Q. Which of the following festival starts on the auspicious day of Akshya Tritiya?

Correct Answer

Chandan Yarta

More Questions on Odisha

  • Q. Which temple of Odisha resembles with the Kandariya Mahadeva temple of Khajuraho?
    A)Rajarani temple
    B)Kedareswar temple
    C)Khichakeswari temple
    D)Lingaraj temple
    Answer: Rajarani temple
  • Q. Steel city Rourkela lies in which district of Odisha?
    A)Jharsuguda
    B)Sundergarh
    C)Keonjhar
    D)Mayurbhanj
    Answer: Sundergarh
  • Q. Which of the following committee was appointed by the Government of British India to assess the merger of Ganjam with Odisha?
    A)Philip Committee
    B)Simon Commission
    C)Philip-Duff Committee
    D)Atlee Committee
    Answer: Philip-Duff Committee
  • Q. The state of Mayurbhanj was integrated with Odisha in the year
    A)1948
    B)1947
    C)1949
    D)1951
    Answer: 1949
  • 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. 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. Who shifted the capital from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar in Odisha?
    A)Harekrushna Mahatab
    B)Biju Patnaik
    C)Surendra Sai
    D)Gopabandhu Das
    Answer: Harekrushna Mahatab
  • Q. The Taratarini Mela of Odisha takes place on which days of Chaitra month?
    A)Tuesday
    B)Monday
    C)Wednesday
    D)Thursday
    Answer: Tuesday
  • Q. Which of the following dance is associated with ‘Devadasi’ system in Odisha?
    A)Mahari
    B)Odissi
    C)Chhau
    D)Changu Nata
    Answer: Mahari
  • Q. The first legislation of the Odisha Gram Panchayat Act prescribing Constitution, Power and Functioning of Gram Panchayats in Odisha was passed in
    A)1948
    B)1947
    C)1950
    D)1952
    Answer: 1948
  • Q. Odisha became a separate state on
    A)1st April, 1936
    B)1st April, 1935
    C)1st March, 1935
    D)1st April, 1938
    Answer: 1st April, 1936
  • Q. Name the art form of Odisha referred in these statements. 1. It is drawn on the floor. 2. Powders are obtained from grinding rice, dry leaves, turmeric, etc.
    A)Jhoti
    B)Sand art
    C)Muruja
    D)Tala pattachitra
    Answer: Muruja
  • Q. The East Coast Railway came into existence in
    A)1959
    B)1947
    C)1999
    D)2003
    Answer: 2003
  • Q. Nayagarh district was carved out of the erstwhile
    A)Puri district
    B)Ganjam district
    C)Cuttack district
    D)None of these above
    Answer: Puri district
  • Q. Who got the Sarala Sahitya Award for the year 2018?
    A)Ramakanta Rath
    B)Shatrughan Pandav
    C)Abhaya Barik
    D)Hrudananda Panigarhi
    Answer: Shatrughan Pandav
  • Q. In which year the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act or PESA was passed in the Parliament?
    A)1996
    B)1993
    C)1999
    D)2000
    Answer: 1996
  • Q. Upper Indravati Hydroelectric Power Station is located in which district?
    A)Bhubaneswar
    B)Jajpur
    C)Dhenkana
    D)Kalahandi
    Answer: Kalahandi
  • Q. Which among the following is not a nickel producing area of Odisha?
    A)Sukinda valley
    B)Boudh district
    C)Kansa sector
    D)Simlipal ultramafic
    Answer: Boudh district
  • Q. In which of the following place, sea-food processing industries are located in Odisha?
    A)Paradip
    B)Dubari
    C)Talcher
    D)Chaundwar
    Answer: Paradip
  • Q. District Mineral Foundation came into existence in Odisha on
    A)14th January, 2006
    B)15th January, 2015
    C)12th January, 2018
    D)12th January, 2000
    Answer: 15th January, 2015

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