Q1. Who had occupied Odisha just before Britishers?(OSSSC CRE PEO & JA 2021)

1. Mouryas
2. Portugese
3. Mongols
4. Marhattas

Q2. After the severe famine of 1866 in Odisha, the British authority built — (OSSSC Jail Warder 2017)

1. The Puri Canal
2. The Kendrapada Canal
3. The Bhadrak Canal
4. The Taladanda Canal

Q3. Read the following statements carefully and answer which of them is/are correct by using the codes given below. (OSSSC Jail Warder 2017)

1. Odisha became a part of British Empire during the reign of Lord Wellesley.
2. Mukunda Dev-II was the king of Khordha when Odisha came under the British rule in 1803.
3. Dalhousie was the Governor-General of India when Sambalpur was annexed to the British Empire.

1. Only 1 is correct
2. 1 & 2 are correct
3. 1, 2 & 3 are correct
4. None is correct

Q4. Who among the following became the first Martyr (Saheed) of Odisha during British regime? (OSSSC CRE 2021)

1. Veer Surendra Sai
2. Jayee Rajguru
3. Laxman Naik
4. Raghunath Mohanty

05. Who was the first Muslim ruler of Odisha? (OSSSC RI 2015)

1. Alla-ud-din Bakhtiyar
2. Mahammad Sayeed
3. Sulaiman Karrani
4. Qutab-ud-din Aibak

06. The famous war of Kalinga was fought in the year (OPRB CBRE Warder – 26th Dec 2022-SL-1)

1. 261 BC
2. 265 BC
3. 270 BC
4. 296 BC

7. King Kharavela belonged to which royal dynasty? (OPRB CBRE Warder – 25th Dec 2022-SL-2 & OSSSC VAW/HEW 2016)

1. Nanda
2. Maurya
3. Chedi
4. Satavahana

8. Find out the incorrect one of the following pairs of the great personality and his actual name? (OSSSC RI 2015)

1. Bhagirathi – Jain Mukherjee
2. Chandni Hajuri – Chakhi Khuntia
3. Pathani Samanta – Chandra Sekhar Samantray
4. Sarala Das – Siddheswar Parida

9. Ancient Odisha’s sailors were doing trade with which part of the world? (OSSSC CRE 2020)

1. South-West Asia
2. Europe
3. South-East Asia
4. China and Japan

10. Which of the following statements about Veer Surendra Sai is incorrect? (OSSSC Jail Warder 2017)

1. Veer Surendra Sai first declared his revolt against the British regime in 1827.
2. Veer Surendra Sai was kept in Asirgarh jail till the end of his life.
3. Veer Surendra Sai breathed his last 28.02.1884 at the age of 75.
4. None is these

11. When Odisha became a separate state on 1st April, 1936, the number of districts was — (OSSSC RI 2015)

1. Five
2. Six
3. Seven
4. Thirteen

12. The place “Inchudi” in Balasore district is famous for which of the following? (OSSSC CRE 2021)

1. Massacre during freedom struggle
2. Salt Satyagraha
3. Gandhiji’s first arrival in Odisha
4. Scenic beauty

13. Where was the Paik Rebellion started in 1857? (OSSSC Jr. Clerk 2015)

1. Banpur
2. Kujanga
3. Ranapur
4. Khordha

14. Sarala Das, the great Odia poet, flourished in the court of (OSSSC Jr. Clerk 2015)

1. Prataprudra Dev
2. Kapilendra Dev
3. Purusottam Dev
4. Narasimha Dev-I

15. The Lingaraj Temple at Bhubaneswar was constructed by (OPRB CBRE Warder – 24th Dec 2022-SL-1)

1. Satavahana Dynasty
2. Ganga Dynasty
3. Soma Dynasty
4. Naga Dynasty

16. Odisha became a part of British empire during the reign of (OSSSC RI 2015)

1. Warren Hastings
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. William Bentick
4. Lord Wellesly

ANSWER KEY

1. 4	2. 1	3. 3	4. 2	5. 3	6. 1	7. 3
8. 3	9. 3	10. 4	11. D	12. 2	13. 4	14. 2
15. 3	16. D	17.	18.	19.	20.	21.