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

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The book ” Indica” was written by Megasthenes. He explained about the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. He had mentioned about social and administrative status at the time of Mauryas. Megasthenes was the first foreign envoy who visited India.

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Grand Trunk Road was built during the reign of Sur empire/dynasty. The Sur Empire was an Afghan dynasty which ruled a large territory in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. Grand Trunk Road was built by Sher Shah Suri. The road started at Calcutta (Bengal) and ended at Peshawar(now Pakistan).

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Buddhism entered Korea in 372 CE. Buddhism entered in Korea from China. According to the official records, it entered during the reign of King Sosurim, the ruler of the Kingdom of Koguryo. King Sosurim of Goguryeo was the 17th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the son of King Gogugwon.

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Cooperative banks were having highest Credit-Deposit Ratio in Bihar during 2017-2018. The CD Ratio of Cooperative banks was 86.9 %. The shares in total deposits were 0.9 % and the shares in credit were 2 %. Cash Deposit Ratio is basically the amount of money a bank should have available as a percentage of the total amount of money its customers have paid into the bank. This amount is calculated so that customers can be sure that they will be able to take their money out of the bank if they want to.

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“Buddha Vatika” is a biodiversity park being developed at Piparghatti near Bodh Gaya, Bihar, as part of environmental protection and sustainable growth initiatives.

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Service sector has highest contribution in the economy of Bihar. Service sector accounts for 55% of the economy of the state. Service sector is that portion of the economy that produces intangible goods. The service sector provides a service, not an actual product that could be held in your hand. Activities in the service sector include retail, banks, hotels, real estate, education, health, social work, computer services, recreation, media, communications, electricity, gas and water supply. In Bihar, agriculture accounts for 35% and industry accounts for 9% of the economy of the state.

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Article 40 makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats. According to Article 40, The State shall take steps to organise village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government.

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Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha  is known as Bihar Vibhuti. He was an Indian nationalist statesman, participant in Champaran Satyagraha, Gandhian and one of the architects of modern Bihar. He was the first Deputy Chief Minister-cum-Finance Minister of Bihar. He was also a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India, which was elected to write the Constitution of India and served in its first Parliament as an independent nation.

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British East India Company secured the monopoly of saltpetre trade in Bihar in 1758. Saltpeter is also called as Potassium nitrate. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions  and nitrate ions and is therefore an alkali metal nitrate. It occurs in nature as a mineral, niter. It is a source of nitrogen, and nitrogen was named after niter. Saltpetre was one of the major trade goods of the British East India Comoany. Britishers used saltpetre for gunpowder.

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Kataiya (Supaul) Hydel Power Plant is located on the bank of river Kosi.