Q. Who established the first printing press of Odisha at Cuttack in 1837?

Correct Answer

Christian Missionaries

More Questions on Odisha

  • 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. Chandrabhaga Mela (fair) is held in which district of Odisha?
    A)Sambalpur
    B)Deogarh
    C)Balangir
    D)Puri
    Answer: Puri
  • Q. Which historical event of Odisha has been termed as the first war of Independence ?
    A)Paik Rebellion
    B)Battle of Buxar
    C)Na'anka Famine
    D)Satya Mahima Dharma
    Answer: Paik Rebellion
  • Q. Which of the following committee was appointed by the Government of British India to assess the merger of Ganjam with Odisha?
    A)Philip Committee
    B)Simon Commission
    C)Philip-Duff Committee
    D)Atlee Committee
    Answer: Philip-Duff Committee
  • Q. Under which Governor General, British rule was first established in Odisha?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Dufferin
    C)Lord Linlithgow
    D)Robert Clive
    Answer: Robert Clive
  • Q. Which festival marks the demise and rebirth of Lord Jagannath of Puri?
    A)Ratha Yatra
    B)Netro Utsav
    C)Navajoubanabesha
    D)Nabakalebara
    Answer: Nabakalebara
  • 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. Sambalpur, Hitaisini, a pre-independence journal was published by
    A)Rajendra Narayan Bhanja Deo
    B)Nilamani Vidyaratna
    C)Sudhal Dev
    D)Shriram Chandra Bhanjadeo
    Answer: Nilamani Vidyaratna
  • Q. In which year Odisha Mineral Rules for the prevention of theft and smuggling, etc were introduced?
    A)2007
    B)2009
    C)2010
    D)2016
    Answer: 2007
  • Q. China clay is found to occur in a long belt stretching from the Southern Singhbhum to which granite belt?
    A)Mayurbhanj
    B)Koraput
    C)Sukinda
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mayurbhanj
  • Q. Which among the following place in Puri district has fish farms?
    A)Chandrabhaga
    B)Gopalpur
    C)Both (A) and (B)
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both (A) and (B)
  • Q. As per India State of Forest Report, 2017, which district of Odisha has the highest forest cover?
    A)Bhadrak
    B)Jajpur
    C)Kandhamal
    D)Cuttack
    Answer: Kandhamal
  • Q. Which among the following Irrigation project in Odisha is not based on Godavari basin?
    A)Kolab Project
    B)Kanupur Project
    C)Potteru Project
    D)Upper Indravati Project
    Answer: Kanupur Project
  • Q. Which of the following sanctuaries is the world’s largest nesting beach of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles?
    A)Simlipal Wildlife Sanctuary
    B)Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary
    C)Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
    D)Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
    Answer: Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Q. In which place of Odisha Ekamravam Scheme meaning one-mango-tree forest is developed in Odisha?
    A)Deogarh
    B)Cuttack
    C)Bhubaneswar
    D)Nabarangapur
    Answer: Bhubaneswar
  • Q. The theme of Jatra folk drama is associated with
    A)humour
    B)secular themes
    C)valour of heroic characters
    D)All of the above
    Answer: secular themes
  • Q. Which place in Odisha is famous for Lacquer work?
    A)Parsurameswar
    B)Bhubaneswar
    C)Nabarangpur
    D)Digapahadi
    Answer: Nabarangpur
  • Q. The literacy rate in Odisha as per census 2011 is
    A)72.87%
    B)64.01%
    C)86.80%
    D)92.77%
    Answer: 72.87%
  • Q. The city of Cuttack in Odisha is a
    A)Notified Area Council
    B)Municipality
    C)Gram Sabha
    D)Municipal Corporation
    Answer: Municipal Corporation
  • Q. Match the following. Awardees Awards a. Guru Kelu Charan Mahapatra 1. Jnanpith b. Sachidananda Routray 2. Padma Shri c. Kulpanakumari Devi 3. Padma Vibhushan d. Sudarshan Patnaik 4. Sahitya Akademi Award
    A)a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
    B)a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
    C)a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
    D)a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
    Answer: a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2

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