More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Which community of Odisha is associated with Jhoomar dance?
A)Mahantas
B)Kaibarta
C)Munda
D)Both (B) and (C)
Answer: Both (B) and (C)
- Q. Hathigumpha inscription in Udayagiri near Bhubaneswar gives information about which dynasty of ancient Odisha?
A)Ganga dynasty
B)Chedi dynasty
C)Satvahana dynasty
D)None of these
Answer: Chedi dynasty
- Q. The Biju Patnaik Bravery Award is given by which department in Odisha?
A)Odisha Department of Sports and Youth Services
B)Odisha Department of Arts and Culture
C)Odisha Department of Literary Awards
D)Home Department, Odisha
Answer: Odisha Department of Sports and Youth Services
- Q. Famous Parasurameswar temple is situated in which city of Odisha?
A)Cuttack
B)Puri
C)Bhubaneswar
D)Konark
Answer: Bhubaneswar
- Q. Who was the head of the Satya Mahima Dharma?
A)Dhenkanal
B)Mahima Gosain
C)Dora Bisoi
D)None of the above
Answer: Mahima Gosain
- Q. Consider the following statements about the power of superintendence of High Courts 1. Constitution does not place any restriction on the powers of High Courts to have superintendence over the subordinate courts. 2. Supreme Court has similar power vis-a-vis, the High Court. 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. What is the local name of the hills with flat tops in Eastern Van Ghats region of Odisha?
A)Little Sundarban
B)Hental
C)Jhoru
D)Pats
Answer: Pats
- Q. Which among the following landforms has the least elevation?
A)Panposh-Keonjhar-Pallahara Plateau
B)Simlipal mountains
C)Western rolling uplands
D)Baitarani and Brahmani interfluves
Answer: Western rolling uplands
- Q. The Tara Tarini temple at Purnagiri hills is situated in which district of Odisha?
A)Puri
B)Ganjam
C)Gajapati
D)Koraput
Answer: Ganjam
- Q. Who was the Commissioner of Odisha during the Famine of 1866?
A)H. B. Impey
B)T. E. Ravenshaw
C)A. B. Cumberledge
D)Goerge Campbell
Answer: Goerge Campbell
- Q. Famous Chandipur beach lies in which district of Odisha?
A)Bhadrak
B)Balasore
C)Kendrapara
D)Puri
Answer: Balasore
- Q. Consider the following statements. 1. The festival of Nabakalebara is celebrated according to Odia Lunar Calendar. 2. It is celebrated only in those years that have even numbers. Which of the following is correct?
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Only 1
- Q. Government of Odisha provides free education from +2 to post graduation for which social group?
A)Physically disabled children
B)Children without biological parents
C)Children in foster care
D)Both (A) and (C)
Answer: Both (A) and (C)
- 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. When did the Muslim rule in Odisha begin?
A)1578
B)1568
C)1588
D)1582
Answer: 1568
- Q. Longest dam Hirakud on Mahanadi river is located in which district of Odisha?
A)Balangir
B)Mayurbhanj
C)Sundergarh
D)Sambalpur
Answer: Sambalpur
- Q. Magnetite ore found is Odisha is majorly found in rocks of which period?
A)Tertiary period
B)Pre-Cambrian period
C)Gondwana rocks
D)Quaternary period
Answer: Pre-Cambrian period
- Q. Which place in Odisha was the seat of Mughal administration during Shah Jahan’s reign?
A)Cuttack
B)Khurda
C)Puri
D)Ganjam
Answer: Cuttack
- Q. Which of the following sanctuaries is also known as Nalabana Bird Sanctuary?
A)Gahirmatha
B)Chilika
C)Bhitarkanika
D)Badrama
Answer: Chilika
- Q. Who received the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2014 in the discipline of ‘Children’s Literature’?
A)Subhas Satpathy
B)Abhaya Barik
C)Basant Kishora Sahu
D)Indira Dash
Answer: Basant Kishora Sahu
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