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📈 Economy of Bihar (Civil Services Prep) Topic 5.4: Infrastructure in Bihar (Complete Unabridged Modules)

Module 24: Complete Examination Facts on Infrastructure in Bihar

📖 Chapter 5 of 10 🧩 Module 28 of 30 ⏱️ ~2 min read 💡 1 MCQs
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Key Examination Facts:

  • The first radio station in Bihar was established at Patna in 1948.
  • The first television station in Bihar was set up in 1978 at Muzaffarpur.
  • Total road length up to September 2020: NH = 5,475.05 km, SH = 3,713.53 km, and MDR = 14,886.36 km.
  • The Road Construction Vision 2020 ensures smooth road connectivity across the state within 5 hours.
  • The development of State Highways in Bihar is executed under the Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana (RSVY).
  • Arwal, Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, and Jehanabad are the 5 extremism-affected districts selected under the Road Requirement Plan - 1 (RRP-I).
  • The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC) was established in 1959.
  • The overall tele-density in Bihar in 2020 was 53 per hundred population.
  • With 9,084 post offices, Bihar accounts for 5.8 percent of the all-India postal network.
  • National Waterway 1 (NW-1) connects Prayagraj (Allahabad) to Haldia and passes right through Bihar.
  • Through Project Arrow (2008), Mail Network Optimization Project (2010), and IT Modernisation Project (2012), postal operations are upgraded.
  • The international airport at Patna is named Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport.
⭐ Key Points
  • The first radio station in Bihar was established at Patna in 1948.
  • The first television station in Bihar was set up in 1978 at Muzaffarpur.
  • Total road length up to September 2020: NH = 5,475.05 km, SH = 3,713.53 km, and MDR = 14,886.36 km.
  • The Road Construction Vision 2020 ensures smooth road connectivity across the state within 5 hours.
  • The development of State Highways in Bihar is executed under the Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana (RSVY).
  • Arwal, Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, and Jehanabad are the 5 extremism-affected districts selected under the Road Requirement Plan - 1 (RRP-I).
  • The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC) was established in 1959.
  • The overall tele-density in Bihar in 2020 was 53 per hundred population.
  • With 9,084 post offices, Bihar accounts for 5.8 percent of the all-India postal network.
  • National Waterway 1 (NW-1) connects Prayagraj (Allahabad) to Haldia and passes right through Bihar.
  • Through Project Arrow (2008), Mail Network Optimization Project (2010), and IT Modernisation Project (2012), postal operations are upgraded.
  • The international airport at Patna is named Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • The first radio station in Bihar was established at Patna in ______ — 1948.
  • The first television station in Bihar was set up in ______ at Muzaffarpur. — 1978
  • Total road length up to September 2020: NH = 5,475.05 km, SH = 3,713.53 km, and MDR = 14,886.36 km.
  • The Road Construction Vision ______ ensures smooth road connectivity across the state within 5 hours. — 2020
  • The development of State Highways in Bihar is — executed under the Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana (RSVY).
  • Arwal, Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, and Jehanabad are the 5 extremism-affected districts selected under the Road Requirement Plan - 1 (RRP-I).
  • The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC) was established in ______ — 1959.
  • The overall tele-density in Bihar in ______ was 53 per hundred population. — 2020
  • With ______ post offices, Bihar accounts for 5.8 percent of the all-India postal network. — 9,084
  • National Waterway 1 (NW-1) connects Prayagraj (Allahabad) to Haldia and passes right through Bihar.
  • Through Project Arrow (______), Mail Network Optimization Project (2010), and IT Modernisation Project (2012), postal operations are upgraded. — 2008
  • The international airport at Patna is — named Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport.
Questions 1 MCQs

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What was the total length of State Highways (SH) in Bihar up to September 2020?

Total State Highway length in Bihar as of September 2020 was 3713.53 km.
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The first radio station in Bihar was established at Patna in ______

1948.

The first television station in Bihar was set up in ______ at Muzaffarpur.

1978

Total road length up to September 2020: NH = 5,475.05 km, SH = 3,713.53 km, and MDR = 14,886.36 km.

NH = 5,475.05 km, SH = 3,713.53 km, and MDR = 14,886.36 km.

The Road Construction Vision ______ ensures smooth road connectivity across the state within 5 hours.

2020

The development of State Highways in Bihar is ______

executed under the Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana (RSVY).

Arwal, Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, and Jehanabad are the 5 extremism-affected districts selected under the Road Requirement Plan - 1 (RRP-I).

are the 5 extremism-affected districts selected under the Road Requirement Plan - 1 (RRP-I).

The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC) was established in ______

1959.

The overall tele-density in Bihar in ______ was 53 per hundred population.

2020

With ______ post offices, Bihar accounts for 5.8 percent of the all-India postal network.

9,084

National Waterway 1 (NW-1) ______

connects Prayagraj (Allahabad) to Haldia and passes right through Bihar.

Through Project Arrow (______), Mail Network Optimization Project (2010), and IT Modernisation Project (2012), postal operations are upgraded.

2008

The international airport at Patna is ______

named Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport.