States PCS: Bihar GK for BPSC and other Bihar PCS Exams

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Malik Ibrahim Bayu was a Ghazni born fighter of 14th century who defeated the local tribal Kols and Raja Birthal and became the Governor of the region later under Muhammad bin Tughlaq. He was also a sufi saint and his tomb is located in Bihar Sharif.

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Xuanzang was the traveller who described the interaction between Chinese Buddhism and Indian Buddhism in the early Tang dynasty. He was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller and translator. He visited Lumbini, Varanasi, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Bodh Gaya, Bhagalpur, Nalanda. Xuanzang studied logic, grammar, Sanskrit and the Yogacara school of Buddhism during his time at Nalanda.

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Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has collaborated with the Bihar Knowledge Society to provide training to students belonging to the deprived sections of the society. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing is an Indian autonomous scientific society, operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

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Kosi river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”. The Kosi  is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. It is known as the  Sorrow of Bihar  as the annual floods affect about 21,000 km² (8,100 sq mi) of fertile agricultural lands thereby disturbing the rural economy. It has an average water flow (discharge) of 2,166 cubic metres per second (76,500 cu ft/s).

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Bana(Banabhatta) was the most renowned court poet of the Emperor Harshavardhana. Bana was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet of India. He was the Asthana Kavi in the court of King Harsha Vardhan. He belonged to Bhojpur area of Bihar. He was a great writer. He wrote Kadambari and Harshacharita. Harshacharita is the biography of Indian emperor Harshavardhana. Kadambari is a romantic novel in Sanskrit.

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Bhikari Thakur  is known as the “Shakespeare of Bhojpuri”. Bhikari Thakur was an Indian playwright, lyricist, actor, folk dancer, folk singer and social activist and used to do all these things in Bhojpuri language. He was born into a family of barbers on 18 December 1887 in a village named Kutubpur (Diyara) in Saran District of Bihar. He put together a play group at his native village and began to perform Ramlila, songs recitals and took an interest in social work. He started writing dramas, songs, novels, etc. . He died at the age of 83 on 10 July 1971. His literary creations including dramas (Bidesiya, Beti-Bechawa, Bidhawa-Bilaap, etc.) and songs continue to be appreciated and performed even today.

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Bhagiratha Manjhi  was the leader of the Kharwar Movement. Kherwar Movement was started apparently in 1868. It is also known as Sapha Har movement. This movement had popularized the concept of One God as well as aimed at social reform. He demanded that a Santal raj should be introduced. He wanted the Santhal Tribes to stop their sacrifices to the “evil bongas”.

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Research Institute of Prakrit and Jainology is situated in Patna.

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The first Railway Workshop in Bihar was established in Jamalpur which is near Munger. Jamalpur is a part of Munger-Jamalpur twin cities. This workshop was the first railway workshop of India and was established in 1862.

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The average slope of the Dakshin Ganga plain in Bihar falls in South to North direction. The plain lying to the south of the Ganges is called the Dakshin Ganga plain. It covers a wide area approximately 33620 sq.km.