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Bihar shares its border with Uttar Pradesh to the West. Major cities along the border include Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj. 8 cities including West Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur and Rohtas border Uttar Pradesh from the north to the south.
Patna district of Bihar State has a longer length (around 99 km) of Ganga River.
Twelve districts of Bihar (Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Patna, Vaishali, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger, Khagaria, Katihar, Bhagalpur, Lakhisarai) are situated on the bank of river Ganga.
I. Agriculture contributes nearly 67 per cent to Bihar's domestic product. II. Silk industry in Bihar provides self-employment to over 1,50,000 people III. About 47 lac acres of land in Bihar get flooded every year, while 10 lac acres remain permanently waterlogged. IV. 85 to 90 percent of Bihar's rural households own less than 5 acres of land each.
Which of these statements are correct?
Statement 1 and 4 are false because when this question was asked, agriculture contributed was around 42 percent to the total GDP of Bihar. However, during 2017-18 to 2021-22, agriculture still provided almost 20 percent of the Gross State Value Addition (GSVA).
Triveni Canal has been constructed on the river Gandak. It is mainly used for irrigation in north-west Bihar.
