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1. Which one was the capital of Odisha before

Bhubneswar : 7. The Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary is located at?
(A) Cuttack (A) Nayagarh
(B) Puri (B) Puri
(C) Rourkela (C) Boudh
(D) Berhampur (D) None of these
Ans : (A) Ans : (A)

2. The Lingaraj Temple at Bhubaneswar was con- 8. The Bhitarkanika National Park is located at?
structed by the : (A) Odisha
(A) Satavahana Dynasty (B) Rajasthan
(B) Ganga Dynasty (C) Kerala
(C) Soma Dynasty (D) None of These
(D) Naga Dynasty Ans : (A)
Ans : (C)
9. Which state is to the North of Odisha?
3. Which is the Odisha state Flower? (A) Jharkhand – State
(A) Ashoka (B) New Delhi – State
(B) Peony (C) Madhya Pardesh – State
(C) Palash (D) None of these
(D) Kanikonna Ans : (A)
Ans : (A)
10. Which state is to the South of Odisha?
4. Which is the Odisha state Bird? (A) Andhra Pradesh
(A) Blue jay (B) Himanchal
(B) Cardinal (C) Kerala
(C) Black francolin (D) None of these
(D) Great hornbill Ans : (A)
Ans : (A)
11. Which King build the Konark Sun Temple in
5. The first Oriya Magazine 'Bodha Dayini' was Odisha :
published from : (A) Anantavarman
(A) Bhubaneswar (B) Ananga Bhima Deva II
(B) Cuttack (C) Narasimhadeva I
(C) Balasore (D) Ananga Bhima Deva II
(D) Puri Ans : (C)
Ans : (C)
12. In which year, Chilika Lake was designated as
6. When the capital of odisha was shifted from the first Indian wetland of international importance
Cuttack to Bhubaneswar : :
(A) 1947 (A) 1981
(B) 1948 (B) 1985
(C) 1950 (C) 1987
(D) 1958 (D) 1990
Ans : (B) Ans : (A)

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13. Who first wrote Mahabharat in Oriya language 19. When was Sambalpur united with Odisha :
: (A) 1901
(A) Arjuna Das (B) 1909
(B) Sarala Das (C) 1912
(C) Jaydev (D) 1936
(D) Jagannath Das Ans : (D)
Ans : (B)
20. Who was the creator of the dhumpa sangita :
14. Which temple was conceived entirely as a (A) Baladev Rath
chariot : (B) Gangadhar Meher
(A) Konarak (C) Mohan Senapati
(B) Jagannath (D) Madhusudan Rao
(C) Lingaraja Ans : (A)
(D) Shore Temple
Ans : (A) 21. Patora Dam is situated in :
(A) Nuapada
15. The Konark Sun Temple was included in the (B) Nabarangpur
World Heritage Site status in the year : (C) Khordha
(A) 1970 (D) Puri
(B) 1984 Ans : (A)
(C) 1986
(D) 1990 22. Hirakud Dam is situated in :
Ans : (B) (A) Malkangiri
(B) Sambalpur
16. Which poet is known as the Kabi Samrata : (C) Koraput
(A) Radhanath Ray (D) Khordha
(B) Baladev Ratha Ans : (B)
(C) Upendra Bhanja
(D) Gopabandhu Dash 23. What is the capital of Odisha?
Ans : (C) (A) Mumbai
(B) Hydarabad
17. what is Odisha Area Rank in India : (C) Dehradun
(A) 8th (D) Bhubaneswar
(B) 5th Ans : (D)
(C) 9th
(D) None of These 24. What is the name of classical dance of Orissa ?
Ans : (C) (A) Odissi
(B) Kathakali
18. What is Odisha Population Rank in India : (C) Kuchipudi
(A) 3rd (D) Manipuri
(B) 2nd Ans : (A)
(C) 11th
(D) None of These 25. Who was the last independent ruler of the me-
Ans : (C) dieval Kingdom of Odisha :

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(A) Mukundadeva (A) 82
(B) Govinda Vidyadhar (B) 30
(C) Prataprudradeva (C) 23
(D) Kapilendradeva (D) None of These
Ans : (A) Ans : (B)

26. Who was the founder of the Mahima Dhrama : 32. Total Number of Lok sabha seats in Odisha?
(A) Biswanath Baba (A) 52
(B) Mahima Gosain (B) 51
(C) Bhima Bhoi (C) 21
(D) Siddha Baba (D) None of These
Ans : (B) Ans : (C)

27. What was the population of Odisha according 33. Which ruler started the construction of Konark
to 2011 census? Sun Temple :
(A) 95,837,358 (A) Bhanu Deva I
(B) 42,585,258 (B) Rajaraja II
(C) 41,947,358 (C) Indravarman
(D) None of (D) Narasimhadeva I
Ans : (C) Ans : (D)

28. Which of the following district of Odisha is 34. Which Indian state is known as “Soul of India”
known as ‘Granary of Odisha’? :
(A) Cuttack (A) Odisha
(B) Asansol (B) maharashtra
(C) Balasore (C) Uttarakhand
(D) None Of These (D) None of these
Ans : (C) Ans : (A)

29. Who was the first Chief Minister of Odisha : 35. Total Numbers of Dams in Odisha :
(A) Biju Patnaik (A) 10
(B) Nabakrushna Choudhury (B) 89
(C) Harekrushna Mahatab (C) 7
(D) Biswanath Das (D) None of These
Ans : (C) Ans : (C)

30. In Ancient times, Odisha was known by the 36. On which river is the Hirakud Dam built?
name of : (A) Tapti
(A) Konkan (B) Indus
(B) Kalinga (C) Mahanadi River
(C) Kurukshetra (D) None of These
(D) None of the above Ans : (C)
Ans : (B)
37. The Chandaka Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary is
31. Total Number of District in Odisha?

