1. What is the pre-historic name of Odisha?

A) Utkala
B) Kalinga
C) Kosala
D) Udra

ANSWER= (D) Udra

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2. Which among the following is a Buddhist Literary Source of Odisha’s ancient history?

A) Kurudharma Jataka
B) Avasyaka Niyukti
C) Brihat Samhita
D) Harshacharita

ANSWER= (A) Kurudharma Jataka

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3. Greek historian Pliny mentions Odisha by which name?

A) Kalinga
B) Kosala
C) Toshali
D) Udra

ANSWER= (A) Kalinga

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4. Which literary source mentions about Kalinga and Odra and its sacred river Baitarani and Goddess Viraja?

A) Vayu Purana
B) Manu Smriti
C) The Mahabharata
D) None of the above

ANSWER= (C) The Mahabharata

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5. Which literary source mentioned Odisha as Kalinganagara situated on the West of Gomti river?

A) Brihaspati Smriti
B) Arthasastra
C) Ramayana
D) Avasyaka Niryukti

ANSWER= (C) Ramayana

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6. Which of the following excavation site is not a part of ‘Diamond Triangle’ of Odishan archaeology?

A) Khandagiri
B) Udayagiri
C) Ratnagiri
D) Lalitgiri

ANSWER= (A) Khandagiri

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7. Which of the following inscriptions, throws light on the administration of Asoka in Kalinga?

A) Dhauli
B) Jaugada
C) Sundergarh
D) Both A and B

ANSWER= (D) Both A and B

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8. The earliest coins available in Odisha are

A) Punch-marked coins
B) Puri Kushana coin
C) Nala coins
D) Gupta coins

ANSWER= (A) Punch-marked coins

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9. Which of the following coins suggest that trade and commerce existed in Odisha?

A) Punch-marked coins
B) Puri Kushana coin
C) Nala coins
D) Gupta coins

ANSWER= (D) Gupta coins

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10. Which among the following pre historic site in Odisha belongs to Neolithic era?

A) Barabati
B) Baripada
C) Udayagiri
D) All of theses

ANSWER= (B) Baripada

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11. The capital of Kalinga according to Jain and Buddhist literature in ancient times was-

A) Toshali
B) Dantapur
C) Kalinga Pattnam
D) Kosala

ANSWER= (B) Dantapur

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12. Who were the rulers of Kalinga before the establishment of Maurya dynasty?

A) Rashtrakutas
B) Matharas
C) Nandas
D) Nalas

ANSWER= (C) Nandas

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13. King Asoka became Buddhist after he was horrified with the tyranny of Kalinga War. It was in:

A) 258 BC
B) 261 BC
C) 200 BC
D) 327 BC

ANSWER= (B) 261 BC

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14. What was the capital of Kalinga after its annexation with Magadha empire?

A) Tosali
B) Samapa
C) Sisupalgarh
D) Dantapura

ANSWER= (A) Tosali

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15. Hathigumpha inscription in Udayagiri near Bhubaneswar gives information about which dynasty of ancient Odisha?

A) Chedi dynasty
B) Ganga dynasty
C) Satvahana dynasty
D) None of these

ANSWER= (A) Chedi dynasty

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