More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. Badami, the second capital of the early Chalukyas was formerly known as
A)Aihole
B)Belur
C)Vatapi
D)Halebid
Answer: Vatapi
- Q. Chandravalli archeological site is located in which district of Karnataka?
A)Raichur
B)Yadgir
C)Bellary
D)Chitradurga
Answer: Chitradurga
- Q. Where is the Bandipur National Park is situated?
A)Chikballapur
B)Bengaluru
C)Chamarajanagar
D)Belagavi
Answer: Chamarajanagar
- Q. Which is the official language of Karnataka?
A)Konkani
B)Kodava
C)Tulu
D)Kannada
Answer: Kannada
- Q. When did Kempe Gowda built Bangalore?
A)1547
B)1567
C)1537
D)1637
Answer: 1537
- Q. The town administration during the period of Satavahanas was in the hands of
A)Agama Sabha
B)Samithi
C)Nigama Sabha
D)Vidatha
Answer: Nigama Sabha
- Q. In which year Dr. M. Visvesvaraya received the Bharat Ratna award?
A)1957
B)1960
C)1955
D)1963
Answer: 1955
- Q. Which is the oldest city in Karnataka?
A)Banavasi
B)Bangalore
C)Mysore
D)Belagavi
Answer: Banavasi
- Q. One of the sanctuaries of Karnataka which has been taken out of Tiger Conservation Programme is
A)Anshi National Park
B)Nagarhole National Park
C)Bandipur National Park
D)Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: Bandipur National Park
- Q. Nandi Hills, which is a famous tourist spot is located in which district of Karnataka?
A)Ramanagar
B)Chickaballapur
C)Kolar
D)Tumkur
Answer: Chickaballapur
- Q. What was the governor of the Mandalam called during the rule of the Vijayanagar empire?
A)Nayak
B)Amaram
C)Rayas
D)None of the above
Answer: Nayak
- Q. Who is called Karnataka Gandhi?
A)Yashodhara Dasappa
B)Hardekar Manjappa
C)Karnad Sadashiva Rao
D)None of these
Answer: Hardekar Manjappa
- 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. On which of the following rivers are the Jog Falls (Gerosoppa Falls) situated?
A)Kaveri
B)Ghataprabha
C)Sharavati
D)Hemavathi
Answer: Sharavati
- 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. Which is called the City of Lakes?
A)Ayyana
B)Udaipur
C)Chikmagalur
D)Chikkamagaluru
Answer: Udaipur
- Q. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is located in which State?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Karnataka
D)None of these
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Who is the founder of Chalukya?
A)Veerabhadra Chalukya
B)Pulakeshin II
C)Pulakeshin I
D)None of these
Answer: Pulakeshin I
- Q. Who was the founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire?
A)Dantidurga
B)Indra III
C)Krishna I
D)Amoghavarsha I
Answer: Dantidurga
- Q. Who was the first Woman Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly?
A)K. S. Nagarathanamma
B)Margaret Alva
C)Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D)None of these
Answer: K. S. Nagarathanamma
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