Odisha GK Quiz Questions and Answers

Question: Which of the following was the title of Sarala Das?

Ans. Shudramuni

Question: Which country awarded its highest national award ‘Bhoomi Putra’ to Biju Patnaik?

Ans. Indonesia

Question: The Sun Temple of Konark was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in which year?

Ans. 1984

Question: Which temple was conceived entirely as a chariot?

Ans. Konarak

Question: Who was the editor of the newspaper “Asha”?

Ans. Shashi Bhushan Rath

Question: Odisha has the ______ largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India?

Ans. third

Question: What is the smallest National highway of Odisha?

Ans. NH-130 C

Question: In which year, Odia was recognised as one of the classical languages of India?

Ans. 2014

Question: Balimela reservoir is situated on which river?

Ans. Sileru

Question: Utkal Sammilani was founded by?

Ans. Madhusudan Das

Question: Which organization is responsible to conduct Livestock Census?

Ans. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Question: Who had conferred the title ‘Jewel of Orissa’ (Utkal Mani) to Gopabandhu Das?

Ans. Prafulla Chandra Roy

Question: Who was the first woman to be elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly?

Ans. Sarala Devi

Question: In which year, Gopinath Mohanty was awarded with Jnanpith Award?

Ans. 1973

Question: The last ruler of the Gajapati dynasty Kakhura deva was killed by whom?

Ans. Govinda Vidyadhara

Question: In which year, Bhitarkanika was designated as National Park?

Ans. 1998

Question: Who was the director of the first Odia film “Sita Bibaha”?

Ans. Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami

Question: Who is associated with the “Blood and Iron Policy”?

Ans. Sardar Patel

Question: Chandrabhaga Fair is famous in which district of Odisha?

Ans. Puri

Question: Who is the first person from Odisha to won the Padma Vibhushan award?

Ans. Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra

Question: Which of the following districts of Odisha is the smallest district by population?

Ans. Deogarh

Question: Who is the first person from Odisha to won the Padma Shri award?

Ans. Laxmi Narayan Sahu

Question: What is the main objective of the Solar Water Pumping program?

Ans. To provide free solar power service for BPL

Question: As of 2021, how many people from Odisha received Padma Vibhushan award?

Ans. 4

Question: Upper Indravati Multipurpose project is situated in which district?

Ans. Kalahandi

Question: The Coronation of King Kharavela took place in the year?

Ans. 177 B.C.

Question: The designation of “Senadhyaksa” of the Ganga dynasty was in charge of?

Ans. Commander-in-chief

Question: Who is the founder of the Bhoi dynasty?

Ans. Govinda Vidyadhara

Question: The 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics Championship 2017 was organized in which stadium of Odisha?

Ans. Kalinga Stadium

Question: The Gajapati dynasty was established by Emperor Kapilendra Deva in?

Ans. 1434

Question: Which of the following National waterways is the longest?

Ans. NW-5

Question: The term “Pioneers of Press in Odisha” refers to?

Ans. Baptist missionaries

Question: As per the 20th Livestock census, what is the no of sheep population in Odisha?

Ans. 1.3 million

Question: The famous Daringibadi hill station is situated in which district of Odisha?

Ans. Kandhamal

Question: In Ancient times, Odisha was known by the name of?

Ans. Kalinga

Question: In Odisha, Dutch founded their first settlement at?

Ans. Pipli

Question: The Jagannath Puri Temple was built in the year?

Ans. 1161

Question: Which one was the first capital of the Bhoi dynasty?

Ans. Cuttack

Question: Which poet is known as the Kabi Samrata?

Ans. Upendra Bhanja

Question: Which one was the capital of the Somavamshi dynasty?

Ans. Jajpur

Question: In which year Huen tsang visits Odisha?

Ans. 630 AD

Question: As of 2021, how many people from Odisha received Padma Bhushan award?

Ans. 11

Question: The Lingaraj Temple at Bhubaneswar was constructed by the?

Ans. Soma Dynasty

Question: In which year Bharat Ratna was awarded to V.V. Giri?

Ans. 1975

Question: Who is the first Odia woman to win the Jnanpith Award?

Ans. Pratibha Ray

Question: Who was appointed as first Secretary of Utkal Sabha?

Ans. Gourishankar Ray

Question: Who is the first person from Odisha to won the Padma Bhushan award?

Ans. Mahadeva Iyer Ganapati

Question: Who is the first sportsperson from Odisha to receive the Arjuna award?

Ans. Minati Mohapatra

Question: Who wrote “Bande Utkala Janani”, the official state song of Odisha?

Ans. Laxmikanta Mohapatra

Question: Which one is the first Odia film to received the National Award?

Ans. Sri Lokanath

Question: The Leaning Temple of Huma is located in which district?

Ans. Sambalpur

Question: The first English Daily “New Orissa” was published from?

Ans. Berhampur

Question: The Saltwater Crocodile Research Centre is located in?

Ans. Bhitarkanika Sanctuary

Question: Gopinath Mohanty was awarded with National Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 for his novel?

Ans. Amrutara Santana