Top 30 Odisha Static GK Quiz

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Q1. What is the pre-historic name of Odisha?

(a)Utkala

(b)Kalinga

(c)Kosala

(d)Udra

S1.Ans. (d)Udra

 

Q2. Which Ganga ruler built the world famous Konark temple?

(a)Narasimhadeva I

(b)Bhanudeva IV

(c)Chodagangadeva

(d)Rajarajadeva

S2.Ans. (a)Narasimhadeva I

 

Q3. When did the Muslim rule in Odisha begin?

(a)1568

(b)1578

(c)1588

(d)1582

S3.Ans. (a)1568

 

Q4. Balasore was captured by which of the General of British?

(a)Captain Morgan

(b)Lord Wellesley

(c)Lord Cornwallis

(d)Warren Hastings

S4.Ans. (a)Captain Morgan

 

Q5. Which were the two important centres of Brahmo Movement in Odisha?

(a)Puri and Cuttack

(b)Balasore and Puri

(c)Cuttack and Balasore

(d)Khurdha and Puri

S5.Ans. (c)Cuttack and Balasore

 

Q6. Who was the founder of Bhoi dynasty in Odisha?

(a)Govinda Vidyadhar

(b)Chakra Pratap

(c)Janardhan Vidyadhar

(d)Narasimha Jena

S6.Ans. (b)Chakra Pratap

 

Q7. When did the Barabati fort fell in the hands of British?

(a)1798

(b)1800

(c)1803

(d)1812

S7.Ans. (c)1803

 

Q8. Who among the following formed ‘Utkal Brahmo Samaj’ at Cuttack?

(a)Keshab Chandra Sen

(b)Pratap Chandra

(c)Rammohan Roy

(d)Haranath Bhattacharya

S8.Ans. (d)Haranath Bhattacharya

 

Q9. When did the Salt Law was broken in Inchudi of Balasore?

(a)6^th April,1930

(b) 14th April,1930

(c) 12th April,1930

(d) 13th April,1930

S9.Ans. (b) 14th April 1930

 

Q10.Who is famously known as ‘Utkala Gaurav’ in Odisha?

(a)Madhusudan das

(b)Surendra Sai

(c)Gopabandhu Das

(d)Krushna Chandra Dev

S10.Ans. (a)Madhusudan das

 

Q11.Who was the first Chief Minister of Odisha State?

(a)Harekrushna Mahatab

(b)Surendra Sai

(c)Gopabandhu Madhusudan Das

(d)Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo

S11.Ans. (a)Harekrushna Mahatab

 

Q12.Dongria Kondhs reside in which district?

(a)Koraput

(b)Balasore

(c)Sambalpur

(d)None of these

S12.Ans. (a)Koraput

 

Q13.The first primary school was set up in which year in Odisha?

(a)1600 AD

(b)1760 AD

(c)1822 AD

(d)1901 Ad

S13.Ans. (c)1822 AD

Q14.Odisha Hosted which world cup in Bhubaneswar 2018?

(a)Hockey World Cup

(b)Cricket World Cup

(c)T20 World Cup

(d)Kho Kho Championship

S14.Ans. (a)Hockey World Cup

 

Q15.Who wrote the first Odia play’Babaji’ in 1877?

(a)Jagmohan Leela

(b)Kampal Mishra

(c)Padmanav Narayan Dev

(d)Kalicharan Pattnaik

S15.Ans. (a)Jagmohan Leela

 

Q16.Which popular hill station is nicknamed as Kashmir of Odisha?

(a)Tensa

(b)Daringibadi

(c)Mahendragiri

(d)Taptapani

S16.Ans. (b)Daringibadi

 

Q17.The earliest Buddhist complex dating back to 1^st century AD is ___________.

(a)Ratnagiri

(b)Udayagiri

(c)Jaugada

(d)Lalitgiri

S17.Ans. (d)Lalitgiri

 

Q18.Mahatma Gandhi came to Odisha for promoting Non-Cooperation Movement in which year?

(a)1920

(b)1922

(c)1921

(d)1919

S18.Ans. (c)1921

 

Q19.Which district is also known as ‘Home of Elephants and Tigers’due to presence of dense forests?

(a)Dhenkanal

(b)Balangir

(c)Malkangiri

(d)Ganjam

S19.Ans. (a)Dhenkanal

 

Q20.Which among the following was done first in Odisha among all the states in India?

(a)Separate seat for women in Panchayat

(b)Set up Panchayat Samities in villages

(c)Reservation for SC in Panchayat

(d)Conduct election according to PESA

S20.Ans. (d)Conduct election according to PESA

 

Q21.Which is the intermediate level of the Panchayati Raj System in Odisha?

(a) Panchayat Samiti

(b)Gram Panchayat

(c)Gram Sabha

(d)None of the above

S21.Ans. (a) Panchayat Samiti

 

Q22.Odisha High Court was formally inaugurated in which year?

(a)1947

(b)1948

(c)1949

(d)1950

S22.Ans. (b)1948

 

Q23.Who was the first Chief Justice of Odisha when India became a Republic?

(a)Justice Lingaraj Panigrahi

(b) Justice Bira Kishore Ray

(c) Justice Khaleel Ahmed

(d) Justice Satya Bhusan Burman

S23.Ans. (b) Justice Bira Kishore Ray

 

Q24.When was Odisha Public Service Commission constituted?

(a)11^th November 1947

(b)1^st April 1949

(c)21^st October 1936

(d)1^st March 1950

S24.Ans. (b)1^st April 1949

 

Q25.Who was the first Governor of Odisha?

(a)M Asaf Ali

(b)Sir John Austen Hubback

(c)Bhimsen Sachar

(d)VP Menon

S25.Ans. (b)Sir John Austen Hubback

 

Q26.Henry Ricketts proposed the merger of which place in the Odisha division in 1855?

(a)Sambalpur

(b)Mayurbhanj

(c)Nilgiri

(d)Bihar

S26.Ans. (a)Sambalpur

Q27.Which of the following is the first Odia newspaper of Odisha?

(a)Dharitri

(b)Utkala Deepika

(c)Dinalipi

(d)Anupam Bharat

S27.Ans. (b)Utkala Deepika

 

Q28.Which day is celebrated as the ‘Odia Journalism Day’?

(a)1^st January

(b)3^rd March

(c)5^th June

(d)4^th August

S28.Ans. (d)4^th August

 

Q29.Which National Waterway is stretched over Mahanadi river?

(a)NW 14

(b) NW 22

(c) NW 64

(d) NW 96

S29.Ans. (c) NW 64

 

Q30.Which organization in Odisha aims to develop solar power plants and solar parks?

(a)Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL)

(b)Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO)

(c)Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC)

(d)Capital Expenditure Programme (CAPEx)

S30.Ans. (a)Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL)

 

FAQs: Odisha Static GK

Q1.Who was the first in Odisha GK?

Ans. Chief Ministers Of Odisha