Statistics for Bihar - State Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Official languages	Hindi	95%
Capital and largest city	Patna	91%
River which bisects the state into two unequal halves	Ganges	85%
Bordering country	Nepal	74%
Bihar is the birthplace of two religions. Name either.	Buddhism \| Jainism	65%
Mountain range found in the northern part	Shivalik	57%
Empire which ruled over north India during the "Golden Age of India"	{Gupta} Empire	55%
Ancient university destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji	Nalanda	55%
Wife of Rama, born in the above region	Sita	55%
India's first empire	{Mauryan} Empire	54%
National aquatic animal of India, about half of which is found in this state	River {dolphin}	54%
Religious site where Buddha attained enlightenment	Bodh Gaya	52%
State that was separated from it in 2000	Jharkhand	51%
River known as the "Sorrow of Bihar" causing annual floods	Koshi	49%
Annual festival celebrated to thank the Sun for bestowing life on the Earth	Chhath	46%
India's first president, a native of this state	Rajendra Prasad	42%
	Urdu	42%
Mathematician and astronomer, often credited as the "inventor" of zero	Aryabhata	38%
Which fruit is the city of Muzaffarpur famous for?	Lychees	38%
Biharis are the majority in this island nation in the Indian Ocean	Mauritius	31%
English author born in Motihari, known for 1984 and Animal Farm	George Orwell	29%
Indian musician credited with popularising the shehnai, a clarinet-like instrument	Bismillah Khan	22%
Transboundary region found in the north part of this state	Mithila	20%
Greek historian and diplomat known for his now lost book Indika	Megasthenes	17%