More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. Karnataka’s share in the total geographical area of India is
A)5.85%
B)6.35%
C)3.53%
D)8.36%
Answer: 5.85%
- Q. In which year, the Group of Monuments at Hampi are included in the World Heritage Site?
A)1978
B)1982
C)1972
D)1986
Answer: 1986
- Q. Who was the founder of Nayakas of Surapura?
A)Muttu Krishnappa Naya
B)Tirumala Nayak
C)Venkatappa Nayaka
D)None of these
Answer: Venkatappa Nayaka
- Q. How many lakes are there in Karnataka?
A)21
B)30
C)25
D)28
Answer: 21
- Q. Which language is the Mysooru Mithra Newspaper?
A)Kannada
B)Telungu
C)Tamil
D)Malayalam
Answer: Kannada
- 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. Who among the following had built beautiful temples at Pattadakallu and Aihole?
A)Hoysala
B)Shatavahana
C)Chalukya
D)Rastrakuta
Answer: Chalukya
- Q. Total number of members in the Karnataka Legislative Council is
A)72
B)75
C)70
D)78
Answer: 75
- Q. Where is Bannerghatta National Park situated?
A)Uttara Kannada
B)Bagalkot
C)Bangalore Urban
D)None of these
Answer: Bangalore Urban
- Q. Which is the second largest airport in Karnataka?
A)Mangalore International Airport
B)Bellary Airport
C)Mangalore Airport
D)None of these
Answer: Mangalore International Airport
- Q. First person from state of Karnataka to received Bharat Ratna award
A)Visvesvaraya
B)Bhimsen Joshi
C)Shakuntala Devi
D)None of These
Answer: Visvesvaraya
- Q. For which book, Kuvempu wins the Jnanpith Award in 1967?
A)Sri Ramayana Darshanam
B)Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
C)Naku Thanthi
D)Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi
Answer: Sri Ramayana Darshanam
- Q. The Romans tradings with South India during the Sangam age built the temple of Augustus at.
A)Arikamedu
B)Muziris
C)Puhar
D)Uraiyur
Answer: Muziris
- Q. Samskara’ and ‘Avasthe’ are famous Kannada literary works written by
A)U. R. Ananthamurthy
B)Shivarama Karantha
C)Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
D)S. L. Byrappa
Answer: U. R. Ananthamurthy
- Q. Who was defeated and killed in the Fourth Mysore war at Srirangapattanam
A)Hyder Ali
B)Nizam-ud-daula
C)Tippu Sultan
D)Syyad Brothers
Answer: Tippu Sultan
- Q. Which day is celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava?
A)16th October
B)1st November
C)1st October
D)3rd November
Answer: 1st November
- Q. When did the British annex Kanara?
A)1855
B)1809
C)1799
D)1605
Answer: 1799
- Q. How was Karnataka formerly known?
A)Bimaru
B)Amindivi
C)Mysore
D)None of These
Answer: Mysore
- Q. Who was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court in May 2019?
A)Abhay Shreeniwas Oka
B)Sam Piroj Bharucha
C)Jagdish Singh Khehar
D)Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela
Answer: Abhay Shreeniwas Oka
- Q. Harihara and Bukka laid the foundation of the Vijayanagara empire under the influence of
A)Tukarama
B)Ramanuja
C)Jnaneshvara
D)Vidyaranya
Answer: Vidyaranya
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