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A statue of Buddhist goddess 'Tara' is found during excavation on Pachna hill located in which district?1. Nawada2. Gaya3. Nalanda4. Sheikhpura

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Sheikhpura

The correct answer is Sheikhpura

  • This city was founded by the great Sufi saint "Hazarat Makhdum Shah Shoeb Rahamatullah Aleh" about six hundred years ago. It is a district in Bihar state.
  • Sheikhpura district carved out from Munger district on 31 July 1994.

  • The Statue of Tara is a gilt-bronze sculpture that dates from the 7th-8th century AD and found in Sri Lanka.
  • It was ransacked from the last King of Kandy place in Sri Lanka when the Britishers annexed Kandy in the early 19th century.
  • In the year 1830, the sculpture of Tara was given to the British Museum by Robert Brownrigg former British Governor of Ceylon (Former Name of Sri Lanka).

StateBihar
DistrictSheikhpura
DivisionMunger
TypeMayor-council
HeadquartersSheikhpura
Area (Total)689 km(km) 
Population (2011) total636,342
Density920 /km (2400 sq/mi)
Literacy rate65.96 %
Sex Ratio926
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesJamui and Nawada
Vidhan Sabha ConstituenciesBarbigha and Sheikhpura
 


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