Odisha State

Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct about red soil of Odisha?

A
The soil is saline.
B
Its main features are coarse textures, single grained to weakly granular structured surface.
C
The red colour is due to presence of iron oxides.
D
All of the above.

Correct Answer

The soil is saline.

More Questions on Odisha

  • Q. Which among the following is a traditional wind instrument belonging to the state of Odisha?
    A)Kendera
    B)Mahuri
    C)Tanak
    D)Flute
    Answer: Mahuri
  • Q. Which place in Odisha was the seat of Mughal administration during Shah Jahan’s reign?
    A)Cuttack
    B)Khurda
    C)Puri
    D)Ganjam
    Answer: Cuttack
  • Q. Who got the Akademi Yuva Puraskar in 2018 for the Book ‘SoSo’?
    A)Jayadratha Suna
    B)Sujit Kumar Panda
    C)Maheswar Mohanty
    D)Birendra Mohanty
    Answer: Jayadratha Suna
  • Q. Which zone of the Rushikulya Plains is known as the Little Sunderbans?
    A)Sub-montane tract
    B)Arable tract
    C)Salt tract
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Salt tract
  • Q. Keonjhar district lies in which direction of Bhadrak district?
    A)West
    B)East
    C)North
    D)South
    Answer: West
  • Q. Which Naib Nazims attacked the Jagannath temple of Puri?
    A)Murshid Quli Khan II
    B)Alivardi Khan
    C)Suja-ud-din Muhammad
    D)Muhammad Taqi Khan
    Answer: Muhammad Taqi Khan
  • Q. Where is the oldest sugar factory located in the state?
    A)Rayagada
    B)Mayurbhanj
    C)Bargarh
    D)Aska
    Answer: Aska
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In 1855, Henry Ricketts, the Commissioner of Odisha Division proposed the merger of Sambalpur with the Odisha Division. 2. In 1868, Sir Stafford Northcote, the Secretary of state for India, held the view that the Odia speaking areas should be grouped into a single administrative unit. Which of the following is/are correct?
    A)Only 2
    B)Only 1
    C)Both 1 and 2
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. The Kolab reservoir is located in which district of Odisha?
    A)Balasore
    B)Mayurbhanj
    C)Keonjhar
    D)Koraput
    Answer: Koraput
  • Q. Odisha was divided into how many broad political divisions under the Marathas?
    A)3
    B)4
    C)2
    D)5
    Answer: 2
  • Q. The coastal plains of Odisha stretch on the Eastern Coast of India from which river in the North-East?
    A)The Budhabalanga
    B)The Brahmani
    C)The Subarnarekha
    D)The Vamsadhara
    Answer: The Subarnarekha
  • Q. In which year was Utkal Samillani formed?
    A)1900
    B)1903
    C)1910
    D)1899
    Answer: 1903
  • Q. Which stupa was built by Japan Buddha Sangh?
    A)Ratnagiri
    B)Dhauli
    C)Chandragiri
    D)Udayagiri
    Answer: Dhauli
  • Q. Odisha Wildlife Organisation of Odisha came into existence in which year?
    A)1974
    B)1966
    C)1987
    D)1999
    Answer: 1974
  • Q. Adivasi Mela is held in which place of Odisha?
    A)Jharsuguda
    B)Balangir
    C)Bhubaneswar
    D)Keonjhar
    Answer: Bhubaneswar
  • Q. Sulaiman Karrani appointed which of the following two governors of Odisha and Puri?
    A)Mansingh and Qutlu Khan
    B)Nasir and Qutlu Khan
    C)Baqar and Taqi Khan
    D)Lodi and Qutlu Khan
    Answer: Lodi and Qutlu Khan
  • Q. Which of the following committee was appointed by the Government of British India to assess the merger of Ganjam with Odisha?
    A)Philip Committee
    B)Simon Commission
    C)Philip-Duff Committee
    D)Atlee Committee
    Answer: Philip-Duff Committee
  • Q. Who had led the Prajamandal Movement in the area of Dhenkanal?
    A)Baishnab Charan Pattanaik
    B)Banamali Das
    C)Sarangdhar Das
    D)Prananath Pattanaik
    Answer: Baishnab Charan Pattanaik
  • Q. In which place of Odisha lies its second biggest temple of Lord Jagannath?
    A)Puri
    B)Keonjhar
    C)Angul
    D)Gajapati
    Answer: Angul
  • Q. When was the seat of Patna High Court set up at Cuttack?
    A)18th May, 1916
    B)1st January, 1920
    C)22nd September, 1919
    D)None of the above
    Answer: 18th May, 1916

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