Odisha GK Questions And Answers

61. Who was the first Governor of Odisha after independence?

• A) Asaf Ali
• B) Bhim Sen Sachar
• C) Kailash Nath Katju
• D) Ajudhia Nath Khosla

62. Who was the first Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly after independence?

• A) Nanda Kishore Das
• B) Nilakantha Das
• C) Lal Mohan Patnaik
• D) Braja Mohan Mohanty

63. In which year was the capital of Odisha shifted from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar?

• A) 1947
• B) 1948
• C) 1950
• D) 1958

64. Who designed the modern city of Bhubaneswar?

• A) Le Corbusier
• B) Norman Foster
• C) Otto Koenigsberger
• D) Charles Correa

65. The devastating super cyclone hit Odisha in which year?

• A) 1998
• B) 1999
• C) 2000
• D) 2001

66. Which city is known as the "Silk City" of Odisha?

• A) Cuttack
• B) Baripada
• C) Sambalpur
• D) Berhampur

67. Which hill station is popularly called the "Kashmir of Odisha"?

• A) Taptapani
• B) Dhenkanal
• C) Daringbadi
• D) Mahendragiri

68. In which year was the Odisha Rasagola awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

• A) 2016
• B) 2017
• C) 2018
• D) 2019

69. When was Bhitarkanika designated as a National Park?

• A) 1998
• B) 1999
• C) 2000
• D) 2002

70. In which year did Odisha host the Men's Hockey World Cup?

• A) 2016
• B) 2017
• C) 2018
• D) 2019