Important Odisha GK Questions for Odisha Competitive Exams

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Post Date : 01 November 2021

 

( IMPORTANT ODISHA GK QUESTIONS )

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1. When did Bhubaneswar become the capital city of Odisha ?

A. 1936

B. 1940

C. 1945

D. 1948

◆ Answer : Option : D

2. Which of the following is the only UNESCO World Heritage site in Odisha ?

A. Sun Temple Konark

B. Chilika Lake

C. Hirakud Dam

D. Jagannath Puri Temple

◆ Answer : Option : A

3. What is Deomali about Odisha : 

A. A famous Folk Dance

B. Highest Mountain Peak

C. A Famous Folk Music

D. Tribal Group

◆ Answer : Option : B

4. Who among the following is considered to be the first port in Odisha :

A. Damara

B. Kirtania

C. Chandbali

D. Paradip

◆ Answer : Option : Chandabali

5. Who among the following is popularly known as the Grand Old Man of Odisha :

A. Gopabandhu Das

B. Fakir Mohan Das

C. Madhusudan Das

D. Gauisankar Ray

◆ Answer : Option : C

 

6. Odisha State Maritime Museum is located at : 

A. Paradip

B. Gopalpur

C. Cuttack

D. Balasore

◆ Answer : Option : C

7. First Odia to win Kendriya Sahitya Academy Award : 

A. Gopinath Mohanty

B. Sadashiva Mishra

C. Surendra Mohanty

D. Kanhu Charan Mohanty

◆ Answer : Option : A

8. In which year Kalapahad invaded Odisha : 

A. 1645

B. 1647

C. 1567

D. 1576

◆ Answer : Option : C

9. Who is the first Odia international cricket player : 

A. Debasish Mohanty

B. Shiv Sundar Das

C. Rajib Biswal

D. Sanjaya Raul

◆ Answer : Option : A

10. Bande Utkal Janani the State song of Odisha is composed by : 

A. Laxmikanta Mohapatra

B. Madhusudan Rao

C. Mayadhar Mansingh

D. Radhanath Ray

◆ Answer : Option : B

 

11. Which of the following tribes constitute the largest group among the tribe population in Odisha : 

A. Paraja

B. Gonds

C. Kondhs

D. Saora

◆ Answer : Option : A

12. Sadharana Pathe is an Autobiography written by : 

A. Fakir Mohan Senapati

B. Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab

C. Kunja Bihari Das

D. Rabi Singh

◆ Answer : Option : B

13. Who is known as Mother Teresa of Odisha : 

A. Ramadevi

B. Malati Choudhary

C. Kuntala Kumari Acharya

D. Sarala Devi

◆ Answer : Option : A

14. Which of the following is the first Odia Novel : 

A. Matira Katha

B. Padmamali

C. Babaji

D. None of these

◆ Answer : Option : B

15. Who is popularly known as Utkal Keshari in Odisha : 

A. Harekrushna Mahatab

B. Gaurishankar Ray

C. Padma Charana Patnaik

D. Biju Patnaik

◆ Answer : Option : A

 

16. The tribal language that has the most significant number of the speaker is : 

A. Kui

B. Mundari

C. Kondh

D. Santhali

◆ Answer : Option : D

17. Who has written the prayer Ahe Dayamaya Biswabihari :

A. Abinash Mohapatra

B. Ramakrushna Nanda

C. Ramachandra Mishra

D. Satyajit Barala

◆ Answer : Option : B

18. The original name of saint Chaitanya was : 

A. Biswarup

B. Gangadhar

C. Bishwambar

D. Rupeswar

◆ Answer : Option : C

19. What percentage of Odisha state land is covered by Forest : 

A. 33.3%

B. 27.4%

C. 31.38%

D. 32.4%

◆ Answer : Option : C

20. The great poet Jayadeva flourished during which dynasty in Odisha :

A. Gajapati

B. Ganga

C. Bhoi

D. Karani

◆ Answer : Option : B

 

21. Which Ganga ruler built the world-famous Konark temple : 

A. Narasimha Deva l

B. Bhanu Deva IV

C. Chodaganga Deva

D. Rajaraja Deva

◆ Answer : Option : A

22. Sri Chaitanya, the famous Vaishnava stain of Bengal, had come to Odisha during the reign of : 

A. Prataparudra Deva

B. Kapilendra Deva

C. Chodaganga Deva

D. Raja Rajadeva l

◆ Answer : Option : A

23. Quli Qutb Shah invaded Odisha during the reign of which ruler : 

A. Prataparudra Deva

B. Raghuji Bhonsle l

C. Narasimha Deva

D. Govind Vidyadhara

◆ Answer : Option : A

24. Which is Odisha’s state tree : 

A. Chinar Tree

B. Indian Fig Tree

C. Sal

D. Coconut Tree

◆ Answer : Option : B

25. What is the name of the first film of Odisha ?

A. Sita Bibabha

B. Almara

C. Nua Bou

D. Lalita

◆ Answer : Option : A

 

26. Panchayat Raj system was introduced in Odisha in the year : 

A. 1949

B. 1951

C. 1955

D. 1961

◆ Answer : Option : D

27. The climate of Odisha is the type of : 

A. Tropical

B. Sub Tropical

C. Coastal

D. None of these

◆ Answer : Option : A

28. When was the Odisha language restored in Sambalpur after a long term demand : 

A. 1903

B. 1905

C. 1907

D. 1909

◆ Answer : Option : A

29. Sambalpur was annexed by the British Government by the policy of : 

A. Subsidiary Alliance

B. Permanent Settlement

C. Divide and Rule

D. Doctrine of Lapse

◆ Answer : Option : D

30. Odisha becomes a part of the British Empire during the reign of : 

A. Warren Hastings

B. Lord Cornwallis

C. Lord William Bentinck

D. Lord Wellesley

◆ Answer : Option : D

 

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