More Questions on Odisha
- Q. When was Odisha made into a separate province by the Britishers?
A)1st April, 1936
B)12th March, 1901
C)13th April, 1941
D)15th March, 1912
Answer: 1st April, 1936
- Q. Who was the pioneer of ‘Leela’ form of opera prevalent in Boudh, Cuttack and Ganjam districts?
A)Akshaya Mohanty
B)Kelu Charan Mahapatra
C)Jagannath Das
D)Gopal Chhotray
Answer: Jagannath Das
- Q. TDCCOL is the apex organisation for TSP area, it is functioning since
A)1951-52
B)1961-62
C)1975-76
D)1971-72
Answer: 1971-72
- Q. Paradeep, the only major port in Odisha is located in the district of
A)Jagatsinghpur
B)Puri
C)Baleswar
D)Bhadrak
Answer: Jagatsinghpur
- Q. In which season some coastal parts of Odisha experience cyclone and tornado?
A)Rainy
B)Summer
C)Winter
D)None of the above
Answer: Rainy
- Q. Simlipal Biosphere Reserve was notified by the Government of India in which year?
A)1974
B)1956
C)1994
D)2001
Answer: 1994
- Q. The Meghas ruled over which part of Kosala?
A)East Kosala
B)North Kosala
C)South Kosala
D)West Kosala
Answer: South Kosala
- Q. Which company stands as the largest exporter of pig iron in Odisha?
A)NALCO
B)SAIL
C)NINL
D)SEZ
Answer: NINL
- Q. Ravenshaw college was established in which year?
A)1868
B)1909
C)1976
D)1832
Answer: 1868
- 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
- Q. The Kalyani project deals with which among the following in Odisha?
A)Livestock healthcare services
B)Integrated fisheries
C)Integrated Livestock Development Programme
D)None of the above
Answer: Integrated Livestock Development Programme
- 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. Who among the following is a renowned painter of traditional Tussar Pattachitra paintings?
A)Kailash Chandra Meher
B)Nandini Satapathy
C)Surendra Sai
D)Mansi Pradhan
Answer: Kailash Chandra Meher
- Q. Which among the following is a traditional wind instrument belonging to the state of Odisha?
A)Kendera
B)Mahuri
C)Tanak
D)Flute
Answer: Mahuri
- Q. Match the following lists List I (Sites) List II (Areas) a. Chudanga Gada 1. Khurda b. Sisupalgarh 2. Baleswar c. Barabati fort 3. Sarangagarh d. Raibania fort 4. Cuttack
A)a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
B)a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D)a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
Answer: a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
- Q. Name the first Odia poet who indicated the time at which the classical ragas were to be sung
A)Mukundadeva
B)Jayadeva
C)Sudevraja
D)Goparaja
Answer: Jayadeva
- Q. Apart from Odisha, Odia is spoken in parts of
A)Jharkhand
B)West Bengal
C)Chhattisgarh
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. OMFED is symbolic of …………… revolution in Odisha.
A)Yellow
B)Grey
C)Green
D)White
Answer: White
- Q. Which lake in Odisha is home to lot of migratory birds coming from Mongolia, Russia and South-East Asia?
A)Chilika
B)Tampara
C)Pata
D)Sara
Answer: Chilika
- Q. Hirakud Hydroelectric Project was inagurated by
A)Biju Patnaik
B)Sardar Patel
C)Rajendra Prasad
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
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