ODISHA GK MCQ-12 Leave a Comment / By odishatutorial.com / 12 November 2023 Whatsapp Group Join Telegram channel JoinODISHA GK MCQ-12 1 / 60The city of Sambalpur is situated on the banks of the which river? (A) Indravati (B) Mahanadi (C) Kolab (D) Nagavali 2 / 60Ansupa is a sweet water lake located in which of the following districts of Odisha? (A) Cuttack (B) Gajapati (C) Ganjam (D) Balangir 3 / 60The Paika rebellion took place under the leadership of: (A) Bakshi Jagabandhu (B) Jayakrisna Rajguru (C) Balabhadra Bhanja (D) Chandradhwaja Sendh 4 / 60Who built a Jagannath temple at Tekkali in 1150 AD to preserve the memory of her deceased husband? (A) Tribhubana devi (B) Kalavati devi (C) Chandrika devi (D) Kasturikamodini 5 / 60The tallest peak in the Maliya Range of Eastern Ghats is: (A) Turia Konda (B) Deomali (C) Mahendragiri (D) Malayagiri 6 / 60Which of the following is the highest peak in the state of Odisha? (A) Mahendragiri (B) Turia Konda (C) Malayagiri (D) Deomali 7 / 60The famous Barabati Fort was constructed in 1229 A.D. by the Ganga ruler_____? (A) Anantavaraman Vajrahasta V (B) Anangabhimadeva Ill (C) Rajaraja II (D) Devendravarman Rajarajadeva 8 / 60Which of the following princely states was annexed by the British through the "doctrine of lapse"? (A) Gangpur (B) Sambalpur (C) Mayurbhanj (D) Dhenkanal 9 / 60Biju Patnaik sports award for best contribution to promotion of sports and games has been awarded to which among the following Companies in August 2022? (A) Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, Angul (B) Rourkela Steel Plant (C) Mahanadi Coal Field Ltd. (MCL), Talcher (D) NALCO, Bhubaneswar 10 / 60Which of the following hills is located in the state of Odisha? (A) Omkareshwar Hills (B) Hazaribagh Hills (C) Garhjat Hills (D) Amarkantak Hills 11 / 60In September 2022, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) performed Bhumi Pujan (ground breaking ceremony) rituals to remove sand from the 'garbhagriha' (sanctum sanatorium) of which of the following temples of Odisha? (A) Rajarani Temple, Bhubaneswar (B) Maa Samaleswari Temple, Sambalpur (C) Sun temple, Konark (D) Shree Gundicha Temple, Puri 12 / 60Which of the following is a Ramsar wetland site in Odisha? (A) Harike Wetlands (B) Bhitarkanika Mangroves (C) Kanjia Lake (D) Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary 13 / 60Which of the following is a horseshoe-shaped freshwater lake situated on the left bank of the river Mahanadi in the state of Odisha? (A) Sara (B) Kanjia (C) Chilika (D) Ansupa 14 / 60Which of the following states has the highest number of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGS) in India? (A) Odisha (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Bihar 15 / 60In August 2022, who among the following has been conferred with the prestigious Biju Patnaik sports award for outstanding performance in sports and games? (A) Shriyanka Sadangi (B) Dutee Chand (C) Pramod Bhagat (D) Dilip Tirkey 16 / 60Who among the following defeated the last Somavamsi ruler Karna Keshari and annexed Utkala? (A) Anantavarman Chodagangadeva (B) Anangabhimadeva III (C) Narasimhadeva I (D) Devendravarman Rajarajadeva 17 / 60Who was the first President of Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee? (A) Gopabandhu Das (B) Bhagirathi Mahapatra (C) Jagabandhu Singh (D) Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy 18 / 60Which of the following hill stations is popularly called as "Kashmir of Odisha"? (A) Mahendragiri (B) Dhenkanal (C) Daringbadi (D) Olasuni Hill 19 / 60Which of the