Odisha State

Q. Who got the Sarala Sahitya Award for the year 2018?

A
Ramakanta Rath
B
Shatrughan Pandav
C
Abhaya Barik
D
Hrudananda Panigarhi

Correct Answer

Shatrughan Pandav

More Questions on Odisha

  • Q. Consider the following statements about the Saura tribe 1. Sauras are mainly concentrated in and around the Paralakhemundi and the Gunupur area of South Odisha. 2. They are called by various names such as Sabara, Saura, Sora, etc and have their racial affinity with the proto-austroloid physical feature. 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. As per Census 2011, the sex-ratio of Odisha is
    A)690 persons/sq km
    B)530 persons/sq km
    C)979 persons/sq km
    D)1001 persons/sq km
    Answer: 979 persons/sq km
  • Q. Which among the following is a traditional wind instrument belonging to the state of Odisha?
    A)Kendera
    B)Mahuri
    C)Tanak
    D)Flute
    Answer: Mahuri
  • Q. Who had been the longest serving Chief Minister of Odisha?
    A)Harekrushna Mahatab
    B)Shri Naveen Patnaik
    C)Shri Biju Patnaik
    D)Shri Hemananda Biswal
    Answer: Shri Naveen Patnaik
  • Q. Which of the following act as a Virtual office of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority.
    A)Odisha University of Agriculture
    B)ICAR-CRRI
    C)APICOL
    D)Odisha State Seeds Corporation
    Answer: APICOL
  • Q. Which part of the Middle Mountainous region of Odisha is a poly-cyclic region?
    A)Mankarnacha-Malayagiri and Gandhamardhan Mountains
    B)Simplipal and Meghasani Mountains
    C)Watershed between the Brahmani and the Mahanadi
    D)Potangi and Chandragiri Mountain Ranges
    Answer: Mankarnacha-Malayagiri and Gandhamardhan Mountains
  • Q. Odia language is associated with language of
    A)Bengali
    B)Assamese
    C)Maithili
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. The longitudinal extension of Odisha is from
    A)81°27'E to 87°29'E
    B)17°49'E to 22°34'E
    C)91°27'E to 77°29'E
    D)82°27'E to 97°29'E
    Answer: 81°27'E to 87°29'E
  • Q. Who was the first Governor of Odisha?
    A)Sir John Austen Hubback
    B)M. Asaf Ali
    C)Bhimsen Sachar
    D)V. P. Menon
    Answer: Sir John Austen Hubback
  • Q. Nayagarh district was carved out of the erstwhile
    A)Puri district
    B)Ganjam district
    C)Cuttack district
    D)None of these above
    Answer: Puri district
  • Q. Kaincha’ is a type of
    A)Golden grass
    B)Tribe
    C)Bamboo
    D)None of these
    Answer: Golden grass
  • Q. Consider the following about Paen Anba game. 1. It is played by both boys and girls of 5 to 8 years age group and it visualises the culinary tradition of Western Odisha. 2. Participants take water from pond or river and prepare different traditional food items symbolically. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
    A)Only 2
    B)Only 1
    C)Both 1 and 2
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Who among the following was the sole delegate from Odisha in the First Round Table Conference?
    A)Krushna Chandra Gajapati
    B)Gopabandhu Das
    C)Madhusudan Das
    D)Rama Devi
    Answer: Krushna Chandra Gajapati
  • Q. Which among the following wildlife sanctuary is located along the sea coast of Odisha?
    A)Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary
    B)Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
    C)Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary
    D)Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary
    Answer: Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Q. Consider the following forest found in Odisha? 1. Mangrove forest 2. Tropical moist deciduous forest 3. Tropical semi-evergreen forest 4. Tropical dry deciduous forest
    A)2, 4, 3, 1
    B)1, 4, 3, 2
    C)4, 1, 2, 3
    D)3, 2, 4, 1
    Answer: 2, 4, 3, 1
  • Q. Consider the following statements 1. The maximum extension of low annual rainfall is found in South-East Odisha. 2. In the rolling uplands of the Baragarh plain and in the middle Brahmani catchment basin, the low rainfall is encountered. Which of the statements given above 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. Match the following List I (Newspaper) List II (Language) a. Kalinga Bharti 1. English b. The Utkal Mail 2. Odia c. Hiranchal 3. Odia and Hindi d. The Kalinga Chronicle 4. Hindi
    A)a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
    B)a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
    C)a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
    D)a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
    Answer: a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
  • Q. Who established ‘Indian Art and Craft Academy for Women’ for the upliftment of poorest girls and women of KBK districts of Odisha?
    A)Mansi Pradhan
    B)Kailash Chandra Meher
    C)Nandini Satapathy
    D)Surendra Sai
    Answer: Kailash Chandra Meher
  • Q. Which is the highest waterfall of Odisha?
    A)Duduma
    B)Gandahati
    C)Barehipani
    D)Hatipathar
    Answer: Barehipani
  • Q. The Utkal University of Culture for the promotion of performing arts is situated in which city of Odisha?
    A)Ganjam
    B)Cuttack
    C)Puri
    D)Bhubaneswar
    Answer: Bhubaneswar

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