GENERAL FACTS ABOUT ODISHA

GENERAL FACTS ABOUT ODISHA

1. Kalinga and Utkalam are the ancient names of  : Odisha
2. Leading state in the production of manganese : Odisha
3. The Indian state which has the most percentage of people living Below Poverty Line: Odisha
4. First Indian state to adopt Self Help Group based financial inclusion model : Odisha
5. First Indian state to disburse salary through e-payment to the Government Employees : Odisha
6. The only Indian state from where newspapers are published in 18 recognized languages out of the 22 languages in the Constitution  : Odisha
7. Odissi dance is the classical dance form of : Odisha
8. Pigeon was used in the postal system of  : Odisha
9. The temple known as the ornament of Odisha: Muktheswara temple
10. First state which privatized the production and distribution of electricity : Odisha
11. Talcher Thermal power station is located in : Odisha
12. Gopalpur beach is in  : Odisha
13. The award for popularising science given jointly by the Odisha Government and UNESCO: Kalinga Prize
14. Dhauli buddhist temple is in: Odisha
15. Turtle sanctuary is situated at Gahirmatha beach in: Odisha
16. The state where the famous festival Baliyatra is celebrated: Odisha
17. First Malaria free state in India: Odisha
18. The Indian state where the shortest period of President’s rule was in force: Odisha
19. The state where the Paik rebellion was held: Odisha
20. The name of Orissa was officially changed to Odisha on : November 4,2011
21. Odiya language got classical language status on: February 20,2014
22. First Indo-Aryan language to get ‘ classical status : Odiya
23. Utkal Divas or Odisha day is observed on: April 1
24. The state where the Udayagiri and Khandagiri hills are located  : Odisha
25. Mahendra hill is the highest peak in  : Odisha
26. The soul of Incredible India is the tagline of : Odisha
27. Former capital of Odisha : Cuttack
28. The city known as the Millennium City: Cuttack
29. The city known as the silver city : Cuttack
30. Barabati International Cricket stadium is at : Cuttack
31. Cuttack is situated on the banks of the river: Mahanadi
32. Cultural capital of Odisha: Cuttack
33. Industrial capital of Odisha : Cuttack
34. The Judicial capital of Odisha: Cuttack
35. Birth Place of Subash Chandra Bose: Cuttack
36. Central Rice Research Institute is located at: Cuttack
37. Regional Spinal Injury Centre is located at  : Cuttack
38. Biju Patnaik Film and Television Institute is located at : Cuttack
39. Architect of Bhubaneswar: Otto Koenigsberger
40. The Cathedral city of India : Bhubaneswar
41. The City of temples: Bhubaneswar
42. Biju Patnaik International Airport is located at: Bhubaneswar
43. The famous Buddhist Centre Dhauli is located at: Bhubaneswar
44. Mukteswara Temple, Yameshwar temple, Lingaraj Temple, Raja Rani Temple and Pabaneswar Temple are located at : Bhubaneswar
45. Lingaraj temple at Bhubaneswar was constructed by: Soma Dynasty
46. Utkal University is located at: Bhubaneswar
47. Institute of Life Science is located at: Bhubaneswar
48. Headquarters of East Coast Railway : Bhubaneswar
49. Headquarters of National Aluminium Company : Bhubaneswar
50. The city where a temple is located in the name of Gandhiji : Sambalpur
51. The place in Odisha famous for its Bauxite deposit: Sambalpur
52. India’s missile launching station Chandipur is situated in : Wheeler Island
53. Wheeler Island is now named as  : A. P J. Abdul Kalam Island
54. Famous gold mine in Odisha  : Mayurbhanjin
55. The Indian Railway station which has the shortest name : Kayada
56. The twin cities of Odisha : Bhubaneswar and Cuttack
57. The temple known as white Pagoda  : Jaganatha temple  (Puri, Odisha)
58. The country known as Land of Golden Pagodas : Myanmar
59. The sheep which was conferred as a rare and singular species by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) in 2016 : Kendrappara Sheep (locally called ‘kuji mendha’)
60. National Aluminium Company Limited is located at : Damanjodi, Koraput
61. Major port in Odisha: Paradip
62. The Indian port which is situated in artificial lagoons: Paradip
63. Rourkela steel plant was set up with the help of: Germany
64. The Steel Plant which is constructed with the help of South Korea in Odisha : POSCO
65. Konark Sun temple is at: Odisha
66. The temple known as black pagoda : Konark
67. Konark Sun Temple was included in the World Heritage list of UNESCO in : 1984
68. Sun Temple at Konark was described as ‘Here the language of stone surpasses the language of human’ by : Rabindranath Tagore
69. The king who built the Konark temple  : Narasimha Devan I
70. Narasimha Devan belonged to : Ganga Dynasty
71. The seal represents Konark sun temple: Horse
72. Longest dam in the world: Hirakud
73. Hirakud is located in : Mahanadi
74. Oldest dance form in India: Odissi
75. The dance form known as ‘Chalikkunnashilpam’ : Odissi
76. The style of performance known as ‘Pancha Kanyaka’ is related to  : Odissi
77. The dance form which was originated based on the book of Gita Govinda by Jayadeva: Odissi
78. The term Tribhanga is related to : Odissi
79. The master of Odissi dance: Kelucharan Mahapatraya
80. Golden Triangles In Orissa   (Puri –   Konark –  Bhubaneswar)
81. Golden triangles in india: (Delhi –  Agra –  Jaipur)
82. Industrial capital of India : Rourkela
83. Rourkela Steel Plant is in: Odisha
84. The river known as Sorrow of Odisha  : Mahanadi
85. Largest lake in India : Chilka Lake
86. Chilka lake is situated at the mouth of the river: Mahanadi
87. The Honeymoon Island, Breakfast Island and Birds Island are located in : Chilka Lake
88. The lake which is famous for prawn cultivation : Chilka lake
89. Largest salt lake in India : Chilka lake
90. The construction of the current Jagannath temple was initiated by : Anantavarman Chodaganga 
91. Orissa Vyasa : Sarala Das
92. Second Woman  Chief Minister of India: Nandini Satpathy
93. Iron lady of Odisha: Nandini Satpathy
94. The book ‘Lajja’ by Taslima Nasreen was translated into Odiya language by: Nandini Satpathy
95. The Indian Chief Minister who was conferred with Bhoomiputra,the highest Civilian award of Indonesia
96. : Biju Patnaik
97. First person from Odisha to get Jnanpith award: Gopinath Mohanty
98. Biju Patnaik Hockey stadium and Biju Patnaik University of Technology is located at: Rourkela
99. Nandankanan Tiger Reserve is famous for : White Tigers
100. The famous place for world’s largest known rookery of Olive Ridley sea Turtle : Gahirmatha Marine National Park
101. Simlipal National Park is situated in : Odisha
102. Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary is in : Odisha
103. Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary is in : Odisha
104. Bhitarkanika National Park and Mangroves are in: Odisha