Odisha GK Questions And Answers

31. Who is known as the author of "Bande Utkala Janani", the official state song of Odisha?

• A) Madhusudan Das
• B) Madhusudan Rao
• C) Kuntala Kumari Sabat
• D) Laxmikanta Mohapatra

32. In which year was "Bande Utkala Janani" officially adopted as the state song of Odisha?

• A) 2017
• B) 2018
• C) 2019
• D) 2020

33. Odisha has the ______ largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India.

• A) second
• B) third
• C) fourth
• D) fifth

34. What is the approximate length of Odisha's coastline?

• A) 280 km
• B) 315 km
• C) 485 km
• D) 515 km

35. In which year was the Odia language recognized as one of the classical languages of India?

• A) 2012
• B) 2013
• C) 2014
• D) 2015

36. Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa) is celebrated every year on which date?

• A) 1st April
• B) 1st May
• C) 1st June
• D) 1st July

37. Who founded the Utkal Sammilani?

• A) Gopabandhu Das
• B) Madhusudan Das
• C) Nilakantha Das
• D) Biju Patnaik

38. Where was the first session of Utkal Sammilani held?

• A) Rourkela
• B) Balasore
• C) Cuttack
• D) Bhubaneswar

39. Who conferred the title 'Utkal Mani' (Jewel of Orissa) on Gopabandhu Das?

• A) Mahatma Gandhi
• B) Debendra Mohan Bose
• C) Prafulla Chandra Roy
• D) Jagadish Chandra Bose

40. Who was the first Chief Minister of Odisha?

• A) Biju Patnaik
• B) Nabakrushna Choudhury
• C) Harekrushna Mahatab
• D) Biswanath Das