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Bihar (GK) General Knowledge | State Exam

Posted on 12/06/202102/10/2021 By GK Questions No Comments on Bihar (GK) General Knowledge | State Exam
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1.1 Bihar (GK) General Knowledge
1.1.1 Some important features of Bihar (GK) General Knowledge
1.1.1.1 Features of Bihar GK
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Importance of Bihar GK

Bihar GK (General Knowledge) is very important for the students who are preparing for the state government exams like BPSC, Bihar Police, Bihar APO, etc. In this article, all the important detail about the State Bihar is given which will be helpful to the aspirants for the competitive exams.

Bihar (GK) General Knowledge

Bihar is an administrative state of India. Located in the eastern part of India with the latitude of 25.0961° N, and a Longitude of 85.3131° E. River Ganga passes through the Bihar and is situated in the fertile plains of Ganga and its tributaries. 93.60 lakh hectare is the total geographical area of Bihar, out of which only 55.54 lakh hectare is actually cultivated. As such, about 76.71 lakh hectares of land are cultivable in the state (2008-09).

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Some important features of Bihar (GK) General Knowledge 

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 Features of Bihar GK
Description

1.

Bihar Latitude

25.0961° N

2.

Bihar Longitude

85.3131° E

3.

Bihar Area

93.60 lakh hectare

4.

Bihar Population (Census 2011)

10.4 crore

5.

Bihar Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar

6.

Bihar Governor

Phagu Chauhan

7.

Foundation of Bihar

1912 after the partition of Bengal.

8.

Vaishali

Worlds first republic state located in Bihar.

9.

Separation of Orissa

1935

10.

Bihar Economy

The poorest state of India.

11.

The ancient name of Bihar

Magadh

12.

Bihar Capital

Patna

13.

The largest city of Bihar

Patna

14.

Sonepur Cattle Fair

Is an ancient festival held on Kartik Poornima (the full moon day)

15.

Ancient (old) name of Patna

Patliputra

16.

Inventor of Zero (0)

Aryabhatta was from Bihar.

17.

Total District of Bihar

38

18.

Total Male population in Bihar (Census 2011)

5,41,85,347

19.

Total Female population in Bihar (Census 2011)

4,96,19,290

20.

Bihar Population Density (Census 2011)

1,102 per square KM.

21.

Bihar Literacy (Census 2011)

63.82 %

22.

Bihar Male Literacy (Census 2011)

73.3 %

23.

Bihar Female Literacy (Census 2011)

53.33 %

24.

Bihar Sex Ratio (Census 2011)

916

25.

Major languages

Hindi, Urdu, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Maghadi, Angika etc.

26.

Area-wise

12th largest state of India

27.

Population wise

3rd largest state of India

28.

Vidhan Sabha seats

243

29.

Rajya Sabha Seats

16

30.

Lok Sabha Seats

40

31.

Main Festival

Chhath (It is an ancient festival of Bihar).

32.

Main tourist places of Bihar

Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Mahabodhi Temple, Nalanda University, Vishnupad Temple, Bodhgaya Temple

33.

Bordering states with Bihar

Bihar shares borders with: West Bengal (East), Uttar Pradesh (west), Jharkhand (South).

34.

Bihar shares an international border

In north Bihar shares an international border with Nepal.

35.

Separation of Jharkhand 

In the year 2000 Jharkhand was partitioned from Bihar.

36.

Main Festivals of Bihar

Chhath, Holi, Diwali, Dussehra, Maha Shivaratri, etc.

37.

Famous Personalities from Bihar

Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1st President of India was born in Bihar).

Ustad Bismillah Khan (famous Shehnai player who was born in Bihar).

38.

Famous Bollywood Personalities from Bihar

Priyanka Chopra, Shushant Singh Rajput, R. Madhvan, Imtiaz Ali, Prakash Jha, Manoj Bajpai, etc.

39.

Major Cash Crops

Sugarcane, Jute, Tobacco, Onion, Potato

40.

Principal food crops

Paddy, Pulses, Wheat, and Maze

41.

Forest Area

6,764.14 sq km (7.1 percent of Bihar geographical area)

42.

Main Rivers

Main rivers of Bihar are: Ganga, Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati, Mahananda, Ghaghara, Sone.

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