More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Which festival is celebrated on the birthday of Lord Jagannath?
A)Gamha Purnima
B)Snana Yatra
C)Taratarani Mela
D)Magha Mela
Answer: Snana Yatra
- Q. The normal duration of the Panchayats in Odisha is
A)Five years
B)Four years
C)Six years
D)No limit
Answer: Five years
- Q. When does the summer season commence in Odisha?
A)January
B)June
C)May
D)March
Answer: March
- Q. Which districts lie to the Cast of Keonjhar district?
A)Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak
B)Dhenkanal and Sundergarh
C)Jajpur and Dhenkanal
D)Bargarh and Bhadrak
Answer: Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak
- Q. District-wise in Odisha, which of the following is in second rank in jute production?
A)Mayurbhanj and Puri
B)Puri and Balasore
C)Puri and Cuttack
D)Balasore and Cuttack
Answer: Balasore and Cuttack
- Q. How many caves of Khandagiri depict paintings of Jain religion?
A)16
B)15
C)17
D)18
Answer: 15
- Q. The district of Balangir was formed on 1st November in the year
A)1951
B)1949
C)1991
D)1993
Answer: 1949
- Q. Odia language is associated with language of
A)Bengali
B)Assamese
C)Maithili
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which scheme run by Odisha Government ensures ‘Electricity to all’?
A)Biju Saharanchal Vidyutikaran Yojana (BSVY)
B)Biju Gram Jyoti Yojana (BGJY)
C)Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY)
D)None of the above
Answer: Biju Gram Jyoti Yojana (BGJY)
- Q. Which literary source mentions about Kalinga and Odra and its sacred river Baitarani and Goddess Viraja?
A)Manu Smriti
B)Vayu Purana
C)The Mahabharata
D)None of the above
Answer: The Mahabharata
- Q. KIIT Stadium is located in which place of Odisha?
A)Nuapada
B)Bhubaneswar
C)Rayagada
D)Balasore
Answer: Bhubaneswar
- Q. Match the following List I (Newspaper) List II (Year of Publication) a. Samaja 1. 1919 b. Sakala 2. 1983 c. Pragativadi 3. 1985 d. Kalinga Bharti 4. 1989
A)a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
B)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C)a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
D)a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
Answer: a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
- Q. Sonepur is an important town and headquarters of which district in Odisha?
A)Jagatsinghpur
B)Angul
C)Nayagarh
D)Subarnapur
Answer: Subarnapur
- Q. Sulaiman Karrani appointed which of the following two governors of Odisha and Puri?
A)Mansingh and Qutlu Khan
B)Nasir and Qutlu Khan
C)Baqar and Taqi Khan
D)Lodi and Qutlu Khan
Answer: Lodi and Qutlu Khan
- Q. Who was the first Chief Justice of Odisha when India became a Republic?
A)Justice Bira Kishore Ray
B)Justice Lingaraj Panigrahi
C)Justice Khaleel Ahmed
D)Justice Satay Bhusan Burman
Answer: Justice Bira Kishore Ray
- 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. 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. Banku Bhai’, the Joker, is a main character of which of the following folk dramas of Odisha?
A)Chadheya Nata
B)Dhanu Yatra
C)Jatra
D)Leela
Answer: Chadheya Nata
- Q. Which of the following is matched correctly? a. Hirapur of Nabrangpur Bauxite b. Adash area of Sambalpur Copper ore c. Mahanadi River Valley Gold d. Maliparbat Diamond deposit
A)b
B)a
C)c
D)d
Answer: b
- 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
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