Karnataka State

Q. Who was the first to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada?

A
R. S. Mugali
B
D. R. Bendre
C
Kuvempu
D
V. K. Gokak

Correct Answer

Kuvempu

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. Which bird sanctuary is in Karnataka?
    A)Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary
    B)Both A and B
    C)Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
    D)None of these
    Answer: Both A and B
  • Q. Who had wrote the poem book Kavitavatara?
    A)Masti Venkatesh Iyengar
    B)B. M. Srikantaiah
    C)Govinda Pai
    D)D. R. Bendre
    Answer: Govinda Pai
  • Q. Who was the first President of Kannada Sahitya Parishat?
    A)Karpura Srinivasa Rao
    B)P. G. Halakatti
    C)R. Narasimhachar
    D)H. V. Nanjundaiah
    Answer: H. V. Nanjundaiah
  • Q. As of 2020, which one is the largest constituency of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as per population.
    A)Yeshwantpur
    B)Mahadevapura
    C)Dasarahalli
    D)Bangalore South
    Answer: Bangalore South
  • Q. How many national bird sanctuaries are there in Karnataka?
    A)Eight
    B)Six
    C)Five
    D)None of these
    Answer: Five
  • Q. Sundarayya, Ala Singarayya, and B. Venkatappa are painters related to which school of painting?
    A)Mysore School
    B)Pala School
    C)Thanjavur School
    D)Hyderabadi School
    Answer: Mysore School
  • Q. Who wrote the first Kannada drama ‘Mitravinda Govinda’?
    A)Mahalingaranga
    B)Singararya
    C)Lakshmisha
    D)Tirumalaraya
    Answer: Singararya
  • Q. What is the new name of NH 13?
    A)NH 165
    B)NH 168
    C)NH 169
    D)NH 164
    Answer: NH 169
  • Q. What is the nickname of Bengaluru?
    A)Golden city of India
    B)Sandalwood City of India
    C)Garden City of India
    D)None of these
    Answer: Garden City of India
  • Q. Who is called Karnataka Gandhi?
    A)Yashodhara Dasappa
    B)Hardekar Manjappa
    C)Karnad Sadashiva Rao
    D)None of these
    Answer: Hardekar Manjappa
  • Q. In which year the Government of Karnataka decorated Kuvempu with “Rashtrakavi”?
    A)1957
    B)1958
    C)1956
    D)1959
    Answer: 1958
  • Q. Which is the biggest dam in Karnataka?
    A)Raja Lakhamagowda dam
    B)Basava Sagara Dam
    C)Renuka Sagara Dam
    D)Tungabhadra dam
    Answer: Tungabhadra dam
  • Q. Which is the beautiful district in Karnataka?
    A)Ballari
    B)Mysore
    C)Bagalkot
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mysore
  • Q. Who is considered as the ‘Father of Carnatic Music’?
    A)Shyama Sastri
    B)Purandara Dasa
    C)Tyagaraja
    D)Muthuswami Dikshitar
    Answer: Purandara Dasa
  • Q. Which city is known as Electronic City of India?
    A)Bidar
    B)Chamarajanagar
    C)Bangalore
    D)Chikballapur
    Answer: Bangalore
  • Q. Vittalaswamy and Hazara Ramaswamy temples were built in rule of which Vijayanagara empire?
    A)Krishna Deva Raya
    B)Devaraya-I
    C)Devaraya-II
    D)Harihara -II
    Answer: Krishna Deva Raya
  • Q. Which is the sugar bowl of Karnataka?
    A)Belagavi
    B)Bagalkot
    C)Bidar
    D)Ballari
    Answer: Belagavi
  • Q. The Battle of Talikota was fought in the year
    A)1561
    B)1565
    C)1556
    D)1569
    Answer: 1565
  • Q. How many dams are there in Karnataka?
    A)10
    B)17
    C)15
    D)13
    Answer: 13
  • Q. Who is the writer of Karnataka state song?
    A)Ananthaswamy
    B)Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa
    C)Kuvempu
    D)None of these
    Answer: Kuvempu

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