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

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Magadha was a region in the present day Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and the nations of Bangladesh and Nepal and formed one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas. The ancient kingdom of Magadha is frequently mentioned in Jain and Buddhist texts. Magadha kingdom helped in the development of Jainism and Buddhism. Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, lived much of his life in Magadha kingdom. The culture of Magadha was   different from the Vedic kingdoms of the Indo-Aryans. The people in the Magadha empire used to follow Sramana traditions which included Jainism, Buddhism and Ajivika. They did not believe in worshipping the Vedic deities. They practiced some form of asceticism, meditation and tended to construct round burial mounds which are called stupas in Buddhism.

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Gupta empire had a hierarchy of administrative divisions from top to bottom. The empire was called by various names such as Rajya, Rashtra, Desha, Mandala, Prithvi and Avani. It was divided into 26 provinces, which were styled as Bhukti, Pradesha and Bhoga. Provinces were also divided into Vishayas and put under the control of the Vishayapatis. A Vishayapati administered the Vishaya with the help of the Adhikarana (council of representatives), which comprised four representatives: Nagara Shreshthi, Sarthavaha, Prathama Kulika and Prathama Kayastha. A part of the Vishaya was called Vithi.

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Bailey Road has been named after  Charles Stuart Bayley. He was the first Lt. Governor of Bihar & Orissa province.

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Maner Sharif Monument  is an example of Mughal architecture. The domed building features walls adorned with intricate designs and a ceiling full of inscriptions from the Quran. Maner Sharif in Bihar is considered as one of the best monument built during the Mughal era in Eastern India.

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The second Bahá’í House of Worship in India is planned for Bihar Sharif, making it a significant religious site in Bihar.

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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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Department of Education, Bihar wants to achieve the appropriate student-teacher ratio of 58:1. They want to improve the quality of teaching and Quality of Education.

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1/3 seats are reserved for Women in Panchayat. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 provided for the Reservation for women in rural local body Panchayat. Article 243D in Part IX of the constitution provides for the reservation of not more than One third of the total number of seats shall be reserved for women including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

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Constitutional status to the Urban Local Self Government is provided under the 74th constitutional amendment Act of 1992. This Act has added Part IXA to the constitution. It is titled ‘The Municipalities’ and consists of provisions from Article 243 – state legislature shall provide for the reservation of offices of
chairpersons in the Panchayat at the village or any other level for SCs and STs.

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Chief of Administration  or chief executive officer(CEO) of Zilla Parishad is an officer from the IAS cadre. CEO heads the administrative machinery of the Zila Parishad. CEO may also be district magistrate in some states. The CEO supervises the divisions of the parishad and executes its development schemes.