More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Which of the following district do not get water from Hirakud project in Odisha?
A)Balasore
B)Bargarh
C)Balangir
D)Sambalpur
Answer: Balasore
- Q. Who is famously known as ‘Utkala Gaurav’ in Odisha?
A)Surendra Sai
B)Madhusudan Das
C)Gopabandhu Das
D)Krushna Chandra Dev
Answer: Madhusudan Das
- Q. To electrify villages not covered under the RGGVY, the State Government of Odisha has launched
A)BGJY
B)BSVY
C)NCMP
D)OPGC
Answer: BGJY
- Q. Name the award conferred to Nandini Satapathy for translating the famous novel ‘Lajja’ into Odia language?
A)Saraswati Puraskar
B)Utkal Sahitya Samaj Award
C)Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
D)Sahitya Bharati Samman
Answer: Sahitya Bharati Samman
- Q. Which physiographic part of Odisha is most suited for agricultural activities?
A)Sub montane tract of Rishikulya plains
B)Coastal plains in South
C)Malkangiri uplands of Sabari basin
D)Flood plains of Mahanadi
Answer: Flood plains of Mahanadi
- Q. Which Mathora king declared himself as Lord of the Kalinga?
A)Shaktivarman
B)Visakhavarman
C)Prabhanjanavarman
D)Umavarman
Answer: Umavarman
- Q. Which of the following is a corrosion resistant metal found abundantly in Odisha?
A)Graphite
B)Nickel
C)Tin
D)Chromite
Answer: Nickel
- Q. Which fort in ancient times, served as a provincial Mauryan fortified capital of the province of Kalinga?
A)Raibania Fort
B)Barabati Fort
C)Jaugada Fort
D)Sisupalgarh Fort
Answer: Jaugada Fort
- Q. 100% LED street lighting and piped water supply to all districts in the Odisha is envisaged under
A)Baristha Nagarika Yatra
B)UNNATI Scheme
C)Ama Ghar LED Light Karyakram
D)None of the above
Answer: UNNATI Scheme
- Q. Which of the following soils is rich in aluminiumand iron in the area of Odisha?
A)Red and Yellow
B)Red
C)Black
D)Laterite
Answer: Laterite
- 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. Match the following lists Tribes Areas a. Kondhs 1. Malkangiri b. Sauras 2. Dhenkanal c. Koyas 3. Paralakhemundi d. Matias 4. Niyamgiri range
A)a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
B)a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
C)a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
D)a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
Answer: a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
- Q. Which day is celebrated as the beginning of the Odia year?
A)Akshay Tritiya
B)Madanotsaba
C)Shravan Purnima
D)Mahabisuva Sankranti
Answer: Mahabisuva Sankranti
- Q. Manganese ore in Odisha is found in
A)Bonai
B)Koraput
C)Gangapur
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Eram is famous as “Rakta Tirtha” for
A)Massacre at Melan Padia
B)Salt Satyagraha
C)Prajamandal Movement
D)Laxman Naik Rebellion
Answer: Massacre at Melan Padia
- Q. Which of the following temple’s chariot is placed on twelve pairs of carved wheels
A)Lingaraj temple
B)Jagannath temple
C)Sun temple
D)Rajarani temple
Answer: Sun temple
- Q. Which district is also known as ‘Home of Elephants and Tigers’ due to presence of dense forests?
A)Balangir
B)Dhenkanal
C)Malkangiri
D)Ganjam
Answer: Dhenkanal
- Q. Consider the following urban areas in Odisha 1. Subarnapur 2. Sunabeda 3. Angul 4. Bhawanipatna Which of the above areas are Municipalities?
A)Only 1 and 2
B)All of these
C)Only 3 and 4
D)Only 4
Answer: Only 3 and 4
- Q. Ganthi Ganana is played by Kharial tribes of which district of Odisha?
A)Balasore
B)Sundargarh
C)Shimuga
D)None of these
Answer: Sundargarh
- Q. Which University was set up in Odisha to promote Sanskrit language in the state?
A)Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Visvavidyalaya
B)Utkal University
C)KIIT University
D)North Odisha University
Answer: Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Visvavidyalaya
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