More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Lalitgiri Buddhist complex is located in which district of Odisha?
A)Ganjam
B)Puri
C)Cuttack
D)Gajapati
Answer: Cuttack
- Q. The delta area of the state, North Balasore contains which type of soil?
A)Sandy loam
B)Clay loam
C)Silt sand
D)None of these
Answer: None of these
- Q. Who among the following Chief Justice of Odisha High Court also served as Chief Judge of Supreme Court?
A)Dipak Mishra
B)Ranganath Mishra
C)G. B. Pattanaik
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The other name of Sileru river is
A)Machkund
B)Salandi
C)Baitarani
D)Kolab
Answer: Machkund
- 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 region of Ganjam was under which province during the formation of Bihar-Odisha province in 1912?
A)Odisha
B)Bihar
C)Madras
D)Bombay
Answer: Madras
- 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. How many rock cut caves are there in Udayagiri caves?
A)16
B)15
C)17
D)18
Answer: 18
- 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. Which of the following was not one of the five sarkars under Akbar’s reign?
A)Cuttack
B)Bhadrak
C)Bidar
D)Jaleswar
Answer: Bidar
- Q. Which of the following ports is a major port in Odisha?
A)Palur
B)Gopalpur
C)Dhamra
D)Paradip
Answer: Paradip
- 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. Which of the following is the first Odia newspaper of Odisha?
A)Utkala Deepika
B)Dharitri
C)Dinalipi
D)Anupam Bharat
Answer: Utkala Deepika
- Q. Which Article states that the first meeting of Legislative Assembly will begin with an address by the Governor?
A)Article 197
B)Article 176 (1)
C)Article 353 (2)
D)Article 212 (1)
Answer: Article 176 (1)
- Q. Which literary source mentioned Odisha as Kalinganagara situated on the West of Gomti river?
A)Arthasastra
B)Brihaspati Smriti
C)Ramayana
D)Avasyaka Niryukti
Answer: Ramayana
- Q. Which among the following is not an Odisha State Political Party?
A)Samata Dal
B)Kosal Kranti Dal
C)Biju Janata Dal
D)Odisha Communist Party
Answer: Samata Dal
- Q. The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha came into existence in which year?
A)1930
B)1901
C)1953
D)1980
Answer: 1953
- Q. Which among the following district has sex ratio better but literacy rate lower than combined rate of Odisha?
A)Cuttack
B)Rayagada
C)Kendrapara
D)Jajpur
Answer: Rayagada
- Q. Which state has the highest number of ‘PVTGs’ in India?
A)Odisha
B)Jharkhand
C)Chhattisgarh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Odisha
- Q. Scheme for Coaching for Excellence was launched in which year in Odisha?
A)2005
B)2001
C)2010
D)2018
Answer: 2018
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