Odisha
Odisha GK – General Knowledge Quiz cover the holistic coverage of History, Polity, Geography, Art and Culture, Centre and State Government Welfare Schemes, and the latest current affairs.
Q. Which temple is located in Jajpur?
(A) Biraja
(B) Huma
(C) Kichakeswari
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. The Tara Tarini temple at Purnagiri hills is situated in which district of Odisha?
(A) Puri
(B) Koraput
(C) Gajapati
(D) Ganjam
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. How many rock-cut caves are there in Udayagiri caves?
(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 18
(D) 20
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Chandra Kalicharan Patnaik was awarded the Padma Shri in …….
(A) 1970
(B) 1971
(C) 1972
(D) 1973
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Odia is the ……… India’s classical language.
(A) 3rd
(B) 4th
(C) 5th
(D) 6th
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which of the following is the oldest University of Odisha?
(A) Berhampur University
(B) Utkal University
(C) Sambalpur University
(D) National Law University
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Ravenshaw college was established in which year?
(A) 1768
(B) 1868
(C) 1668
(D) 1968
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Surendra Sai revolted against the Britishers in 1833 from which region of Odisha?
(A) Sambalpur
(B) Cuttack
(C) Keonjhar
(D) Puri
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Who among the following formed ‘Utkal Brahmo Samaj’ at Cuttack?
(A) Pratap Chandra
(B) Haranath Bhattacharya
(C) Keshab Chandra Sen
(D) Rammohan Roy
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. The length of the Odisha coast is about
(A) 350 km
(B) 450 km
(C) 550 km
(D) 650 km
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. How many central plateaus are there in Odisha?
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 1
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Which river is also known as Langulya?
(A) Brahmani
(B) Nagavali
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Baitarani
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which lack lies near the Puri district of Odisha?
(A) Sara
(B) Tampara
(C) Kolab
(D) Indravati
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. The length of the Brahmani river in Odisha is about
(A) 280
(B) 380
(C) 480
(D) 580
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Which company stands as the largest exporter of pig iron in Odisha?
(A) NALCO
(B) NINL
(C) SAIL
(D) SEZ
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which of the following areas has a flourishing ceramic glass industry in Odisha?
(A) Khansbahal
(B) Barang
(C) Latikata
(D) All of the above
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. In which of the following place, seafood processing industries are located in Odisha?
(A) Talcher
(B) Paradip
(C) Dubari
(D) Chaundwar
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which of the following is the first Odia newspaper of Odisha?
(A) Dinalipi
(B) Anupam Bharat
(C) Utkala Deepika
(D) Dharitri
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. In which district of Odisha, the popular actor, director, and screenplay writer Sriram Panda was born?
(A) Nabarangpur
(B) Cuttack
(C) Puri
(D) Ganjan
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Which among the following was an associate member of the Odisha Boundary Committee?
(A) HM Metha
(B) SN Sinha
(C) TR Phukan
(D) All of these
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Desiya Odia dialect is spoken in
(A) Malkangiri
(B) Koraput
(C) Rayagada
(D) All of these
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. ‘The Hira Cement Works’ in Odisha is run by the
(A) HINDALCO
(B) IDCO
(C) NALCO
(D) None of these
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. The predominant species of mangrove forests is ……..
(A) Karika
(B) Bani
(C) Guan
(D) Hental
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Biju Patnaik Sports Award was instituted in
(A) 2000-01
(B) 2001-02
(C) 2002-03
(D) 2003-04
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Odisha has received how many Padma Vibhushan so far?
(A) one
(B) two
(C) three
(D) four
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Which of the following is smaller in area than the Jaipur district?
(A) Angul
(B) Balangir
(C) Bhadrak
(D) Boudh
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Gopalpur sea beach lies where in Odisha?
(A) Balasore
(B) Ganjam
(C) Puri
(D) Koraput
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. The Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosh contains word meanings in four languages: Odia, English, Hindi and
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Telegu
(C) Bengali
(D) French
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Balipuja Geeta in Odisha is a form of
(A) Folk music
(B) Folk dance
(C) Musical instrument
(D) Odissi Raga
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Dhanu Yatra Folk drama of Odisha is prevalent in
(A) Sambalpur
(B) Puri
(C) Bargarh
(D) Both (A) and (C)
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. World Famous Odissi dancer Kelucharan Mohapatra was born where in Odisha.
