent Settlement, introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793, made the right of ownership of land hereditary and transferable for the Zamindars. Government’s share was 10/11th of total revenue collected and 1/11th was kept by Zamindars. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

At Champaran in Bihar, Gandhiji started the Satyagraha Movement for the first time in India. Rajkumar Shukla invited Gandhiji to address the Indigo planters' problem under the Tinkathiya system. The movement forced the British government to appoint a committee to enquire and provide compensation. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi was the national leader of the Champaran Indigo Movement. He led the first Civil Disobedience Movement with the support of Rajendra Prasad, Anugraha Narayan Singh, Mazhar-ul-Haque, Mahadeo Desai, and J.B Kriplani. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Birsa Munda led the Munda Revolt (Ulgulan) in 1899-1900, mainly in the Chotanagpur region due to unfair land-grabbing, slow abolition of Khuntkattidar system, exploitation by outsiders, and interference in tribal culture. Ranchi is the most appropriate option. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Jai Prakash Narayan belonged to the Socialist Party. He later helped form the Bihar Congress Socialist Party and coordinated with Congress for peasant and worker welfare. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Kunwar Singh, born in November 1782, led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar at the age of 80. He belonged to the Ujjainiya Rajput clan and actively participated in the First War of Independence. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

On 30th April 1908, a bomb was thrown by Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki at Muzaffarpur, intended for Kingsford, the district judge. Two European ladies were killed instead. Khudiram Bose was arrested and hanged on 11th August 1908, while Prafulla Chaki committed suicide. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Kunwar Singh, leader of the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar, hailed from Jagdishpur. He actively led the rebellion at age 80 and died on 26th April 1858. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Prabhavati Devi, wife of Jai Prakash Narayan, was a freedom fighter from Patna region. She was born to lawyer Brajkishore Prasad and Phool Devi in Srinagar, Siwan, Bihar. She devoted herself to Gandhi’s ashram and worked closely with Kasturba Gandhi. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

During the Quit India Movement of 1942, Dr Rajendra Prasad was arrested by the District Magistrate of Patna, W.F Archer, and imprisoned in Bankipur Jail along with other nationalists. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Nav Nalanda Mahavihara, established in 1951 by Dr Rajendra Prasad and made a deemed university in 2006, is famous for Pali literature and Buddhist studies. It is located in Nalanda district, Bihar. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

The East Central Railway Zone headquarters is located at Hajipur, Bihar. Hajipur is the administrative headquarter of Vaishali district, located on the north bank of the Ganga and known for banana cultivation. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

According to the 2001 Census, Bihar is the third largest state in population (after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra) and the twelfth largest in area. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

The Gandak Project, a joint irrigation project between Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal, includes the Gandak Barrage constructed in 1968-69 to provide irrigation to multiple districts. An agreement was signed on 4 December 1959 between India and Nepal. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

As per the 2001 Census, Bihar accounted for around 8.07% of India’s population, making it the third most populous state after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]

Explanation:

Bihar is the third largest state in India by population according to the 2001 Census, after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. [48TH-52ND BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2008]