More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Vaital Deul temple is dedicated to
A)Lord Balabhadra
B)Lord Shiva
C)Goddess Chamunda
D)God Surya
Answer: Goddess Chamunda
- Q. Consider the following statements about the Saura tribe 1. Sauras are mainly concentrated in and around the Paralakhemundi and the Gunupur area of South Odisha. 2. They are called by various names such as Sabara, Saura, Sora, etc and have their racial affinity with the proto-austroloid physical feature. 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: Both 1 and 2
- 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. 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. 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. Who of the following is associated with Field Hockey Sport in Odisha?
A)Ignace Tirkey
B)Dilip Tirkey
C)Birendra Lakra
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of the following is the second largest river in Odisha?
A)Brahmani
B)Subarnarekha
C)Mahanadi
D)Baitarani
Answer: Brahmani
- Q. Who established the first printing press of Odisha at Cuttack in 1837?
A)Rammohan Roy
B)Raja of Khallikote
C)Christian Missionaries
D)Jayee Rajguru
Answer: Christian Missionaries
- Q. Which fort in ancient times, served as a provincial Mauryan fortified capital of the province of Kalinga?
A)Raibania Fort
B)Barabati Fort
C)Jaugada Fort
D)Sisupalgarh Fort
Answer: Jaugada Fort
- Q. Which of the following district is an important source of bauxite in Odisha?
A)Ganjam
B)Sundergarh
C)Balasore
D)Puri
Answer: Sundergarh
- Q. Bhawanipatna is the district headquarters of which district?
A)Nabarangapur
B)Rayagarh
C)Kalahandi
D)Boudh
Answer: Kalahandi
- Q. Winters are not very severe in Odisha except
A)Koraput and Kandhamal
B)Western Puri and Jagatsinghpur
C)Sundargarh and Sambalpur
D)Kendrapara and Cuttack
Answer: Koraput and Kandhamal
- Q. In which year, BSVY as a flagship programme was launched by Odisha Government?
A)2010-11
B)2008-09
C)2011-12
D)2012-13
Answer: 2010-11
- Q. Who was the first Governor of Independent Odisha?
A)V. P. Menon
B)Sir John Austen Hubback
C)Dr. Kailash Nath Katju
D)M. Asaf Ali
Answer: Dr. Kailash Nath Katju
- Q. Famous sand artists Sudarshan Pattnaik, creates his sand sculptures at which of the following place?
A)Bandrabhan
B)Puri
C)Hoshangabad
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. When was State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority constituted?
A)2009
B)1993
C)2011
D)2015
Answer: 2009
- Q. Which was the first English daily in Odisha?
A)Cuttack Standard
B)New Orissa
C)Orissa Patriot
D)Orissa Times
Answer: New Orissa
- Q. The festival of Raksha Bandhan is known by which other name in Odisha?
A)Dola Purnima
B)Gamha Purnima
C)Ashadha Purnima
D)None of these
Answer: Gamha Purnima
- Q. The Lokayukta Bill was passed by the Odisha State Assembly in which year?
A)2014
B)2018
C)2011
D)2016
Answer: 2014
- Q. Who was the Prime Minister of Odisha when India attained Independence?
A)Sir John Hubback
B)Harekrushna Mahatab
C)Madhusudan Das
D)Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati
Answer: Harekrushna Mahatab
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