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Formation of Odisha MCQ

1. The reason for starting the Odia Movement was
(a) struggle for Independence
(b) separation of Oria speaking areas
(c) merger with Sambalpur
(d) demand for separate province
[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) separation of Oria speaking areas [/expand]

2. Odia speaking areas were attached with which among the following provinces in British India?
(a) Bombay Province
(b) Bengal Province
(c) Madras Province
(d) Both (b) and (c)
[expand title=”View Answer”] (d) Both (b) and (c) [/expand]

3. Henry Ricketts proposed the merger of which place in Odisha division in 1855?
(a) Sambalpur
(b) Mayurbhanj
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Bihar
[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Sambalpur [/expand]

4. When was the first Odia National Conference held?
(a) December, 1903
(b) November, 1907
(c) April, 1896
(d) January, 1905
[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) December, 1903 [/expand]

5. Who among the following Odia luminaries remained the guiding spirit of Utkal Sammilani?
(a) Gopabandhu Das
(b) Madhusudan Das
(c) Baikunthanath Dey
(d) Fakir Mohan Senapati
[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Madhusudan Das [/expand]

6. What were the objective of Utkala Sammilani?
(a) Merger of Odia speaking tracts
(b) All round development of Odias
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None the above
[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Merger of Odia speaking tracts [/expand]

7. Sambalpur, Hitaisini, a pre-independence journal was published by
(a) Nilamani Vidyaratna
(b) Rajendra Narayan Bhanja Deo
(c) Sudhal Dev
(d) Shriram Chandra Bhanjadeo
[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Nilamani Vidyaratna [/expand]

8. The order that issued restoring Odia as official language of Sambalpur was
(a) Sambalpur Hitaisini
(b) Sachchidanand Sinha Resolution
(c) Boundary Commission Report
(d) Risley Circular
[expand title=”View Answer”] (d) Risley Circular [/expand]

9. Sambalpur and its adjoining feudatory states were transferred to Odisha division in which of the following year?
(a) 1900
(b) 1902
(c) 1905
(d) 1910
[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) 1905 [/expand]

10. The Province of Bihar and Odisha was created in the year
(a) 1911
(b) 1912
(c) 1903
(d) 1905
[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) 1912 [/expand]

11. The region of Ganjam was under which province during the formation of Bihar-Odisha province in 1912?
(a) Bihar
(b) Odisha
(c) Madras
(d) Bombay
[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Madras [/expand]

12. The recommendation to formulate a scheme for consolidating all Odia speaking areas first was suggested by
(a) Philip-Duff Committee
(b) Sachchidanand Sinha Resolution
(c) Boundary Commission
(d) None of the above
[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) Sachchidanand Sinha Resolution [/expand]

13. Which of the following committee was appointed by the Government of British India to assess the merger of Ganjam with Odisha?
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Philip Committee
(c) Philip-Duff Committee
(d) Atlee Committee
[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Philip-Duff Committee [/expand]

14. Who among the following was the sole delegate from Odisha to attend the Second Round Table Conference held in London in 1930?
(a) Basudev Sudhal Dev
(b) Madhusudan Das
(c) Krushna Chandra Gajapati
(d) Gopabandhu Das
[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Krushna Chandra Gajapati [/expand]

15. In which year Odisha Boundary Committee was appointed by the Government of British India to demarcate the boundary of the proposed province of Odisha?
(a) 1931
(b) 1932
(c) 1934
(d) 1920
[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) 1931 [/expand]

16. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Odisha Boundary Committee?
(a) TR Phukan
(b) CI Phillip
(c) TE Ravenshaw
(d) Sir Samuel O’ Donnel
[expand title=”View Answer”] (d) Sir Samuel O’ Donnel [/expand]

17. Who among the following was an associate member of the Odisha Boundary Committee?
(a) TR Phukan
(b) HM Mehta
(c) SN Sinha
(d) All of these
[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) SN Sinha [/expand]

18. Odisha became a separate state on
(a) 1st April, 1935
(b) 1st April, 1936
(c) 1st March, 1935
(d) 1st April, 1938
[expand title=”View Answer”] (b) 1st April, 1936 [/expand]

19. Who was the Prime Minister of Odisha when India attained Independence?
(a) Harekrushna Mahatab
(b) Sir John Hubback
(c) Madhusudan Das
(d) Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati
[expand title=”View Answer”] (a) Harekrushna Mahatab [/expand]

20. Which Princely State was the first to merge with Odisha?
(a) Dhenkanal
(b) Ranpur
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Kalahandi
[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Nilgiri [/expand]

21. Which of the following feudatory state was the last to merge with Odisha after  independence?
(a) Kalahandi
(b) Talcher
(c) Bamanda
(d) Mayurbhanj
[expand title=”View Answer”] (d) Mayurbhanj [/expand]

22. The state of Mayurbhanj was integrated with Odisha in the year
(a) 1947
(b) 1948
(c) 1949
(d) 1951
[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) 1949 [/expand]

23. Which minister from Central Government was instrumental in integration of the Princely States of Odisha?
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) BR Ambedkar
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[expand title=”View Answer”] (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel [/expand]

24. The motion to shift state capital from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar was taken on which data?
(a) 15th August, 1947
(b) 30th November, 1948
(c) 30th September, 1946
(d) 10th December, 1949
[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) 30th September, 1946 [/expand]

25. Consider the following statements:
(i) In 1855, Henry Ricketts, the Commissioner of Odisha Division proposed the merger of Sambalpur with the Odisha Division.
(ii) In 1868, Sir Stafford Northcote, the Secretary of state for India, held the view that the Odia  speaking areas should be grouped into a single administrative unit. Which of the following is/are correct?
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) None of the above
[expand title=”View Answer”] (c) Both (i) and (ii) [/expand]

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