More Questions on Odisha
- Q. King Asoka became Buddhist after he was horrified with the tyranny of Kalinga War. It was in:
A)261 BC
B)258 BC
C)200 BC
D)327 BC
Answer: 261 BC
- 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. Which among the following is not an institution headed by the Odisha State Executive?
A)State Election Commission
B)State Vigilance Directorate
C)Odisha Human Rights Commission
D)District Sessions Court
Answer: District Sessions Court
- Q. Animal Mask Dance of Odisha is prevalent in which district of Odisha?
A)Puri
B)Ganjam
C)Balangir
D)Angul
Answer: Ganjam
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Raw material is soaked, then beaten into pulp and mixed with many other materials. 2. Masks, handbags and toys are made out of it. These statements describe which handicraft of Odisha?
A)Paper Mache
B)Pattachitra
C)Terracotta
D)Sholapith work
Answer: Paper Mache
- Q. Which Odia poet of notable works like Stuti Chintamani, Brahma Nirupana Geeta was born blind?
A)Nandkishore Bal
B)Bhima Bhoi
C)Kavisurya Baladev Rath
D)Sarala Das
Answer: Bhima Bhoi
- Q. Who were the rulers of Kalinga before the establishment of Maurya dynasty?
A)Matharas
B)Rashtrakutas
C)Nandas
D)Nalas
Answer: Nandas
- Q. Which of the following district is an important source of bauxite in Odisha?
A)Ganjam
B)Sundergarh
C)Balasore
D)Puri
Answer: Sundergarh
- Q. What was the language of the Charya literature written in ancient Odisha?
A)Sanskrit
B)Pali
C)Magadhi
D)Prakrit
Answer: Prakrit
- Q. Which festival is a 42 day long festival related to the Lord Jagannath’s festivals in Puri district?
A)Ashokashtami
B)Dola Purnima
C)Chandan Yatra
D)Sitalsasthi
Answer: Chandan Yatra
- Q. Ghumra dance is prevalent in which district of Odisha?
A)Nuapada
B)Balangir
C)Kalahandi
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The first Congress Ministry was made under the leadership of
A)Smt Rama Devi
B)Biswanath Das
C)Acharya Harihar Das
D)Smt Malati Choudhury
Answer: Biswanath Das
- Q. The National Waterway 5 has a total length of
A)300 km
B)100 km
C)623 km
D)893 km
Answer: 623 km
- Q. Match the following. Awardees Awards a. Guru Kelu Charan Mahapatra 1. Jnanpith b. Sachidananda Routray 2. Padma Shri c. Kulpanakumari Devi 3. Padma Vibhushan d. Sudarshan Patnaik 4. Sahitya Akademi Award
A)a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
B)a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
C)a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
D)a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
Answer: a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
- Q. In which year was Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) established?
A)2004
B)1995
C)2015
D)1985
Answer: 2004
- Q. Precious minerals and gem stones are mostly found in which district of Odisha?
A)Nayagarh
B)Keonjhar
C)Deogarh
D)Mayurbhanj
Answer: Deogarh
- Q. Who was the founder of Utkal Sammilani?
A)Nilakantha Das
B)Pandit Gopabandhu Das
C)Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das
D)Biswanath Das
Answer: Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das
- Q. In which place of Odisha Ekamravam Scheme meaning one-mango-tree forest is developed in Odisha?
A)Deogarh
B)Cuttack
C)Bhubaneswar
D)Nabarangapur
Answer: Bhubaneswar
- Q. Which place of Odisha is known as the ‘Sports Capital of India’?
A)Bhubaneswar
B)Cuttack
C)Puri
D)Ganjam
Answer: Bhubaneswar
- Q. Who was the Commissioner of Odisha during the Famine of 1866?
A)H. B. Impey
B)T. E. Ravenshaw
C)A. B. Cumberledge
D)Goerge Campbell
Answer: Goerge Campbell
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