More Questions on Odisha
- Q. The State of Odisha has received how many Jnanpith Awards so far?
A)Two
B)One
C)Three
D)Four
Answer: Four
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the five sarkars under Akbar’s reign?
A)Cuttack
B)Bhadrak
C)Bidar
D)Jaleswar
Answer: Bidar
- Q. Consider the following statements about the Kanjia lake 1. It is a tiny lake. 2. It has a zoological park situated on its Southern hillocks. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. The kingdom of Odisha reached the zenith of its glory under which dynasty?
A)Bhoi dynasty
B)Ganga dynasty
C)Mukundadeva
D)Mughal
Answer: Ganga dynasty
- Q. Sujatal Mohapatra received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2017, in the discipline
A)Odissi Dance
B)Odissi Music
C)Theatre
D)None of the above
Answer: Odissi Dance
- Q. Which of the following is known as Standard Odia?
A)Kataki Odia
B)Ganjami Odia
C)Sambalpuri Odia
D)Halbi Odia
Answer: Kataki Odia
- Q. In which district of Odisha, the popular actor, director and screenplay writer Sriram Panda was born?
A)Puri
B)Nabarangpur
C)Cuttack
D)Ganjan
Answer: Nabarangpur
- Q. Rivers which form the Hexadeltaic region of the coastal plains of Odisha are Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga, Baitarani, Brahmani, Rushikulya and
A)Khurda
B)Chilika
C)Phulbani
D)Mahanadi
Answer: Mahanadi
- Q. The use of art in music is called
A)Chitrakala
B)Dhruvapada
C)Chitrapada
D)Panchal
Answer: Chitrakala
- 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. Which actress from Cuttack received National Award for Best Director for her directoral debut ‘Tara’?
A)Leslie Tripathy
B)Elina Samantaray
C)Mahasweta Ray
D)Bijaya Jena
Answer: Bijaya Jena
- Q. Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium is located in which place of Odisha?
A)Sambalpur
B)Bhubaneswar
C)Rourkela
D)Malkangiri
Answer: Rourkela
- Q. Who established ‘Indian Art and Craft Academy for Women’ for the upliftment of poorest girls and women of KBK districts of Odisha?
A)Mansi Pradhan
B)Kailash Chandra Meher
C)Nandini Satapathy
D)Surendra Sai
Answer: Kailash Chandra Meher
- Q. Ulapgarh and Vikramkhol in Jharsuguda district are famous for which of the following work in Odisha?
A)Saura paintings
B)Rock paintings
C)Juang paintings
D)Kissan paintings
Answer: Rock paintings
- Q. Which were the two important centres of Brahmo Movement in Odisha?
A)Balasore and Puri
B)Puri and Cuttack
C)Cuttack and Balasore
D)Khurda and Puri
Answer: Cuttack and Balasore
- Q. The University of Sambalpur started functioning from which year?
A)1984
B)1967
C)1999
D)2012
Answer: 1967
- Q. The Chhanda (metrical section) contains the essence of Odissi music, it is composed of
A)Kala (time)
B)Bhava (theme)
C)Swara (tune)
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Odisha State?
A)Surendra Sai
B)Harekrushna Mahatab
C)Gopabandhu Madhusudan Das
D)Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo
Answer: Harekrushna Mahatab
- Q. Match the following List-I (Rivers) List-II (Origins) a. Rushikulya 1. Rushimal Mountain b. Budhabalanga 2. Simlipal massif c. Subarnarekha 3. Chota Nagpur Plateau d. Salandi 4. Meghasani mountain
A)a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
B)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C)a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D)a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
Answer: a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
- 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
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