More Questions on Odisha
- Q. Who was the first Governor of Independent Odisha?
A)V. P. Menon
B)Sir John Austen Hubback
C)Dr. Kailash Nath Katju
D)M. Asaf Ali
Answer: Dr. Kailash Nath Katju
- Q. The State Reservoir Fishery Policy permits the transfer of reservoirs which have an area of how many acres?
A)100
B)10
C)1 lakh
D)None of the above
Answer: 100
- 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. Boudh district in Odisha is famous for which type of cottage industry?
A)Wood craft
B)Firecracker making
C)Handloom silk sarees
D)Badi making
Answer: Handloom silk sarees
- Q. Which festival is the most important for the tribal people of Koraput district in Odisha?
A)Makar Sankranti
B)Magha Mela
C)Bija Pandu
D)Ekamra
Answer: Bija Pandu
- Q. Consider the following soils 1. Red and Yellow 2. Laterite 3. Black 4. Brown forest Which of the above soils is/are found in Sambalpur district of Odisha?
A)3 and 4
B)Only 1
C)1, 2 and 3
D)All of these
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
- Q. Textile work is done in which of the following districts of Odisha?
A)Remunda
B)Mayurbhanj
C)Kendupali
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Who got the Sarala Sahitya Award for the year 2018?
A)Ramakanta Rath
B)Shatrughan Pandav
C)Abhaya Barik
D)Hrudananda Panigarhi
Answer: Shatrughan Pandav
- Q. The headquarters of Odisha Olympic Association is located in
A)Cuttack
B)Puri
C)Bhubaneswar
D)Dhenkanal
Answer: Cuttack
- Q. Greek historian Pliny mentions Odisha by which name?
A)Kosala
B)Kalinga
C)Toshali
D)Udra
Answer: Kalinga
- Q. The reason for starting the Odia Movement was
A)separation of Oria speaking areas
B)struggle for Independence
C)merger with Sambalpur
D)demand for separate province
Answer: separation of Oria speaking areas
- Q. The district of Odisha which has the lowest literacy rate in the state as per Census 2011 is
A)Rayagada
B)Nabarangpur
C)Gajapati
D)Ganjam
Answer: Nabarangpur
- Q. When was Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana launched in the state of Odisha?
A)10th December, 2002
B)5th December, 2003
C)15th December, 2001
D)25th December, 2000
Answer: 25th December, 2000
- Q. Which of the following is a harvest festival celebrated in Odisha?
A)Ekamra
B)Chaitu Amavasya
C)Karma festival
D)Magha Parab
Answer: Chaitu Amavasya
- Q. The playing of which among the following instruments represents good omen and a way of invoking the deities?
A)Ektara
B)Khanjarie
C)Flute
D)Conchshells
Answer: Conchshells
- Q. Which district was the first to have been separated from Sambalpur district?
A)Deogarh
B)Jharsuguda
C)Bargarh
D)None of these
Answer: Bargarh
- Q. The Tassar variety of silk is mostly manufactured in 1. Mayurbhanj district 2. Sundargarh district 3. Keonjhar district 4. Koraput district Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A)2, 3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)3 and 4
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Adivasi Mela is held in which place of Odisha?
A)Jharsuguda
B)Balangir
C)Bhubaneswar
D)Keonjhar
Answer: Bhubaneswar
- Q. Changu Nata Dance is mainly performed by which community of Odisha?
A)Bathudi
B)Bhuiyan
C)Kharia
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The urban teledensity of Odisha is …………… than rural teledensity of Odisha.
A)Higher
B)Lower
C)At par
D)Slightly Higher
Answer: Higher
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