Summary of BPSC 2022 Prelims (Series D)
Question Paper
Below is a concise, category-wise breakdown of all 150 questions, organized into eight broad
sections. Within each section, questions are further grouped by thematic clusters to highlight
the key areas of focus.
1. History
• Medieval Sultanate & Early Muslim Rule
Trade with Romans; revolt of Tughril Khan; challenges to the Khalifa (Q1–Q5)
Iltutmish, Razia, Nasir-ud-Din, Balban as part of Dar-ul-Islam (Q2)
• Delhi Sultanate & Early Mughals
William Bentinck’s social reforms (Sati, slavery, religious disabilities, Thug
suppression) (Q6)
Annexation of Sind; first Census in 1872 (Q7–Q8)
Mughal encounters with the British—first Mughal ruler to fight them (Q5)
• Colonial & Freedom Struggle
Hanging of Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh & Rajguru (1931) (Q9)
Early Individual Satyagraha: Jawaharlal Nehru, Vinoba Bhave, Brahma Dutt (Q10)
Secret radio in Quit India Movement (Usha Mehta) (Q11)
Bardoli Satyagraha leadership (Q66)
Cabinet Mission 1946 members; Gandhi-Irwin Pact 1931 (Q67–Q68)
Lahore Congress “Complete Independence” resolution 1929 (Q69)
Subhas Bose’s renaming of Nicobar as “Swaraj Island” (Q70)
Chauri Chaura outbreak 1922 in UP; Khudiram Bose attempt in Muzaffarpur (Q71–
Q72)
“Azad Dasta” in Quit India Movement (Q73)
Labour portfolio in Interim Government 1946 (Jagjivan Ram) (Q74)
Jayaprakash Narayan’s Holi jailbreak 1942; Rajendra Prasad elected Constituent
Assembly chair (Q75–Q76)
“Frontier Gandhi” Abdul Ghaffar Khan; Rani Lakshmibai’s death at Gwalior (Q77–
Q78)
Chittaranjan Das on Bengal Partition; Udham Singh’s assassination of Saunders
(Q79–Q80)
• Indigenous Uprisings & Dynastic History
Santhal Revolt (Sidhu & Kanhu), Chauri Revolt year, Odisha separation from Bihar
(Q14–Q17)
First Buddhist Council at Rajagriha; Gupta succession and Vardhana dynasty
foundation (Q18–Q20)
Physician Jeevaka to Bimbisara; Ibn Battuta-era Turk rule in Bihar (Q12–Q13)
2. Polity & Governance
• Legislature & Elections
Number of Lok Sabha sessions; freeze on delimitation till 2026; electoral college size
for Vice-President; President re-election rules (Q41, Q45, Q49–Q50)
• Constitutional & Judicial Bodies
First Law Commission chair; “One Nation One Election” (Article 172); Supreme
Court roles; Constitution of Panchayat Finance Commission every five years (Q42–
Q47)
• Federal Structure & Local Governance
States without Panchayats; community development objectives (Q44, Q48)
3. Economics
• Public Finance & Budget
Bhandari Committee on RRBs; NPS regulator; Budget 2022–23 priorities; Tax-GDP
ratio; India’s share in world exports; 4th advance wheat production estimates (Q51–
Q56)
Fiscal deficit/GSDP ratio for Bihar 2022–23 (Q60)
• State Economy & Social Indicators
Bihar’s sectoral growth rates (primary, secondary, tertiary); districtwise per capita
income ranking; urbanisation levels & trends; female literacy in Bihar (Q58–Q59,
Q24–Q25, Q36)
• Government Schemes & Development Programmes
Vibrant Village Programme; Saat Nischay Part-2 components; Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchai Yojana features; micro-enterprise definition; poverty estimates from NSSO
68th round (Q57, Q61–Q65, Q63)
4. Geography
• Physical & Environmental Geography
Sargasso Sea location; Rajasthan’s scant rainfall; Kosi as Bihar’s “Sorrow”; Telhar
Kund waterfall; Asia’s largest oxbow lake; Bihar’s total area (Q21–Q24, Q30–Q33)
Roaring Forties, Furious Fifties, Shrieking Sixties wind belts; erosion cycle concept;
cranial interior composition (nickel, iron) (Q39–Q40, Q38)
• Mineral Resources & Industry
India’s leading thorium-producing State; first newsprint industry; earliest coal mine;
largest ST population (Q26–Q29)
• Political Boundaries & International Relations
McMahon Line between India & China (Q22)
5. Environment & Ecology
• Conservation & Biodiversity
Project Tiger launch year and theme; avian and wetland conservation (oxbow lake,
bird-ringing station) (Q24, Q33)
• Agro-ecology & Specialty Produce
Karewa saffron cultivation; Bihar gold reserves; silk production hub (Q25, Q34–Q35)
6. Science & Technology
• Physics & General Science
Static to rolling friction (ball bearings); diffraction lens imaging; photoelectric
devices; momentum in goalkeeping; centripetal force; speed of light media; vector vs
scalar; Earth’s spin effect on weight; seebeck effect; relativity; gas laws (Q111–Q117,
Q91–Q94, Q114–Q116, Q115, Q118–Q120)
• Chemistry
Acid-carbonate gas evolution; oxalic acid; indicators (litmus); amphoteric oxides;
colligative properties; white vs noble metals; biogas composition; firework colours;
halophytes; induction of fermentation (Q124–Q128, Q101–Q103, Q122)
• Biology & Life Sciences
Stomatal regulation; chlorophyll absorption; plant morphology (tree vs creeper vs
petiole); transpiration pull; chloroplast self-replication; cartilage in skeleton; lichen
symbiosis; mosquito identification (Anopheles vs Culex); key immune cell; muscle
function (Q131–Q140, Q136–Q137, Q138–Q140)
7. Space & Technology
• Astronomy & Space Missions
Sun as chief celestial body; Vikramshila University founder? No—only astronomy Q
is Sun (Q37)
(Note: this paper’s space content overlaps general science for astronomy; larger space
technology emerges in other sets.)
