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Odisha GK
ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାଧାରଣ ଜ୍ଞାନ
Odisha became a separate province on
Answer: 1 April 1936
Capital of Odisha
Answer: Bhubaneswar
Number of districts in Odisha
Answer: 30
Largest district by area
Answer: Mayurbhanj
Smallest district by area
Answer: Jagatsinghpur
Longest river of Odisha
Answer: Mahanadi
Hirakud Dam is on the river
Answer: Mahanadi
Highest peak of Odisha
Answer: Deomali (Koraput)
Konark Sun Temple was built by
Answer: Narasimhadeva I
Konark became a World Heritage Site in
Answer: 1984
Puri Jagannath Temple was begun by
Answer: Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
Classical dance of Odisha
Answer: Odissi
Odia got classical language status in
Answer: 2014
Nesting site of Olive Ridley turtles
Answer: Gahirmatha
Known for mangroves and saltwater crocodiles
Answer: Bhitarkanika
Tiger reserve in Mayurbhanj
Answer: Similipal
Chilika Lake became a Ramsar site in
Answer: 1981
Hathigumpha inscription is of king
Answer: Kharavela
Rock edicts of Ashoka near Bhubaneswar
Answer: Dhauli
Leader of the Paika Rebellion (1817)
Answer: Bakshi Jagabandhu
Known as 'Utkal Gourav'
Answer: Madhusudan Das
Known as 'Utkalmani'
Answer: Gopabandhu Das
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born in
Answer: Cuttack
Seat of the Orissa High Court
Answer: Cuttack
Village famous for Pattachitra
Answer: Raghurajpur
Town famous for appliqué work
Answer: Pipili
Silver filigree (Tarakasi) is famous in
Answer: Cuttack
Harvest festival of western Odisha
Answer: Nuakhai
Festival held at Cuttack on Kartik Purnima
Answer: Bali Jatra
First Odia newspaper 'Utkal Dipika' started in
Answer: 1866
Seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Answer: 147
Lok Sabha seats from Odisha
Answer: 21
Rourkela Steel Plant was set up with help from
Answer: West Germany
Major port of Odisha
Answer: Paradip
Temple city of India
Answer: Bhubaneswar