More Questions on Odisha
- Q. The city of Cuttack in Odisha is a
A)Notified Area Council
B)Municipality
C)Gram Sabha
D)Municipal Corporation
Answer: Municipal Corporation
- Q. Consider the following statement 1. Central Institute of Fresh Water Aquacul- ture (CIFA) was established in 1990. 2. Chilika lake is the main source of brackish water fisheries in Odisha. Which among the above is/are correct?
A)Only 1
B)Only 2
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Only 2
- Q. Which among the following political personalities from Odisha also served as the Governor of Manipur from 1989 to 1993?
A)Tathagata Satpathy
B)Jayanta Meher
C)Harekrushna Mahatab
D)Chintamani Panigrahi
Answer: Chintamani Panigrahi
- Q. Which of the following is not a Hydel Power Project?
A)Rengali
B)Balimela
C)Indravati
D)Talcher
Answer: Talcher
- Q. The order that issued restoring Odia as official language of Sambalpur was
A)Sachchidanand Sinha Resolution
B)Sambalpur Hitaisini
C)Boundary Commission Report
D)Risley Circular
Answer: Risley Circular
- Q. Who wrote the first Odia play ‘Babaji’ in 1877?
A)Kampal Mishra
B)Jagmohan Leela
C)Padmanav Narayan Dev
D)Kalicharan Patnaik
Answer: Jagmohan Leela
- 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. Textile mill at Chaudwar gets its supply of raw cotton from the cotton belt located in
A)Western Peninsula
B)Eastern Peninsula
C)Northern Peninsula
D)Southern Peninsula
Answer: Western Peninsula
- 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 about Purnachandra Bhashakosh 1. There is a monumental work of 7 volumes that contains 9500 pages. 2. It is sort of Odia dictionary created by Gopal Chandra Prahraj. Which of the following statements 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. Consider the following statements about silver filigree of Odisha 1. It is one of the most exquisite form of silver work also known as Odisha Tarakasi. 2. The main centre for ‘silver filigree’ craft is Cuttack. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Lac craft is mainly done in
A)Koraput
B)Dhenkanal
C)Puri
D)Nuapada
Answer: Koraput
- Q. The iron ore rich zone is Odisha is
A)Dhenkanal-Koraput
B)Tomka-Daitari of Jajpur
C)Sukinda Valley
D)Eastern Ghats super group of rocks
Answer: Tomka-Daitari of Jajpur
- Q. Who founded Oxford Odissi Centre in the University of Oxford, in United Kingdom?
A)Gopal Chhutray
B)Baisali Mohanty
C)Kelucharan Mohapatra
D)Akshaya Mohanty
Answer: Baisali Mohanty
- Q. Which of the following is a harvest festival celebrated in Odisha?
A)Ekamra
B)Chaitu Amavasya
C)Karma festival
D)Magha Parab
Answer: Chaitu Amavasya
- 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. Which of the following districts of Odisha has the highest rural population in the state as per Census 2011?
A)Boudh
B)Nabarangpur
C)Deogarh
D)Khordha
Answer: Boudh
- Q. Jagannath temple belongs to which century?
A)11th
B)10th
C)12th
D)13th
Answer: 12th
- Q. Who among the following is not a poet of ‘Panchasakhas’?
A)Achyutananda Das
B)Balaram Das
C)Arjuna Das
D)Jagannath Das
Answer: Arjuna Das
- Q. Which specie(s) of fish is/are cultured in brackish water found in coastal areas of Odisha?
A)Herrings
B)Shrimps
C)Hilsa
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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