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OPSC OCS 2025 · Question 83 of 84

Which literary source mentions Kalinga and Odra along with the sacred river Baitarani and Goddess Viraja? (2025)

Odisha Geography

  1. AVayu Purana
  2. BManu Smriti
  3. CThe MahabharataCorrect
  4. DNone of the above

Answer: C. The Mahabharata

Explanation

* Earliest Mention: The Mahabharata makes the earliest epic reference to the ancient territories of Kalinga and Odra. * The Sacred Context: In the Vana Parva (Book of the Forest) of the epic, the sage Lomasa guides the Pandavas on a pilgrimage.

Source: OPSC OCS Prelims 2025 GS Paper-I (Set D); answers per Apti Plus unofficial key

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