Module 4: Universities and institutions

📖 Chapter 1 of 7 🧩 Module 4 of 7 ⏱️ ~3 min read 💡 39 MCQs

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Subtopic 4.1: Institutions named in the paper

The proposed IIM is at Gaya. Land for the Aligarh Muslim University branch is at Kishanganj. Nalanda University is the international university at Nalanda. Its first Chancellor was Amartya Sen and its first Visitor was A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Nalanda is also marked as the first university of the country.
Sainik Schools are at Gopalganj and Rajgir. IGIMS is at Rajabazar, Patna; the Indira Gandhi Institute of Cardiology is on Ashok Rajpath. Patna Medical College was established in 1925. Patna University was established in 1917.
Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, in Samastipur, is the agricultural university and the oldest of its kind in the paper. The fruit research institute is at Bhagalpur.
Chanakya National Law University, Patna, was established in 2006. Its Chancellor is the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. The BIT Mesra extension in Patna was inaugurated in 2006. NIPER is at Hajipur. NIT Patna dates from 2003, when Patna Engineering College received that status.
The Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna, was set up in 2008 on the lines of an IIM. Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna, covers medical, engineering and management education. The Common School System Commission was constituted in August 2006.
In 2018 there were 879 colleges: 278 government, 564 local-body or affiliated, 9 postgraduate centres and 28 recognised centres. Universities numbered 33: 28 state universities, one open university and four private universities.
Simultala residential school in Jamui follows the Netarhat model. Polytechnics number 13. Among Ara, Muzaffarpur, Motihari and Samastipur, the paper says there is no ITI at Samastipur. Among Patna, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga and Madhubani, Madhubani has no engineering college.
The Institute of Prakrit, Jainology and Ahimsa is at Vaishali. The Bihar Rashtrabhasha Parishad dates from 1950. The Khuda Bakhsh Library is dated 1938 in the paper. Xavier's Fire Safety Academy has a branch at Patna. The Gandhi Museum is at Patna. The Maharaja Lakshmishwar Singh Museum was established in 1979. The university constituent-college service commission was constituted in 1985.

⭐ Key Points

IIM is proposed at Gaya; the AMU branch land is at Kishanganj.
Nalanda University's first Chancellor was Amartya Sen and its first Visitor was A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
Rajendra Agricultural University is at Pusa, Samastipur. Patna University dates from 1917 and Patna Medical College from 1925.
In 2018 there were 879 colleges and 33 universities.
Simultala follows the Netarhat model. NIT Patna dates from 2003 and NIPER is at Hajipur.

📌 One-line Q&A

Question: Where is the proposed IIM? Answer: Gaya.
Question: When was Patna University established? Answer: 1917.
Question: Who is the Chancellor of Chanakya National Law University? Answer: the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.

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Question 4: Where in Bihar is an IIM proposed to be established?

The IIM is proposed at Gaya.

Question 10: In which city has the Bihar government allotted land for a branch of Aligarh Muslim University?

Land for the AMU branch was allotted at Kishanganj.

Question 11: The first Chancellor of the international Nalanda University in Bihar was:

Amartya Sen was the first Chancellor of Nalanda University.

Question 12: The Sainik School in Bihar is located at:

Sainik Schools are at both Gopalganj and Rajgir.

Question 19: The Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, which was decided to be given the status of a medical college, is located at:

It is at Rajabazar in Patna. The Indira Gandhi Institute of Cardiology is on Ashok Rajpath.

Question 52: An agricultural university in Bihar is established at:

Rajendra Agricultural University is at Pusa (Samastipur).

Question 58: Patna Medical College in Bihar was established in:

Patna Medical College was established in 1925.

Question 60: Chanakya National Law University has been established at:

It was established at Patna in 2006.

Question 61: The Chancellor of Chanakya National Law University in Bihar is:

The Chancellor is the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.

Question 62: The extension branch of which institution has been established in Patna, the capital of Bihar?

The extension of BIT Mesra is in Patna. It was inaugurated in 2006.

Question 63: The oldest agricultural university of Bihar is:

The oldest is Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur).

Question 64: The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Bihar is being established at:

NIPER is being established at Hajipur.

Question 66: The Common School System Commission in Bihar was constituted in:

The Common School System Commission was constituted in August 2006.

Question 67: The total number of colleges in Bihar in 2018 was:

278 government colleges, 564 local-body or affiliated colleges, 9 postgraduate centres and 28 recognised centres. The total is 879.

Question 68: An international university in Bihar is at:

The international Nalanda University is at Nalanda.

Question 69: Who was made the first Visitor of the international Nalanda University in Bihar?

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was made the first Visitor.

Question 70: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Bihar is located at:

Patna Engineering College was given the status of an NIT in 2003.

Question 71: A management institute established in Bihar is named:

The Chandragupt Institute of Management was set up on the lines of an IIM.

Question 72: Aryabhatta Knowledge University in Bihar is related to:

It covers medical, engineering and management education. It was established at Patna.

Question 76: The number of universities in Bihar in 2018 was:

28 state universities, one open university and 4 private universities. The total is 33.

Question 83: A residential school on the lines of Netarhat Residential School has been established at:

The residential school on the Netarhat model is at Simultala (Jamui).

Question 85: When was Patna University established?

Patna University was established in 1917.

Question 86: Where was Aryabhatta Knowledge University established?

Aryabhatta Knowledge University is at Patna.

Question 87: When was the Khuda Bakhsh Library established?

The book gives the year of establishment as 1938.

Question 88: How many polytechnic institutes are there in Bihar?

There are 13 polytechnic institutes.

Question 89: At which of the following places is there no industrial training institute?

Among the places listed, Samastipur has no industrial training institute.

Question 90: Where is the Institute of Prakrit, Jainology and Ahimsa located?

The institute is at Vaishali.

Question 91: In which year was the Bihar Rashtrabhasha Parishad established?

The Bihar Rashtrabhasha Parishad was established in 1950.

Question 92: Where is the Chandragupt Institute of Management located in Bihar?

The Chandragupt Institute of Management is at Patna.

Question 93: Which of the following cities has no engineering college?

Among the cities listed, Madhubani has no engineering college.

Question 94: Where is the branch of Xavier's Fire Safety Academy established?

The branch is at Patna.

Question 95: Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, is in which district?

Pusa is in Samastipur district.

Question 100: Where is the fruit research institute of Bihar located?

The fruit research institute is at Bhagalpur.

Question 101: Where is the Gandhi Museum located?

The Gandhi Museum is at Patna.

Question 102: In which year was the Maharaja Lakshmishwar Singh Museum established?

The museum was established in 1979.

Question 104: The Simultala residential school in Jamui was established on the lines of which school?

Simultala Residential School follows the Netarhat model.

Question 107: The first university of the country was established at which place in Bihar?

Nalanda is taken as the first university of the country.

Question 108: In which year was the Chandragupt Institute of Management established?

It was established in 2008.

Question 110: In which year was the Bihar State University (Constituent Colleges) Service Commission constituted?

The commission was constituted in 1985.

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Where is the proposed IIM?

Gaya.

When was Patna University established?

1917.

Who is the Chancellor of Chanakya National Law University?

the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.

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