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01. Which of the following is not the ancient name of Odisha?
(A) Kalinga
(B) Utkal
(C) Odra Desha
(D) Koshal
Answer – D
02. Which of the following statements about Jagannath Temple in Puri is incorrect?
(OSSSC Jr. Clerk 2015)
(A) It was built by King Prataprudradev.
(B) It was built in 1115 AD.
(C) Its height is 214.8 feet.
(D) It is also called White Pagoda.
Answer – A
03. The world famous Navakalevar of the deities in Lord Jagannath Temple of Puri takes place in which year?
(OSSSC CRE 2021)
(A) Two consecutive odia month of Kartika
(B) Two consecutive odia month of Bhadraba
(C) Two consecutive odia month of Aswina
(D) Two consecutive odia month of Ashadha
Answer – D
04. The temple of Lord Nilamadhav built in replica of the Jagannath Temple is located in-
(OSSSC RI 2015)
(A) Koraput
(B) Nayagarh
(C) Keonjhar
(D) Kantilo
Answer – D
05. The Sun Temple at Konark is known as?
(A) Peace Pagoda
(B) Black Pagoda
(C) White Pagoda
(D) Golden Pagoda
Answer – B
06. Which of the following is not a correct statement on the Sun Temple at Konark?
(OSSSC Jail Warder 2017)
(A) It took 12years to complete.
(B) 1200 artists were engaged to finish it.
(C) Rupees 40 crores was spent on its construction.
(D) Ananga bhima Dev-III built it in memory of his victory of Bengal.
Answer – D
07. The Sun Temple of Odisha has been built in the shape of a giant chariot pulled by-
(OSSSC RI 2015)
(A) 9 horses and 8 pairs of wheel
(B) 7 horses and 11 pairs of wheel
(C) 8 horses and 10 pairs of wheel
(D) 7 horses and 12 pairs of wheel
Answer – D
08. Which of the following categories of the images of Lord Ganesh is/are found in the temple of Odisha ?
(OSSSC CRE 2021)
(A) Asina Ganesh
(B) Sthanaka Ganesh
(C) Nrutya Ganesh
(D) All of the above
Answer – D
09. Which of the following places is known as ‘Biraja Kshetra’?
(OSSSC CRE 2021)
(A) Jagatsinghpur
(B) Jajpur
(C) Cuttack
(D) Bhadrak
Answer – B
10. Which of the following hills in Odisha is not a Buddhist site ?
(OSSSC Jr. Assistant 2018)
(A) Dhauligiri
(B) Khandagiri
(C) Lalitagiri
(D) Ratnagiri
Answer – D
11. Which of the following places is a Buddhist site?
(OSSSC VAW/HEW 2016)
(A) Khandagiri
(B) Udaygiri
(C) Lalitgiri
(D) None of these
Answer – C
12. Khandagiri and Udayagiri caves of Bhubaneswar are associated with which religion?
(OSSSC CRE PEO/JA 2023)
(A) Hinduism
(B) Islam
(C) Jainism
(D) Buddhism
Answer – C
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13. Who of the following wrote the prayer “Ahe Dyamaya Biswa Bihari”?
(OSSSC RI 2015)
(A) Madhusudan Rao
(B) Madhusudan Dash
(C) GouriShanakar Ray
(D) Ramakrushna Nanda
Answer – D
14. Who is the poet of famous song “Bande Utkal Janani”?
(OSSSC Jr. Clerk 2015)
(A) Fakir Mohan Senapati
(B) Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra
(C) Radhakanta Ray
(D) Gopabandhu Dash
Answer – B
15. Who was the founder of Satyabadi Bana Vidyalaya in Odisha?
(OSSSC LIVESTOCK 2021)
(A) Madhusudan Das
(B) Madhusudan Rao
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Gopabandhu Dash
Answer – D
16. In which year the first Oriya Magazine “JNANARUNA” was published :
(OPRB CBRE Warder- 25th Dec 2022-SL-2)
(A) 1822
(B) 1836
(C) 1842
(D) 1849
Answer – D
17. Who was the Editor of Utkal Dipika published in 1866 :
(OPRB CBRE Warder- 25th Dec 2022-SL-3)
(A) Fakir Mohan Senapati
(B) Baikunth Nath De
(C) Gouri Shankar Roy
(D) NilamaniVidyaratna
Answer – C (Odisha GK Question with Answer for OSSSC Exam)
18. Which one is the first daily newspaper of Odisha?
(OPRB CBRE Warder- 25th Dec 2022-SL-3)
(A)BodhaDayini
(B)UtkalDeepika
(C)Dainika Asha
(D) KujibarPatra
Answer – C (Odisha GK Question with Answer for OSSSC Exam)
19. The first Oriya Magazine ‘Bodha Dayini’ was published from :
(OPRB CBRE Warder- 25th Dec 2022-SL-1)
(A) Bhubaneswar
(B) Cuttack
(C) Balasore
(D) Puri
Answer – C (Odisha GK Question with Answer for OSSSC Exam)
20. Which of the following is not a literary creation of Gangadhar Meher?
(OSSSC RI 2015)
(A) Pranayaballari
(B) Chilika
(C) Tapaswini
(D) Indumati
Answer – B (Odisha GK Question with Answer for OSSSC Exam)
21. Which of the following is not a literary creation of Upendra Bhanja?
(OSSSC RI 2015)
(A) Labanyabati
(B) Premachintamani
(C) Chitralekha
(D) Chandrakala
Answer – D (Odisha GK Question with Answer for OSSSC Exam)
22. Who among the following persons is known as ‘Kabi Chandra’ ?
(A) Upendra bhanja
(B) Kali Charan Pattanik
(C) Nanda Kishor Bala
(D) Radhanath Ray
Answer – B (Odisha GK Question with Answer for OSSSC Exam)
23. Who wrote the poem ‘Chilika?
(OPRB CBRE Warder- 24th Dec 2022-SL-3)
(A) Gangadhar Meher
(B)Jagannatha Das
(C) Chaitanya Das
(D) Radhanath Ray
Answer – D (Odisha GK Question with Answer for OSSSC Exam)
24. Who wrote the book ‘Geeta Govinda’?
(OSSSC HAW / HAW 2016)
(A) Upendra Bhanja
(B) Jayadeva
(C) Balaram Das
(D) Gangadhar Meher
Answer – B (Odisha GK Question with Answer for OSSSC Exam)
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