More Questions on Odisha
- 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 is associated with Ghumsar Uprising that took place in 1835?
A)Dora Bissoi
B)Chandan Hajuri
C)Chakhi Khuntia
D)Ramakrusha Samantasinghar
Answer: Dora Bissoi
- Q. Which temple is built along the bank of Bindu Sagar lake?
A)Biraja temple
B)Ananta Basudeva temple
C)Daiteswar temple
D)Chausathi Yogini temple
Answer: Ananta Basudeva temple
- Q. Which state has the highest number of ‘PVTGs’ in India?
A)Odisha
B)Jharkhand
C)Chhattisgarh
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Odisha
- Q. NALCO in Odisha gets its coal supply from
A)Paradip
B)Mayurbhanj
C)Damanjodi
D)Talcher
Answer: Talcher
- Q. Consider the following statements 1. Odisha rank 10th among Indian state in egg production. 2. 13th in meat production 3. Odisha constitutes about 4.05% of total livestock population of India. Which among the above is/are correct?
A)Only 1
B)1, 2, 2003
C)Both 1 and 3
D)Both 2 and 3
Answer: Both 2 and 3
- Q. As per Census 2011, which religious community has the highest concentration in the state of Odisha?
A)Sikh
B)Jain
C)Hindu
D)Buddhist
Answer: Hindu
- Q. Chhau dance is especially performed in which festival of Odisha?
A)Uda Parba
B)Chitau Amavasya
C)Nuakhai
D)Durga Puja
Answer: Uda Parba
- Q. Consider the following statements. 1. Platinum metal content is 220-520 grams per tonne of ore in Odisha. 2. Copper ore and lead ore combinedly known as base metals. 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. Which were the two important centres of Brahmo Movement in Odisha?
A)Balasore and Puri
B)Puri and Cuttack
C)Cuttack and Balasore
D)Khurda and Puri
Answer: Cuttack and Balasore
- Q. Under British Rule, Odisha was made a separate province in which year?
A)1937
B)1936
C)1939
D)1940
Answer: 1936
- Q. Which temple in Odisha was called as ‘White Pagoda’ by the Europeans?
A)Lingaraja temple
B)Rajarani temple
C)Huma temple
D)Jagannath temple
Answer: Jagannath temple
- 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 districts in Odisha shares its borders with Ranchi in Jharkhand?
A)Sundergarh
B)Nabarangpur
C)Dhenkanal
D)Jajpur
Answer: Sundergarh
- 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. Which literary source mentions about Kalinga and Odra and its sacred river Baitarani and Goddess Viraja?
A)Manu Smriti
B)Vayu Purana
C)The Mahabharata
D)None of the above
Answer: The Mahabharata
- Q. Which state bounds on the South of Odisha?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. The Odisha Bridge and Projects Construction Corporation Limited works under which department of Government of Odisha?
A)Design, Planning and Investigation
B)State Highways
C)Research Department
D)Works Department
Answer: Works Department
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are true about the Chilika lake? 1. It is the largest inland lake in the country. 2. It is an ecosystem with large fishery resources. Select the correct answer
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)None of these
Answer: Only 2
- Q. Which of the following rivers has cut deep and narrow valleys in the middle mountainous and highlands region of Odisha?
A)Brahmani
B)Baitarani
C)Mahanadi
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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