Odisha State

Q. Which award is given by Odisha Government for lifetime contribution to Odia literature?

A
Kalinga Karubaki Award
B
Kalinga Literary Award
C
Sarala Samman Award
D
Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award

Correct Answer

Kalinga Literary Award

More Questions on Odisha

  • 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
  • Q. Which among the following measure is taken to check iron toxicity in lowland soils in Odisha?
    A)Avoidance of fallow land
    B)Application of organic manures
    C)Constructing embankments across the slope
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Constructing embankments across the slope
  • Q. Odisha became a separate province in the year
    A)1938
    B)1925
    C)1939
    D)1936
    Answer: 1936
  • Q. Naga Dance is mainly performed in
    A)Puri
    B)Balangir
    C)Khordha
    D)Sundargarh
    Answer: Puri
  • Q. Major projects namely Upper Indrabati Left Canal System and Upper Kolab Irrigation Project have been sanctioned under which scheme?
    A)Odisha Community Tank Management Project (OCTMP)
    B)Odisha Integrated Irrigated Agriculture and Water Management Investment Project (OIIAWMIP)
    C)Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  • Q. Simlipal National Park is located in which district of Odisha?
    A)Nuapada
    B)Kalahandi
    C)Mayurbhanj
    D)Koraput
    Answer: Mayurbhanj
  • Q. Consider the following statements 1. The earliest use of prose can be found in Madala Panji or the Palm-leaf Chronicles. 2. They belong to Jagannatha temple at Puri, dating back to the 12th century. Which of the above 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. Quli Qutb Shah invaded Odisha during the reign of which ruler?
    A)Raghuji Bhonsle I
    B)Prataparudra Deva
    C)Narasimha Deva
    D)Govind Vidyadhara
    Answer: Prataparudra Deva
  • Q. Which district in Odisha has lowest literacy rate among the SC population?
    A)Gajapati
    B)Jagatsinghpur
    C)Nuapada
    D)Deogarh
    Answer: Gajapati
  • Q. Steel city Rourkela lies in which district of Odisha?
    A)Jharsuguda
    B)Sundergarh
    C)Keonjhar
    D)Mayurbhanj
    Answer: Sundergarh
  • Q. Animal Mask Dance of Odisha is prevalent in which district of Odisha?
    A)Puri
    B)Ganjam
    C)Balangir
    D)Angul
    Answer: Ganjam
  • 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. Match the following. Awardees Awards a. Guru Kelu Charan Mahapatra 1. Jnanpith b. Sachidananda Routray 2. Padma Shri c. Kulpanakumari Devi 3. Padma Vibhushan d. Sudarshan Patnaik 4. Sahitya Akademi Award
    A)a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
    B)a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
    C)a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
    D)a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
    Answer: a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
  • Q. Under British Rule, Odisha was made a separate province in which year?
    A)1937
    B)1936
    C)1939
    D)1940
    Answer: 1936
  • Q. Dhanu Yatra festival is related to which God/Goddess?
    A)Saraswati
    B)Krishna
    C)Lord Shiva
    D)Goddess Parvati
    Answer: Krishna
  • 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. In which royal dynasty of early medieval Odisha, we find the rule of the queens?
    A)Bhauma-Kara dynasty
    B)Sailodbhava dynasty
    C)Somavamsi dynasty
    D)Satavahana dynasty
    Answer: Bhauma-Kara dynasty
  • Q. The Ahar Yojana in Odisha was launched on
    A)5th March, 2017
    B)1st April, 2015
    C)2nd February, 2018
    D)1st April, 2013
    Answer: 1st April, 2015
  • Q. Consider the following statements. 1. Gangapur group, Vindhya and Eastern Ghats are limestone producing area. 2. Dolomite is mostly confined to Gangapur and Vindhya group. Which among the 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. The district of Odisha which has the lowest Scheduled tribe population in the state as per Census 2011, is
    A)Ganjam
    B)Puri
    C)Nabarangpur
    D)Gajapati
    Answer: Puri

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