8. Current Affairs
• National & State Leadership
India’s new Maharashtra CM (post-June 2022); first State to implement NEP;
governors of Rajasthan, UP, West Bengal, Gujarat; brand ambassador roles in Bihar
(Khadi, Sunandini); YUVA 2.0 scheme launch; mother tongue survey languages; gas
pricing committee; ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign; vibrant village surveys (Q121–
Q127, Q131–Q137, Q139, Q142–Q144)
• Infrastructure & Projects
‘Donyi Polo’ greenfield airport; first floating solar plant in Bihar; Ganga Jal Aapurti
Yojana; AI Action Summit host; ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ supercomputer at IIT;
floating literacy camp (Q126, Q127, Q88, Q127–Q128, Q65, Q68)
• Diplomacy & International Affairs
UN evacuation Operation Ganga from Ukraine; Sakteng Sanctuary claim by China;
G20 Summit host UT/State; multi-lingualism UN resolution; emergency UNGA
session on Ukraine; UN peacekeeping use-of-force rules; FTA with UAE; Arktika-M
Arctic climate satellite launch (Q145–Q150)
• Sports & Culture
First T20I 3,000-run scorer; Booker Prize; TV awards; Deaf Badminton Olympics
medal; first women’s sport in Khelo India; equality in cricket pay; ‘Space and
Sustainability’ Space Week theme (Q121, Q73, Q132, Q138–Q140, Q84, Q64, Q74)
This thematic outline captures every question’s category and sub-theme, enabling targeted
revision of each domain.
Category‐Wise & Theme‐Wise Summary of
BPSC 2022 Prelims (Series D)
1. History
• Early Medieval Power Struggles (Q1–Q5)
Indo‐Roman trade: Cheras and Kushanas (Q1)
Delhi Sultanate rulers as part of Dar‐ul‐Islam: Razia, Iltutmish, Nasir‐ud‐Din, Balban
(Q2, Q3)
Tughril Khan’s revolt and Mughal–British encounters: standard‐raising, first Mughal
fight (Q4, Q5)
• Colonial Administration & Reforms (Q6–Q9)
Social reforms under Lord Bentinck: Sati, slavery, religious conversion disabilities,
Thug suppression (Q6)
Annexation of Sind; first Census in India (1872) (Q7, Q8)
Hanging of revolutionaries Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh & Rajguru (1931) (Q9)
• Freedom Struggle Milestones (Q10–Q11, Q66–Q76)
Third individual Satyagrahi, secret Quit India radio (Q10, Q11)
Bardoli Satyagraha leadership, Cabinet Mission members, Gandhi–Irwin Pact, Lahore
resolution (Q66–Q69)
Chauri Chaura incident (1922), Khudiram Bose’s attempt, “Azad Dasta,” JP’s
jailbreak, Constituent Assembly chairmanship (Q71–Q76)
• Regional & Dynastic History (Q12–Q20, Q14–Q17)
Physician Jeevaka at Bimbisara’s court; Turk rule by Ibn Bakhtiyar (Q12, Q13)
Santhal Revolt leaders Sidhu & Kanhu; Chauri Revolt year; Odisha’s 1936 separation
(Q15–Q17)
First Buddhist Council at Rajagriha; Gupta fratricide; Vardhana dynasty founder
(Q18–Q20)
2. Geography
• Physical & Marine Geography (Q21, Q23, Q40)
Sargasso Sea location (North Atlantic) (Q21)
Rajasthan’s low rainfall due to lack of orographic uplift (Q23)
Roaring Forties, Furious Fifties, Shrieking Sixties wind belts (Q40)
• Political Boundaries & Administrative Units (Q22, Q104–Q105)
India–China boundary: McMahon Line (Q22)
Bihar’s neighbouring State with most district borders (Q104)
Last Bihar railway station Bhagalpur→Mirza Cheuki route (Q105)
• Relief & Natural Features of Bihar (Q30–Q33)
Bihar’s area (~94 163 km²) (Q30)
Telhar Kund waterfall (Kaimur district) (Q32)
Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake—Kanwar Lake (Q33)
“Sorrow of Bihar”: Kosi River floods (Q31)
• Economic & Resource Geography (Q25–Q29, Q34–Q35)
Karewa terraces and saffron cultivation (Q25)
Leading thorium producer: Kerala (Q26)
First Indian newsprint industry: Nepanagar (Q27)
Earliest Indian coal mine: Raniganj (Q28)
