Odisha State

Q. Who received the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2014 in the discipline of ‘Children’s Literature’?

A
Subhas Satpathy
B
Abhaya Barik
C
Basant Kishora Sahu
D
Indira Dash

Correct Answer

Basant Kishora Sahu

More Questions on Odisha

  • Q. Which soil in Odisha is formed as a result of weathering of basic rock in the low lying regions of Naupada, Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Sambalpur and Angul?
    A)Black Soil
    B)Broun Forest Soil
    C)Deltaic Alluvial Soil
    D)Laterite Soil
    Answer: Black Soil
  • Q. In which year, BSVY as a flagship programme was launched by Odisha Government?
    A)2010-11
    B)2008-09
    C)2011-12
    D)2012-13
    Answer: 2010-11
  • Q. Which among the following districts in Odisha shares its borders with Ranchi in Jharkhand?
    A)Sundergarh
    B)Nabarangpur
    C)Dhenkanal
    D)Jajpur
    Answer: Sundergarh
  • Q. Which of the following tree species is the predominant species of Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests in Odisha?
    A)Salia bamboo
    B)Teak
    C)Sal
    D)Both (A) and (B)
    Answer: Teak
  • Q. When was the Utkal Sabha established at Cuttack?
    A)1881
    B)1880
    C)1882
    D)1883
    Answer: 1882
  • Q. Which traditional game in Odisha is played only by young girls?
    A)Ganthi Ganana
    B)Gedi
    C)Puchi
    D)Rassi Tana
    Answer: Puchi
  • Q. The National Waterway 5 has a total length of
    A)300 km
    B)100 km
    C)623 km
    D)893 km
    Answer: 623 km
  • Q. Which dance festival of Odisha starts from Bhadra Shukla Ekadashi and continues till the month of Ashwin?
    A)Ghanta Patua Dance
    B)Medha Dance
    C)Dalkhai Dance
    D)Karma Dance
    Answer: Karma Dance
  • Q. A Ferro-Silicon plant is located in which of the following places?
    A)Theriruveli
    B)Rayagada
    C)Cuttack
    D)Visakhapatnam
    Answer: Theriruveli
  • Q. The headquarters of Kandhamal district is
    A)Pakari
    B)Phulbani
    C)Udayagiri
    D)Burhaguda
    Answer: Phulbani
  • Q. Consider the following statements 1. Raw material is soaked, then beaten into pulp and mixed with many other materials. 2. Masks, handbags and toys are made out of it. These statements describe which handicraft of Odisha?
    A)Paper Mache
    B)Pattachitra
    C)Terracotta
    D)Sholapith work
    Answer: Paper Mache
  • Q. Dhap Dance is performed in
    A)Kosal
    B)Bargarh
    C)Puri
    D)Both (A) and (B)
    Answer: Both (A) and (B)
  • Q. Which among the following temple is one of the Char Dhams intended to be visited by the Hindus in Odisha?
    A)Konark temple
    B)Jagannath temple
    C)Dhakeswari temple
    D)Dwarkadhish
    Answer: Jagannath temple
  • Q. The other name of Sileru river is
    A)Machkund
    B)Salandi
    C)Baitarani
    D)Kolab
    Answer: Machkund
  • Q. The ‘Hira Cement Works’ in Odisha is run by the
    A)HINDALCO
    B)IDCO
    C)NALCO
    D)None of these
    Answer: IDCO
  • Q. Which was named as Sarangagarh as the area had several water bodies filled with lotus?
    A)Barabati Fort
    B)Chudanga Gada
    C)Jaugada Fort
    D)Raibania Fort
    Answer: Chudanga Gada
  • Q. Who was the first Chief Justice of Odisha when India became a Republic?
    A)Justice Bira Kishore Ray
    B)Justice Lingaraj Panigrahi
    C)Justice Khaleel Ahmed
    D)Justice Satay Bhusan Burman
    Answer: Justice Bira Kishore Ray
  • Q. The order that issued restoring Odia as official language of Sambalpur was
    A)Sachchidanand Sinha Resolution
    B)Sambalpur Hitaisini
    C)Boundary Commission Report
    D)Risley Circular
    Answer: Risley Circular
  • Q. Which of the following is most heterogeneous in nature in Odisha?
    A)Natural vegetation
    B)Soils parent material
    C)Soils of Odisha
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Soils of Odisha
  • Q. The district of Odisha which has the lowest Scheduled tribe population in the state as per Census 2011, is
    A)Ganjam
    B)Puri
    C)Nabarangpur
    D)Gajapati
    Answer: Puri

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