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1. What was the capital of Odisha when it was formed in 1936 before it was shifted to Bhubaneshwar?
a. Puri
b. Sambalpur
c. Rourkela
d. Cuttack
2. Which city in India gets its name from the two words 'camp' and 'river valley'?
a. Deharadun
b. Matheran
c. Pune
d. Cochin
3. Which Indian state was formerly known as 'Dakshin-Kausal'?
a. Bihar
b. Mizoram
c. Rajasthan
d. Chhattisgarh
4. Which of these places is fondly called the 'Power Capital of India'?
a. Mussorie
b. Shimla
c. Korba
d. Koodankulam
5. Which place in Chhattisgarh is fondly called the 'Kashmir of Chhattisgarh'?
a. Bhilai
b. Baster
c. Raipur
d. Bilaspur
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Answers
1. What was the capital of Odisha when it was formed in 1936 before it was shifted to Bhubaneshwar?
a. Puri
b. Sambalpur
c. Rourkela
d. Cuttack
Did You Know?
Cuttack was established by King Nrupa Keshari in 989 AD. The city completed thousand years of existence in 1989.
Read more about it in this link.
2. Which city in India gets its name from the two words 'camp' and 'river valley'?
a. Deharadun
b. Matheran
c. Pune
d. Cochin
Did You Know?
The word 'dera' means 'camp' and 'doon' is a colloquial term for 'river valley'. Hence Dehradun gets its name.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Which Indian state was formerly known as 'Dakshin-Kausal'?
a. Bihar
b. Mizoram
c. Rajasthan
d. Chhattisgarh
Did You Know?
Chattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh in 2000 and it became the 26th state of India.
Read more about it in this link.
4. Which of these places is fondly called the 'Power Capital of India'?
a. Mussorie
b. Shimla
c. Korba
d. Koodankulam
Did You Know?
Being centrally located, the power generated in Chattisgarh can be easily transmitted without losses to any of India's four grids. The state has one of the largest reserves of coal in the country.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Which place in Chhattisgarh is fondly called the 'Kashmir of Chhattisgarh'?
a. Bhilai
b. Baster
c. Raipur
d. Bilaspur
Did You Know?
Baster district has some of the major tourist spots in the state like the Kotamsar and Kailash Caves, Kanger Valley National Park, Indravati National Park to name a few.
Read more about it in this link.
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