More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. When was metro train started in Karnataka?
A)2011
B)2015
C)2000
D)2021
Answer: 2011
- Q. Who had written the first Kannada-English dictionary?
A)Hermann Mogling
B)Ferdinand Kittel
C)Hermann Gundert
D)None of the above
Answer: Ferdinand Kittel
- Q. How was Karnataka formerly known?
A)Bimaru
B)Amindivi
C)Mysore
D)None of These
Answer: Mysore
- Q. Which is the biggest river basin in Karnataka?
A)Godavari
B)Krishna
C)Cauvery River
D)None of these
Answer: Krishna
- Q. Who wrote the first Kannada drama ‘Mitravinda Govinda’?
A)Mahalingaranga
B)Singararya
C)Lakshmisha
D)Tirumalaraya
Answer: Singararya
- Q. Which is the first Karnataka dam?
A)Vani Vilasa Sagara
B)Tungabhadra Dam
C)Almatti Dam
D)None of these
Answer: Vani Vilasa Sagara
- Q. Which one is the oldest known Kannada language inscription in the Kannada script?
A)Allahabad inscription
B)Talagunda inscription
C)Malavalli inscription
D)Halmidi inscription
Answer: Halmidi inscription
- Q. Which one is the first Kannada movie?
A)Bhakta Dhruva
B)Sati Sulochana
C)Gubbi Veeranna
D)Pandaribai
Answer: Sati Sulochana
- Q. Nebburu Narayana Hegde passed away in May 2019 in Mangaluru, Karnataka. What was he famous for?
A)Togalu Bombeaata puppet-show performer
B)Krishna Parijatha folk theatre actor
C)Yakshagana bhagwatha singer
D)Bhoota Aradhane ritualistic dancer
Answer: Yakshagana bhagwatha singer
- Q. The peacock wildlife sanctuary is located at
A)Adichunchangiri
B)Rangantittu
C)Malai Mahadeswara
D)Brahmagiri
Answer: Adichunchangiri
- Q. Who was the first soldier to be hanged for the 1857 revolt?
A)Mangal Pandey
B)Bahadur Shah Zafar
C)Tantya Tope
D)None of these
Answer: Mangal Pandey
- Q. In which year was Mysore renamed Karnataka?
A)1973
B)1971
C)1972
D)1975
Answer: 1973
- Q. The real name of Afzal Khan, the commander of Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur was _______?
A)Sabar
B)Abdullah Bhatari
C)Samsuddin
D)Muhammad Khan
Answer: Abdullah Bhatari
- Q. In which year Dr. M. Visvesvaraya received the Bharat Ratna award?
A)1957
B)1960
C)1955
D)1963
Answer: 1955
- Q. Which city is the largest producer of Toor Dal in Karnataka?
A)Gulbarga
B)Belagavi
C)Chikmagalur
D)None of these
Answer: Gulbarga
- Q. Which place was ceded to the British after the Treaty of Srirangapatnam?
A)Malabar
B)Mangalore
C)Mysore
D)Chikkamagaluru
Answer: Malabar
- 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. 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. What is the old name of Banavasi?
A)Tumakuru
B)Konkanapura
C)Kolar
D)None of these
Answer: Konkanapura
- Q. How many tiger reserves are there in Karnataka?
A)5 Tiger Reserves
B)10 Tiger Reserves
C)7 Tiger Reserves
D)4 Tiger Reserves
Answer: 5 Tiger Reserves
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