More Questions on Odisha
- Q. The word ‘Peda’ among the Koya tribal group of Malkangiri means what?
A)A traditional food
B)Head of a village
C)Type of folk dance
D)A musical instrument
Answer: Head of a village
- 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. The Indian Institute of Mass Communication is located in which district of Odisha?
A)Malkangiri
B)Cuttack
C)Dhenkanal
D)None ot the above
Answer: Dhenkanal
- Q. Which among the following district in Odisha is a major producer of minerals?
A)Cuttack
B)Deogarh
C)Khordha
D)Keonjhar
Answer: Keonjhar
- Q. Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of the river Bahuda?
A)Batrada Nalla
B)Bogiriadi
C)Kantajura Nalla
D)Baghua
Answer: Baghua
- Q. How many ST communities are there in the state?
A)57
B)45
C)62
D)68
Answer: 62
- Q. Which award is given by Odisha Government for lifetime contribution to Odia literature?
A)Kalinga Karubaki Award
B)Kalinga Literary Award
C)Sarala Samman Award
D)Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
Answer: Kalinga Literary Award
- Q. Biju Patnaik Award, the highest honour of the Odisha Government was instituted in which year?
A)2004-05
B)2001-02
C)2007-08
D)2010-11
Answer: 2001-02
- Q. Which of the following soils is rich in aluminiumand iron in the area of Odisha?
A)Red and Yellow
B)Red
C)Black
D)Laterite
Answer: Laterite
- Q. The Middle Coastal Plains comprise the compound deltas of the
A)Subarnarekha and the Budhabalanga rivers
B)Baitarani, Brahmani and Mahanadi rivers
C)Rushikulya and Mahanadi rivers
D)None of the above
Answer: Baitarani, Brahmani and Mahanadi rivers
- Q. Nayagarh district was carved out of the erstwhile
A)Puri district
B)Ganjam district
C)Cuttack district
D)None of these above
Answer: Puri district
- Q. The headquarters of Kandhamal district is
A)Pakari
B)Phulbani
C)Udayagiri
D)Burhaguda
Answer: Phulbani
- Q. Odisha became a separate state on
A)1st April, 1936
B)1st April, 1935
C)1st March, 1935
D)1st April, 1938
Answer: 1st April, 1936
- Q. Koraput, Balangir and Kalahandi have suitable soil and climate conditions for
A)cashew
B)oil seeds
C)coconut
D)cotton
Answer: cotton
- Q. Which of the following district of Odisha has the lowest sex-ratio in the state?
A)Kandhamal
B)Nayagarh
C)Nuapada
D)Dhenkanal
Answer: Nayagarh
- Q. What is the share of wells, hand pumps and borewells in Odishan Irrigation System?
A)2/3 rd
B)1/3 rd
C)1/4 th
D)3/4 th
Answer: 2/3 rd
- Q. Longest dam Hirakud on Mahanadi river is located in which district of Odisha?
A)Balangir
B)Mayurbhanj
C)Sundergarh
D)Sambalpur
Answer: Sambalpur
- Q. Lalitgiri Buddhist complex is located in which district of Odisha?
A)Ganjam
B)Puri
C)Cuttack
D)Gajapati
Answer: Cuttack
- Q. Where in Odisha is Veer Surender Sai Technical University located?
A)Balangir
B)Ganjam
C)Cuttack
D)Sambalpur
Answer: Sambalpur
- Q. Each district is governed by a District Collector who is chosen invariably from
A)Odisha Administrative Service
B)Indian Administrative Service
C)Indian Revenue Service
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Indian Administrative Service
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