ODISHA

*Formed on - April 1,1936
*Capital - Bhubaneswar
*Major Languages - Odiya, English
*High Court - Odisha High CourtsCuttack
*Official animal - Sambar Deer
*Official bird - Blue Jay
*State flower - Ashoka
*Official dance - Odissi
*Major Festivals - Makar, Dola Yatra
*Major rivers - Mahanadi, Koina
*Major lakes - Chilka
*Airport - Biju Patnaik International Airport 
*Kalinga and Utkalam are the ancient names of 
Ans : Odisha
*Leading state in the production of manganese 
Ans : Odisha
*The Indian state which has the most percentage of people living Below Poverty Line
Ans : Odisha
*First Indian state to adopt Self Help Group based financial inclusion model 
Ans : Odisha
*First Indian state to disburse salary through e-payment to the Government Employees 
Ans : Odisha
*The only Indian state from where newspapers are published in 18 recognised languages out of the 22 languages in the Constitution 
Ans : Odisha
*Odissi dance is the classical dance form of 
Ans : Odisha
*Pigeon was used in the postal system of 
Ans : Odisha 
*The temple known as the ornament of Odisha
Ans : Muktheswara temple
*First state which privatized the production and distribution of electricity
Ans : Odisha
*Talcher Thermal power station is located in 
Ans : Odisha
*Gopalpur beach is in 
Ans : Odisha
*The award for popularising science given jointly by the Odisha Government and UNESCO
Ans : Kalinga Prize
*Dhauli buddhist temple is in
Ans : Odisha
*Turtle sanctuary is situated at Gahirmatha beach in
Ans : Odisha
*The state where the famous festival Baliyatra is celebrated
Ans : Odisha
*First Malaria free state in India
Ans : Odisha
*The Indian state where the shortest period of President's rule was in force
Ans : Odisha
*The state where the Paik rebellion was held
Ans : Odisha
*The name of Orissa was officially changed to Odisha on
Ans : November 4,2011
*Odiya language got classical language status on
Ans : February 20,2014 
*First Indo-Aryan language to get ' classical status 
Ans : Odiya
*Utkal Divas or Odisha day is observed on
Ans : April 1
*The state where the Udayagiri and Khandagiri hills are located 
Ans : Odisha
*Mahendra hill is the highest peak in 
Ans : Odisha
*The soul of Incredible India is the tagline of 
Ans : Odisha

FROM CUTTACK TO KONARK

*Former capital of Odisha
Ans : Cuttack
*The city known as the Millennium City
Ans : Cuttack
*The city known as the silver city
Ans : Cuttack
*Barabati International Cricket stadium is at
Ans : Cuttack
*Cuttack is situated on the banks of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
*Cultural capital of Odisha
Ans : Cuttack
*Industrial capital of Odisha
Ans : Cuttack
*The Judicial capital of Odisha
Ans : Cuttack 
*Birth Place of Subash Chandra Bose
Ans : Cuttack
*Central Rice Research Institute is located at
Ans : Cuttack
*International Rice Research Institute 
Ans : Manila
*Regional Spinal Injury Centre is located at 
Ans : Cuttack 
*Biju Patnaik Film and Television Institute is located at
Ans : Cuttack
*Architect of Bhubaneswar
Ans : Otto Koenigsberger
*The Cathedral city of India
Ans : Bhubaneswar
*The City of temples
Ans : Bhubaneswar
*Biju Patnaik International Airport is located at
Ans : Bhubaneswar
*The famous Buddhist Centre Dhauli is located at
Ans : Bhubaneswar
*Mukteswara Temple, Yameshwar temple, Lingaraj Temple, Raja Rani Temple and Pabaneswar Temple are located at 
Ans : Bhubaneswar
*Lingaraj temple at Bhubaneswar was constructed by
Ans : Soma Dynasty
*Utkal University is located at
Ans : Bhubaneswar
*Institute of Life Science is located at
Ans : Bhubaneswar
*Headquarters of East Coast Railway
Ans : Bhubaneswar
*Headquarters of National Aluminium Company
Ans : Bhubaneswar
*The city where a temple is located in the name of Gandhiji 
Ans : Sambalpur
*The place in Odisha famous for its Bauxite deposit
Ans : Sambalpur
*India's missile launching station Chandipur is situated in
Ans : Wheeler Island 
*Wheeler Island is now named as 
Ans : A. P J. Abdul Kalam Island 
*Famous gold mine in Odisha 
Ans : Mayurbhanjin 
*The Indian Railway station which has the shortest name 
Ans : Kayada
*The twin cities of Odisha
Ans : Bhubaneswar and Cuttack
*The temple known as Mural Pagoda 
Ans : Padmanabhapuram Palace (Thiruvananthapuram)
*The temple known as Brass Pagoda 
Ans : Thiruvangad Temple (Kannur) 
* The temple known as white Pagoda 
Ans : Jaganatha temple  (Puri, Odisha)
*The country known as Land of Golden Pagodas
Ans : Myanmar
*The sheep which was conferred as a rare and singular species by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) in 2016
Ans : Kendrappara Sheep (locally called 'kuji mendha')
*National Aluminium Company Limited is located at
Ans : Damanjodi, Koraput
*Major port in Odisha
Ans : Paradip
*The Indian port which is situated in artificial lagoons
Ans : Paradip
*Rourkela steel plant was set up with the help of
Ans : Germany
*The Steel Plant which is constructed with the help of South Korea in Odisha
Ans : POSCO
*Konark Sun temple is at
Ans : Odisha
*The temple known as black pagoda 
Ans : Konark
*Konark Sun Temple was included in the World Heritage list of UNESCO in 
Ans : 1984
*Sun Temple at Konark was described as 'Here the language of stone surpasses the language of human' by Ans : Rabindranath Tagore
*The king who built the Konark temple 
Ans : Narasimha Devan I
*Narasimha Devan belonged to 
Ans : Ganga Dynasty
*The seal represents Konark sun temple
Ans : Horse
*Longest dam in the world
Ans : Hirakud
*Hirakud is located in
Ans : Mahanadi
oldest dance form in India
Ans : Odissi
*The dance form known as 'Chalikkunna
shilpam'
Ans : Odissi
*The style of performance known as 'Pancha Kanyaka' is related to 
Ans : Odissi
*The dance form which was originated based on the book of Gita Govinda by Jayadeva
Ans : Odissi
*The term Tribhanga is related to 
Ans : Odissi
*The master of Odissi dance
Ans : Kelucharan Mahapatraya

