Odisha General Knowledge Questions and Answers
No:1. Odisha is one of the 28 states of India. It is
the 9th largest state by area and the 11th largest by population.
No:2. Below is a collection of important questions of
the General Knowledge of Odisha.
No:3. You can easily get success in all competitive
examinations by reading.
Question Answers
Que:-1. Who was the first Chief Minister of Odisha–
(A) Biju Patnaik (B) Nabakrushna Choudhury
(C) Harekrushna Mahatab (D) Biswanath Das (Ans : C)
Que:-2. Which is the capital of Odisha?
(A) Cuttack (B) Rourkela
(C) Bhubaneshwar (D) Sambalpur (Ans : C)
Que:-3. Which is the highest point in Odisha?
(A) Malaya Hill (B) Masini Hill
(C) Udayagiri (D) Mahendra Hill (Ans : D)
Que:-4. What is the area of Odisha?
(A) 21,478 sq. mi. (B) 60,119 sq. mi.
(C) 52,312 sq. mi. (D) 41,507 sq. mi. (Ans : B)
Que:-5. Which is the official language of Odisha?
(A) Santhali (B) Hindi
(C) Sadri (D) Oriya (Ans : D)
Que:-6. Which is the largest lake in Odisha?
(A) Lake Karewa (B) Nangin Lake
(C) Chilka Lake (D) Dal Lake (Ans : C)
Que:-7. From the following Who is the longest served
Chief minister?
(A) Giridhar Gamang (B) Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(C) Naveen Patnaik (D) Biju Patnaik (Ans : C)
Que:-8. Total number of Districts in Odisha–
(A) 25 (B) 27
(C) 30 (D) 32 (Ans : C)
Que:-9. Which chief minister of Odisha voted in Lok
Sabha’s vote of confidence in April 1999?
(A) Nandini Satpathi (B) Giridhar Gomango
(C) Biju Patnaik (D) Tathagatha Satpathi (Ans : B)
Que:-10. In Ancient times, Odisha was known by the
name of–
(A) Konkan (B) Kalinga
(C) Kurukshetra (D) None of the above (Ans : B)
Que:-11. The famous war of Kalinga was fought in the
year–
(A) 261 BC (B) 265 BC
(C) 270 BC (D) 296 BC (Ans : A)
Que:-12. The Jagannath Puri Temple was built in the
year–
(A) 1001 (B) 1109
(C) 1150 (D) 1161 (Ans : D)
Que:-13. The Konark Sun Temple was included in the
World Heritage Site status in the year–
(A) 1970 (B) 1984
(C) 1986 (D) 1990 (Ans : B)
Que:-14. Which poet is known as the Kabi Samrata–
(A) Radhanath Ray (B) Baladev Ratha
(C) Upendra Bhanja (D) Gopabandhu Dash (Ans : C)
Que:-15. Who wrote the book Gita Govinda–
(A) Narottama Dasa (B) Jayadeva
(C) Vidyapati (D) Gopabandhu Dash (Ans : B)
Que:-16. In which year Huen Tsang visits Odisha–
(A) 605 AD (B) 630 AD
(C) 645 AD (D) 657 AD (Ans : B)
Que:-17. Which one was the capital of Odisha before
Bhubaneswar–
(A) Cuttack (B) Puri
(C) Rourkela (D) Berhampur (Ans : A)
Que:-18. Which ruler started the construction of
Konark Sun Temple–
(A) Bhanu Deva I (B) Rajaraja II
(C) Indravarman (D) Narasimhadeva I (Ans : D)
Que:-19. Which one is the largest district of Odisha
by area–
(A) Mayurbhanj (B) Malkangiri
(C) Nayagarh (D) Cuttack (Ans : A)
Que:-20. In which year the first Oriya Magazine
"JNANARUNA" was published–
(A) 1822 (B) 1836
(C) 1842 (D) 1849 (Ans : D)
Que:-21. On which river, the Hirakud Dam is built–
(A) Baitarani River (B) Gandaki River
(C) Mahanadi River (D) Budhabalanga River (Ans : C)
Que:-22. Who was the creator of the Dhumpa Sangita–
(A) Baladev Rath (B) Gangadhar Meher
(C) Mohan Senapati (D) Madhusudan Rao (Ans : A)
Que:-23. Who was the first person to received Jnanpith
Award for the Oriya language–
(A) Fakir Mohan Senapati (B) Sachidananda Routray
(C) Pratibha Ray (D) Gopinath Mohanty (Ans : D)
Que:-24. Which one is the first daily newspaper of
Odisha–
(A) Bodha Dayini (B) Utkal Deepika
(C) Dainika Asha (D) Kujibar Patra (Ans : C)
Que:-25. The first Oriya Magazine 'Bodha Dayini' was
published from–
(A) Bhubaneswar (B) Cuttack
(C) Balasore (D) Puri (Ans : C)
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