Odisha Current Affairs : May- 2025
01. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA)?
A) Asit Kumar Mahapatra
B) Siva Subramanian Raman
C) Kristy Conventry
D) B.R Gavai
Ans : A
02. A memorial dedicated to Biju Patnaik was recently unveiled in Delhi to honor his contribution to which historic event?
A) Quit India Movement
B) India’s Green Revolution
C) Battle of Stalingrad
D) Indo-Pak War of 1971
Ans : C
03. Which tribal language will feature the first-ever edition of the iconic Odia learning book ‘Barnabodh’, as announced in Odisha?
A) Bhuyan
B) Santali
C) Koya
D) Munda
Ans : B
04. Which football club won the Kalinga Super Cup 2025, becoming the first to win it twice?
A) FC Goa
B) Jamshedpur FC
C) Odisha FC
D) Bengal FC
Ans : A
05. Who has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Odisha Prisons & Correctional Services?
A) Banu Mushtaq
B) Raja Kumari
C) Susanta Kumar Nath
D) Jenny Erpenbeck
Ans : C
06. Which constitutional act is the Governor of Odisha pushing for implementation through a high-level task force?
A) Forest Rights Act
B) PESA Act
C) SEBC Act
D) Right Education Act
Ans : B
07. Who from Odisha recently scaled Mount Mera (6,476m) in Nepal?
A) Madhubala Panda
B) Madhusmita Patra
C) Kami Rita
D) Archana Dash
Ans : B
08. Recently, Which newly formed board in Odisha will focus on safeguarding the rights and welfare of the transgender community?
A) Odisha Gender Justice Council
B) State Transgender Empowerment Panel
C) Odisha Transgender Development Board
D) State Transgender Welfare Board
Ans : D
09. What percentage of reservation has the Odisha Cabinet recently approved for SEBC students in educational institutions?
A) 11%
B) 12.25%
C) 11.25%
D) 20%
Ans : C
10. Which filmmaker was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 5th Star Odia Film Awards in Singapore?
A) Anubhav Mohanty
B) Madhusudan Dev Goswami
C) Sabyasachi Mohapatra
D) Prasanta Nanda
Ans : C
Odisha Current Affairs : May- 2025
11. What is a major change in Odisha’s upcoming Excise Policy, as announced by Minister Prithviraj Harichandan?
A) Liquor ban In tribal districts
B) Yearly policy revision
C) Three-year validity of the policy
D) Increase in alcohol production
Ans: C
12. Nibedita Sahoo from Odisha won gold in which category at the 2nd Asian Yogasana Championship 2025?
A) Yoga Performance
B) Senior Artistic Pair
C) Senior Traditional
D) Rhythmic Yoga
Ans : C
13. How much amount has the Odisha government sanctioned for the development of Tara Tarini Temple in Ganjam?
A) Rs. 50 Crore
B) Rs. 75 Crore
C) Rs. 68 Crore
D) Rs. 100 Crore
Ans : C
14. Which patriotic event was led by CM Majhi in Bhubaneswar to celebrate the success of Operation Sindoor?
A) Bharat Mata Yatra
B) Operation Vijay March
C) Tiranga Yatra
D) Operation Sindoor Success
Ans : C
15. Sibun Nanda, recently selected for the Indian Deaf Cricket Team, belongs to which district in Odisha?
A) Khorda
B) Gajapti
C) Ganjam
D) Bhadrak
Ans : C
16. Which two players from Odisha were named in the Indian Women’s Hockey Team for the European leg of the FIH Pro League 2024-25?
A) Priyanka topo and surathi Biswal
B) Ansumalini sahu and Sunelita Toppo
C) Salima Tete and Lalremsiami
D) Sujata Kujur and Sunelita Toppo
Ans : D
17. What is the goal of the Leander Paes-Samanta Sports Academy being established in collaboration with KIIT- KISS?
A) To train students
B) To promote hockey across India
C) To nurture 250000 sporting talents in 16 disciplines over 15 years
D) To prepare athletes for Olympic-level swimming events
Ans : C
18. What is the primary objective behind the Odisha government’s decision to establish five fast-track courts across the state?
A) To Improve overall judicial infrastructure
B) To handle pending corruption cases
C) To expedite trials in crimes against women
D) To reduce the burden on district courts
Ans : C
19. Which Gram Panchayat from Odisha won the Jury Award at the 22nd National Awards for e-Governance 2025 in category for grassroots digital innovation?
A) Palsana GP
B) Suakati GP
C) Lalitpur GP Crack Govt.
D) Bharatpur GP
Ans : B
20. What is the revised monthly vehicle allowance for ministers in Odisha as per the recent notification?
A) Rs. 44,400
B) Rs. 46,000
C) Rs. 50,400
D) Rs. 61,200
Ans : C
Odisha Current Affairs : May- 2025
21. Which initiative was launched in Odisha to promote menstrual health awareness in May 2025 ?
A) Red Cycle Odisha
B) Menstrual Matters Odisha
C) Let’s Talk Periods a
D) Menstrual Abhiyan
Ans : C
22. What is the targeted GDP size of Odisha by 2047 as presented in the Viksit Odisha vision document ?
A) $1.25 billion
B) $1.9 trillion
C) $1.5 trillion
D) $3 trillion
Ans : C
23. Who has been appointed as the In-Charge Vice- Chancellor of Utkal University in May 2025?
A) Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati
B) Prof. P.K. Mishra
C) Prof. Jagneshwar Dandapat
D) Tuhinkant Pandey
Ans : C
24. How many new cyber police stations will be added across Odisha as per recent plans?
A) 20
B) 14
C) 34
D) 65
Ans : A
25. Which digital payment platform signed an MoU with Startup Odisha to empower startups?
A) Paytm
B) Google Pay
C) PhonePe
D) Amazon pay
Ans : C
26. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) in May 2025?
A) Abhay Kumar
B) Sudhakar Burgi
C) Pradeep Kumar Jena
D) Hemant Sharma
Ans : B
27. Who has been appointed as Secretary of Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA) in 2025?
A) Ajit Seth
B) Yuji Iwasawa
C) Manashi Mandata
D) Gvanesh Kumar
Ans : C
28. Who represent India in “South Asia Mobility Conference held in Bhutan ?
A) Dharmendra Pradhan
B) Mohan Charan Majhi
C) Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
D) Parvati parida
Ans : C
29. Odia Asmita Uthsav 2025 was held in
A)London
B) Kathmandu
C) Bahrain
D) None of these
Ans : C
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