Largest ST population: Santhal (Q29)
Bihar’s top gold reserves: Jamui district (Q34)
Silk capital of Bihar: Bhagalpur (Q35)
3. Environment & Ecology
• Wildlife & Conservation Programmes (Q24)
Project Tiger launch year and theme (2022) (Q24)
• Agro‐Ecology & Flora (Q25)
Karewa‐saffron link (Q25)
• Mineral & Land Resource Issues (Q26)
Thorium production leadership (Q26)
4. Polity & Governance
• Legislature & Electoral Processes (Q41, Q45, Q49–Q50)
Number of Lok Sabha sessions; delimitation frozen till 2026; Vice-President electoral
college; re-election of President (Q41, Q45, Q49, Q50)
• Constitutional & Judicial Structures (Q42–Q44, Q46–Q48)
First Law Commission chair; “One Nation–One Election” (Art 172); states without
Panchayats; Supreme Court role; Panchayat finance commission; community
development objectives (Q42–Q44, Q46–Q48)
5. Economics & State Development
• Fiscal & Policy Measures (Q51–Q56)
Bhandari Committee on RRBs; NPS regulator; Budget 2022–23 priorities; Tax-GDP
ratio; share in world exports; wheat production estimates (Q51–Q56)
• Rural & Infrastructure Schemes (Q57, Q65)
Vibrant Village Programme; PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana components (Q57, Q65)
• State Economic Indicators (Q58–Q60, Q62–Q63)
Growth rates of Bihar’s primary/secondary/tertiary sectors; urbanization ranking;
fiscal-deficit/GSDP ratio; district CPS ordering; poverty line and headcount ratios
(Q58–Q60, Q62–Q63)
• Enterprise & Market Structure (Q61, Q64)
Components of Saat Nischay Part-2; micro-enterprise definitions (Q61, Q64)
6. Science & Technology
• Physics & Mechanics (Q91–Q95, Q114–Q120)
Lens diffraction; friction conversion; goalkeeper momentum; centripetal force; speed
of light; vectors vs scalars; Earth’s spin effect; thermoelectric effects; laws of gas and
relativity (Q91–Q95, Q114–Q120)
• Electronics & Photonics (Q92, Q113)
Paramagnetism; photoelectric devices; washing machine principle (Q92, Q113)
• Chemistry & Materials (Q94–Q100, Q124–Q130)
Smelting; brass composition; quicklime; rusting mass change; white vs noble metals;
colligative properties; acid-carbonate reactions; amphoteric oxides; pH indicators;
acetic odor; dry HCl effect; environmental impact (Q94–Q100, Q124–Q130)
• Biology & Life Sciences (Q102–Q111, Q121)
Taxonomy; plant physiology (stomata, photosynthesis, transpiration pull, nutrition);
chloroplast replication; skeleton cartilage; lichen symbiosis; mosquito identification;
immune cells; muscle action; enzymes; vaccination history; major metabolic
endpoints (Q102–Q111, Q121)
7. Space & Technology
• Astronomy & Space Missions (Q37, Q150)
Sun as principal solar-system body; Russia’s Arktika-M climate satellite launch (Q37,
Q150)
8. Current Affairs & Culture
• Political Leadership & Schemes (Q121–Q127, Q133–Q136)
T20I 3 000-run scorer; COVID vaccination drives; Maharashtra CM; Har Ghar
Tiranga; NEP implementation state; gubernatorial postings; youth survey; sports
awards; state urbanization; Khadi ambassadors; Sita statue project (Q121–Q127,
Q133–Q136)
• National/International Diplomacy (Q142–Q150)
Assassination of Shinzo Abe; UN multilingualism; emergency UNGA on Ukraine;
Operation Ganga evacuation; China–Bhutan sanctuary dispute; 2023 G20 host; UN
peacekeeping rules; UAE FTA; Arctic climate monitoring (Q142–Q150)
• Awards, Literature & Sports (Q131–Q132, Q138–Q141)
Booker Prize; television awards; Deaf Badminton Olympics; bird-ringing station;
vulture conservation; Anganwadi worker programme (Q131–Q132, Q138–Q141)
This structured overview maps each question to its domain and sub‐theme, enabling targeted
revision and efficient topic mastery.
