More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. The temples at “Halebidu and Belur” belong to which of the following dynasty?
A)Rastrakuta dynasty
B)Badami Chalukya dynasty
C)Hoysala dynasty
D)Kadamba dynasty
Answer: Hoysala dynasty
- Q. What is the old name of Mysore?
A)Mysore
B)Mahishuru
C)Mahishapura
D)Bangalore
Answer: Mahishapura
- Q. The Bangalore university was established in the year?
A)1958
B)1958
C)1960
D)1964
Answer: 1964
- Q. Which is the silk city of Karnataka?
A)Ramanagara
B)Bangalore
C)Raichur
D)Chikmagaluru
Answer: Ramanagara
- Q. Whose rule has been considered as the ‘Golden Age of Music’ in Karnataka?
A)Chamarajendra Wodeyar
B)Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
C)Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
D)Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar
Answer: Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
- Q. Kotte Kadubu, Holge, Todadevu are famous cuisines of which of the following districts of Karnataka?
A)Uttara Kannada
B)Bidar
C)Chitradurga
D)Kolar
Answer: Uttara Kannada
- Q. Who is the first Woman Chief Minister of Karnataka?
A)Basavaraj Bommai
B)Sucheta Kripalani
C)Nandini Satpathy
D)None of these
Answer: Sucheta Kripalani
- Q. Which is the new district in Karnataka?
A)Davangere
B)Vijayanagara
C)Haveri
D)Chamarajanagar
Answer: Vijayanagara
- Q. Who was the powerful ruler in Mysore?
A)Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
B)Hyder Ali
C)Tipu Sultan
D)Krishnaraja Wadiyar I
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. How many major ports are there in Karnataka?
A)Five
B)Eleven
C)One
D)Eight
Answer: One
- Q. When did British capture Surapura?
A)1855
B)1880
C)1858
D)1885
Answer: 1858
- Q. The town of Shravanabelagola is an important pilgrimage centre for –
A)Sikhs
B)Muslims
C)Hindus
D)Jains
Answer: Jains
- Q. When was Bangalore renamed Bengaluru?
A)2nd November 2014
B)5th November 2014
C)1st November 2014
D)None of these
Answer: 1st November 2014
- Q. Who was the first person to received Bharat Ratna award from Karnataka
A)C. N. R. Rao
B)Bhimsen Joshi
C)Girish Karnad
D)Visvesvaraya
Answer: Visvesvaraya
- Q. Which languages are Spoken in Karnataka other than the official language Kannada?
A)Marathi
B)Telugu
C)Bengali
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of the following Sports Award is related to Karnataka State?
A)Ekalavya Award
B)Gandharva Award
C)Laxman Award
D)Arjuna Award
Answer: Ekalavya Award
- Q. Which Rashtrakuta King overthrew the Chalukyan king Kirtivarma II?
A)Govinda II
B)Krishna I
C)Amoghavarsha
D)Dantidurga
Answer: Dantidurga
- Q. Who is the first person to received Jnanpith Award for Kannada language?
A)Kuvempu
B)V. K. Gokak
C)K. Shivaram Karanth
D)Girish Karnad
Answer: Kuvempu
- Q. Who wrote the first Kannada drama ‘Mitravinda Govinda’?
A)Mahalingaranga
B)Singararya
C)Lakshmisha
D)Tirumalaraya
Answer: Singararya
- Q. The persian ambassador Abdur Razzak visited the court of
A)Deva Raya II
B)Narasanayaka
C)Deva Raya I
D)Saluva-Narasimha
Answer: Deva Raya II
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