Q. Who of the following is a recipient of literary award Saraswati Samman for his work in Kannada?

Correct Answer

Veerappa Moily

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. When did British capture Surapura?
    A)1855
    B)1880
    C)1858
    D)1885
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Which is the biggest forest in Karnataka?
    A)Mandya
    B)Chikkamagaluru
    C)Hassan
    D)Uttara Kannada
    Answer: Uttara Kannada
  • 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
    Answer: Kuvempu
  • Q. How many lakes are there in Bengaluru?
    A)179
    B)190
    C)180
    D)189
    Answer: 189
  • Q. Who is called Lion of Karnataka?
    A)Karnad Sadashiva Rao
    B)Gangadharrao Balkrishna Deshpande
    C)Umabai Kundapur
    D)None of these
    Answer: Gangadharrao Balkrishna Deshpande
  • Q. Who wrote “Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate”, the official state song of Karnataka?
    A)D. R. Bendre
    B)V. K. Gokak
    C)Kuvempu
    D)Poornachandra Tejaswi
    Answer: Kuvempu
  • Q. Total number of members in the Karnataka Legislative Council is
    A)72
    B)75
    C)70
    D)78
    Answer: 75
  • Q. Which is the first Kannada Newspaper?
    A)Andolana dina patrike
    B)Janathavani
    C)Mangaluru Samachara
    D)Kannada Prabha
    Answer: Mangaluru Samachara
  • Q. Which Bank has approved $346 million loan for highways upgradation project in Karnataka?
    A)Asian Development bank
    B)World bank
    C)ASEAN bank
    D)None of these
    Answer: Asian Development bank
  • Q. Ramdevarabetta Sanctuary has been notified in order to conserve –
    A)Sloth Bears
    B)Tigers
    C)Vultures
    D)Elephants
    Answer: Vultures
  • Q. How many national parks are there in Karnataka?
    A)Six
    B)Eight
    C)Five
    D)Ten
    Answer: Five
  • Q. Which river flows from Karnataka to Kerala?
    A)Kaveri
    B)Krishna
    C)Godavari
    D)Palar
    Answer: Kaveri
  • Q. In which year, the first Urban Co-operative Credit Society of Karnataka was organised?
    A)1906
    B)1905
    C)1911
    D)1907
    Answer: 1905
  • Q. At which place in Karnataka did Adi Shankaracharya establish the first of four mathas?
    A)Gokarna
    B)Talakaveri
    C)Sringeri
    D)Murdeshwar
    Answer: Sringeri
  • Q. When was Hemavathi dam constructed?
    A)1975
    B)1972
    C)1979
    D)1973
    Answer: 1979
  • Q. How many national bird sanctuaries are there in Karnataka?
    A)Eight
    B)Six
    C)Five
    D)None of these
    Answer: Five
  • Q. Which of the following airport of India is the first in the country to get disabled aircraft recovery equipment?
    A)Kozhikode Airport
    B)Ntaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport
    C)Kempagowda Airport
    D)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Airport
    Answer: Kempagowda Airport
  • 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. In which city is the Central Institute of Indian Languages located?
    A)Bengaluru
    B)Dharwad
    C)Mysuru
    D)Udupi
    Answer: Mysuru
  • Q. Who of the following is a National Film Award winning director as well as Jnanpith Award winning writer?
    A)Girish Karnad
    B)B. V. Karanth
    C)S. L. Bhyrappa
    D)Aravind Adiga
    Answer: Girish Karnad

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