Bihar is an Indian state considered to be a part of Eastern as well as Northern India. It is the 13th-largest state of India, with an area of . The third-largest state of India by population, it is contiguous with Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges which flows from west to east. Bihar is an amalgamation of three main distinct regions, these are Magadh, Mithila and Bhojpur. 

On November 15, 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Only 11.3% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas, which is the lowest in India after Himachal Pradesh. Additionally, almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official languages of the state are Hindi and Urdu. Other languages commonly used within the state include Bhojpuri, Maithili, Magahi, Bajjika, and Angika (Maithili is the only one of these to be officially accepted by the government). 

In ancient and classical India, the area that is now Bihar was considered a centre of power, learning, and culture. From Magadha arose India's first empire, the Maurya empire, as well as one of the world's most widely adhered-to religions, Buddhism. Magadha empires, notably under the Maurya and Gupta dynasties, unified large parts of South Asia under a central rule. Another region of Bihar is Mithila which was an early centre of Brahmanical learning and the centre of the Videha kingdom. There is an ongoing movement in the Maithili speaking region of Bihar for a separate Indian state of Mithila. What will be the capital of the state has yet to be decided however Darbhanga is the most likely candidate. Other potential capitals include Muzaffarpur, Purnia, Madhubani and Begusarai. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What does Bihar refer to?
2. What sort of place is Bihar?
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Q2:
1. Is Bihar the largest state of India?
2. Is no other state in India larger than Bihar?
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Q3:
1. What river is Bihar split on?
2. What body of water divides Bihar?
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Q4:
1. What took place in Bihar in November 2000?
2. What occurred on November 15th, 20000?
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Q5:
1. What are the official langauges of Bihar?
2. Which languages are officially spoken in Bihar?
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Q6:
1. Are any languages other than Hindu and Urdu spoken in Bihar?
2. Do people in Bihar speak anything other than Hindu and Urdu?
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Q7:
1. What languages are spoken in Bihar besides hindu and Urdu?
2. What languages, apart from Hindu and Urdu, do people speak in Bihar?
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Q8:
1. How was Bihar viewed in ancient India?
2. What did ancient Indians see Bihar as?
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Q9:
1. What is Bihar considered in Modern day India?
2. How do modern-day Indians view Bihar?
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Q10:
1. What was India's first empire?
2. Which empire ruled over India first?
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Q11:
1. What seceded to form its own state?
2. Which state gained its independence?
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Q12:
1. What cities besides separate Indian state of Mithila could become a capital?
2. Which cities are being considered to become a capital, besides separate Indian state of Mithila?
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