GK EXPRESS-12

1. Azad Hind Fauz was formed in which among the following countries?
a. India
b. Singapore
c. Japan
d. Germany
Ans: b[ Singapore] formed in 21st October 1943
2. At which among the following sessions of the Muslim league Mohammad Ali Jinnah has
invented a new slogan “divide and quit”?
a. Lucknow session 1931
b. Karachi session 1933
c. Lahore session 1940
d. Karachi session 1943
Ans: d[ Karachi session 1943]
3. The first Indian woman to preside a session of Indian national congress was __________?
a. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
b. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
c. Aruna Asaf Ali
d. Sarojini Naidu
Ans: d[ Sarojini Naidu] 1925 Kanpur, first woman- Annie Besant- Calcutta session(1917)
4. Which of the following revolutionaries has written Bandi Jeevan (1922)?
a. Chandra Shekhar Azad
b. Sachindra Nath Sanyal
c. Ras Behari Bose
d. Bhagat Singh
Ans: b[ Sachindra Nath Sanyal]
5. Who can be called the father of local self government in India?
a. Lord Ripon
b. Lord Minto
c. Lord Curzon
d. Lord Dufferin
Ans: a[ Lord Ripon]
6. Inside which jail Gopabandhu das wrote the famous Novel “Bandira Atmakatha”?
a. Mandalaya
b. Rangoon
c. Andaman
d. Hazaribagh
Ans: d[ Hazaribagh]
7. Which among the following pairs about the cyclonic storm of Odisha and their year is/ are
correct?
a. Fani- 2019
b. Titli- 2018
c. Hudhud- 2013
d. Phailin- 2009
Choose the correct options from the code given below
1. a & b
2. b only
 3. a, b & d
4. a, b, c & d
Ans: 1 [ a & b]
8. which among the following districts of Odisha is/are a mangrove covered district?
a. Balasore
b. Bhadrak
c. Jagatsinghpur
d. Kendrapara
Choose the correct options from the code given below
1. a & b
2. b only
3. a, b & c
4. a, b, c & d
Ans: 4[ a, b, c & d]
9. the motion for shifting the capital of Odisha from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar was moved in
Odisha legislative assembly in which year?
a. 1931
b. 1942
c. 1946
d. 1950
Ans: c[ 1946]
10. Which of the following matches of tribes Odisha with their respective languages is/are
correct?
a. Kondh Tribe- Kui
b. Saura Tribe – Munda
c. Dharua tribe- Parji
Choose the correct options from the code given below
1. Only a
2. a & b
3. b & c
4. a, b & c
Ans: 4[ a, b & c]
11. which of the following state of India is the second state to present a paperless budget?
a. Odisha
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. West Bengal
d. Andhra Pradesh
Ans: a[ Odisha]
12. During which of the following events the distance between sun and earth is maximum?
a. Aphelion
b. Perhelion
c. Summer solsitice
d. Winter Solsitice
Ans: a[ Aphelion]
13. Titan is the largest moon of _________
a. Uranus
b. Jupiter
c. Saturn
 d. Earth
Ans: c[ Saturn]
14. What are the grass lands of south America called?
a. Stepes
b. Prairies
c. Pampas
d. Savanna
Ans: c[ Pampas]
15. What is the outer layer of the atmosphere of the sun called?
a. Photosphere
b. Chromosphere
c. Heliosphere
d. Corona
Ans: d[ Corona]
16. Which is the leading state in the country with rooftop solar capacity?
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. Maharashtra
d. Andhra Pradesh
Ans: b[ Gujarat]
17. Which airport to be renamed Maharishi Valmiki airport?
a. Sonari airport, Jamshedpur
b. Ayodhya airport
c. Birsa Munda airport, Ranchi
d. Deogarh airport, Deogarh
Ans: b[ Ayodhya airport]
18. Recently, “Mandala Puja” was organised in Sabrimala of which state?
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Odisha
Ans: b[ Kerala]
19. Which city is being developed as India’s first ‘AI city’?
a. Lucknow
b. Jaipur
c. Chennai
d. Kolkata
Ans: a[ Lucknow]
20. Who is known as the ‘Queen of Millet’ and was invited to the G20 summit in
commemoration of the ‘international year of millets’?
