Odisha GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

The pre-historic name of Odisha includes Utkala, Kalinga, Kosala, and Udra.

Option A: Utkala

Utkala is an ancient name for a region in Odisha, which is mentioned in various historical and religious texts. It is also referenced in the Indian national anthem.

Option B: Kalinga

Kalinga is another ancient name for a significant part of present-day Odisha. The region is famous for the Kalinga War, which had a profound impact on Emperor Ashoka.

Option C: Kosala

Kosala refers to a historical region that included parts of Odisha as well as other areas. It is mentioned in ancient Indian scriptures.

Option D: Udra

Udra is another ancient name associated with Odisha, used in various historical contexts to describe the region.

Conclusion:

The pre-historic name of Odisha is collectively represented by all these names: Utkala, Kalinga, Kosala, and Udra, making Option E the correct answer.

. Based on the India State of Forest Report 2017, Odisha has a recorded forest area of 51,345 sq km. Therefore, the correct answer is indeed Option A: 51,345 sq km.

Source : Forest Survey of India

Compositionally, the pegmatites consist of the mica, feldspars, quartz, and muscovite with local concentrations of accessory minerals such as beryl, spodumene, tourmaline, columbite-tantalite, triphylite-lithiophilite, amblygonite and minor sulfides and arsenides.

The first Odia newspaper was the Utkala Deepika. Gourishankar Ray and Babu Bichitrananda Das founded the weekly paper on 4^th August, 1866.

"National Highways in Odisha"

Sl. No.	New NH	Name of N.H.	Starting & Terminating Place.	Starting & Terminating chainage in Orissa	Total Length of N.H.in Odisha.
1	16	60,5	Laxman Nath- Balasore - Bhadrk-Bhubaneswar- Cuttack-Berhampur	0.0 to 443.81	443.81
2	316	203	Bhubaneswar-Puri	0.0 to 59.0	59
		203E	Puri-Konark	59.0 to 96.521	37.521
		203A	Puri-Satapada	0.0 to 48.0	48
3	516	217	Berhampur-Goplapur	0.0 to 5.92	5.92
4	18	5	Jharpokharia-Baripada-Balasore	0.0 to 80.06	80.06
5	20	75E,	Champua-Parsora-Panikoili-	0.0 to 174.57	174.57
		215
6	520	215	Parsora-Rajamunda	0.0 to 108.43	108.43
7	26	201,43	Baragarh-Bolangir-Bhawanipatna-Nabarangpur-Borigumma-Jeypore-Koraput-Sunki	0.0 to 435.567	434.767
8	49	200,6	Kanaktora-Deogarh-Pallhara-Keonjhar-Jamsola	197.3 to 626.577	429.277
9	149	23	Pallhara-Pitri-Banarpal	0.0 to 83/798	84
10	53	6,200,5A	Luhurachati-Sambalpur-	0 to 524.538	524.538
			Deogarh-Talcher-Chandikhol-Paradeep
11	353	217	Nuapada to Khariar	65.416 to 145	80.214
12	55	42	Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur	0.0 to 266.23	266.23
13	57	224	Bolangir-Khurdha	0.0 to 299.9	299.9
14	59	217	Khariar-Daringibadi-Berhampur	0.0 to 351.1	351.1
15	63	43	Kotpad to Borigumma	316.75 to 357.8	41.055
16	143	23	Biramitrapur-Rajamunda-Barkote	211.5 to 337.3	125.8

**Note: The answer to this question may vary in the future
Last updated on 08th January 2024

Source : worksodisha.gov.in