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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Shunga dynasty was founded by Pushyamitra Shunga. He established the Shunga dynasty by assassinating Brihadratha Maurya who was the last ruler of the Mauryan Empire. The Shunga Empire controlled vast areas of the Indian subcontinent from around 187 to 78 BC from Magadha. There were ten Shunga rulers.

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Vidyapati is known as “Maithili Kavi Kokil” ( the poet cuckoo of Maithili). He was a Maithili and Sanskrit poet, composer, writer, courtier and royal priest. He was a devotee of Shiva but he also wrote love songs and devotional Vaishnava songs. He knew Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha, and Maithili.

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Buddhism is mostly followed by the people of Thailland. Around 95%  of the population in Thailand is Buddhist, the highest concentration in the world. Emperor Ashoka helped to spread Buddhism into South East Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Indo-China.

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Bihar Single Window Clearance Act was passed in 2006. It was enacted to promote all round development of the state and industrial growth rapid clearance procedures for establishing industries, to issue license and certificates, to provide a congenial atmosphere to the investors of Bihar state.

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National Institute of Electronic and Information Technology (NIELIT) will be established in Bihta which is a fast growing township in Patna district of Bihar. National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, formerly known as the DOEACC Society, is a society that offers Information Technology and Electronics training at different levels. Its headquarter is in New Delhi.

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Mokama has 2nd highest amount of lentil production in India. Mokama is a town and a municipal council in Patna district of Bihar. Mokama is the connecting town of north and south Bihar.

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Khatwa is Bihar’s traditional applique work, involving cutting one fabric and stitching the pieces onto another to create decorative patterns, mainly for tents, canopies, and shamianas using colorful fabrics and mirrors.

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Satish Anand evolved the Bideshia style in 1984, blending indigenous Bihari theatrical traditions for modern Indian theatre. The style was originally started by Bhikari Thakur, known as the “Shakespeare of Bhojpuri.”

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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.