More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Consider the following Census information regarding Puri district? 1. This city is one of the four pilgrim centres of India. 2. Population density in the district is 488. Which of the above mentioned information is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. The largest tribe in Odisha is
A)Santhal
B)Kondh
C)Saura
D)None of the above
Answer: Kondh
- Q. The Football Association has its headquarters at
A)Ganjam
B)Cuttack
C)Puri
D)Sundargarh
Answer: Cuttack
- Q. Consider the following statements about OCTDMS. 1. It has been formed as Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) under Department of Water Resources of Odisha. 2. It will operationalise the OCTMP. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which river was chosen as the line of demarcation betwen the Gajapati Dynasty and Vijayanagara empire in 1513 AD?
A)Mahanadi
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)Kaveri
Answer: Krishna
- Q. After the resignation of the Congress Ministry, under whom a coalition ministry was formed in November, 1941?
A)Nityananda Kanungo
B)Maharaja Paralakhemundi
C)Acharya Harihar Das
D)Bodhram Dube
Answer: Maharaja Paralakhemundi
- Q. Match the following. List I (Personality) List II (Place) a. Akshaya Mohanty 1. Cuttack b. Prafulla Kar 2. Puri c. Gopal Chhotray 3. Jagatsinghpur d. Saswat Joshi 4. Balangir
A)a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
B)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C)a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
D)a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
Answer: a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
- Q. Odia poet Shatrughan Pandav received which award for his work ‘Mishra Dhrupada’?
A)Atibadi Jagannath Das Award
B)Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
C)Kalinga Literary Award
D)Sarala Samman Award
Answer: Sarala Samman Award
- Q. Which district is associated with Karma Dance in Odisha?
A)Mayurbhanj
B)Sundargarh
C)Sambalpur
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The predominant species of mangrove forests is ……………
A)Karika
B)Hental
C)Bani
D)Guan
Answer: Hental
- Q. Chandra Kalicharan Patnaik was awarded the Padma Shri in …………..
A)1973
B)1972
C)1971
D)1976
Answer: 1971
- Q. How many central plateaus are there in Odisha?
A)3
B)2
C)4
D)5
Answer: 2
- Q. The festival of Sitalsasthi relates to
A)Ramayana
B)marriage of Lord Shiva and Parvati
C)Mahabharata
D)victory of good over evil
Answer: marriage of Lord Shiva and Parvati
- Q. Tampara lake lies in which district of Odisha?
A)Jajpur
B)Ganjam
C)Nuapada
D)Malkangiri
Answer: Ganjam
- Q. Kaincha’ is a type of
A)Golden grass
B)Tribe
C)Bamboo
D)None of these
Answer: Golden grass
- 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. What was the capital of Kalinga after its annexation with Magadha empire?
A)Samapa
B)Tosali
C)Sisupalgarh
D)Dantapura
Answer: Tosali
- Q. Which wildlife sanctuary of Odisha has a unique feature of being a tiger reserve, biosphere reserve and national park?
A)Bhitarkanika
B)Simlipal
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of these
Answer: Simlipal
- Q. Consider the following statements about China clay. 1. It is clay-like material comprising mostly mineral Kaolinite. 2. Badampahar-Joshipur, Karanjia-Ramchandrapur belt are the most important China clay producing areas of the state. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Who was the Prime Minister of Odisha when India attained Independence?
A)Sir John Hubback
B)Harekrushna Mahatab
C)Madhusudan Das
D)Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati
Answer: Harekrushna Mahatab
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