Modern History of Odisha is a crucial part of various competitive exams. Here’s a list of concise one-liner questions that cover key events, personalities, and movements in Odisha’s modern history:
Sources of History of Odisha One-liner Questions
Question:
- Q: Which Indian epic first mentions Kalinga and Odra?
- Q: What sacred river is associated with Kalinga in the Mahabharata?
- Q: In which epic is Kalinganagara mentioned, situated west of the Gomati River?
- Q: Which regions in the Ramayana are linked with Utkala?
- Q: Name two texts that serve as sources of ancient Odishan history aside from the epics.
- Q: Which Purana provides information about Kalinga and Utkala’s legendary kings?
- Q: What religions influenced ancient Odisha, as reflected in Jaina and Buddhist sources?
- Q: Name a Jaina literary work that describes the people and culture of ancient Odisha.
- Q: Which Buddhist text mentions Kalinga and Utkala?
- Q: Which ancient Indian treatise discusses Odisha’s political systems?
- Q: What is another important ancient text that sheds light on Odisha’s history?
- Q: Which Greek historian mentioned the people of Kalinga?
- Q: Who divided Kalinga into Gangetic, Middle, and Kalinga regions?
- Q: Which Greek historian mentioned Kalinga in his work Indica?
- Q: Which Greek geographer listed specific parts of Kalinga?
- Q: Name two locations in Kalinga mentioned by Ptolemy.
- Q: Which Chinese pilgrim visited Odisha in 638-39 AD?
- Q: What did Hiuen Tsang call Odra in his work Si-yu-ki?
- Q: Which text by Hiuen Tsang describes the religious conditions in Odisha?
- Q: Name one Buddhist Jataka that references Kalinga.
Answer:
- S1. Ans: The Mahabharata.
- S2. Ans: The river Baitarani.
- S3. Ans: The Ramayana.
- S4. Ans: Mekala and Dasarna regions.
- S5. Ans: Kapila Samhita and Prachi Mahatmya.
- S6. Ans: The Vayu Purana.
- S7. Ans: Jainism and Buddhism.
- S8. Ans: Avasyaka Niryukti.
- S9. Ans: Digha Nikaya.
- S10. Ans: Arthashastra of Kautilya.
- S11. Ans: Baudhayana Dharmasastra.
- S12. Ans: Pliny.
- S13. Ans: Pliny.
- S14. Ans: Megasthenes.
- S15. Ans: Ptolemy
- S16. Ans: Palur and Naingain.
- S17. Ans: Hiuen Tsang.
- S18. Ans: Wu-Cha.
- S19. Ans: Si-yu-ki.
- S20. Ans: Kalinga Bodhi Jataka.