More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. Which is the official language of Karnataka?
A)Konkani
B)Kodava
C)Tulu
D)Kannada
Answer: Kannada
- 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. Which archeological site in Karnataka is known as South India’s earliest Iron Age site?
A)Yadgir
B)Hallur
C)Piklihal
D)Maski
Answer: Hallur
- Q. Which district is called Punjab of Karnataka?
A)Chamarajanagar
B)Bidar
C)Bagalkot
D)Bijapur
Answer: Bijapur
- 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. First person from Karnataka to received Bharat Ratna Award?
A)Shakuntala Devi
B)C. N. R. Rao
C)Visvesvaraya
D)Bhimsen Joshi
Answer: Visvesvaraya
- Q. Adikavi Pampa was a court poet of Chalukya King __________
A)Arikesari II
B)Vagaraja
C)Narasimha II
D)Yuddhamalla III
Answer: Arikesari II
- Q. Who was the founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire?
A)Dantidurga
B)Indra III
C)Krishna I
D)Amoghavarsha I
Answer: Dantidurga
- Q. Which Diwan of Mysore founded the Co-operative Department in 1906?
A)Diwan T. Ananda Rao
B)Diwan P. N. Krishnamurthy
C)Diwan M. Visveswarayya
D)Diwan V. P. Madhava Rao
Answer: Diwan P. N. Krishnamurthy
- 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
- Q. C. V. Rangacharlu was the Diwan of Mysore during the time of
A)Chamaraj Odeyar
B)Krishnaraj Odeyar
C)Jayachamarajendra Odeyar
D)Krishnaraja Odeyar-III
Answer: Chamaraj Odeyar
- Q. What is the Area of Bangalore?
A)841 km2
B)944 km2
C)741 km2
D)761 km2
Answer: 741 km2
- Q. Which of the following established the Qutb Shahi lineage in 1518 CE?
A)Ibrahim Qutb Shah
B)Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk
C)Jamshid
D)Muhammad Quli
Answer: Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk
- Q. In which year, Bandipur National Park was established as a tiger reserve forest?
A)1972
B)1974
C)1970
D)1978
Answer: 1974
- Q. Who was the Governor-General during the First Anglo-Mysore War?
A)Harry Verelst
B)Lord Cornwallis
C)Warren Hastingswas
D)Lord Wellesley
Answer: Harry Verelst
- Q. Doddaballapura is famous for which of the following industries?
A)Plastic
B)Fuir Juice
C)Steel
D)Silk
Answer: Silk
- 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. Who is considered as the ‘Father of Carnatic Music’?
A)Shyama Sastri
B)Purandara Dasa
C)Tyagaraja
D)Muthuswami Dikshitar
Answer: Purandara Dasa
- Q. Which is the biggest dam in Karnataka?
A)Raja Lakhamagowda dam
B)Basava Sagara Dam
C)Renuka Sagara Dam
D)Tungabhadra dam
Answer: Tungabhadra dam
- Q. Who built Karnataka assembly building?
A)Kempe Gowda I
B)Richard Hieram Sankey
C)Sri K. Hanumanthaiya
D)None of these
Answer: Sri K. Hanumanthaiya
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