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Static Awareness: An Insight Into The Indian States (ODISHA)

Dear Readers,
Today, we are
discussing the state 
Odisha
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In SBI Clerk Mains, everyone got shocked seeing a good number of static questions other than Current Affairs and Banking Awareness. Well, this simply means what SBI is expecting and keeping up to the expectation, you will have to be ready for any kind of challenge. It is quite tough to chose what to study and what not to. Friends, its not easy to prepare current affairs, banking awareness and static awareness all at once and that too a week or two before exam. So friends, we are starting a series that will help you learn static general awareness in a state wise manner. Its classified in this way so that you can remember all the important things about that state. Today, we are discussing the state Odisha.



As its
name suggests, Odisha is situated in
the very heart of India.
 It is surrounded by West Bengal to the north-east and in the east, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and north-west and Andhra Pradesh to the south. 

Capital city: Bhubaneswar
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Chief Minister: 
Shri Naveen Patnaik
Governor: Dr.
S. C. Jamir
High Court : Cuttack
 
The Acting Chief Justice: Justice Vineet Saran
Number of Districts: 30
Population : 36,706,920 (11th)
Area : 155,707 km² (9th)
NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE
SANCTUARIES
Sl.No.
NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE
SANCTUARIES
Important
Remarks
1
Similipal
Simlipal National Park is
a national park and a tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district
2
Bhitarkanika
Bhitarkanika National
Park is a national park located in the Kendrapara District. The park is home
to Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), White Crocodile, Indian python,
King Cobra, black ibis, darters and many other species of flora and fauna.
3
Satkosia Gorge
Satkosia Tiger Reserve is
a tiger reserve located in the Angul district.
4
Hadgarh
Hadgarh Wildlife
Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts.
5
Nandankanan Zoological Park
A midst the natural
beauty of natural forest adjacent to Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary,
Nandankanan lies in the vicinity of Kanjia lake.
Important
Dams, Rivers and Lakes:
Dams

Sl.No.
Dam
River
Nearest
City
1.
Hirakud Dam
Mahanadi River
Sambalpur
2.
Jalaput Dam
Machkund River
Nearby Ondra Gadda it
becomes the boundary between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
3.
Patora Dam
Jonk River
18 km from Nuapada in
Nuapada district.
4.
Rengali Dam
Brahmani River
Power station is situated
near village of Rengali of Talcher in Angul district.
Rivers

Sl.No.
River
1.
Mahanadi
2.
Brahmani
3.
Budhabalanga
4.
Rushikulya

Lakes



Sl.No.
Lake
Located
in/near
1.
Chillika Lake
Southern part of the
Orissa coastal plane
2.
Anshupa Lake
Opposite Banki in Cuttack
district
3.
Kanjia Lake
Northern outskirts of
Bhubaneswar
Important
Power generation plants:
Sl.No.
Plant/Project
1.
2.
Talcher Thermal Power
Station (TTPS),  Angul district
IB Thermal Power Station,
near Jharsuguda town in Jharsuguda district
Airports:
Biju Patnaik International
Airport                                       Bhubaneswar    
Folk
Dances:
Sl.No.
Folk
Dances
Remarks
(if any)
1.
Odissi Dance
Odissi, also known as
Orissi, is one of the
eight classical dance forms of India.
2.
Danda Jatra
Danda Jatra is one of the
most important traditional dance festivals organized in different parts of
South Odisha
3.
Chhau dance
Chhau dance is a genre of
Indian tribal martial dance which is popular in the Indian states of Odisha,
Jharkhand and West Bengal.
4.
Dalkhai dance
Though Dusserah is the
occasion of Dalkhai the most popular folk-dance of western Orissa.
5.
Tribal dances
The Tribals who
constitute about one fourth of the total population of Orissa have very many
dances of secular.
Tribes:
  • ·        
    Sauras

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    Kondhs
  • ·        
    Santals
  • ·        
    Bondas
  • ·        
    Bhumias
  • ·        
    Gonds
  • ·        
    Oraons
  • ·        
    Koyas 
  • ·        
    Didayees
  • ·        
    Holuva
  • ·        
    Gadaba
  • ·        
    Matia
  • ·        
    Dharua
  • ·        
    Paraja
  • ·        
    Bathudi
  • ·        
    Kolha

Important
Regional Festivals:
Sl.No.
Festival
Name
Remarks
1.
Chandan Yatra
Chandan Yatra also known
as Gandhalepana yatra is the longest festival observed at Jagannath temple at
Puri, India.
2.
Durga Puja Odisha
Worship to the goddess of
power is celebrated by the entire Hindu fraternity in general and Bengalis in
particular in the form of Durga puja.
3.
Puri Rath Yatra
Ratha Yatra is a Hindu
festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Odisha
4.
Dola Purnima
Dola Purnima or Holi is a
popular festival of Orissa.
5.
Deva Snana Purnima
Snana Purnima is the day
the deities are bathed by 108 pitchers of water brought from the well near
Sitala temple in the precincts of the Jagannatha temple.
Important
Temples/Archeological Monuments/Sites:



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Sl.No.
Temple/
Archeological Monument/ Site
Located
in/near
1.
Jagannath Temple
Puri
2.
Konark Sun Temple
Konark
3.
Brahmeshwar Temple
Brahmeshwar
4.
Mukteswar Temple
Bhubaneswar
5.
Parasurameswar Temple
Bhubaneswar
6.
Rajarani Temple
Bhubaneswar

Nick Names/Special Titles of Cities:



Sl.No.
City
Nick
Name
1.
Bhuvaneshwar
(Orissa)
Temple City
Sport Stadiums/Arena:

Sl.No.
Stadium/Arena
Sport-Purpose
City
1.
Barabati Stadium 
International cricket
Cuttack
2.
Kalinga Stadium
Tennis Court
Bhubaneswar, Khordha
3.
Veer Surendra Sai Stadium
Cricket Stadium
Sambalpur
Constituency
of Cabinet Ministers:
Sl.No.
Name
Constituency
Ministry
1.
Jual Oram 
Sundargarh constituency
Minister of Tribal
Affairs
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