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Odisha Polity and Administration

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Overview

Odisha has a unicameral legislature and a district-based administration; it pioneered state disaster management after the 1999 super cyclone.

Key points

Odisha has a unicameral Legislative Assembly with 147 seats.
Odisha sends 21 members to the Lok Sabha and 10 to the Rajya Sabha.
The Orissa High Court is at Cuttack (established 1948).
There are 30 districts grouped into three revenue divisions: Northern, Central and Southern.
OSDMA (1999) was India’s first state disaster management authority, set up after the super cyclone.
Panchayati raj follows the 73rd and 74th Amendments with state laws.

Explanation

The state has a Lokayukta for anti-corruption.
Scheduled Areas under the Fifth Schedule exist in several districts.
Women have 50% reservation in local bodies by state law.
The state capital and secretariat are in Bhubaneswar.
District Collectors head district administration.

Step by step

Identify the concept, method or fact asked.
Recall the definition, thinker, year or rule.
Apply it and eliminate extreme or mismatched options.

Examples

Number of Assembly seats in Odisha → 147.
Seat of the Orissa High Court → Cuttack.
India’s first state disaster management authority → OSDMA (1999).

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Saying Odisha has a Legislative Council.
Trap: Wrong Lok Sabha seat count.
Trap: Placing the High Court in Bhubaneswar.

Quick revision

147 MLAs; 21 LS; 10 RS.
High Court Cuttack 1948.
OSDMA 1999; 3 revenue divisions.

Practice MCQs

Odisha’s Legislative Assembly has how many seats?
1. 140
2. 147
3. 160
4. 294
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Answer: (b) 147. 147 seats.
Lok Sabha seats from Odisha —
1. 14
2. 21
3. 25
4. 28
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Answer: (b) 21. 21 seats.
Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha —
1. 8
2. 10
3. 12
4. 16
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Answer: (b) 10. 10 seats.
The Orissa High Court is located at —
1. Bhubaneswar
2. Cuttack
3. Puri
4. Sambalpur
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Answer: (b) Cuttack. Cuttack, 1948.
Odisha’s revenue divisions are —
1. two
2. three
3. four
4. five
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Answer: (b) three. Northern, Central and Southern.
India’s first state disaster management authority was —
1. BSDMA
2. GSDMA
3. OSDMA
4. NDMA
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Answer: (c) OSDMA. OSDMA, 1999.
OSDMA was set up after the —
1. 1999 super cyclone
2. Phailin 2013
3. Fani 2019
4. tsunami 2004
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Answer: (a) 1999 super cyclone. Super cyclone of 1999.
The Orissa High Court was established in —
1. 1936
2. 1948
3. 1956
4. 1966
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Answer: (b) 1948. 1948.
Panchayati raj in Odisha follows the —
1. no law
2. 73rd and 74th Amendments with state laws
3. 42nd Amendment only
4. Ninth Schedule
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Answer: (b) 73rd and 74th Amendments with state laws. Constitutional framework plus state Acts.