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

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The childhood name of Mahavira was “Vardhamana”. Vardhamana means ‘the one who grows’. He was born in Kundagrama. According to later Jain texts, When Mahavira was born then prosperity of Kundagrama kingdom was increased so he was named Vardhamana.

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2 year debate between Indian and Chinese Buddhist teachers over whether enlightenment happened gradually or suddenly was held at Bsam yas Monastery. This monastery is also known as Samye monastery and debate is also called as Council of Lhasa or Samye debate. It happened during 792 to 794 CE. The debate was decided in favour of the Indians: Buddhist translations from Chinese sources were abandoned and the Indian Buddhist influence became predominant.

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A training centre for Powerloom weavers has been set up by the Ministry of Textiles (Government of India) at Nathnagar (Bhagalpur). About 120 powerloom weavers are trained each year at this centre. There are about 11,000 powerlooms in the state, concentrated mainly in Bhagalpur, Gaya and Banka districts and their main products are staple chadar, furnishing clothes, etc.

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Anupam Lake is situated in Kaimur district, Bihar, and is known for its scenic beauty and importance as a local tourist destination.

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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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Chhath/Chhath Puja  is considered as the biggest festival of Bihar. It is celebrated twice a year: once in the summers, called the Chaiti Chhath  and the other around a week after Deepawali, called the Kartik Chhath. The Karthik Chhath is much more popular in Bihar and celebrated in many other parts of India by Bihari communities. Chhath is the worship of the Sun God. Chhath is believed to have been started by Karna, the king of Anga Desh (the modern Bhagalpur region of Bihar).

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Rohtas touches the border of Jharkhand. Rohtas district came into existence when Shahabad District was bifurcated into Bhojpur & Rohtas in 1972. Administrative headquarter of the district is Sasaram.

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Bihar State Electricity Board was established in 1958. It is a state-owned electricity regulation board which operates in Bihar. It was established under the Electricity Act, 1948. It is now called as Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited. It is a state-owned enterprise. Its purpose is Electricity generation, transmission and distribution.

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Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary is the largest Wildlife Sanctuary of  Bihar. It is spread in Kaimur and Rohtas district. It covers an area of 1342 sq.km. It lies in the Kaimur Range of Bihar.

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India’s first Garib Rath was started on 2 October, 2006. It was flagged off from Saharsa in Bihar to Amritsar in Punjab. It was mainly started for lower and middle income class passengers. It was inaugurated by the then Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.