More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Which among the following is the first state to provide comprehensive eye care to the persons of all age groups?
A)Gujarat
B)Rajasthan
C)Odisha
D)Kerala
Answer: Odisha
- Q. Who were the rulers of Kalinga before the establishment of Maurya dynasty?
A)Matharas
B)Rashtrakutas
C)Nandas
D)Nalas
Answer: Nandas
- Q. Chausathi Yogini temple located in Hirapur is near which important city of Odisha?
A)Dhenkanal
B)Cuttack
C)Bhubaneswar
D)Rourkela
Answer: Bhubaneswar
- 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. Who among the following formed ‘Utkal Brahmo Samaj’ at Cuttack?
A)Pratap Chandra
B)Keshab Chandra Sen
C)Rammohan Roy
D)Haranath Bhattacharya
Answer: Haranath Bhattacharya
- Q. Which is the largest affiliated University of India?
A)Ravenshaw University
B)Fakir Mohan University
C)Sri Sri University
D)Utkal University
Answer: Utkal University
- Q. Bodha Dayini published from Balasore in 1861 was
A)First Oriya Daily
B)First Oriya Weekly
C)First Oriya Magazine
D)First Bimonthly Magazine
Answer: First Oriya Magazine
- Q. Sri Chaitanya, the famous Vaishnava saint of Bengal, had come to Odisha during the reign of
A)Kapilendra Deva
B)Prataparudra Deva
C)Chodaganga Deva
D)Raja Rajadeva I
Answer: Prataparudra Deva
- Q. In which of the following place, sea-food processing industries are located in Odisha?
A)Paradip
B)Dubari
C)Talcher
D)Chaundwar
Answer: Paradip
- Q. By what name is the design drawn on the floor by women using rice powder or chalk powder known?
A)Pothi Chitra
B)Jhoti Chita
C)Pattachitra
D)None of these
Answer: Jhoti Chita
- 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. Which is the second most important cash crop in Odisha?
A)Sugarcane
B)Jute
C)Rice
D)Oilseeds
Answer: Sugarcane
- Q. Teledensity in the state of Odisha is roughly around
A)90.60%
B)62.80%
C)80.05%
D)100%
Answer: 80.05%
- Q. Ratna Naik of Keonjhar is associated with the uprising of which of the movement?
A)Bhuyan
B)Ghumsar
C)Satya mahima Dharma
D)Brahmo
Answer: Bhuyan
- Q. Which lake is a horse-shoe shaped fresh water lake?
A)Chilika lake
B)Ansupa lake
C)Hirakud reservoir
D)Kanjia lake
Answer: Ansupa lake
- 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. The Taratarini Mela of Odisha takes place on which days of Chaitra month?
A)Tuesday
B)Monday
C)Wednesday
D)Thursday
Answer: Tuesday
- Q. Great epic ‘Geeta Govinda’ was written by which eminent literary personality of Odisha?
A)Jayadeva
B)Sarala Das
C)Upendra Bhanja
D)Malik Mohammad Jayasi
Answer: Jayadeva
- Q. Which National Waterway is stretched over Mahanadi river?
A)NW 22
B)NW 14
C)NW 64
D)NW 96
Answer: NW 64
- Q. With reference to Nandankanan Zoological Park, the world ‘Nandankanan’ literally means
A)Garden of Miseries
B)Garden of Gods
C)Garden of Pleasure
D)Garden of Sorrow
Answer: Garden of Pleasure
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