More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Rs. 1 Lakh assistance to build house is provided under
A)Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana
B)Harishchandra Sahayata Yojana
C)Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana
D)Madhu Babu Awas Yojana
Answer: Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana
- Q. Name the notable Odia writer who is the recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhusan?
A)Manoj Das
B)Sitakant Mahapatra
C)Pratibha Ray
D)Jayanta Mahapatra
Answer: Sitakant Mahapatra
- Q. Which famous political personality served as Chief Minister twice from 1961 to 1963 and from 1990 to 1995?
A)Biju Patnaik
B)Biswanath Das
C)Nandini Satapathy
D)Surendra Sai
Answer: Biju Patnaik
- Q. When was the Utkal Sabha established at Cuttack?
A)1881
B)1880
C)1882
D)1883
Answer: 1882
- Q. SC and ST Development Finance Cooperative Corporation Limited is the nodal agency to operate
A)DTDP
B)MADA
C)FADP
D)SCSP
Answer: DTDP
- Q. Which soil loses its fertility if the soil is not recharged regularly by flood?
A)Red soil
B)Red and Yellow soil
C)Black soil
D)Deltaic Alluvial soil
Answer: Deltaic Alluvial soil
- Q. Who among the following Odia luminaries remained the guiding spirit of Utkal Sammilani?
A)Madhusudan Das
B)Gopabandhu Das
C)Baikunthanath Dey
D)Fakir Mohan Senapati
Answer: Madhusudan Das
- Q. Simlipal National Park is located in which district of Odisha?
A)Nuapada
B)Kalahandi
C)Mayurbhanj
D)Koraput
Answer: Mayurbhanj
- Q. Consider the following statements about NALCO 1. NALCO was set up at Bhubaneswar in 1981 in collaboration with Aluminium Pechiney of USA. 2. It is the biggest in Asia and is located in Angul. 3. It is an integrated alumina/aluminium complex. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. Which among the following Queen built the Gauri temple at Bhubaneswar?
A)Gauri Mahadevi
B)Vakula Mahadevi
C)Prithvi Mahadevi
D)None of these
Answer: Gauri Mahadevi
- Q. The headquarters of Kandhamal district is
A)Pakari
B)Phulbani
C)Udayagiri
D)Burhaguda
Answer: Phulbani
- Q. Cash prize of Rs. 5000 for each student is provided under
A)Khushi Scheme
B)MO School Campaign
C)Bhasha Brutti Puraskar Scholarship
D)Mukhyamantri Medhabruti Puraskar Yojana
Answer: Mukhyamantri Medhabruti Puraskar Yojana
- Q. The aeronautical factory at Koraput district was established by Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) in collaboration with which country?
A)USA
B)Canada
C)USSR
D)Germany
Answer: USSR
- 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. Greek historian Pliny mentions Odisha by which name?
A)Kosala
B)Kalinga
C)Toshali
D)Udra
Answer: Kalinga
- Q. Which temple has been described as ‘time quintessence of Orissan architecture’?
A)Khichakeswari temple
B)Daiteswar temple
C)Rajarani temple
D)Lingaraj temple
Answer: Lingaraj temple
- Q. The order that issued restoring Odia as official language of Sambalpur was
A)Sachchidanand Sinha Resolution
B)Sambalpur Hitaisini
C)Boundary Commission Report
D)Risley Circular
Answer: Risley Circular
- Q. Odisha PVTG Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement Programme (OPELIP) is not launched in
A)Malkangiri
B)Keonjhar
C)Koraput
D)Deogarh
Answer: Koraput
- Q. Manji Gunda’ is a type of:
A)Kondh painting
B)Juang painting
C)Kissan painting
D)None of the above
Answer: Kondh painting
- Q. Who established ‘Sevaghar’ Ashram at Bari?
A)Rama Devi
B)Sarala Devi
C)Malati Devi
D)Sita Devi
Answer: Rama Devi
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