following teams clinched the title of the inaugural edition of Ultimate Kho Kho? (A) Chennai Quick Guns (B) Telugu Yoddhas (C) Gujarat Giants (D) Odisha Juggernauts 20 / 60The Balimela Dam is constructed across which of the following rivers? (A) Sileru (B) Kolab (C) Nagavali (D) Devi 21 / 60Satkosia Gorge, recently declared as a Ramsar site, is located in which state? (A) Gujarat (B) Odisha (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Maharashtra 22 / 60Who was the first secretary of Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee? (A) Gouri Shankar Roy (B) Bhagirathi Mahapatra (C) Gopabandhu Das (D) Madhusudan Das 23 / 60In August 2022, the Biju Patnaik Award for Lifetime Achievement in Promotion of Sports and Games was given to which sportsperson? (A) Shriyanka Sadangi (B) Jhili Dalabehera (C) Debasis Mohanty (D) Benudhar Das 24 / 60In which among the following cities, the state of Odisha hosted the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup tournament 2023? (A) Malkangiri and Rourkela (B) Bhubaneswar and Rourkela (C) Berhampur and Angul (D) Cuttack and Bhubaneswar 25 / 60Under which treaty, Cuttack came under British occupation in 1803? (A) Treaty of Salbai (B) Treaty of Sugauli (C) Treaty of Deogaon (D) Treaty of Poona 26 / 60Which of the following wetlands of Odisha has been designated as wetlands of international importance under Ramsar Convention in August 2022? (A) Kanjia Lake (B) Kolab Lake (C) Balimela reservoir (D) Hirakud reservoir 27 / 60Who among the following is famously called as 'Utkal Gourav'? (A) Dhirendera Nath Choudhury (B) Babu Janakinath Bose (C) Madhusudan Das (D) Biswanath Kar 28 / 60Which of the following is a land locked District in the state of Odisha? (A) Bhadrak (B) Puri (C) Mayurbhanj (D) Baleswar 29 / 60Which of the following wetlands of Odisha has been designated as wetlands of international importance under Ramsar Convention in August 2022? (A) Kolab Lake (B) Ansupa lake (C) Pata Lake (D) Kanjia Lake 30 / 60The Hathigumpha inscription is found in which of the following hills? (A) Udayagiri hills (B) Dhauligiri Hills (C) Chandragiri hills (D) Khandagiri hills 31 / 60In which of the following places of Odisha, "Central Cattle Breeding Farm" is located? (A) DamanjodiV (B) Kotpad (C) Laxmipur (D) Sunabeda 32 / 60In September 2022, who among the following has been appointed as new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)? (A) Prof. Ved Kumari (B) Prof. Chakradhar Tripathi (C) Prof. Rabindra Kumar Panda (D) Prof. Pravat Kumar Roul 33 / 60The Odisha highlands are also known as the: (A) Garhjat Hills (B) Gali Konda (C) Turia Konda (D) Nilgiri Hills 34 / 60Nuakhai is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in which of the following states of India? (A) Odisha (B) Gujarat (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Punjab 35 / 60Which of the following wetlands of Odisha has been designated as wetlands of international importance under Ramsar Convention in August 2022? (A) Tampara lake (B) Kanjia Lake (C) Pata Lake (D) Rengali Reservoir 36 / 60Where was the 'Odisha Investor's Meet' held on September 14, 2022? (A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata (C) Amaravati (D) Chennai 37 / 60Who among the following established Satyabadi Vana Vidyalaya at Sakhigopal, Puri? (A) Gopabandhu Das (B) Jagabandhu Singh (C) Bhagirathi Mahapatra (D) Jatindranath Mukherjee 38 / 60Which Ganga ruler shifted his capital from Kalinganagara to Abhinava Varanasi Kataka on the bank of Mahanadi? (A) Anangabhimadeva III (B) Narasinhadeva (C) Bhanudeva IV (D) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva 39 / 60Which of the following cities/towns is located on the banks of river Mahanadi? (A) Koraput (B) Balasore (C) Cuttack (D) Bhadrak 40 / 60As of September 2022, how many Ramsar wetlands sites are there in the State of Odisha? (A) Seven (B) Eight (C) Six (D) Three 41 / 60Which of the following is the longest earthen dam in the state of Odisha? (A) Hirakud (B) Pipal (C) Salandi (D) Alubani 42 / 60Which of the following districts of Odisha shares its boundary with Chhattisgarh? (A) Rayagada (B) Malkangiri (C) Ganjam (D) Gajapati 43 / 60Which of the following is the smallest district in the state of Odisha in terms of area? (A) Balasore (B) Puri (C) Ganjam (D) Jagatsinghpur 44 / 60Which edition of Make in Odisha conclave will be held in Bhubaneswar from November 30 to December 4, 2022? (A) Third Edition (B) Fourth Edition (C) First Edition (D) Second Edition 45 / 60Where did the Bhuyan rising take place under the leadership of Ratna Naik? (A) Balasore (B) Keonjhar (C) Puri (D) Khurda 46 / 60How many Indian states including Odisha, will host FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022? (A) Five (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four 47 / 60The Ghumsur rebellion took place under the leadership of: (A) Nilamber and Pitamber (B) Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu (C) Dora Bisoi and Chakra Bisoi (D) Ratna Naik and Dharanidhar Naik 48 / 60Jagannath temple of Puri was constructed by which dynasty ruler? (A) Sailodbhava dynasty (B) Suryavamshi dynasty (C) Somavamshi dynasty (D) Ganga dynasty 49 / 60The Lakshmi (Laxmi) Purana is a purana written by which of the following Odia Poets? (A) Balarama Dasa (B) Jayadeva (C) Anata Dasa (D) Jagannatha Dasa 50 / 60The Tampara lake, recently declared as a Ramsar site, is located in which district of Odisha? (A) Ganjam (B) Cuttack (C) Kendrapara (D) Koraput 51 / 60Mandira Dam is built across which of the following rivers of Odisha? (A) Bansadhara (B) Mahanadi (C) Salandi (D) Sankh 52 / 60The 'Black Pagoda' is associated with which place of Odisha? (A) Puri (B) Sundargarh (C) Cuttack (D) Konark 53 / 60_____ police station in Ganjam district was awarded as the best police station in the country in 2022 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. A) Bhanjanagar PS B) Chatrapur PS C) Aska PS D) Digapahandi PS 54 / 60In which state does the Subarnarekha River originate? (A) Chhattisgarh (B) Odisha (C) Jharkhand (D) West Bengal 55 / 60Which Afghan ruler of Bengal invaded Odisha in 1568? (A) Husen Saha (B) Sulaiman Karrani (C) Kalapahada (D) Makram khan 56 / 60Which mauryan ruler invaded Kalinga in 261 B.C.? (A) Brihadratha (B) Chandragupta Maurya (C) Bindusara (D) Ashoka 57 / 60The Odisha IT Policy 2022 shall be in operation for_____years from the date of its Gazette Notification or till it is substituted by another Policy. (A) Ten (B) Four (C) Six (D) Five 58 / 60The Odia newspaper named Kujibara Patrika was published by_____? (A) Gauri Shankar Ray (B) Chandragupta Maurya (C) Sadhu Sundar Das (D) Fakir Mohan Senapati 59 / 60The Chief Minister of Odisha has recently inaugurated Subarnarekha irrigation project in which of the following district of odisha ? (A) Koraput (B) Subarnapur (C) Nuapada (D) Mayurbhanj 60 / 60The historic Bali Yatra will be held in November 2022 on the banks of which of the following rivers? (A) Subarnarekha River (B) Mahanadi River (C) Brahmani River (D) Baitarani River Your score isThe average score is 51% 0% Restart quiz