More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Sonepur is an important town and headquarters of which district in Odisha?
A)Jagatsinghpur
B)Angul
C)Nayagarh
D)Subarnapur
Answer: Subarnapur
- Q. Balipuja Geeta in Odisha is a form of
A)Folk music
B)Folk dance
C)Musical instrument
D)Odissi Raga
Answer: Folk music
- Q. The ‘Olive Ridley Turtles’ are considered to be endangered because of their few remaining nesting sites in the world. In this context, which among the following statement(s) is/are correct? 1. Their peculiar behaviour of synchronised nesting in mass numbers is known as ‘Arribada’. 2. Gahirmatha Beach in Orissa is one of their few nesting grounds in the world.
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which region among the physiographic regions of Odisha is marked by a number of watersheds?
A)Rolling Uplands
B)Coastal Plains
C)Middle Mountainous and the Highlands Region
D)Major Flood Plains
Answer: Middle Mountainous and the Highlands Region
- Q. Where in Odisha is Veer Surender Sai Technical University located?
A)Balangir
B)Ganjam
C)Cuttack
D)Sambalpur
Answer: Sambalpur
- Q. Major projects namely Upper Indrabati Left Canal System and Upper Kolab Irrigation Project have been sanctioned under which scheme?
A)Odisha Community Tank Management Project (OCTMP)
B)Odisha Integrated Irrigated Agriculture and Water Management Investment Project (OIIAWMIP)
C)Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
D)None of the above
Answer: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Q. The Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Odisha is (as per 2014-16)
A)120 per 100000 live births
B)110 per 100000 live births
C)180 per 100000 live births
D)200 per 100000 live births
Answer: 180 per 100000 live births
- Q. Odisha has which type of climate?
A)Oceanic
B)Mediterranean
C)Tropical
D)None of the above
Answer: Tropical
- Q. The district of Odisha which has the lowest literacy rate in the state as per Census 2011 is
A)Rayagada
B)Nabarangpur
C)Gajapati
D)Ganjam
Answer: Nabarangpur
- Q. Who appoints the members of the Odisha State Public Service Commission?
A)Governor
B)Chief Justice
C)Attorney General
D)Chief Minister
Answer: Governor
- Q. Gopalpur sea beach lies where in Odisha?
A)Ganjam
B)Puri
C)Balasore
D)Koraput
Answer: Ganjam
- Q. Consider the following about ‘Makarmela’ of Odisha 1. It is celebrated during mid-January. 2. Moon God is worshipped during ‘Makar Mela’. Which of the given statements is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Only 1
- Q. Consider the following statements about the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) 1. It is the first integrated steel plant, set up with German collaboration. 2. It undertakes measures in the area of pollution control.
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which of the following districts of Odisha are known as ‘twin cities of the state’?
A)Rayagada - Malkangiri
B)Cuttack - Bhubaneswar
C)Angul - Keonjhar
D)Bhadrak - Mayurbhanj
Answer: Cuttack - Bhubaneswar
- Q. Who was the first Prime Minister of Odisha province in British India?
A)Krushna Chandra Gajapati
B)Sada Shiv Tripathy
C)Biswanath Das
D)Harekrushna Mahatab
Answer: Krushna Chandra Gajapati
- Q. Who among the following was selected as an important women member for Individual Civil-Disobedience Movement?
A)Sarala Devi
B)Malati Devi
C)Ram Devi
D)Krishnabala Sen
Answer: Malati Devi
- Q. Which soil loses its fertility if the soil is not recharged regularly by flood?
A)Red soil
B)Red and Yellow soil
C)Black soil
D)Deltaic Alluvial soil
Answer: Deltaic Alluvial soil
- Q. Who among the following patronised Beer Bikram Theatre of Kharoar that was the first permanent Oriya stage in the state?
A)Krushna Chandra Gajapati
B)Raja Artatran Deo
C)Nukunadeva
D)Chakra Bisoi
Answer: Raja Artatran Deo
- Q. As per the Census 2011, which district has the lowest population of Odisha?
A)Baleshwar
B)Khordha
C)Subarnapur
D)Deogarh
Answer: Deogarh
- Q. Which Ganga ruler built the world famous Konark temple?
A)Bhanudeva IV
B)Narasimhadeva I
C)Chodagangadeva
D)Rajarajadeva
Answer: Narasimhadeva I
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