More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Which among the following was done first in Odisha among all the states in India?
A)Set up Panchayat Samities in Villages
B)Separate seat for women in Panchayat
C)Reservation for SC in Panchayat
D)Conduct election according to PESA
Answer: Conduct election according to PESA
- Q. Who among the following patronised Beer Bikram Theatre of Kharoar that was the first permanent Oriya stage in the state?
A)Krushna Chandra Gajapati
B)Raja Artatran Deo
C)Nukunadeva
D)Chakra Bisoi
Answer: Raja Artatran Deo
- Q. Upper Indravati Hydroelectric Power Station is located in which district?
A)Bhubaneswar
B)Jajpur
C)Dhenkana
D)Kalahandi
Answer: Kalahandi
- Q. Chandrabhaga Mela (fair) is held in which district of Odisha?
A)Sambalpur
B)Deogarh
C)Balangir
D)Puri
Answer: Puri
- Q. Which game starts with Ratha Yatra?
A)Hatbika
B)Gedi
C)Bahu Chor
D)Nadia Phinga
Answer: Gedi
- Q. Which district of Odisha shares its borders with Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh?
A)Rayagada
B)Gajapati
C)Nabarangpur
D)Malkangiri
Answer: Malkangiri
- Q. Who among the following was selected as an important women member for Individual Civil-Disobedience Movement?
A)Sarala Devi
B)Malati Devi
C)Ram Devi
D)Krishnabala Sen
Answer: Malati Devi
- Q. Which areas in Odisha receive more than 5 cm of rainfall during winters?
A)Puri and Khurda
B)Koraput
C)Phulbani
D)Both (B) and (C)
Answer: Both (B) and (C)
- Q. Paradeep, the only major port in Odisha is located in the district of
A)Jagatsinghpur
B)Puri
C)Baleswar
D)Bhadrak
Answer: Jagatsinghpur
- Q. World Famous Odissi dancer Kelucharan Mohapatra was born where in Odisha?
A)Cuttack
B)Puri
C)Mayurbhanj
D)Bhubaneswar
Answer: Puri
- 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 statements is/are not correct about red soil of Odisha?
A)The soil is saline.
B)Its main features are coarse textures, single grained to weakly granular structured surface.
C)The red colour is due to presence of iron oxides.
D)All of the above.
Answer: The soil is saline.
- Q. SARGIFUL’ journal is published by
A)ATLC
B)OTELP
C)TDCCOL
D)OPELIP
Answer: ATLC
- Q. The Utkala airstrip is located in which place Odisha?
A)Rayagada
B)Bargarh
C)Nuapada
D)Bhawanipatna
Answer: Bhawanipatna
- Q. Which ranges are highest in Odisha?
A)Simlipal and Meghasani Mountains
B)Common Interfluves of the Mahanadi, the Rushikulya and Vamsadhara
C)Mankarnacha-Malayagiri and Gandhamardan Mountains
D)Potangi and Chandragiri Mountain Ranges
Answer: Potangi and Chandragiri Mountain Ranges
- 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. Which region among the physiographic regions of Odisha is marked by a number of watersheds?
A)Rolling Uplands
B)Coastal Plains
C)Middle Mountainous and the Highlands Region
D)Major Flood Plains
Answer: Middle Mountainous and the Highlands Region
- Q. Which is the largest fresh water lake of Odisha
A)Chilika
B)Ansupa
C)Sara
D)Kanjia
Answer: Ansupa
- 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
- Q. Which of the following areas has flourishing ceramic glass industry in Odisha?
A)Khansbahal
B)Latikata
C)Barang
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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