History

Before 1936, Odisha's coastal districts were administered as part of the:

A Bihar and Orissa Province (from 1912)
B Madras Presidency entirely
C Bombay Presidency
D Central Provinces entirely

The princely states of Odisha (Garjat states), numbering about two dozen, were merged with Odisha province after:

A Indian Independence (1947-49)
B 1936 formation
C 1912 separation
D 1857 revolt

The merger of Odisha's princely states was largely facilitated by:

A Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon
B Lord Mountbatten alone
C Jawaharlal Nehru alone
D Gopabandhu Das

The last ruling Maharaja to accede to the Indian Union among Odisha's princely states, with prolonged negotiations, was associated with:

A Mayurbhanj state (among prominent examples)
B Khurda state
C Sambalpur state
D Cuttack

Utkal Union Conference, another name closely associated with the unification movement, refers to:

A Utkal Sammilani
B Praja Mandal Movement
C Non-Cooperation Movement in Odisha
D Quit India Movement in Odisha

The Praja Mandal Movement in Odisha's princely states was aimed at:

A Securing political rights and responsible government for subjects of princely states
B British administration reforms
C Land revenue reduction only
D Educational reform only

The Prajamandal Movement was particularly strong in princely states such as:

A Nilgiri, Dhenkanal, and Talcher
B Bombay and Madras
C Punjab
D Bengal

The Ranpur Rebellion / Ranpur Praja Andolan of 1938 in Odisha was significant for the martyrdom of:

A Nabakrushna Chaudhury and associates leading the movement (with local activist sacrifices)
B Bakshi Jagabandhu
C Surendra Sai
D Madhusudan Das

The Non-Cooperation Movement in Odisha was actively led by:

A Gopabandhu Das
B Fakir Mohan Senapati
C Madhusudan Das (who had reservations)
D Utkal Gouraba (same as C)

During the Civil Disobedience Movement, the Salt Satyagraha in Odisha was carried out at:

A Inchudi and Sartha (coastal salt centers)
B Sambalpur
C Puri only
D Dhenkanal

The Odisha Salt Satyagraha at Inchudi was led by:

A Acharya Harihar Das
B Gopabandhu Das (who died in 1928, before this specific event)
C Nabakrushna Chaudhury
D Both A and C were prominent leaders

The Quit India Movement of 1942 in Odisha saw significant participation, notably from the region of:

A Eastern Odisha (including areas near Cuttack and Balasore)
B No participation reported
C Only western Odisha
D Only princely states

The famous Odia freedom fighter and later Chief Minister who actively participated in the freedom struggle was:

A Harekrushna Mahtab
B Biju Patnaik
C Nabakrushna Chaudhury
D All of the above

Harekrushna Mahtab became the first Chief Minister of Odisha after independence in:

A 1946 (as Premier, continuing post-independence)
B 1950
C 1936
D 1957

Biju Patnaik, a prominent Odia freedom fighter and later Chief Minister, was notably involved in aiding the independence movement of:

A Indonesia (flying leaders to safety)
B Sri Lanka
C Nepal
D Bhutan

The Communist and Kishan Sabha movements in Odisha in the 1930s-40s were notably active in regions including:

A Coastal Odisha (agrarian unrest areas)
B Only urban Cuttack
C Only princely states
D No such movements existed

The first session of the Utkal Sammilani was held in which year and presided over by whom?

A 1903, presided over by Madhusudan Das
B 1919, presided over by Gopabandhu Das
C 1936, presided over by Harekrushna Mahtab
D 1912, presided over by Fakir Mohan Senapati

The demand for a separate Odisha province was formally presented to the government through petitions led primarily by:

A Madhusudan Das and the Utkal Sammilani
B Gandhi and the Congress alone
C Jinnah and the Muslim League
D British administrators themselves

The O'Donnell Committee/various administrative committees examined the feasibility of Odisha's separate province status during the:

A Early 20th century (leading up to 1936)
B Post-independence era
C 1857 revolt aftermath
D 18th century

The first Odia newspaper, a landmark in the region's socio-political awakening, was:

A Utkal Dipika
B The Samaja
C Asha
D Prajatantra

Utkal Dipika was founded by:

A Gauri Shankar Ray
B Gopabandhu Das
C Madhusudan Das
D Fakir Mohan Senapati

The Utkal Dipika newspaper was first published in which year?

A 1866
B 1903
C 1919
D 1936

Radhanath Ray, a prominent figure of the "Golden Age" of Odia literature (Radhanath Yuga), contributed significantly to:

A Odia poetry and literary renaissance
B Political revolution
C Administrative reforms
D Temple architecture

The Bhubaneswar/Cuttack region's role in the freedom movement was strengthened by the establishment of the Odisha branch of the Indian National Congress, formally organized around:

A Early 20th century, gaining momentum through the Non-Cooperation Movement
B 1857
C 1750
D Post-1950

The tribal uprising led by Laxman Naik against British forest laws and for freedom occurred in:

A Koraput district, Odisha
B Cuttack
C Puri
D Balasore