(A) Cuttack
(B) Puri
(C) Mayurbhanj
(D) Bhubaneswar
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which is the main source of brackish water fisheries in Odisha?
(A) Chilika lake
(B) Sara lake
(C) Rishikulya delta
(D) Mahanadi river
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. The per-capita milk consumption in Odisha as compared to all of India is
(A) higher
(B) lower
(C) at per
(D) data not known
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Laterite Soil is found in
(A) Puri
(B) Dhenkanal
(C) Cuttack
(D) All of these
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. When does the summer season commence in Odisha?
(A) January
(B) March
(C) May
(D) July
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which soil in Odisha is rich in calcium and iron and the texture is light to medium
(A) Red soil
(B) Black soil
(C) Mixed red and black soil
(D) None of the above
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. The territory of the Sailodbhava dynasty was known as
(A) Kalinga Mandala
(B) Kalinga Dynasty
(C) Kongoda Desh
(D) Kangoda Mandala
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Odisha is located in which part of India?
(A) Southern Peninsula
(B) Northern Plain
(C) Western Coast
(D) Eastern Coast
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. What is the local name of the hills with flat tops in Eastern Van Ghats region of Odisha?
(A) Pats
(B) Jhoru
(C) Little Sundarban
(D) Hental
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Which famous literary work was translated in Odia by many prominent Odia poets?
(A) Padmavat
(B) Raja Tarangini
(C) Geeta Govinda
(D) Kanaklata
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Biju Expressway passes through which of the following districts of Odisha?
(A) Sundergarh
(B) Jharsuguda
(C) Koraput
(D) All of these
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. SC and ST Development Finance Cooperative Limited is the nodal agency to operate
(A) FADP
(B) DTDP
(C) SCSP
(D) MADA
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. In which year was the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) established in Odisha?
(A) 1973
(B) 1974
(C) 1975
(D) 1976
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. The semi-cylindrical shape of the Vaital Deul temple is an example of which style?
(A) Khakhara
(B) Rekha
(C) Pidha
(D) None of the above
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. The district of Bargarh is not bounded by which of the following?
(A) Sonepur
(B) Balangir
(C) Boudh
(D) Nuapada
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Which port is situated between Paradip and Visakhapatnam ports?
(A) Kirtania
(B) Chudamani
(C) Palur
(D) Gopalpur
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which of the following is/are among the Special Economic Zones of Odisha?
(A) Kalinga Nagar
(B) Cuttack
(C) Jharsuguda
(D) All of the above
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which among the following is one of the largest wintering grounds for the migratory waterfowl in India?
(A) Chilika Lake, Odisha
(B) Dal Lake, Kashmir
(C) Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Haryana
(D) Ghana Sanctuary, Rajasthan
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Which district has the seat of Odisha High Court?
(A) Jajpur
(B) Bhubaneswar
(C) Cuttack
(D) Nayagarh
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Which among the following is not a children’s magazine in the Oriya Language?
(A) Suna Bhauni
(B) Kunikatha
(C) Nandan Kanam
(D) Ameodia
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Correct Answer: (D)
Q. Which tree covers almost 33% of the forest cover in Odisha?
(A) Bamboo
(B) Sal
(C) Sundari
(D) Teak
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which spring of Odisha is located at the Dhenkanal district of the state?
(A) Kapilash
(B) Narayani
(C) Both (A) and (D)
(D) Jharbada
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Treaty of Deogarh is related to
(A) Cuttack
(B) Ganjam
(C) Puri
(D) Sambalpur
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Bodo Parja tribal dialect is spoken in
(A) Gajapati
(B) Koraput
(C) Puri
(D) Ganjam
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Correct Answer: (B)
Q. Which among the following industrial houses does not operate from the Jharsuguda district?
(A) Tata steel limited
(B) Vedanta Aluminium Limited
(C) Adhunik Metaliks Limited
(D) Bhushan Power and Steel Limited
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Correct Answer: (C)
Q. Odisha is the third largest producer of …………..
(A) Kendu leaves
(B) Bandhan
(C) Bamboo
(D) Sal
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Correct Answer: (A)
Q. Badaghagara waterfall lies in which district of Odisha?
(A) Ganjam
(B) Keonjhar
(C) Sambalpur
(D) Gajapati
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Correct Answer: (B)
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