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 lake stretches through the district of Puri, Khurda and Ganjam?
    A)Kanjia
    B)Ansupa
    C)Chilika
    D)Tampara
    Answer: Chilika
  • Q. The Bondas tribal group in Odisha inhabit around which river?
    A)Subarnarekha
    B)Mahanadi
    C)Brahmani
    D)Machkund
    Answer: Machkund
  • Q. Which literary source mentions about Kalinga and Odra and its sacred river Baitarani and Goddess Viraja?
    A)Manu Smriti
    B)Vayu Purana
    C)The Mahabharata
    D)None of the above
    Answer: The Mahabharata
  • Q. Who among the following was the sole delegate from Odisha in the First Round Table Conference?
    A)Krushna Chandra Gajapati
    B)Gopabandhu Das
    C)Madhusudan Das
    D)Rama Devi
    Answer: Krushna Chandra Gajapati
  • Q. Match the following lists List I (Sites) List II (Areas) a. Chudanga Gada 1. Khurda b. Sisupalgarh 2. Baleswar c. Barabati fort 3. Sarangagarh d. Raibania fort 4. Cuttack
    A)a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
    B)a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
    C)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
    D)a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
    Answer: a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
  • Q. In the East, Koraput district is bounded by:
    A)Gajapati
    B)Rayagada
    C)Nabarangpur
    D)Malkanagiri
    Answer: Rayagada
  • Q. The wind power potential of Odisha is
    A)1300 MW
    B)1200 MW
    C)1500 MW
    D)1700 MW
    Answer: 1700 MW
  • Q. Ratna Naik of Keonjhar is associated with the uprising of which of the movement?
    A)Bhuyan
    B)Ghumsar
    C)Satya mahima Dharma
    D)Brahmo
    Answer: Bhuyan
  • Q. Oil seed bearing trees in Odisha like Karanj, Polanga, etc. can be used to produce which type of fuel?
    A)Biomass
    B)Biogas
    C)Bio-diesel
    D)None of these
    Answer: Bio-diesel
  • Q. Who led the Salt Satyagraha in Balasore district?
    A)Narayan Birabar Samanta
    B)Surendra Nath Das
    C)Birakishore Das
    D)Lakshmi Narayan Mishra
    Answer: Surendra Nath Das
  • Q. The magnificent horn works are speciality of which district in Odisha?
    A)Kandhamal
    B)Gajapati
    C)Kalahandi
    D)Jharsuguda
    Answer: Gajapati
  • Q. Which districts of Odisha face destruction of forests due to practice of podu cultivation?
    A)Cuttack
    B)Phulbani
    C)Jagatsinghpur
    D)Puri
    Answer: Phulbani
  • Q. Who among the following formed ‘Utkal Brahmo Samaj’ at Cuttack?
    A)Pratap Chandra
    B)Keshab Chandra Sen
    C)Rammohan Roy
    D)Haranath Bhattacharya
    Answer: Haranath Bhattacharya
  • Q. Which of the following districts of Odisha has the highest population growth in the state?
    A)Jagatsinghpur
    B)Balangir
    C)Bargarh
    D)Kendrapara
    Answer: Balangir
  • Q. Who was a founding member of the National School of Sambalpur?
    A)Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo
    B)Chandra Sekhar Behera
    C)Raja Artatran Deo
    D)Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati
    Answer: Chandra Sekhar Behera
  • 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. Rakesh Oram, Susmita Malik and Manisha Panna are associated with which sports in Odisha?
    A)Rugby
    B)Wrestling
    C)Football
    D)Hockey
    Answer: Football
  • Q. The Department of School and Mass Education, Government of Odisha, came into existence in which year?
    A)1890 AD
    B)1800 AD
    C)1901 AD
    D)1993 AD
    Answer: 1993 AD
  • Q. As per Census 2011, what is the rank of Odisha in terms of ST population in the country?
    A)3
    B)2
    C)4
    D)5
    Answer: 3
  • Q. Which of the following district do not get water from Hirakud project in Odisha?
    A)Balasore
    B)Bargarh
    C)Balangir
    D)Sambalpur
    Answer: Balasore

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