More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Henry Ricketts proposed the merger of which place in Odisha division in 1855?
A)Mayurbhanj
B)Sambalpur
C)Nilgiri
D)Bihar
Answer: Sambalpur
- Q. Which among the following district has government farms for the rearing of goats?
A)Sundargarh
B)Mayurbhanj
C)Deogarh
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- 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. The construction of railways in coastal Odisha came up in which year?
A)1896
B)1886
C)1876
D)1866
Answer: 1896
- Q. Which Odia dialect is a mixture of Odia and Marathi?
A)Halbi
B)Sambalpuri
C)Kataki
D)Bhatri
Answer: Halbi
- 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. Dharitri newspaper was first published in the year
A)1901
B)1866
C)1974
D)2000
Answer: 1974
- Q. Who were the first Europeans to make their settlements in Odisha?
A)Britishers
B)Portuguese
C)Dutch
D)French
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. Each district is governed by a District Collector who is chosen invariably from
A)Odisha Administrative Service
B)Indian Administrative Service
C)Indian Revenue Service
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Indian Administrative Service
- Q. Treaty of Deogarh is related to
A)Puri
B)Sambalpur
C)Cuttack
D)Ganjam
Answer: Cuttack
- Q. Which among the following power plant is a joint venture of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh?
A)Ib Power Plant
B)Hirakud Thermal Power Plant
C)Balimela Power Plant
D)Rengali Power Plant
Answer: Balimela Power Plant
- Q. Which of the following is a limestone cave?
A)Khandagiri cave
B)Gupteswar cave
C)Udayagiri cave
D)None of the above
Answer: Gupteswar cave
- Q. Who among the following was the sole delegate from Odisha to attend the Second Round Table Conference held in London in 1930?
A)Madhusudan Das
B)Basudev Sudhal Dev
C)Krushna Chandra Gajapati
D)Gopabandhu Das
Answer: Krushna Chandra Gajapati
- Q. Which among the following are the major spices produced in Odisha?
A)Ginger
B)Turmeric
C)Pepper
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Which lake stretches through the district of Puri, Khurda and Ganjam?
A)Kanjia
B)Ansupa
C)Chilika
D)Tampara
Answer: Chilika
- Q. How many SC communities are there in the state?
A)87
B)85
C)90
D)93
Answer: 93
- 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 area of Odisha is called the ‘Hexadeltaic region’ or the ‘Gift of Six Rivers’?
A)Middle Mountainous and Highlands Region
B)Coastal Plains
C)Central Plateaus
D)Western Rolling Uplands
Answer: Coastal Plains
- Q. Which of the following is incorrect? Organisations Founders a. Prajamandal H. K. Mahtab b. Satyabadi School Gopabandhu Das c. All India Charkha Association Sarala Devi d. Navajeevan Mandal Rama Devi
A)b
B)a
C)c
D)d
Answer: c
- Q. Which sports person of Odisha won 3 Gold medals in 2009 Commonwealth Games held in Malaysia?
A)Katulu Ravi Kumar
B)Natraj Behera
C)Dispan Tirkey
D)Sarita Routray
Answer: Katulu Ravi Kumar
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