a. Kundra Bati Mandia
b. Jasra
c. Raimati Ghiuria
d. Juana
Ans: c[ Raimati Ghiuria]
21. Santhara is a religious ritual related to ____________
a. Jain
b. Saiva
 c. Sakta
d. Vaishnava
Ans: a[ Jain]
22. Madai festival is a tribal festival of which among the following state?
a. Assam
b. Bihar
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Manipur
Ans: c[ Chhattisgarh]
23. Who among the following had written Bangladesh’s national anthem “Amar Sonar Bangla” ?
a. Nazrul Islam
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Anisur Rahman
d. Santidev Ghosh
Ans: b[ Rabindranath Tagore]
24. Pannalal Ghosh played which of the following musical instruments?
a. Flute
b. Sitar
c. Violin
d. Santoor
Ans: a[ Flute]
25. Which state is the host of the ‘international Lusophone festival’?
a. Maharashtra
b. Goa
c. Gujarat
d. Assam
Ans: b[ Goa]
26. Upper Indravati hydroelectric power plant is situated in which district of Odisha?
a. Gajapati
b. Kalahandi
c. Jagatsinghpur
d. Bhadrak
Ans: b[ Kalahandi]
27. What is the main purpose of setting up the Madhubabu Aain Sahayata Kendra?
a. To provide free legal aid services to poor people
b. To provide free essential commodities to the poor
c. To provide free transport facility to farmers
d. None of the above
Ans: a[ to provide free legal aid services to the poor people]
28. Odisha hosted the Asia Rugby women’s championship in which year?
a. 2010
b. 2011
c. 2016
d. 2018
Ans: d[ 2018]
29. Coastal line length of Odisha?
a. 280 km
b. 315 km
 c. 485 km
d. 515 km
Ans: c[ 485 km]
30. On which river banks is Dhauli located?
a. Brahmani river
b. Mahanadi river
c. Baitarani river
d. Daya river
Ans: d[ Daya river]
31. Who has been elected as the vice chair of UN external auditor’s panel?
a. Girish Chandra Murmu
b. Sanjukta Parashar
c. Ajit Kumar Doval
d. Shivdeep Lande
Ans: a[ Girish Chandra Murmu]
32. Who has been appointed as director of NSD?
a. Chittaranjan Tripathy
b. Anupam Kher
c. Piyush Mishra
d. Ratna Pathak Shah
Ans: a[ Chittaranjan Tripathy]
33. Who received the prestigious ‘Sarala Puraskar’?
a. Bhima Prusty
b. Aparna Mohanty
c. Sarojini Sahoo
d. Bijay Kumar Satapathy
Ans: a[ Bhima Prusty]
34. Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has flagged off how many mobile veterinary vehicles
to provide healthcare services to livestock in the state?
a. 118
b. 128
c. 188
d. 181
Ans: d[ 181]
35. Which among the following initiatives has been launched by the Sundargarh police to bolster
security and safety of girls?
a. Project Durga
b. Project Kali
c. Project Laxmi
d. Project Nanhi Kali
Ans: a[ Project Durga]
36. Which state has launched a common credit portal ‘SAFAL’ (simplified application for
agricultural loans) for the welfare for farmers?
a. Rajasthan
b. Odisha
c. Bihar
d. Jharkhand
Ans: b[ Odisha]
37. Where east India company first set up their factory in Odisha?
a. Dhamra
b. Paradip
c. Baleswar
d. Hariharpur
Ans: d[ Hariharpur] 1633 [ Nayagarh district]
38. King Kharavela works mentioned in which of the following caves inscriptions in Odisha?
a. Rani Gumpha
b. Hati Gumpha
c. Vyaghra Gumpha
d. Ananta Gumpha
Ans: b[ Hati Gumpha]
39. Who was the founder of Bari Ashram in Odisha?
a. Harekrishna Mahatab
b. Ramadevi Choudhury
c. Biswanath Das
d. Nilakantha Das
Ans: b[ Rama Devi Choudhury]
40. Which year Gandhi visit to Odisha?
a. 1921
b. 1923
c. 1931
d. 1932
Ans: a[ March 23, 1921]
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