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

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Anga was an ancient Indian kingdom and was one of the sixteen mahajanapadas. The Anga flourished on the eastern Indian subcontinent. The capital of Anga was Champa. It was one of the greatest cities in 6th century BC. It was a notable centre of trade and commerce. It was situated at the confluence of the River Ganga and the River Champa.

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Kalashoka belonged to Shishunaga dynasty. He was the son and successor of King Shishunaga. He divided his kingdom between his ten sons. Under the reign of Kalashoka, the Second Buddhist council was held  at Vaishali in 383 BC.

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The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in Sasaram. The tomb was built in memory of Emperor Sher Shah Suri. Sher Shah Suri was a Pathan from Bihar who defeated the Mughal Empire and founded the Suri Empire in northern India. The father of Sher Shah Suri(Hasan Shah) was the Jagirdar of Sasaram. Ibrahim Lodhi transferred Hasan Shah’s Jagir to Sher Shah Suri.

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The Bihar Infrastructure Development Enabling Act was enacted in 2006 to accelerate infrastructure projects and facilitate public-private partnerships, establishing the Infrastructure Development Authority as the nodal agency in Bihar. This authrority is chaired by the Chief Secretary of the Government of Bihar.

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Bihar has the lowest rural tele-density among the major states. Telephone density or tele-density is the number of telephone connections for every hundred individuals living within an area. Telephone density has significant correlation with the per capita GDP of the area.

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Kakolat Waterfalls is in Nawada district, Bihar, and is notable for its height of about 160 feet and historical significance. The area is surrounded by lush green forests.

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Upper Jamuna/Yamuna weir  is the oldest weir/barrage built in Bihar.  It is in Gaya District. The basin is Ganga. It was built in 1959.

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Hon. Sir Justice Edward Maynard Des Champs Chamier was the first Chief Justice of Patna High Court. He was a British Indian Judge. He passed Indian Civil Service. He was Knighted on 1 January 1916 and was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court on 1 March 1916 and retired on 30 October 1917. During this tenure he set up an example of judicial autonomy.

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Bhikari Thakur  is known as the “Shakespeare of Bhojpuri”. Bhikari Thakur was an Indian playwright, lyricist, actor, folk dancer, folk singer and social activist and used to do all these things in Bhojpuri language. He was born into a family of barbers on 18 December 1887 in a village named Kutubpur (Diyara) in Saran District of Bihar. He put together a play group at his native village and began to perform Ramlila, songs recitals and took an interest in social work. He started writing dramas, songs, novels, etc. . He died at the age of 83 on 10 July 1971. His literary creations including dramas (Bidesiya, Beti-Bechawa, Bidhawa-Bilaap, etc.) and songs continue to be appreciated and performed even today.

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Jagjivan Ram was popularly known as “Babuji”. He was an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar. He became the youngest minister in Jawaharlal Nehru’s interim government, the first cabinet of India in 1946. He went on to serve as a minister with various portfolios for more than forty years as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC).