More Questions on Odisha
- Q. The State of Odisha has received how many Jnanpith Awards so far?
A)Two
B)One
C)Three
D)Four
Answer: Four
- Q. Who received the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2014 in the discipline of ‘Children’s Literature’?
A)Subhas Satpathy
B)Abhaya Barik
C)Basant Kishora Sahu
D)Indira Dash
Answer: Basant Kishora Sahu
- 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. When was Odisha Public Service Commission constituted?
A)1st April, 1949
B)11th November, 1947
C)21st October, 1936
D)1st March, 1950
Answer: 1st April, 1949
- Q. Which of the following districts of Odisha has the highest population growth in the state?
A)Jagatsinghpur
B)Balangir
C)Bargarh
D)Kendrapara
Answer: Balangir
- Q. Consider the following about Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana 1. It is a health insurance scheme of journalists. 2. It provide insurance coverage of Rs. 2 lakh per annum.
A)Only 2
B)Only 1
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which river is also known as Langulya?
A)Mahanadi
B)Nagavali
C)Brahmani
D)Baitarani
Answer: Nagavali
- Q. Which of the following is smaller in area than the Jajpur district?
A)Angul
B)Bhadrak
C)Balangir
D)Boudh
Answer: Bhadrak
- Q. Which language got the classical language status in 2014?
A)Telugu
B)Tamil
C)Odia
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Odia
- Q. Who was appointed as the director of the Individual Civil Disobedience Movement in Odisha?
A)Gopabandhu Das
B)H. K. Mahtab
C)Madhusudan Das
D)Rama Devi
Answer: H. K. Mahtab
- Q. The super cyclonic storm that created massive destruction in Odisha came in which year?
A)14-17 Apr, 2009
B)8-14 Oct, 2014
C)10-14 May, 2013
D)25 Oct-4 Nov, 1999
Answer: 25 Oct-4 Nov, 1999
- Q. Who had led the Prajamandal Movement in the area of Dhenkanal?
A)Baishnab Charan Pattanaik
B)Banamali Das
C)Sarangdhar Das
D)Prananath Pattanaik
Answer: Baishnab Charan Pattanaik
- Q. The first 20 MW project of Biomass Power Project is set up in which of the following districts of Odisha?
A)Dhenkanal
B)Bhubaneswar
C)Jharsuguda
D)None of these
Answer: Dhenkanal
- Q. Dalkhai Dance is performed during
A)Dussehra
B)Phagun Puni
C)Bhaijiuntia
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which among the following is a river originating from Mahanadi Delta?
A)Nuna River
B)Soamoli River
C)Prachi River
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which was the first English daily in Odisha?
A)Cuttack Standard
B)New Orissa
C)Orissa Patriot
D)Orissa Times
Answer: New Orissa
- Q. Consider the following statements about the Kanjia lake 1. It is a tiny lake. 2. It has a zoological park situated on its Southern hillocks. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)Only 1
C)Only 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Match the following. List-I (Waterfall) List-II (District) a. Hatipathar 1. Rayagada b. Kandadhar 2. Keonjhar c. Khanduala 3. Kalahandi d. Nrusinghanath 4. Bargarh
A)a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
B)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C)a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
D)a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
Answer: a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
- Q. Which soil in Odisha is formed as a result of weathering of basic rock in the low lying regions of Naupada, Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Sambalpur and Angul?
A)Black Soil
B)Broun Forest Soil
C)Deltaic Alluvial Soil
D)Laterite Soil
Answer: Black Soil
- Q. Bija Pandu festival is celebrated in which place of Odisha?
A)Sundargarh
B)Mayurbhanj
C)Keonjhar
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
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