More Questions on Odisha
- Q. The Boudh/Banda district was formed from the division of which region?
A)Kalahandi
B)Phulbani
C)Sambalpur
D)Mayurbhanj
Answer: Phulbani
- Q. Scheme for Coaching for Excellence was launched in which year in Odisha?
A)2005
B)2001
C)2010
D)2018
Answer: 2018
- 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. Match the following. Kingdoms Regions a. Parvatadvarkas 1. South Kosala b. Sarbhapuriyas 2. Ganjam c. Sailodbhava 3. Kalahandi d. Bhauma-Kara 4. Jajpur
A)a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
B)a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
C)a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
D)a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
Answer: a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
- Q. Which of the following is the medicinal plant which is found in Odisha?
A)Kochila
B)Sarpagandha
C)Swasamari
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- 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. Which wildlife sanctuary of Odisha has a unique feature of being a tiger reserve, biosphere reserve and national park?
A)Bhitarkanika
B)Simlipal
C)Both (A) and (B)
D)None of these
Answer: Simlipal
- Q. The theme of Jatra folk drama is associated with
A)humour
B)secular themes
C)valour of heroic characters
D)All of the above
Answer: secular themes
- Q. Who founded Oxford Odissi Centre in the University of Oxford, in United Kingdom?
A)Gopal Chhutray
B)Baisali Mohanty
C)Kelucharan Mohapatra
D)Akshaya Mohanty
Answer: Baisali Mohanty
- Q. Bhima Bhoi was born in ………. district.
A)Cuttack
B)Ganjam
C)Sambalpur
D)Balasore
Answer: Sambalpur
- Q. The capital of Kalinga according to Jain and Buddhist literature in ancient times was-
A)Dantapur
B)Toshali
C)Kalinga Pattnam
D)Kosala
Answer: Dantapur
- Q. According to Koppen’s classification, what is the climate of Odisha?
A)Tropical Monsoon
B)Sub-humid type
C)Tropical Savannah
D)Sub-tropical semi-humid
Answer: Tropical Savannah
- Q. Which of the following regions of Odisha is famous for its jewellery work?
A)Puri
B)Berhampur
C)Ganjam
D)Rasulgarh
Answer: Berhampur
- Q. Which among the following is not a forest division of the Odisha state Forest Department?
A)Rayagarh
B)Angul
C)Puri
D)Sambalpur
Answer: Puri
- Q. Who was the founder of Bhoi dynasty in Odisha?
A)Chakra Pratap
B)Govinda Vidyadhar
C)Janardhan Vidyadhar
D)Narasimha Jena
Answer: Govinda Vidyadhar
- Q. In which district of Odisha Upper Kolab Hydroelectric Project is located?
A)Koraput
B)Mayurbhanj
C)Puri
D)Ganjam
Answer: Koraput
- 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. Who has been honoured by the Biju Patnaik Bravery Award in the year 2017?
A)Mohan Garada
B)Harish Chandra Hilaal
C)Shatrughan Pandav
D)Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
- Q. Which Odia dialect is a mixture of Odia and Marathi?
A)Halbi
B)Sambalpuri
C)Kataki
D)Bhatri
Answer: Halbi
- 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
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