OPSC OAS 2022 PrelimsOdisha SpecificQuestion 4
Solved previous year question from the OPSC OAS/OCS 2022 Preliminary Examination (General Studies), with the official answer key and a detailed explanation.
Question
With reference to the creation of a separate province of Orissa consider the following statements.
- The British Parliament’s Constitution of Orissa order, 1936 got the approval of the king on 3 March 1936 and Orissa became a new province on 1 April 1936.
- Sir John Austin Hubback was appointed as the first Governor of Orissa.
- Sir Courtney Terel, the Chief Justice of Bihar and Orissa High Court, administered the oath of office to the new Governor.
- The inaugural function was held in Ravenshaw College Hall at cuttack.
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Correct answer: (D) All four
- The Constitution of Orissa Order 1936 received royal assent on 3 March 1936, and Orissa formally became a separate province on 1 April 1936, carved out from the Bihar and Orissa province.
- Sir John Austin Hubback was appointed as the first Governor of Orissa and presided over the newly created province from its very inception.
- Sir Courtney Terrell, the Chief Justice of the Bihar and Orissa High Court, administered the oath of office to Governor Hubback at the inauguration ceremony on 1 April 1936.
- The inaugural function was indeed held at Ravenshaw College Hall in Cuttack, which served as the venue for this historic ceremony marking Orissa’s identity as a separate administrative province. Cuttack was the capital of Orissa at the time.
