Bihar GK Quiz

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Sonepur Cattle Fair is held on Kartik Poornima (the full moon day) over the months of November and December in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of the river Ganges(Gandak). It is also known as Asia’s largest cattle fair and is organized at Sonepur.

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The state song of the Indian state of Bihar is Mere Bharat Ke Kanth Haar. The lyrics were written by Satya Narayan and the music was composed by Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Shivkumar Sharma.

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Bihar covers a total area of 94,163 km2 (36,357 sq mi), with an average elevation above sea level of 173 feet (53 m).

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Bihar state elects 16 members since the 2002 biennial elections.

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Tarikh-i-Shershahi or Tohfa-i-Akbarshahi is a useful work on the Lodi dynasty. The Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi is a historical work compiled by Abbas Khan Sarwani in 1580 CE. He was a waqia-navis under Mughal Emperor Akbar.

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The Bihar movement was a political movement initiated by students in the Indian state of Bihar in 1974 and led by the veteran Gandhian socialist Jayaprakash Narayan, popularly known as JP, against misrule and corruption in the state government. It later turned against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s government in the central government.

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Ajatshatru was born in 492 BC that is approx 200 years before Maurya dynasty and belonged to Haryanka dynasty of Magadha.

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The Bihar Diwas is celebrated every year on March 22 as it was on this day that the British carved out Bihar from Bengal Presidency in 1912.

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Sri Krishna Singh is known as the Bihar Kesari. He was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar His ruling period was from 1946 to 1961. He underwent different terms of imprisonment for a total of about eight years in British India. S.K.Sinha’s mass meetings brought in hordes of people to listen to him.

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Santal is the most populous tribe in the state constituting 48.5% of the total ST population of the State. Oraon and Kharwar are the second and third largest tribes.

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The smallest district of Bihar in terms of population and area, Sheohar(443 Km²) is a mainly agricultural district, which is why even its industry is agro-based.

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Dashrath Manjhi, famously known as the Mountain Man single-handedly carved a path through a mountain. Dashrath Manjhi single-handedly carved out a 360-feet-long, 30-feet-high and 30-feet-wide passage through the mountain. He gave 22 years of his life to his village and made a difference in the lives of the people of this small village in the state of Bihar.

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Bihar Diwas (Bihar Day) is observed every year on March 22, marking the formation of the state of Bihar. It was on this day when the British carved out the state from Bengal Presidency in 1912. The Day is a public Holiday in Bihar.

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Patna, April 17 (IANS) The Bihar cabinet has declared the marigold as the state flower an official said Wednesday. “The state cabinet approved the proposal late Tuesday.

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Jharkhand was ceded out from the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000 by a law named  “Bihar Reorganisation Act,2000”. This law was passed by the parliament of India in 2000. It was introduced by the NDA government under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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Chhath Puja is a significant festival in northern India. Chhath Puja is a significant festival in northern India, primarily celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. Devotees worship Surya Dev, the Hindu Sun God, during these four days.

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Bihar ranks 12th among the Indian states in terms of area. Bihar has a total area of 94,163 km² (36.357 sq. mi).

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Hungary is approximately 93,028 sq km, making Hungary 2.83% the size of India. Meanwhile, the population of India is ~1.3 billion people (1.3 billion fewer people live in Hungary). Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the third-largest state by population and the twelfth-largest by territory, with an area of 94,163 km2.

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The territorial idea was gradually strengthened in the sixth century B.C. with the rise of large states with towns as their seats of power. The Buddhist literature, particularly the Anguttara Nikaya lists the sixteen mahajanapadas

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Bihar lies between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the west, which provides it with a transitional position in respect of climate, economy, and culture. It is bounded by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south.