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

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Anga was one of the sixteen mahajamapadas. It was counted among the ‘sixteen great nations’ in Buddhist texts like the Anguttara Nikaya. Anga also finds mention in the Jain Vyakhyaprajnapti’s list of ancient janapadas. The Chinese monk Faxian during his pilgrimage noted the numerous Buddhist temples  and mentioned about the existence of Buddhist temples in the capital city of Anga.

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King Udayin was the ruler of Haryanka dynasty. He was the son of Ajatashatru and grandson of King Bimbisara. King Udayin ruled Magadha from 460 BCE to 440 BCE. He laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of
two rivers, the Son and the Ganga. King Udayin was succeded by Anuruddha.

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Megasthenes was the Greek explorer who visited the court of Chandragupta Maurya. He was an ancient Greek historian,  diplomat and Indian ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period. He was a famous foreign envoy and ambassador of Seleucus Nikator of Syria.

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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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Hiuen-Tsang wrote the book Si-yu-ki. It is related to Buddhism and has the Buddhist records of Western World. Hiuen-Tsang was a Foreign envoy who visited India during the time of Harshavardhana. He reached India through the Tashkent and Swat valley.

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Hemu established “Hindu Raj” after defeating Akbar’s forces. Hemu was a Hindu king who previously served as a Chief of Army and Prime Minister of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri dynasty. Hemu defeated Akbar’s forces twice at Agra and Delhi in 1556. After that, he became the King of Delhi and established a ‘Hindu Raj’ in
North India, albeit for a short duration, from Purana Quila in Delhi. Hemu was killed in the Second Battle of Panipat.

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Sheikhpura is the least populated district in Bihar. The population of Sheikhpura district is about 6.35 lakhs. Sheikhpura district is a part of Munger Division. Sheikhpura was separated from Munger district and was made a separate district with headquarter at Sheikhpura on 31 July 1994. As of 2011 census, It is the least populous district of Bihar.

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Adhe-Adhure was called as the ‘Renaissance of theatre’ in Bihar. This play was produced in 1973. It is considered as a major event in the history of Bihari culture.

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Vikas Mitra is a government appointed functionary at the Gram Panchayat level and incharge of rural development schemes.

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Prime Minister is the chairman of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA). National Ganga River Basin Authority is a financing, planning, implementing, monitoring and coordinating authority for the Ganges River, functioning under the Jal Shakti ministry of India. It was founded in 2009.