Odisha State

Q. Who led the Salt Satyagraha in Balasore district?

A
Narayan Birabar Samanta
B
Surendra Nath Das
C
Birakishore Das
D
Lakshmi Narayan Mishra

Correct Answer

Surendra Nath Das

More Questions on Odisha

  • Q. King Asoka became Buddhist after he was horrified with the tyranny of Kalinga War. It was in:
    A)261 BC
    B)258 BC
    C)200 BC
    D)327 BC
    Answer: 261 BC
  • Q. The lyrics written by famous Odia poet Baladeva Rath are the best example of
    A)Chitrakala
    B)Dhruvapada
    C)Chitrapada
    D)Panchal
    Answer: Chitrakala
  • Q. The tribal festival Karma is mainly celebrated by which community?
    A)Farmers
    B)Blacksmiths
    C)Weavers
    D)Sculptures
    Answer: Farmers
  • Q. Which area of Odisha is called the ‘Hexadeltaic region’ or the ‘Gift of Six Rivers’?
    A)Middle Mountainous and Highlands Region
    B)Coastal Plains
    C)Central Plateaus
    D)Western Rolling Uplands
    Answer: Coastal Plains
  • Q. Which temple is built along the bank of Bindu Sagar lake?
    A)Biraja temple
    B)Ananta Basudeva temple
    C)Daiteswar temple
    D)Chausathi Yogini temple
    Answer: Ananta Basudeva temple
  • Q. Which among the following is an apex body of Odisha Government for planning and implementing technical education?
    A)Department of Technical Education
    B)Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar
    C)Biju Patnaik Institute of Technology
    D)Education Ministry
    Answer: Department of Technical Education
  • Q. Who was the first Governor of Independent Odisha?
    A)V. P. Menon
    B)Sir John Austen Hubback
    C)Dr. Kailash Nath Katju
    D)M. Asaf Ali
    Answer: Dr. Kailash Nath Katju
  • Q. Match the following. List I (Personality) List II (Place) a. Akshaya Mohanty 1. Cuttack b. Prafulla Kar 2. Puri c. Gopal Chhotray 3. Jagatsinghpur d. Saswat Joshi 4. Balangir
    A)a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
    B)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
    C)a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
    D)a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
    Answer: a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
  • Q. Odisha PVTG Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement Programme (OPELIP) is not launched in
    A)Malkangiri
    B)Keonjhar
    C)Koraput
    D)Deogarh
    Answer: Koraput
  • Q. Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana is aimed at
    A)improving sex ratio at birth
    B)improving girl attendence in school
    C)sanitary pad distribution
    D)None of the above
    Answer: improving sex ratio at birth
  • Q. The Province of Bihar and Odisha was created in the year
    A)1912
    B)1911
    C)1903
    D)1905
    Answer: 1912
  • Q. In which tribal community of Odisha, arrange marriages are not allowed?
    A)Bhumias
    B)Gonds
    C)Kondhs
    D)Sauras
    Answer: Bhumias
  • Q. When did the Barabati fort fell in the hands of British?
    A)1800
    B)1798
    C)1803
    D)1812
    Answer: 1803
  • Q. Chausathi Yogini temple located in Hirapur is near which important city of Odisha?
    A)Dhenkanal
    B)Cuttack
    C)Bhubaneswar
    D)Rourkela
    Answer: Bhubaneswar
  • Q. Which among the following was done first in Odisha among all the states in India?
    A)Set up Panchayat Samities in Villages
    B)Separate seat for women in Panchayat
    C)Reservation for SC in Panchayat
    D)Conduct election according to PESA
    Answer: Conduct election according to PESA
  • Q. Dhokra craft is famous in
    A)Puri
    B)Cuttack
    C)Khordha
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. The Keonjhar postal division in Odisha falls under which postal region?
    A)Bhubaneswar
    B)Sambalpur
    C)Berhampur
    D)None of these
    Answer: Sambalpur
  • Q. Odisha Watershed Development Mission has been designated as State Nodal Agency for
    A)Mahanadi Basin Development Plan
    B)IWMP
    C)PMKSY
    D)OCTMP
    Answer: PMKSY
  • Q. Which waterfall is also known as ‘Matsya Tirtha’?
    A)Gandahati
    B)Duduma
    C)Barehipani
    D)Harishankar
    Answer: Duduma
  • Q. Population-wise rank of Odisha among all the states of India is
    A)5th
    B)2nd
    C)9th
    D)11th
    Answer: 11th

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