Place Bihar
Asked 12 times across 5 UPSC exams over 41 years (1984–2025), peaking in 1984.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 12 PYQs
- Most asked in 1984
- Recurs across 10 years (1984–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1984 → CDS 2014 → EPFO 2020 → NDA 2021 → CAPF 2025
How the concept evolved
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Long-running — most appearances (7 of 12) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2025
Which among the following States is not a part of the Purvodaya development initiative of the Government of India?
- A Bihar
- B Chhattisgarh
- C Jharkhand
- D West Bengal
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
NDA2024
In which among the following states in India, the Sun rays are never perpendicular ?
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Manipur
- Rajasthan Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 and 2
- B 1 and 3 ✓
- C 2 and 3
- D 2 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CDS2022
Which of the following States has/have bicameral legislature?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana
- Bihar
- Uttar Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 1, 2 and 3 only
- C 3 and 4 only
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Polity & Governance › Parliament & Legislature
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