Odisha - Study Mode

[#746] Dhabaleswar and Barkul are highly visited by tourists for which sports in Odisha?
Correct Answer

(C) Canoeing and Boating

[#747] From which district of Odisha the weekly Asha was published first time in 1913?
Correct Answer

(B) Ganjam

Explanation

Solution: Shashi Bhusan Rath, a great freedom fighter, founded Asha on 13 th April, 1913 in the undivided Ganjam district (which was then under the Madras Presidency).

[#748] Henry Ricketts proposed the merger of which place in Odisha division in 1855?
Correct Answer

(A) Sambalpur

Explanation

Solution: In the year 1855, Henry Ricketts, the then Commissioner of Odisha, proposed the merger of Sambalpur with the Odisha division.

[#749] Hirakud dam provides waters to which of the following thermal stations?
Correct Answer

(A) IB

Explanation

Solution: The IB thermal power station in Jharsuguda, Odisha, is a 1.74 GW coal-fired power plant. The plant's coal comes from the Ib Valley Coalfield. The water comes from the Hirakud Dam's reservoir.

[#750] How much money is given to pregnant women who visit public health facilities under Drop Back Assistance Programme?
Correct Answer

(D) Rs. 500