Around 1717 AD, Mohammed Taqi Khan rose to the position of Naib Nazim, or Deputy Governor of Odisha, and led an attack on the Puri temple in 1733, which resulted in catastrophic destruction.

The northeast monsoon is confined to south India and brings rainfall from October to December over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Mahe and south interior Karnataka.

IDCOL Ferro Chrome and Alloy Ltd is situated at Jajpur Road. It has capacity to manufacture 19000 MT of High Carbon Ferrochrome. This plant, set up in the year 1969, is pioneer in the country to produce Ferrochrome.

The Mahanadi river is linked to the Rusikulya irrigation project.

In 2009, the Management and Planning Authority for the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund was established. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) was founded by CAMPA, which also serves as the CAMPA fund's curator.

In the Mayurbhanj district, Barehipani is India's second highest waterfall and Odisha's highest. From a height of 400 metres, this waterfall cascades down. Wild elephants, Bengal tigers, and Indian bison are also found in this territory.

The Panposh - Keonjhar Pallahara plateau comprises the Upper Baitarani catchment basin in the northern part of the state, and the Nabrangpur - Jeypore plateau comprises the Sabari basin in the southern part of the state. Hence both statements are correct.

the Special Economic Zones of Odisha are HINDALCO Industries Sambalpur, Genpact IT/ITES, Infocity SEZ IT/ITES, Bhubaneswar and IDCO IT/ITES, Bhubaneswar.

Simlipal National Park provides shelter to many Royal Bengal Tigers. The park is a rich source of countless medicinal and aromatic plants.

The Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMCL) was founded on 16^th May, 1956, as a joint venture firm between the governments of Odisha and India.

The overall wetland area is 105 hectares (260 acres), with the scuba diving facility covering 75 hectares (190 acres).
Nandankanan Zoological Park is located near Kanjia Lake, amidst the natural splendour of natural forest next to Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary.

Statement 2 is correct - The very productive Chilika Lagoon eco-system, with its abundant fishery resources, provides a living for many fisherman living in and around the lagoon.

Bidi is produced in Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Cuttack and Balasore districts of Odisha.

Balasore and Cuttack are the second largest jute producing districts in Odisha, respectively.

Pulses grown in Odisha viz; green gram or mung dal, black gram or tur dal.
The Mahanadi delta, the Rushikulya plains, and the Hirakud and Badimula regions are all irrigated locations where pulses are grown.

The Tassar variety of silk is manufactured in Mayurbhanj district, Sundargarh district, Keonjhar district and Koraput district.

The Mahanadi River is Odisha's largest river and India's sixth largest river. It is East-Central India's oldest river. It covers roughly 1,41,600 square kilometres and stretches over 858 kilometres. The river runs through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
The Mahanadi river rises in the Amarkantak hills of the Bastar Plateau in Chattisgarh's Raipur district.

Malati Devi Choudhury (26^th July 1904 – 15^th March 1998) was an Indian civil rights and freedom activist and Gandhian. She was born in 1904 in an upper middle class Brahmo family.

Sarala Devi Chaudhurani was an exceptional woman of rare gifts. She was a prolific writer, an inspiring singer, a political activist and a wom-an leader. She was the first woman political leader of her time and she was the leader of the anti-British movement as well. She was a patriot who had a strong sense of pride in being a Bengali.