More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Which among the following statements about Ratha Yatra is not correct?
A)Pulling the ropes of the chariots is considered sacred.
B)Ratha Yatra begins in the month of Jyestha and ends in Ashadha.
C)The cloth to cover the chariots is supplied by Odisha government.
D)All the three chariots are drawn on the same day.
Answer: Ratha Yatra begins in the month of Jyestha and ends in Ashadha.
- Q. In which year was Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology formed?
A)2002
B)1962
C)1987
D)1953
Answer: 1962
- Q. Odisha was affected by Na’anka Famine during which of these years?
A)1780-85
B)1866-67
C)1832-36
D)1698-1701
Answer: 1866-67
- Q. Which among the following institution in Odisha was set up by the Government of British India?
A)Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
B)National Law University, Cuttack
C)Both of the above
D)None of the above
Answer: Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
- 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. People in Odisha held protest meetings at which of the places during Swadeshi Movement?
A)Sambalpur
B)Balasore
C)Puri
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- 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. Earliest records of prose in Odia language is seen in which among the following things?
A)Stone inscriptions
B)Metal plates
C)Silk patakas
D)Palm leaves
Answer: Palm leaves
- Q. Which port is situated between Paradip and Visakhapatnam ports?
A)Palur
B)Gopalpur
C)Chudamani
D)Kirtania
Answer: Gopalpur
- Q. Which of the following Articles of Constitution gives power to High Courts to issue the writs?
A)Article 226
B)Article 230
C)Article 224
D)Article 220
Answer: Article 226
- Q. The Utkal University of Culture for the promotion of performing arts is situated in which city of Odisha?
A)Ganjam
B)Cuttack
C)Puri
D)Bhubaneswar
Answer: Bhubaneswar
- 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 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. 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. 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. The semi-cylindrical shape of Vaital Deul temple is an example of which style?
A)Pidha
B)Rekha
C)Khakhara
D)None of the above
Answer: Khakhara
- Q. Brown soil is found in
A)Kandhamal
B)Phulbani
C)Sambalpur
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. In which year the Odia Film Industry became a recognised film industry in the state by the Government of Odisha?
A)1936
B)1905
C)1974
D)1990
Answer: 1974
- Q. Cash prize of Rs. 5000 for each student is provided under
A)Khushi Scheme
B)MO School Campaign
C)Bhasha Brutti Puraskar Scholarship
D)Mukhyamantri Medhabruti Puraskar Yojana
Answer: Mukhyamantri Medhabruti Puraskar Yojana
- Q. In which year Sambalpur was annexed under the Lord Dalhousie policy of Doctrine of Lapse?
A)1850
B)1849
C)1847
D)1852
Answer: 1849
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