More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Who was a founding member of the National School of Sambalpur?
A)Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo
B)Chandra Sekhar Behera
C)Raja Artatran Deo
D)Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati
Answer: Chandra Sekhar Behera
- Q. Which among the following wildlife sanctuary is located along the sea coast of Odisha?
A)Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary
B)Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
C)Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary
D)Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary
- Q. Who is considered the first martyr of freedom struggle against British rule in Odisha?
A)Jayee Krushna Rajguru
B)Bakshi Jagabandhu
C)Gangadhar Paikaray
D)Vir Surendra Sai
Answer: Jayee Krushna Rajguru
- 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. What type of local administration is there in Talcher in the district of Angul in Odisha?
A)Municipality
B)Village Panchayat
C)Panchayat Samiti
D)Municipal Corporation
Answer: Municipality
- Q. In which season some coastal parts of Odisha experience cyclone and tornado?
A)Rainy
B)Summer
C)Winter
D)None of the above
Answer: Rainy
- Q. Which dance in Odisha is similar to Karaga dance of Mysuru and is performed in the month of Chaitra?
A)Ghanta Patua
B)Medha
C)Naga
D)Odissi
Answer: Ghanta Patua
- Q. Belpahar area of old Sambalpur district has richest deposite of ………….. in India.
A)China clay
B)Platinum
C)Tin
D)Fire clay
Answer: Fire clay
- Q. Debasish Sarbeswar Mohanty belongs to which place of Odisha?
A)Bargarh
B)Puri
C)Bhubaneswar
D)Ganjam
Answer: Bhubaneswar
- Q. Nala dynasty (4-5 century AD) was centered around which modern districts of Odisha?
A)Cuttack and Khordha
B)Ganjam and Gajapati
C)Malkangiri and Ganjam
D)Koraput and Kalahandi
Answer: Koraput and Kalahandi
- Q. The Football Association has its headquarters at
A)Ganjam
B)Cuttack
C)Puri
D)Sundargarh
Answer: Cuttack
- Q. Which of the following is a calcareous sedimentary rock found in large quantities in Odisha?
A)Limestone
B)Dolomite
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer: Limestone
- Q. For the purpose of efficient administration, Odisha is divided into how many revenue divisions?
A)Three
B)Five
C)Thirty
D)Fourteen
Answer: Three
- Q. Which ruler of Somavamsi dynasty started the construction of Lingaraj temple?
A)Yayati II
B)Indraratha
C)Janmejaya I
D)Janmejaya II
Answer: Yayati II
- Q. Govinda Vidyadhar recognised river Godavari as the boundary between Golkonda and Odisha by signing a treaty with whom?
A)Sultan of Odisha
B)Sultan of Bengal
C)Sultan of Golkonda
D)Sultan of Maratha
Answer: Sultan of Golkonda
- Q. Which state was not amalgamated into Odisha in 1948?
A)Balasore
B)Mayurbhanj
C)Cuttack
D)None of the above
Answer: Mayurbhanj
- 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 festival marks the demise and rebirth of Lord Jagannath of Puri?
A)Ratha Yatra
B)Netro Utsav
C)Navajoubanabesha
D)Nabakalebara
Answer: Nabakalebara
- Q. The Panchayat Samiti is located at
A)Block level
B)District level
C)Village level
D)None of these
Answer: Block level
- Q. Consider the following statement 1. Central Institute of Fresh Water Aquacul- ture (CIFA) was established in 1990. 2. Chilika lake is the main source of brackish water fisheries in Odisha. Which among the above is/are correct?
A)Only 1
B)Only 2
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Only 2
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