Odisha Static GK MCQs and Answers: Odisha Static GK are very important for OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC & Other State Exams. Aspirants who are willing to apply for the various Government exams 2022 must go through the topics of History for competitive exams, as Static GK is a key part of the syllabus.
Odisha Static GK MCQs
Q1. In which district is Ansupa Lake located?
- a) Cuttack District
- b) Gajapati District
- c) Angul District
- d) Boudh District
Q2. Kanjia Lake is a part of which National Park?
- a) Bhitarkanika National Park
- b) Nandankanan Zoological Park
- c) Simlipal National Park
- d) Karlapat WildLife Sanctuary
Q3. Which Cyclone hit Odisha in 2019?
- a) Cyclone Fani
- b) Cyclone Amphan
- c) Cyclone Phailin
- d) Cyclone Titli
Q4.When did Cyclone Titli hit Odisha?
- a) 2016
- b) 2017
- c) 2018
- d) 2019
Q5.Which Cyclone hit Odisha in 2021?
- a) Cyclone Phailin
- b) Cyclone Fani
- c) Cyclone Amphan
- d) Cyclone Yaas
Q6.When does the rainy season start in Odisha?
- a) June to August
- b) July to October
- c) March to July
- d) August and September
Q7.What is the other name of Duduma Waterfall?
- a) Vizagapatam
- b) Matsya Tirtha
- c) Nohsngithiang
- d) Machhakund
Q8. In which district is Khandadhar Falls located?
- a) Bolangir District
- b) Bargarh District
- c) Jharsuguda District
- d) Sundargarh District
Q9. Which is the highest Waterfall in Odisha?
- a) Joranda Falls
- b) Barehipani Falls
- c) Duduma Falls
- d) Khandadhar Falls
Q10. Which is the second-highest Waterfall in Odisha?
- a) Khandadhar Falls
- b) Koilighugar Falls
- c) Duduma Falls
- d) Joranda Falls
Q11. Which district of Odisha has the highest Mustard production?
- a) Bargarh District
- b) Angul District
- c) Balasore District
- d) Ganjam District
Q12.When was the State Potato Mission of Odisha launched?
- a) 2011-12
- b) 2013-14
- c) 2015-16
- d) 2017-18
Q13.When was the Agricultural Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (APICOL) founded?
- a) 1994
- b) 1996
- c) 1999
- d) 2003
Q14.When was Chilika Development Authority created?
- a) 1989
- b) 1990
- c) 1991
- d) 1993
Q15. Which state is the largest producer of Stainless steel in India?
- a) Odisha
- b) Goa
- c) Gujarat
- d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
S1. Ans. a) Cuttack District
Sol. Ansupa is located 50kmfrom Cuttack and situated in the middle of the state highway connecting Athagarh and Banki block of Cuttack district. Spread across 382 km, Ansupa is the largest fresh water lake in Odisha.
S2. Ans.b) Nandankanan Zoological Park
Sol.The zoo will have the largest Orchid House of Odisha soon spreading over 5,000 square feet (460 m2). In Odisha alone, 130 species of orchids have been documented to date.
S3. Ans.a)Cyclone Fani
Sol.The Major Storm/Cyclone hit Odisha in the last few years: Super Cyclone 1999, Phailin 2013, Hudhud 2014, Titli 2018 and Fani 2019.
S4. Ans.c) 2018
Sol.Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Titli at peak intensity approaching Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on 10 October 2018. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Titli was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage to Eastern India and Bangladesh in 2018.
S5. Ans.d) Cyclone Yaas
Sol.On May 22, a low-pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal. On the next day, at 09:30 UTC, the disturbance intensified into a depression and was assigned the designation BOB 02 by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
S6. Ans.b) July to October
Sol.In Odisha, the monsoon or rainy season starts in July and lasts till October. Usually, the coastal areas of Odisha experience cyclones and tornados during this season. The rainfall plays an important role in the climate of Odisha.
S7. Ans.b) Matsya Tirtha
Sol.The Purana narrates the story of Matsya, the first of ten major Avatars of Vishnu. The text describes Pralaya – the mythology of a great flood, where in the world and humans led by Manu, the seeds of all plants and mobile living beings, as well as its knowledge books (Vedas) were saved by the Matsya avatar of Vishnu.
S8. Ans.d) Sundargarh District
Sol.The Khandadhar Falls is located at Nandapani, Bonaigarh in Sundargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the 12th highest waterfall in India and 2nd highest waterfall in Odisha.
S9. Ans.b) Barehipani Falls (399m)
Sol.Barehipani Falls with the height of 1,309 feet is the highest waterfall in Orissa that you must explore at least once in your lifetime.
S10. Ans.a) Khandadhar Falls (244m)
Sol.Amidst thick jungles, Khandadhar is a glittering waterfall created by a perennial rivulet called Korapani Nala within a few kms. of its origin. 244 meters in height it is said to be the highest waterfall in Odisha.
S11. Ans.c) Balasore District
Sol.Balasore District also known as Baleswar District or Baleshwar District, is an administrative district of Odisha state, in eastern India. Balasore is one of the coastal districts of Odisha and lies on the northernmost part of the state.
S12. Ans.c) 2015-16
Sol.The State Potato Mission now turning a hot potato for the ruling BJD reflects on how the tall governance claim of the Odisha government proved a big cipher.
S13. Ans.b) 1996
Sol.The Agricultural Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (APICOL), a wholly owned corporation of Govt. of Odisha. Incorporated on 01.03.1996 (CIN: U01409OR1996SGC004357), it started functioning since 01 June 1996 under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment.
S14. Ans.c) 1991
Sol.Chilika Development Authority (a Government of Odisha Agency) has been created under Forest & Environment Department of Government of Odisha in the year 1991 with an objective for conservation of ecology of Chilika lagoon and to bring an all round development in and around the lagoon which calls for multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary development activities.
S15. Ans.a) Odisha
Sol. Stainless steel, originally called rustless steel, is any one of a group of ferrous alloys that contain a minimum of approximately 11% chromium,a composition that prevents the iron from rusting and also provides heat-resistant properties.
