Bihar in Freedom Struggle — BPSC Previous Year Questions

16 questions from past BPSC papers, each with the correct answer and an explanation of why. This is a Bihar-specific topic, which BPSC returns to more often than a general UPSC-style syllabus would suggest. Free to read — no signup.

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63rd Pre · 2018
First President of India was:
  1. Nehru
  2. Patel
  3. Rajendra Prasad
  4. Radhakrishnan
Why: b. Ziradei, Siwan (Bihar); 1950-62; only 2-term President.
67th Pre · 2022
First Chief Minister of Bihar was:
  1. Anugrah Narayan Sinha
  2. Sri Krishna Singh
  3. Karpoori Thakur
  4. Lalu Prasad Yadav
Why: "Shri Babu" — 1946-61; abolished zamindari.
69th Pre · 2023
JP launched Total Revolution from:
  1. Delhi
  2. Patna
  3. Bombay
  4. Allahabad
Why: 5 June 1974 at Gandhi Maidan.
67th Pre · 2022
Patna Secretariat firing took place during:
  1. NCM
  2. CDM
  3. QIM
  4. INA Trials
Why: 11 August 1942 — 7 student martyrs during Quit India.
67th Pre · 2022
In which year was Orissa separated from Bihar?
  1. 1936
  2. 1956
  3. 2000
  4. 1912
Why: Orissa carved out 1 April 1936.
67th Pre · 2022
Who was the first Indian Governor of Bihar?
  1. Dr. Shri Krishna Singh
  2. Brij Kishor Prasad
  3. B.P. Mandal
  4. Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
Why: S.P. Sinha (Lord Sinha) — Governor of Bihar & Orissa, 1920.
68th Pre · 2023
Who saved Gandhiji's life in Bihar during Champaran Satyagraha?
  1. Ravindra Pathak
  2. Batak Mian
  3. Hamid Ansari
  4. Raj Kumar Shukla
Why: Batak Mian (1917).
68th Pre · 2023
Who led cultivators in Bihar during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
  1. Shri Krishna Singh
  2. Swami Vidyanand
  3. Raj Kumar Shukla
  4. Anugraha Narayan Singh
Why: Swami Vidyanand.
68th Pre · 2023
Who established Swaraj Dal in Bihar?
  1. Bankim Chandra Mitra
  2. Shri Krishna Singh
  3. Ramlal Shah
  4. Brijkishore Prasad
Why: SKS founded Bihar Swaraj Dal 1923.
71st Pre · 2026
Who became CM of Bihar in March 1939?
  1. Anugraha Narain Singh
  2. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Shri Krishna Singh
  4. Brijkishore Prasad
Why: Sri Krishna Sinha.
71st Pre · 2026
Champaran Agrarian Committee was appointed in agreement between?
  1. Indian Govt and Gandhiji
  2. Indian Govt and Raj Kumar Shukla
  3. Indian Govt and Rajendra Prasad
  4. Indian Govt and ANS
Why: 1917, after Gandhi's arrest at Motihari.
71st Pre · 2026
Prominent leader of Kisan Sabha movement in Bihar?
  1. Raj Kumar Shukla
  2. Sahajanand Saraswati
  3. Acharya Narendra Dev
  4. Baba Ram Chandra
Why: Swami Sahajanand Saraswati.
70th Pre · 2024
President of INC at Patna Session 1912?
  1. Saiyed Mohammad Bahadur
  2. Sir S. P. Sinha
  3. Saiyed Hassan Imam
  4. R.N. Mudholkar
Why: R.N. Mudholkar presided the 27th session at Bankipore, Patna in 1912. S.P. Sinha presided at Bombay in 1915.
70th Pre · 2024
Book "Gharib Hindustan" banned in Bihar in 1930 was written by?
  1. Ali Mohd. Shad
  2. Mohd. Wali Hassan
  3. Badrul Hassan
  4. Shaikh Mian Jaan
Why: Badrul Hassan.
70th Re-Exam · 2025
Who led Champaran Satyagraha in 1917?
  1. Nehru
  2. Bose
  3. Sardar Patel
  4. Gandhi
Why: Mahatma Gandhi — his first satyagraha in India.
67th Pre · 2022
Who were the leaders of the Santhal Revolt?
  1. Sidhu and Kanhu
  2. Gaurakshni Bhagat & Keshav Roy
  3. Shambhunath Pal & Korra Mallaya
  4. Jara Bhagat & Balaram Bhagat
Why: Sidhu, Kanhu, Chand and Bhairav led Santhal Hul 1855.

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