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

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The slope per kilometer of the Gangetic plain is 6 cm. The general slope of the entire plain is to the east and south east.

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West Champaran district shares its borders with Nepal and Uttar Pradesh. West Champaran is a part of Tirhut division. West Champaran is surrounded by hilly region of Nepal in the North, Gopalganj & part of East Champaran district in the south, East Champaran in the East and Deoria and Padrauna districts of Uttar Pradesh in the South.

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The Shivalik range was formed during the Cenozoic period.
Cenozoic is Earth’s current geological era which represents the last 66 million years of Earth’s history.
It is characterized by the dominance of mammals, birds and flowering plants, a cooling and drying climate, and the current configuration of continents. 

 

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Hariyabara Deer Park is located in Araria district.

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National Institute of Inland shipping was established in Bihar in 2004. It started functioning from 14th January, 2004. The institute gives training to sailors.
It has been setup by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to develop human resource for Inland Water Transport sector. The institute provides induction, up gradation and professional development training to the manpower for manning, operating inland vessels and to the IWAI staff for development of waterways and for repair and maintenance of vessels.

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The present Government Printing press located in Gulzarbagh was an English Factory.
English (British) was the second European who built their factory in Patna at Alamganj in 1620. This factory got closed in 1621.British East India Company revived the factory again in 1651. This factory is now turned into governing printing press which is located at Gulzarbagh.

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The first treaty of Allahabad took place on 12th August, 1765. The treaty was done between Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, Najm-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal and Lord Clive. Under this treaty, the king of Britain gave the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to East India Company under a decree for 26 lakh rupees.

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Satavahanas ended the power of the Kanva dynasty. This dynasty was basically based in the Deccan region. They formed a cultural bridge and played a vital role in trade and transfer of ideas and culture to and from the Indo-Gangetic plain to the Southern tip of India. They supported Hinduism as well as Buddhism. They patronised Prakrit literature. According to the most of the scholars, they ruled from late second century BCE and lasted until the third century CE.

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Southern Plateau Region is located between the Kaimur districts in the West to Banka in the East in the state of Bihar.

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The word “Bihar” has its origin in “Buddhist Viharas”. As there were many Viharas, the early Mughals of 12th century  started calling Viharas as Bihar.