More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. The Vijayanagar kingdom constituted of how many dynasties?
A)5 Dynasties
B)2 Dynasties
C)3 Dynasties
D)4 Dynasties
Answer: 4 Dynasties
- Q. Which is the biggest forest in Karnataka?
A)Mandya
B)Chikkamagaluru
C)Hassan
D)Uttara Kannada
Answer: Uttara Kannada
- Q. Who had written the book “Kavirajamarga”?
A)Adikavi Pampa
B)Nagavarma I
C)Amoghavarsha I
D)Chavundaraya II
Answer: Amoghavarsha I
- Q. Srinivasa was the pen name of which famous author?
A)Kuvempu
B)U. R. Ananthamurthy
C)M. V. Iyengar
D)K. Shivaram Karanth
Answer: M. V. Iyengar
- Q. Badami, the second capital of the early Chalukyas was formerly known as
A)Aihole
B)Belur
C)Vatapi
D)Halebid
Answer: Vatapi
- Q. Who of the following is a recipient of literary award Saraswati Samman for his work in Kannada?
A)B. D. Jatti
B)Sadananda Gowda
C)Ramakrishna Hegde
D)Veerappa Moily
Answer: Veerappa Moily
- Q. Who built Badami fort?
A)Pulakeshin I
B)Jayasimha
C)Chalukyan King Pulakeshi
D)Veerabhadra Chalukya
Answer: Chalukyan King Pulakeshi
- Q. Which of the following ruler shifted his capital from Mangalavada to Kalyana?
A)Someshwara-I
B)Sovideva
C)Bijjala-II
D)Vikramaditya-VI
Answer: Bijjala-II
- Q. Karnataka Lokayukta Act was enacted in which among the following years?
A)1984
B)1986
C)1987
D)1990
Answer: 1984
- Q. Which city is known as the Silicon Valley of India?
A)Bangalore
B)Bellary
C)Chikballapur
D)Belagavi
Answer: Bangalore
- Q. Who is the founder of Jog Falls?
A)Devaraya II
B)Sharavati
C)Dr. Thirumalai Iyengar
D)None of these
Answer: Sharavati
- Q. When did Kempe Gowda built Bangalore?
A)1547
B)1567
C)1537
D)1637
Answer: 1537
- Q. Which of the Famous Temple is located at Belur?
A)Ganesh temple
B)Vishnu Temple
C)Hanuman Temple
D)Chenna Keshava Temple
Answer: Chenna Keshava Temple
- Q. Which symbolise of Karnataka state bird?
A)Indian paradise flycatcher
B)Indian roller
C)Great hornbill
D)Yellow-footed green pigeon
Answer: Indian roller
- Q. The first hydro-electric power generating station in Karnataka
A)Gerusoppa
B)Shivanasamudra
C)Kodasalli
D)Linganamakki
Answer: Shivanasamudra
- Q. Who had written the epic “Varadhamanapurana”?
A)Ranna
B)Chamundaraya
C)Nagavarma II
D)Sri Ponna
Answer: Nagavarma II
- Q. Which ruler is credited for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?
A)Bimbisara
B)Ashoka
C)Chandragupta Maurya
D)Samparati
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. How many rivers are there in Karnataka?
A)5
B)8
C)7
D)10
Answer: 7
- Q. Who is the founder of Deccan Herald newspaper?
A)Prajavani
B)K. N. Guruswamy
C)Prasar Bharati
D)None of these
Answer: K. N. Guruswamy
- Q. Name the author of Modern Mysore which was published in the year 1936
A)M. Shama Rao
B)C. H. Rao
C)Janaki Nair
D)P. Ramachandra Rao
Answer: M. Shama Rao
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