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ODISHA ART & CULTURE

1.Which day is celebrated as the beginning of
the Odia year?

A)Madanotsaba

B)Akshay Tritiya

C)Shravan Purnima

D)Mahabisuva Sankranti

Ans-D

2. Chhau dance is especially performed in which 4. The magnificent horn works are speciality of
festival of Odisha? which district in Odisha?
A)Chitau Amavasya A)Gajapati
B)Uda Parba B)Kandhamal
C)Nuakhai C)Kalahandi
D)Durga Puja D)Jharsuguda
Ans-B Ans-A

3. The festival of Sitalsasthi relates to

A)marriage of Lord Shiva and Parvati 5. Who of the following is the first Odia poet to
be credited for highlighting the classical ragas
B)Ramayana prevailing at the time in which these were sung?
C)Mahabharata a)Sarala Das
D)victory of good over evil b)Jayadeva
Ans-A c)Mukundadeva

d)Upendra Bhanja

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Ans-D

8. Which is the important craft of Kansari caste

in Odisha?

A)Bamboo craft

B)Brass and bell metal ware

C)Silver filigree
6. Which of the following Class of Odissi music
means the arrangement of words in an D)None of the above
alliterative style?
Ans-B
a)Chhanda

b)Chitrakala

c)Chitrapada

d)Dhruvapada

Ans-C

7. The original chitrakars of Pattachitra 9. Which festival is a 42 day long festival related
painting usually come from which district of to the Lord Jagannath’s festivals in Puri
Odisha? district?
A)Gajapati A)Dola Purnima
B)Puri B)Ashokashtami
C)Ganjam C)Chandan Yatra
D)Keonjhar D)Sitalsasthi
Ans-B Ans-C

10. The use of art in music is the characteristic

of which of the following classes of Odissi
music?

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a)Chitrakala B)Remunda

b)Dhrupada C)Kendupali

c)Chhanda D)All of these

d)None of the above Ans-D

Ans-A 14. By what name is the design drawn on the

floor by women using rice powder or chalk
11. Which district is very famous for Applique powder known?
work in Odisha?
A)Jhoti Chita
A)Puri
B)Pothi Chitra
B)Ganjam
C)Pattachitra
C)Jajpur
D)None
D)Mayurbhahj
Ans-A
Ans-A

15. Retting process is used in which craft of

12. The world famous festival of ‘Ratha Yatra’ is
Odisha?
celebrated in which month?
A)Metal Craft
A)Kartik
B)Coir Craft
B)Magha
C)Lacquer Craft
C)Ashadha
D)None of these
D)Shravan
Ans-B
Ans-C

13. Textile work is done in which of the following

districts of Odisha?

A)Mayurbhanj

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B)Golden grass

C)Bamboo

D)None of these

Ans-B

16. The festival in which Lord Lingaraj is taken

in a chariot from main temple to Rameshwar
temple is

A)Taratarini Mela

B)Chaitra Parba
19. Chandrabhaga Mela (fair) is held in which
C)Ashokastami
district of Odisha?
D)Sitalsasthi
A)Deogarh
Ans-C
B)Sambalpur
17. Stone carving is famous in
C)Balangir
A)Puri
D)Puri
B)Bhubaneswar
Ans-D
C)Lalitgari
20. The festival of Raksha Bandhan is known by
D)All of these which other name in Odisha?

Ans-D A)Gamha Purnima

B)Dola Purnima

C)Ashadha Purnima

D)None of these

Ans-A

21. Consider the following about ‘Makarmela’

of Odisha I. It is celebrated during mid-
January. II. Moon God is worshipped during
‘Makar Mela’. Which of the given statements
18. Kaincha’ is a type of is/are correct?

A)Tribe A)Only 1

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B)Only 2 D)Rath Yatra

C)Both 1 and 2 Ans-A

D)Neither 1 no 2

Ans-A

22. Colourful painted wood carving is mainly

done in:

A)Deogarh

B)Dhenkanal

C)Keonjhar

D)Puri

Ans-D 25. Manji Gunda’ is a type of:

23. Kumar Purnima festival is mainly A)Juang painting

celebrated in which district of Odisha?
B)Kondh painting
A)Puri
C)Kissan painting
B)Dhenkanal
D)None of the above
C)Balangir
Ans-A
D)Koraput
26. Who was the great introducer of ultra
Ans-B modern style in modern Odia poetry?

A)Kuntala Kumari Sabat

B)Sachi Kanta Raut Ray

C)Gopala Prahraja

D)Nanda Kishore Bal

Ans-B

24. Which of the following is a tribal festival in

Odisha?

A)Sume-Gelirak

B)Magha Mela

C)Chandan Yatra

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30. The tribal festival Karma is mainly

celebrated by which community?

A)Blacksmiths

B)Farmers

C)Weavers

D)Sculptures

Ans-B
27. Which of the following is a harvest festival
31. Dalkhai dance is mostly performed by
celebrated in Odisha?
A)Young women
A)Chaitu Amavasya
B)Old women
B)Ekamra
C)Adults
C)Karma festival
D)Young boys
D)Magha Parab
Ans-A
Ans-C

28. Earliest records of prose in Odia language is

seen in which among the following things?

A)Metal plates

B)Stone inscriptions

C)Silk patakas

D)Palm leaves

Ans-D
32. The tradition of dance performance by
29. The Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosh
maharis inside lord Jagannath temple Puri lost
contains word meanings in four languages:
its glory during the rule of the
Odia, English, Hindi and
A)British
A)Bengali
B)Mughals
B)Sanskrit
C)Suryavamsis
C)Telegu
D)Marathas
D)French
Ans-A
Ans-A

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33. Jhoomar dance ,popular folk dance of which A)Mayurbhanj

district?
B)Ganjam
A)Ganjam
C)Puri
B)Sundergarh
D)Balasore
C)Puri
Ans-B
D)malkanagiri

Ans-B

34. Which dance form is performed only by

boys?

A)Mahari

B)Gotipua

C)Odissi

D)None

Ans-B

35. Prahalad Natak ,folk dance of

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