Prepare for Odisha competitive examinations with these important Odisha History MCQs 2026. This practice set includes 20 questions covering major events, rulers, movements, personalities and important places from Odisha’s history.
These Odisha History Questions and Answers are useful for candidates preparing for OSSSC, OPSC, Odisha Police, RI, AMIN, PEO, ASO and other Odisha government competitive examinations.
Odisha History MCQ 2026
This set covers important topics such as:
- Gajapati Dynasty
- Kanchi–Kaveri tradition
- Prataparudra Deva
- Mukunda Deva
- Mughal rule in Odisha
- Maratha rule
- British conquest of Odisha
- Paika Rebellion
- Bakshi Jagabandhu
- Veer Surendra Sai
- Khond Rebellion
- Bhuyan Rebellion
- Laxman Nayak
- Baji Rout
- Salt Satyagraha
- Madhusudan Das
- Gopabandhu Das
- Satyabadi Bana Vidyalaya
Important for Odisha Competitive Exams
Questions from Odisha History and Odisha GK are useful for several competitive examinations, including:
- OSSSC PEO
- OSSSC RI
- OSSSC AMIN
- OPSC ASO
- Odisha Police SI
- Odisha Police Constable
- Junior Assistant
- Other Odisha government examinations
Regular practice can help you improve your knowledge of important historical events, personalities and movements associated with Odisha.
Practice Odisha History Questions
Attempt all 20 questions and check your answers after completing the test. Pay special attention to important dates, historical personalities, movements and places because these are frequently useful areas for competitive-exam preparation.
For better preparation, revise the explanations along with the answers instead of memorizing the answers alone.
Topics Covered
The questions in this practice set include Odisha’s medieval history, Mughal and Maratha administration, British rule, freedom movements and important personalities of modern Odisha.
Important areas include the Paika Rebellion of 1817, the resistance movements of western and tribal Odisha, the Salt Satyagraha at Inchudi, and the contributions of leaders such as Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das and Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das.
1. The Kanchi–Kaveri legend is associated with which Gajapati king?
Kapilendra Deva
Prataparudra Deva
Mukunda Deva
Purushottama Deva
The Kanchi–Kaveri legend is traditionally associated with Gajapati Purushottama Deva.
2. Which Gajapati king was a contemporary of Sri Chaitanya and Krishnadevaraya?
Kapilendra Deva
Purushottama Deva
Prataparudra Deva
Narasimhadeva I
Prataparudra Deva ruled Odisha during the period when Sri Chaitanya and Vijayanagara ruler Krishnadevaraya were contemporaries.
3. Who was the last independent Hindu king of Odisha who died in 1568?
Mukunda Deva
Prataparudra Deva
Ramachandra Deva
Kapilendra Deva
Mukunda Deva was the last independent Hindu ruler of Odisha and died in 1568.
4. Which Afghan general attacked the Jagannath Temple in 1568?
Malik Kafur
Kalapahad
Bakhtiyar Khalji
Firuz Shah
Kalapahad is traditionally associated with the Afghan attack on the Jagannath Temple in 1568.
5. Under which Mughal emperor did Odisha become part of the Mughal Empire?
Babur
Humayun
Jahangir
Akbar
Odisha was brought under Mughal control during the reign of Akbar.
6. Alivardi Khan ceded Odisha to which Maratha leader in 1751?
Raghuji Bhonsle
Baji Rao I
Nana Saheb
Mahadji Scindia
Odisha was ceded to Raghuji Bhonsle of the Nagpur Marathas in 1751.
7. In which year did the British conquer Odisha?
The British East India Company conquered most of Odisha in 1803.
8. Which Raja of Khurda resisted the British in 1804?
Mukunda Deva II
Ramachandra Deva
Divyasingha Deva
Birakishore Deva
Raja Mukunda Deva II of Khurda resisted British control in the early 19th century.
9. At which place was Jayi Rajguru hanged by the British?
Cuttack
Medinipur
Puri
Kolkata
Jayi Rajguru was executed by the British at Medinipur (Midnapore).
10. In which year did the Paika Rebellion take place?
The Paika Rebellion began in Odisha in 1817 against British rule.
11. Who led the Paika Rebellion of Odisha?
Jayi Rajguru
Surendra Sai
Bakshi Jagabandhu
Chakra Bisoi
Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar led the Paika Rebellion of 1817.
12. Veer Surendra Sai led the revolt against the British from which region?
Keonjhar
Khurda
Ganjam
Sambalpur
Veer Surendra Sai led a prolonged resistance against the British from the Sambalpur region.
13. In which jail did Veer Surendra Sai die?
Cellular Jail, Andaman
Asirgarh Fort
Rangoon Jail
Hazaribagh Jail
Veer Surendra Sai died in captivity at Asirgarh Fort in 1884.
14. Chakra Bisoi led the revolt of which tribe?
Santhals
Khonds
Bhuyans
Mundas
Chakra Bisoi was a prominent leader of the Khond resistance against British rule.
15. Dharanidhar Bhuyan led the Bhuyan rebellion (1891) in which state?
Mayurbhanj
Keonjhar
Dhenkanal
Talcher
Dharanidhar Bhuyan led the Bhuyan uprising in the Keonjhar princely state.
16. Shaheed Laxman Nayak hailed from which district?
Koraput
Mayurbhanj
Kalahandi
Balasore
Shaheed Laxman Nayak was a prominent freedom fighter from the Koraput region of Odisha.
17. Baji Rout, India’s youngest martyr, belonged to which princely state?
Talcher
Nilagiri
Dhenkanal
Mayurbhanj
Baji Rout belonged to the princely state of Dhenkanal and was martyred in 1938.
18. Where was the Salt Satyagraha held in Odisha in 1930?
Inchudi
Dandi
Vedaranyam
Puri
Inchudi in Balasore was a major centre of the Salt Satyagraha in Odisha in 1930.
19. Who is known as ‘Utkal Gourav’?
Gopabandhu Das
Madhusudan Das
Fakir Mohan Senapati
Harekrushna Mahtab
Madhusudan Das is popularly known as Utkal Gourav for his contribution to Odisha’s social and political development.
20. Who founded the Satyabadi Bana Vidyalaya?
Madhusudan Das
Nilakantha Das
Gopabandhu Das
Godavarish Mishra
Gopabandhu Das founded the Satyabadi Bana Vidyalaya at Sakhigopal in 1909.
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