More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Biju Patnaik Award, the highest honour of the Odisha Government was instituted in which year?
A)2004-05
B)2001-02
C)2007-08
D)2010-11
Answer: 2001-02
- Q. Which of the following is the work of Indira Dash, the recipient of Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award, 2014?
A)Nirbana Abhisara
B)Nataka Sanghraha
C)Swarachitra
D)Abhijatrika-2
Answer: Nirbana Abhisara
- Q. Who is considered the first martyr of freedom struggle against British rule in Odisha?
A)Jayee Krushna Rajguru
B)Bakshi Jagabandhu
C)Gangadhar Paikaray
D)Vir Surendra Sai
Answer: Jayee Krushna Rajguru
- Q. Consider the following statements about the Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMCL). 1. It was established on 16th May, 1956 as a joint venture company of Government of Odisha and Government of India. 2. It has been classified as a “Silver” Category State PSU. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Only 1
- Q. Which among the following is not a Kharif crop is Odisha?
A)Maize
B)Wheat
C)Groundnut
D)Cotton
Answer: Wheat
- Q. Which among the following statements about Ratha Yatra is not correct?
A)Pulling the ropes of the chariots is considered sacred.
B)Ratha Yatra begins in the month of Jyestha and ends in Ashadha.
C)The cloth to cover the chariots is supplied by Odisha government.
D)All the three chariots are drawn on the same day.
Answer: Ratha Yatra begins in the month of Jyestha and ends in Ashadha.
- Q. Which lake lies near Puri district of Odisha?
A)Tampara
B)Chilika
C)Kolab
D)Indravati
Answer: Chilika
- Q. Which among the following district has sex ratio better but literacy rate lower than combined rate of Odisha?
A)Cuttack
B)Rayagada
C)Kendrapara
D)Jajpur
Answer: Rayagada
- Q. Which is the second highest Literary Award in India?
A)Jnanpith Award
B)Sahitya Akademi Award
C)Sarala Samman
D)None of the above
Answer: Sahitya Akademi Award
- 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. Textile work is done in which of the following districts of Odisha?
A)Remunda
B)Mayurbhanj
C)Kendupali
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The tribal festival Karma is mainly celebrated by which community?
A)Farmers
B)Blacksmiths
C)Weavers
D)Sculptures
Answer: Farmers
- Q. Which of the following sanctuaries is also known as Nalabana Bird Sanctuary?
A)Gahirmatha
B)Chilika
C)Bhitarkanika
D)Badrama
Answer: Chilika
- Q. Name the award conferred to Nandini Satapathy for translating the famous novel ‘Lajja’ into Odia language?
A)Saraswati Puraskar
B)Utkal Sahitya Samaj Award
C)Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
D)Sahitya Bharati Samman
Answer: Sahitya Bharati Samman
- Q. Who was the first President of Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee in 1921?
A)Krushna Chandra Gajapati
B)H.K Mahtab
C)Gopabandhu Das
D)Madhusudhan Das
Answer: Gopabandhu Das
- Q. Manganese ore in Odisha is found in
A)Bonai
B)Koraput
C)Gangapur
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which among the following Queen built the Gauri temple at Bhubaneswar?
A)Gauri Mahadevi
B)Vakula Mahadevi
C)Prithvi Mahadevi
D)None of these
Answer: Gauri Mahadevi
- Q. Boudh district in Odisha is famous for which type of cottage industry?
A)Wood craft
B)Firecracker making
C)Handloom silk sarees
D)Badi making
Answer: Handloom silk sarees
- Q. National Institute of Technology is set up in which city of Odisha?
A)Bhubaneswar
B)Rourkela
C)Bargarh
D)Puri
Answer: Rourkela
- 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
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