Karnataka State

Q. At which place in Karnataka did Adi Shankaracharya establish the first of four mathas?

A
Gokarna
B
Talakaveri
C
Sringeri
D
Murdeshwar

Correct Answer

Sringeri

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. The first Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was held in
    A)Bijapura
    B)Bengaluru
    C)Mysuru
    D)Dharawada
    Answer: Bengaluru
  • Q. In which of the following months Chalukya Dance Festival is conducted?
    A)August
    B)March
    C)October
    D)January
    Answer: January
  • Q. Who is Mysore Palace King?
    A)Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
    B)Srikantadatta Wadiyar
    C)Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja
    D)None of these
    Answer: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja
  • Q. At which of the following places in Karnataka is a nuclear power plant located?
    A)Karwar
    B)Kodagu
    C)Kaiga
    D)Kakrapar
    Answer: Kaiga
  • 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 city is known as the Silicon Valley of India?
    A)Bangalore
    B)Bellary
    C)Chikballapur
    D)Belagavi
    Answer: Bangalore
  • 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. Which is the oldest airport in Karnataka?
    A)Bellary Airport
    B)Mangalore Airport
    C)Sambra Airport
    D)None of these
    Answer: Bellary Airport
  • Q. What is the capital of Karnataka?
    A)Bangalore
    B)Ballari
    C)Bagalkot
    D)Belagavi
    Answer: Bangalore
  • 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. When the first Anglo Mysore war was fought?
    A)1870
    B)1716
    C)1855
    D)1767
    Answer: 1767
  • Q. How many divisions are there in Karnataka?
    A)Eight
    B)Seven
    C)Six
    D)Four
    Answer: Four
  • Q. Who built Hospet dam?
    A)Devaraya II
    B)Dr. Thirumalai Iyengar
    C)Sir M .V. Visvesvaraya
    D)None of these
    Answer: Dr. Thirumalai Iyengar
  • Q. Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa laid the foundation stone for the ‘New Anubhava Mantapa’ in Basavakalyan. It is related to which community?
    A)Ajivikas
    B)Buddhism
    C)Lingayat
    D)Vaishnavism
    Answer: Lingayat
  • Q. In which city is the Central Institute of Indian Languages located?
    A)Bengaluru
    B)Dharwad
    C)Mysuru
    D)Udupi
    Answer: Mysuru
  • Q. Who was the Governor-General during the Third Anglo-Mysore War?
    A)Harry Verelst
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Warren Hastingswas
    D)Lord Cornwallis
    Answer: Lord Cornwallis
  • Q. Which Hoysala king assumed the title “Establisher of the Chola Kingdom” and “Emperor of the south”?
    A)Veera Ballala-II
    B)Vira Narasimha-II
    C)Narasimha-I
    D)Narasimha-III
    Answer: Veera Ballala-II
  • Q. Which of the following was written by Krishna Devaraya in Sanskrit?
    A)Amuktamalyada
    B)Veera-saivamruta
    C)Bhaga-vatha
    D)Madalasa Charita
    Answer: Madalasa Charita
  • 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. How many steps are in Jog falls?
    A)1500 steps
    B)2500 steps
    C)2000 steps
    D)1700 steps
    Answer: 1500 steps

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