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

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Ox is the state Animal of Bihar.

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Bimbisara belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. He was the king of the Magadha during the late 5th century BC. He is known for his cultural achievements. He was a great friend and protector of the Buddha. Bimbisara was known to have  built the city of Rajgir which is  famous for Buddhist writings.

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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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Mokama Taal is situated in Bihar. Mokama Taal wetlands cover more than 1,000 ha of shallow waterbodies situated in Patna, Samastipur and Begusarai districts of Bihar. They lie about 75 km of Patna city towards the southern bank of the River Ganga which drains the wetland. Mokama Taal is a perennial water system and exhibits enormous biodiversity.

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Bihar’s mean annual rainfall, based on data from 1871-2011, is approximately 1224 mm (122.4 cm). Most rainfall occurs during the southwest monsoon from June to September.

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Rajgir Mahotsav is celebrated in Bihar. It was formerly called Rajgir Nritaya Mahotsav. It is a festival of dance and music. It is an annual three-day event in Rajgir, Bihar. It was first held in 1986.

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Bihar Legislative Assembly came into existence in 1937. The Bihar Vidhan Sabha is also known as ‘Legislative Assembly of Bihar’.  In 1937, The Assembly had a strength of 152 members. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, the first General Elections in the state were held in 1952. The current strength of the House is 243.

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Balvant Rai Mehta is known as the Father of Panchayati Raj. He was an Indian politician who served as the second Chief Minister of Gujarat state. He participated in Indian Independence Movement  and later held various public offices. He was the chairman of The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee which was appointed by the Government of India on 16 January 1957 to examine the working of the Community Development Programme and the National Extension Service and to suggest measures for their better working.

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Nagarjun was known as “Janakavi—the People’s Poet”. He was a major Hindi and Maithili poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, literary biographies and travelogues. He often wrote on contemporary social and political issues. Besides these accepted subjects of poetry, Nagarjun found poetic beauty in unconventional subjects like a series of poems on a full-grown jackfruit etc. Because of the breadth of his poetry, Nagarjun is considered the only Hindi poet after Tulsidas to have an audience ranging from the rural sections of society to the elite. Nagarjun was given the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1969 for his historic book Patarheen Nagna Gachh and the ‘Bharat Bharati Award’ by the Uttar Pradesh government for his literary contributions in 1983. He was also honoured by the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, India’s highest literary award for lifetime achievement in 1994.

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The new Agriculture and Dairy Development Centre is proposed to be established in Motihari. It was announced by the then Agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh in 2016.
This centre will provide information of various ways of Animal breeding, their nutrition, health management and clean milk production. It will also provide employment to the people.