More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Who among the following was the sole delegate from Odisha to attend the Second Round Table Conference held in London in 1930?
A)Madhusudan Das
B)Basudev Sudhal Dev
C)Krushna Chandra Gajapati
D)Gopabandhu Das
Answer: Krushna Chandra Gajapati
- Q. Which of the following events in Odisha is similar to the Jallianwala Bagh incident in Punjab?
A)The Massacre of Eram
B)The Mathli Killing
C)Na'anka Famine
D)None of the above
Answer: The Massacre of Eram
- Q. Which district has the seat of Odisha High Court?
A)Jajpur
B)Nayagarh
C)Bhubaneswar
D)Cuttack
Answer: Cuttack
- Q. Consider the following statements. 1. The most important pulses grown in Odisha are gram, tur, arhar. 2. The Mahanadi delta, the Rushikulya plains and the Hirakud and Badimula regions are favourable for the cultivation of pulses. 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. Who among the following was an associate member of the Odisha Boundary Committee?
A)H. M. Mehta
B)T. R. Phukan
C)S. N. Sinha
D)All of these
Answer: S. N. Sinha
- Q. The Middle Coastal Plains comprise the compound deltas of the
A)Subarnarekha and the Budhabalanga rivers
B)Baitarani, Brahmani and Mahanadi rivers
C)Rushikulya and Mahanadi rivers
D)None of the above
Answer: Baitarani, Brahmani and Mahanadi rivers
- Q. Which National Waterway is stretched over Mahanadi river?
A)NW 22
B)NW 14
C)NW 64
D)NW 96
Answer: NW 64
- Q. Laterite Soil is found in
A)Dhenkanal
B)Cuttack
C)Puri
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. When was the hero of Odisha, Laxman Naik executed?
A)23rd August, 1942
B)21st August, 1942
C)21st March, 1943
D)29th March, 1943
Answer: 29th March, 1943
- Q. Who founded the Satyabadi School with Nationalist Spirit in Odisha?
A)Madhusudhan Rao
B)Acharya Harihar
C)Gopabandhu Das
D)Kripasindhu Mishra
Answer: Gopabandhu Das
- Q. Who is considered Kabi Samrat of Odia literature?
A)Ramachandra Pattanayka
B)Upendra Bhanja
C)Balarama Das
D)Gopala Praharaja
Answer: Upendra Bhanja
- Q. After the downfall of Gupta empire, many regional kingdoms emerged in Odisha from 6-9th century AD. Which is not one among them?
A)The Mudgalas
B)The Vigrahas
C)The Nagas
D)The Mandala states
Answer: The Nagas
- 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. Which dance in Odisha is similar to Karaga dance of Mysuru and is performed in the month of Chaitra?
A)Ghanta Patua
B)Medha
C)Naga
D)Odissi
Answer: Ghanta Patua
- Q. Who shifted the capital from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar in Odisha?
A)Harekrushna Mahatab
B)Biju Patnaik
C)Surendra Sai
D)Gopabandhu Das
Answer: Harekrushna Mahatab
- Q. Who established the first printing press of Odisha at Cuttack in 1837?
A)Rammohan Roy
B)Raja of Khallikote
C)Christian Missionaries
D)Jayee Rajguru
Answer: Christian Missionaries
- Q. Which village is famous for pattachitra?
A)Tusra
B)Raghurajpur
C)Paralakhemundi
D)None of these
Answer: Raghurajpur
- Q. Consider the following urban areas in Odisha 1. Subarnapur 2. Sunabeda 3. Angul 4. Bhawanipatna Which of the above areas are Municipalities?
A)Only 1 and 2
B)All of these
C)Only 3 and 4
D)Only 4
Answer: Only 3 and 4
- Q. King Asoka became Buddhist after he was horrified with the tyranny of Kalinga War. It was in:
A)261 BC
B)258 BC
C)200 BC
D)327 BC
Answer: 261 BC
- Q. The recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award from Odisha is …………… .
A)Pratibha Ray
B)Gopal Rath
C)Gopinath Mohanty
D)All of the above
Answer: Gopal Rath
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