Geographical Scenario (Bihar)

21. Which one of the following parts of Bihar is geologically older in age relatively? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (c) Kharagpur Hills

Solution:Kharagpur Hills are Part of Dharwar range where as Rohtas Plateau falls in the Vindhyan range. North western hills are of tertiary period and North Ganga plains are the youngest.

22. Kaimur Plateau is famous for [63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (b) Limestone

Solution:Kaimur Plateau is famous for limestone. It is situated in Bihar. It is extends in the eastern zone of Vindhya Range.

23. Among the following districts, which one has larger area under dense deciduous forest cover? [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (a) Pashchim Champaran

Solution:West Champaran (Pashchim Champaran) has the larger area under dense deciduous forest cover. The sub-Himalayan foothills of the Someshwar and Dun mountain ranges in West Champaran district are clad in a belt of moist deciduous forest.

24. The percent of the total geographical area of Bihar covered by forests is- [42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]

(a) 17%
(b) 23%
(c) 27%
(d) 33%

Correct Answer: (a) 17%

Solution:When this question was asked, about 17 percent geographical area of Bihar (including Jharkhand) was under forest cover. According to the ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’ the forest cover of Bihar is 7,380.79 Sq. Km. Which is 7.84 percent of total geographical area of Bihar.

25. What is the percentage of all types of forest area to the total geographical area of Bihar State? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Solution:According to ISFR, 2021, the forest cover in the state is 7,380.79 Sq. Km. Which is 7.84 percent of the total area of Bihar.
Hence most appropriate answer would be option (e). However BPSC marked option (a) as correct answer.

26. How much square meter of forest of area is there in Bihar? [56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (e) 7380 sq. km.

Solution:The question and the options given above are wrong. It is not possible to give the correct answer from the options given above.
The state of forest in Bihar is as follows – According to "India state of Forest Report 2021" total forest cover in Bihar is 7380 sq. km. which is 7.84% of the total geographical area of Bihar.

27. The expansion of forest in Bihar is on the area of - [39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

(a) 28 lac hectare
(b) 29 lac hectare
(c) 30 lac hectare
(d) 32 lac hectare

Correct Answer: (c) 30 lac hectare

Solution:Forest-related data are released on two levels –
(i) Recorded forest area
(ii) Data of the department of Indian Forest Survey
Notably, both these data differ from each other. According, to recorded data, when this question was asked, the total geographical area of Bihar and Jharkhand was 173,887 sq. km. out of which 30078 sq. km (17%) area was under forest cover.

28. The number of Indian states touching the boundary of Bihar is – [43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]

(a) four
(b) five
(c) six
(d) seven

Correct Answer: (a) four

Solution:When this question was asked, the undivided state of Bihar formed boundaries with four Indian states – Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. After the bifurcation of the state, Bihar forms the border with Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand.

29. Which of the following districts of Bihar transferred some of its areas to West Bengal? [45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Jamshedpur
(b) Bhagalpur and Samastipur
(c) Poornea and Manbhum
(d) Rajgir

Correct Answer: (c) Poornea and Manbhum

Solution:At the time of the reorganisation of states, most of Purulia in Manbhum district barring Chaas and some part of Poornea district was given to West Bengal.

30. Which of the following city is located in the easternmost part of Bihar? [56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Bhagalpur
(b) Patna
(c) Katihar
(d) Poornea

Correct Answer: (c) Katihar

Solution:Easternmost city of Bihar is Katihar. Southwest to Katihar is Bhagalpur and south-east to Katihar lies Poorniya district.
Patna is located approximately in central Bihar. The map of Bihar clearly indicate that Katihar is located in the easternmost part.