Odisha GK Questions And Answers

11. In which year did Kapilendra Deva establish the Gajapati dynasty?

• A) 1432
• B) 1433
• C) 1434
• D) 1435

12. Who was the last independent ruler of the medieval Kingdom of Odisha?

• A) Mukundadeva
• B) Govinda Vidyadhar
• C) Prataprudradeva
• D) Kapilendradeva

13. Who founded the Bhoi dynasty?

• A) Chakrapratapa
• B) Govinda Vidyadhara
• C) Narasimha Jena
• D) Raghuram Chhotaraya

14. What was the first capital of the Bhoi dynasty?

• A) Cuttack
• B) Khurda
• C) Puri
• D) Suvarnapura

15. The Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) visited Odisha in which year?

• A) 605 AD
• B) 630 AD
• C) 645 AD
• D) 657 AD

16. Who composed the famous devotional poem Gita Govinda?

• A) Vidyapati
• B) Jayadeva
• C) Narottama Dasa
• D) Chandidas

17. Which Odia poet is famously known as 'Kabi Samrat'?

• A) Radhanath Ray
• B) Baladev Ratha
• C) Upendra Bhanja
• D) Gopabandhu Dash

18. Who was the first poet to translate the Mahabharata into the Odia language?

• A) Arjuna Das
• B) Sarala Das
• C) Jagannath Das
• D) Jayadeva

19. Who is credited with creating 'Dhumpa Sangita'?

• A) Baladev Rath
• B) Gangadhar Meher
• C) Fakir Mohan Senapati
• D) Madhusudan Rao

20. In which year was the first Oriya magazine 'Jnanaruna' published?

• A) 1822
• B) 1836
• C) 1842
• D) 1849