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located at?
(A) Angul 43. Who wrote the book Gita Govinda :
(B) Cuttak (A) Narottama Dasa
(C) Khurda (B) Jayadeva
(D) bhubaneswar (C) Vidyapati
Ans : (D) (D) Gopabandhu Dash
Ans : (B)
38. The NANDANKANAN National Park is lo-
cated at? 44. In which year Huen tsang vists Odisha :
(A) Bhubaneswar (A) 605 AD
(B) Jaipur (B) 630 AD
(C) Dehradun (C) 645 AD
(D) None of These (D) 657 AD
Ans : (A) Ans : (B)

39. The first Oriya movie "Sita Bibaha" was re- 45. Which is the Odisha state Animal?
leased in the year : (A) Sambar
(A) 1928 (B) Blackbuck
(B) 1932 (C) Hangul
(C) 1933 (D) Indian elephant
(D) 1936 Ans : (A)
Ans : (D)
46. Which is the Odisha state Tree?
40. Who was the Editor of Utkal Dipika published (A) Indian fig tree
in 1866 : (B) Sal
(A) Fakir Mohan Senapati (C) Coconut tree
(B) Baikunth Nath De (D) Chinar tree
(C) Gouri Shankar Roy Ans : (A)
(D) Nilamani Vidyaratna
Ans : (C) 47. Who was the first person to received Jnanpith
Award for Oriya language :
41. Which is the first state to privatize the produc- (A) Fakir Mohan Senapati
tion and distribution of electricity in India? (B) Sachidananda Routray
(A) maharashtra (C) Pratibha Ray
(B) Gujarat (D) Gopinath Mohanty
(C) Odisha Ans : (D)
(D) J&K
Ans : (C) 48. Which one is the first daily newspaper of Odisha
:
42. Which state is to the north-east of Odisha? (A) Bodha Dayini
(A) Goa (B) Utkal Deepika
(B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Dainika Asha
(C) West Bengal (D) Kujibar Patra
(D) None of these Ans : (C)
Ans : (C)

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55. Which of the following place is popular for
49. Total Number of National Park In Odisha : world known rookery of Olive Ridley sea turtle?
(A) 2 (A) Gahirmatha beach
(B) 19 (B) Chandipur beach
(C) 52 (C) Chandrabhaga beach
(D) None of These (D) None of these
Ans : (A) Ans : (A)

50. Total Number of Wildlife Sanctuary In Odisha 56. The famous war of Kalinga was fought in the
: year :
(A) 19 (A) 261 BC
(B) 24 (B) 265 BC
(C) 19 (C) 270 BC
(D) None of These (D) 296 BC
Ans : (A) Ans : (A)

51. What is the former capital of Orissa : 57. The Jagannath Puri Temple was built in the year
(A) Bhubaneswar :
(B) Shimla (A) 1001
(C) Patna (B) 1109
(D) Cuttack (C) 1150
Ans : (D) (D) 1161
Ans : (D)
52. Which state is to the West of Odisha?
(A) Jharkhand-State 58. what is official language of Odisha state?
(B) Chhattisgarh-State (A) Malyalam
(C) Goa State- (B) Odia
(D) None of these (C) Urdu
Ans : (B) (D) None of these
Ans : (B)
53. The hot water spring Atri is located in :
(A) Khurda District 59. what is literacy Rate of Odisha :
(B) Anugulstrict District (A) 88.06
(C) Gajapati District (B) 55.26
(D) Kendrapara District (C) 73.45%
Ans : (A) (D) None of These
Ans : (C)
54. When was the super cyclone held in Odisha :
(A) 1998 60. Which one is the largest district of Odisha by
(B) 1999 area :
(C) 2000 (A) Mayurbhanj
(D) 2001 (B) Malkangiri
Ans : (B) (C) Nayagarh
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Ans : (A)

61. In which year the first Oriya Magazine

"JNANARUNA" was published :
(A) 1822
(B) 1836
(C) 1842
(D) 1849
Ans : (D)

62. On which river is the Mandira Dam built?

(A) Sankha River
(B) Yamuna
(C) Sindh
(D) None of These
Ans : (A)

63. On which river is the Patora Dam built?

(A) Jonk River
(B) Gomti
(C) Mahanadi
(D) None of These
Ans : (A)

64. What is the area of Odisha?

(A) 50,162 sq mi
(B) 58,556 sq. mi
(C) 60,160 sq mi
(D) None Of These
Ans : (C)

65. Who was the Third CM of Odisha :

(A) Biju Patnaik
(B) Biren Mitra
(C) Biswanath Das
(D) None of These
Ans : (A)

66. King Kharavela belonged to which royal dy-

nasty :
(A) Nanda
(B) Maurya
(C) Chedi
(D) Satavahana
Ans : (C)

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