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Odisha History

Environment & General Studies

Useful for: OTET, OSSC RHT — Regular High School Teacher, Junior Teacher, OAVS, OPSC PGT, OSEPA Primary Teacher / JT Category-I, OSEPA Upper Primary — Arts, OSEPA Upper Primary — Science

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OSSC History, OSSC Teacher Readiness, OSSSC Govt Physical Education Teacher (PET), OSSSC Govt TGT Arts, OSSSC Govt TGT Science — CBZ, OSSSC Govt TGT Science — PCM, Special OTET, SSB Lecturer / PGT, SSB Lecturer (Degree Colleges), SSB School Teachers, SSB TGT Arts

Overview

Odisha (ancient Kalinga) has a long history from the Kalinga war and Kharavela to the Ganga and Gajapati rulers, the Paika rebellion and the creation of a separate province in 1936.

Key points

  • Ashoka’s Kalinga war (c. 261 BCE) led to his adoption of dhamma.
  • King Kharavela’s achievements are recorded in the Hathigumpha inscription at Udayagiri.
  • The Eastern Ganga king Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva built the Jagannath temple at Puri; Narasimhadeva I built the Konark Sun Temple.
  • Kapilendra Deva founded the Gajapati dynasty (1435).
  • The British took Odisha in 1803; the Paika rebellion (1817) was led by Buxi Jagabandhu.
  • Odisha became a separate province on 1 April 1936 (Utkal Divas); the state was renamed Odisha in 2011.

Explanation

  • Madhusudan Das founded the Utkal Sammilani (1903).
  • Gopabandhu Das founded the Satyabadi school (1909).
  • Princely states merged with Odisha in 1948.
  • The capital moved from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar after independence.
  • Praja Mandal movements opposed rulers of princely states.

Step by step

  1. Identify the concept, method or policy asked.
  2. Recall the definition, thinker, year or rule.
  3. Apply it to the situation and eliminate extreme options.

Examples

  • The Hathigumpha inscription is associated with → Kharavela.
  • The Paika rebellion of 1817 was led by → Buxi Jagabandhu.
  • Utkal Divas (1 April) marks → the formation of Odisha province in 1936.

Traps and advanced points

  • Trap: Crediting Konark to Chodaganga Deva.
  • Trap: Dating the Paika rebellion to 1857.
  • Trap: Confusing 1936 province with 2011 renaming.

Quick revision

  • Kalinga war; Kharavela.
  • Chodaganga (Puri), Narasimhadeva I (Konark).
  • 1817 Paika; 1903 Sammilani; 1936 province; 2011 name.

Practice MCQs

  1. Ashoka’s Kalinga war was fought in about —

    1. 322 BCE
    2. 261 BCE
    3. 185 BCE
    4. 78 CE

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    Answer: (b) 261 BCE. c. 261 BCE.

  2. The Hathigumpha inscription records the achievements of —

    1. Kharavela
    2. Samudragupta
    3. Chodaganga Deva
    4. Ashoka

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    Answer: (a) Kharavela. At Udayagiri.

  3. The Jagannath temple at Puri was built by —

    1. Kapilendra Deva
    2. Kharavela
    3. Narasimhadeva I
    4. Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva

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    Answer: (d) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva. Eastern Ganga king.

  4. The Konark Sun Temple was built by —

    1. Chodaganga Deva
    2. Narasimhadeva I
    3. Ashoka
    4. Kapilendra Deva

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    Answer: (b) Narasimhadeva I. Narasimhadeva I.

  5. The Gajapati dynasty was founded by Kapilendra Deva in —

    1. 1568
    2. 1803
    3. 1206
    4. 1435

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    Answer: (d) 1435. 1435.

  6. The British took Odisha in —

    1. 1857
    2. 1912
    3. 1757
    4. 1803

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    Answer: (d) 1803. 1803.

  7. The Paika rebellion of 1817 was led by —

    1. Buxi Jagabandhu
    2. Madhusudan Das
    3. Gopabandhu Das
    4. Surendra Sai

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    Answer: (a) Buxi Jagabandhu. Buxi Jagabandhu.

  8. Odisha became a separate province on —

    1. 1 November 1956
    2. 1 April 1936
    3. 15 August 1947
    4. 26 January 1950

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    Answer: (b) 1 April 1936. Utkal Divas.

  9. The name "Orissa" was changed to "Odisha" in —

    1. 2011
    2. 2015
    3. 2018
    4. 2001

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    Answer: (a) 2011. 2011.

  10. The Utkal Sammilani was founded in 1903 by —

    1. Fakir Mohan Senapati
    2. Harekrushna Mahatab
    3. Madhusudan Das
    4. Gopabandhu Das

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    Answer: (c) Madhusudan Das. Madhusudan Das.

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