27-12-2017, 04:35 PM
ODISHA
*Rajarani temple, Lingaraj temple, Mukteswar temple are the famous temples at Bhubaneswar.
*Odiya language got classical status on 20th February 2014
*Odiya is the first Indo-Aryan language to get classical status.
*Second woman Chief Minister in India -Nandini Satpathi (1972-76, Odisha)
*High Court of Odisha is situated at Cuttack.
*Rourkela is the industrial capital of Odisha.
*Cuttack is the cultural capital of Odisha.
*Nandankanan Tiger Reserve is famous for white tiger.
*Chilka Lake is the largest lake in India and is situated at the mouth of the river mahanadi.
*The Honeymoon Island, Break fast Island and Birds Island are located in Chilka lake Paradip is the major sea port of Odisha.
*Hirakud is the longest dam in the world. It is on river Mahanadi.
*India’s Missile launching station Chandipur, is situated in wheeler Island.
*Wheeler island was renamed as Abdul Kalam island.
*Rourkela Steel Plant is in Odisha.
*It is a collaborated project of Germany and India.
*Gopalpur beach is in Odisha.
*Talcher Thermal power station is situated in Odisha
*Sambalpur in Odisha is famous for its Bauxite deposit.
*Mahatma Gandhi was worshipped as a god in Sambalpur.
*The famous Goldmine ‘Mayurbhanj’ is in Odisha.
*Odisha is the first state to privatize the supply and distribution of electricity.
*Odisha is the leading producer of Manganese in India.
*Odisha is the first Indian State to give social welfare benefits to transgender community Gahirmatha Turtle
sanctuary is situated at
Ans : Gahirmatha Beach.
Millennium city
*The Central Rice Research Institute is situated in Cuttack.
*Cuttack is the birth place of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
*Cuttack is known as “Millennium city” and “Silver city”.
Rare Info
*The temple known as Jewel of Odisha culture
Ans : Muktheswara temple
*The coastline known as gift of six rivers is situated in
Ans : Odisha
