BIHAR  

*Formed on - January 26,1950
*Capital - Patna
*Major Languages - Mythili, Hindi
*High Court Official - Patna
*animal  Official bird - Gaur
*State flower Official - House sparrow
*dance Major Festival -  Kachnar Jat-jatin
*Major rivers Major lake - Ramleela Kosi, Damodar,Kanwar lake, Anupam lake
*Magadha was the old name of Bihar
Land of Viharas 
Ans : Bihar
*Indian state with highest population density 
Ans : Bihar (1106 sq km)
*Third state in terms of population Bihar
Indian state with Least literacy rate (61.8%) 
Ans : Bihar
*The third largest state in India by population 
Ans : Bihar
*The first state in India to constitute an agricultural cabinet to address the problems faced by the farmers 
Ans : Bihar
*Champaran Satyagraha (1917), the first satyagraha led by Gandhiji in India was held in the state of
Ans : Bihar
*The state where the Barauni Oil Refinery is situated
Ans : Bihar
*Patna is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Ganga
*The place where the Gandhi maidanam situated
Ans :  Patna
*Capital of Nanda Dynasty 
Ans : Patna
*Old name of Patna 
Ans : Pataliputra
*The city known by the names
Kusumapuram and Purushapuram
Ans : Patna
*The founder of Pataliputra was 
Ans : Ajata Shatru 
*Founder of modern Patna 
Ans : Sher Shah Suri
*The circle shaped granary In Patna 
Ans : Golghar
*Headquarters of National Inland Navigation Institute 
Ans : Patna
*The dolphin training centre of Asia 
Ans : Patna
*Guru Gobind Singh, the last Sikh Guru was bom in 
Ans : Patna
*The famous 'Mahatma Gandhi Sethu' which was built across the river Ganga is In 
Ans : Patna
*Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan  International Airport is situated in
Ans : Patna
*World's longest free wifi zone is in  
Ans : Patna
*The state where the Buxar battle of 1764 was held
Ans : Bihar
*First Indian state to give 50% reservation to women in Panchayat Raj system in local self govt, institutions Ans : Bihar
*Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in 
Ans : Bihar
*Dalmia cement factory is situated in 
Ans : Bihar
*Vikramashila University is situated in 
Ans : Bihar

MAJOR RIVERS OF BIHAR  

Ans : Kosi  Ganges Damodar Subarnarekha Gantak Son
*Sorrow of Bihar 
Ans : Kosi
*B Sorrow of India 
Ans : Kosi
*Most dangerous river in India 
Ans : Kosi
*Kosi river project is a Collaborated project of 
Ans : India and Nepal

FROM BODH GAYA TO SONIPUR

*Famous Buddhist pilgrim centre, where Budha attained enlightenment 
Ans : Bodhgaya
*Mahabodhi Temple which is included in UNESCO Heritage site is situated at 
Ans : Bodhgaya

NALANDA UNIVERSITY

*Famous ancient University Nalanda was situated in
Ans : Bihar
*Kumaragupta was the founder of
Ans : Nalanda university
*Nalanda university was destroyed by
Ans : Bakhtiyar Khilji
*The idea for the revival of Nalanda University was proposed by
Ans : A.PJ. Abdul Kalam
*The government of India constituted Nalanda Mentor Group (NMG) in 
Ans : 2007
*The chairman of Nalanda Mentor Group 
Ans : Amartya Sen
*The temple where the terrorists attack was held in 2013
Ans : Mahabodhi Temple
*The famous art of painting existing in Bihar 
Ans : Madhubani
*The tomb of Sher Shah is situated at 
Ans : Sasaram
*The legislature of Bihar is
Ans : Bicameral
*A major tribe of Bihar 
Ans : Munda
*The country where the most number of
Biharis are working outside India 
Ans : Mauritius
*Place famous for the cement
Ans : Dalmia Nagar
*Valmiki. National Park is situated in 
Ans : Bihar
*First President of India 
Ans : Dr, Rajendra Prasad belonged to
*Bihar Gandhi
Ans : Dr, Rajendra Prasad 
*First Woman Speaker of Loksabha, Meirakumar was belonged to 
Ans : Bihar
*Founder of Congress Socialist Party, 
Ans : Jayaprakash Narayan 
* First woman Chief Minister of Bihar 
Ans : Rabri Devi 

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES IN BIHAR

*Valmiki National Park 
*Gautam Buddha Wild Life Sanctuary *Udaipur Wildlife Sanctuary 
*Rajgir Wildlife Sanctuary 
*Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary
*The oldest rock cut cave in India 
Ans : Barabar
*First Garib Rath train in India ran between 
Ans : Saharsa to Amritsar
*Birth place of Mahavira 
Ans : Vaishali
*Mahavira got enlightenment at 
Ans : Jrumbhika
*Mahavira attained nirvana at 
Ans : Pavapuri
*The biggest cattle fair of Asia is at 
Ans : Sonipur

MAJOR DANCE FORMS IN

*Sohar-Khilouna
*Kajari   
*Jat - Jatin
*Jhumeri