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Odia — Model Syllabus Roadmap

22 Official 2024 Lecturer Disciplines — Syllabus Directory · Subjects 12–22

Useful for: SSB Lecturer (Degree Colleges)

Overview

Odia at lecturer level covers the history of Odia literature, major writers, grammar and linguistics, and literary criticism.

Key points

Early literature: Charyapada; Sarala Das’s Mahabharata (15th century).
Panchasakha poets of the Bhakti period.
Riti period: Upendra Bhanja.
Modern: Radhanath Ray, Fakir Mohan Senapati ("Chha Mana Atha Guntha").
Twentieth century: Gopinath Mohanty (first Odia Jnanpith, 1973) and others.
Grammar, linguistics and criticism; classical language status (2014).

Explanation

Fakir Mohan is called the father of modern Odia fiction.
Satyabadi school writers shaped nationalism.
Folk literature enriches Odia studies.
Link writers with works and periods.

Step by step

Place the question in its unit of the syllabus.
Recall the theory, thinker, law or work involved.
Eliminate options from other schools, periods or units.

Examples

Author of the Odia Mahabharata → Sarala Das.
"Chha Mana Atha Guntha" → Fakir Mohan Senapati.
First Odia Jnanpith → Gopinath Mohanty (1973).

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Wrong period placement.
Trap: Mixing writers and works.
Trap: Ignoring linguistics.

Quick revision

Sarala Das; Panchasakha.
Fakir Mohan; Radhanath.
Gopinath Mohanty 1973; classical 2014.

Practice MCQs

Odia was declared a classical language of India in
1. 2004
2. 2008
3. 2014
4. 2019
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Answer: (c) 2014. It was the sixth language to get the status.
Sarala Das, author of the Odia Mahabharata, is called the
1. Adikavi of Odia
2. Kavisamrat
3. father of the Odia novel
4. Utkalmani
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Answer: (a) Adikavi of Odia. He lived in the 15th century.
'Chha Mana Atha Guntha', a landmark Odia novel, was written by
1. Fakir Mohan Senapati
2. Gopinath Mohanty
3. Radhanath Ray
4. Upendra Bhanja
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Answer: (a) Fakir Mohan Senapati. It depicts exploitation of peasants.
The first Odia writer to receive the Jnanpith Award was
1. Sitakant Mahapatra
2. Sachidananda Routray
3. Gopinath Mohanty
4. Pratibha Ray
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Answer: (c) Gopinath Mohanty. He received it in 1973 for Mati Matala.
Upendra Bhanja is honoured with the title
1. Adikavi
2. Kavisamrat
3. Utkalmani
4. Byasakabi
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Answer: (b) Kavisamrat. He wrote ornate riti poetry.

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