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

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Mandan Mishra Prize award is related to Religion and Philosophy. It is one of the awards presented by the Bihar State Language Department. These awards are presented with a cash prize, a citation, and a shawl.
Mandan Mishra was a noted Sanskrit scholar from India and founder of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha. In 2000, he was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India for his excellent and devoted work in the field of Sanskrit.

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Abdul Bari Siddiqui presented the Budget of Bihar for the year 2017–18.  Siddiqui is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party. He won in the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election. He was a MLA who represented Alinagar which is in Darbhanga. He became the finance minister of Bihar in 2015 and left the office after 27 July 2017.

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The first Natya Mahotsav in Bihar was held in 1985. It was held in Patna. It is celebrated to encourage theater. State Government, Central Government and NGO ‘Prayas’ organise this festival together to promote theatre in Bihar. It is held at Kalidas Rangalaya in Patna.

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Burhi Gandak divides the northern plains of Bihar into two parts. Burhi Gandak River is a tributary of the Ganges. It is known as Narayani in its upper reaches. The Burhi Gandak flows parallel to and east of the Gandak River in an old channel.

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The Someshwar range of Bihar is dated between the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. The Doon and Someshwar fold ranges in the north of West Champaran, inspired by the Shivalik movement, emerged from the tectonic geology of mountain formation between the Pliocene of the third kalpa of the new Jiva Mahakalpa and the Pleistocene epoch of the fourth kalpa.

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Production of Rabi crops and spring crops are high in the regions of Tal soil. Pulses, Oilseed, Wheat are the main crops of Tal Soil. Tal soil is found in backwater belt of Ganga which is spread from Buxer to Banka district. The colour of the soil varies from light grey to dark grey and in texture from medium to heavy soil.

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BIADA is responsible for the promotion of Industries. BIADA means “Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority”.
BIADA was constituted under the statutory provision of the Bihar Industrial Area Development Act 1974. It focuses on planned development of Industrial areas and promotion of industries.

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There is no sugar mill in Banka.
The district has been established on 21st February, 1991. The district head quarter of Banka is situated in Banka Town. Earlier Banka was a Sub-Division of Bhagalpur district.

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Gandhiji proposed Individual Civil Disobedience Movement in place of Mass Civil Disobedience Movement in 1933. It was proposed on 12th July 1933. The main idea behind the Individual Civil Disobedience Movement was to affirm the right of speech and make the movement non-violent. The non-violence was set as the centerpiece of Individual Satyagraha.

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Krishnagupta has been called the “Conqueror of innumerable enemies”. He ruled from 490-505 CE.