GOLDEN TRIANGLES IN

*Puri          *Konark        *Bhubaneswar

 

GOLDEN TRIANGLES IN INDIA:

*Delhi          *Agra                  *Jaipur

GOLDEN TRIANGLES IN KERALA:

*Thekkady       *Munnar       *Idukki

MAJOR DANCE FORMS OF ODISHA:

*Odissi             *Dalkhai
*Karma Naach     *Baagh Naach
*Gotipua Naach   *Mahari
*Chhau

*Industrial capital of India 
Ans : Rourkela 
*Rourkela Steel Plant is in
Ans : Odisha
*The river known as Sorrow of Odisha 
Ans : Mahanadi
*Largest lake in India 
Ans : Chilka Lake
*Chilka lake is situated at the mouth of the river
Ans : Mahanadi
*The Honeymoon Island, Breakfast Island and Birds Island are located in 
Ans : Chilka Lake
*The lake which is famous for prawn cultivation
Ans : Chilka lake
*Largest salt lake in India 
Ans : Chilka lake
*The construction of the current Jagannath temple was initiated by
Ans : Anantavarman Chodaganga  
*Orissa Vyasa
Ans : Sarala Das
*Second Woman  Chief Minister of India
Ans : Nandini Satpathy
*Iron lady of Odisha
Ans : Nandini Satpathy
*The book 'Lajja' by Taslima Nasreen was translated into Odiya language by
Ans : Nandini Satpathy
*The Indian Chief Minister who was conferred with Bhoomiputra,the highest Civilian award of Indonesia
Ans : Biju Patnaik
*First person from Odisha to get Jnanpith award
Ans : Gopinath Mohanty
*Biju Patnaik Hockey stadium and Biju Patnaik University of Technology is located at
Ans : Rourkela
*Nandankanan Tiger Reserve is famous for
Ans : White Tigers 
*The famous place for world's largest known rookery of Olive Ridley sea Turtle
Ans : Gahirmatha Marine National Park
*Simlipal National Park is situated in
Ans : Odisha
*Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary is in 
Ans : Odisha
*Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary is in
Ans : Odisha
*Bhitarkanika National Park and Mangroves are in
Ans : Odisha

MAJOR RIVERS IN ODISHA

*Baitarani
*Koina
*Bhargavi
*Brahmani
*Daya River
*Devi River
*Ib River
*Mahanadi
*Sileru

MAJOR TRIBES IN ODISHA

*Bagata *Baiga
*Khond *Gond
*Ho          *Munda
*Kisan *Mundari