More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. Who was the first to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada?
A)R. S. Mugali
B)D. R. Bendre
C)Kuvempu
D)V. K. Gokak
Answer: Kuvempu
- Q. Which district in Karnataka has no national highway?
A)Hassan
B)Gadag
C)Raichur
D)Karwar
Answer: Raichur
- Q. Chennakesava temple at Belur is a _____________ temple.
A)Ekakuta
B)Dwikuta
C)Trikuta
D)Chatushkuta
Answer: Ekakuta
- Q. In which year was Mysore renamed Karnataka?
A)1973
B)1971
C)1972
D)1975
Answer: 1973
- Q. The first Iron and Steel Industry of Karnataka was established at
A)Bhadravati
B)Bandigudda
C)Mysore
D)Bellary
Answer: Bhadravati
- Q. Which are the two colours that used in Kannada Flag?
A)Red and White
B)Green and Black
C)Yellow and Red
D)Orange and Yellow
Answer: Yellow and Red
- Q. Which is the sugar bowl of Karnataka?
A)Belagavi
B)Bagalkot
C)Bidar
D)Ballari
Answer: Belagavi
- 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 British capture Surapura?
A)1855
B)1880
C)1858
D)1885
Answer: 1858
- Q. Karnataka High Court was established in the year
A)1896
B)1904
C)1884
D)1919
Answer: 1884
- Q. Who is the first person to received Jnanpith Award for Kannada language?
A)Kuvempu
B)V. K. Gokak
C)K. Shivaram Karanth
D)Girish Karnad
Answer: Kuvempu
- 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. When was Indian Institute of Science established in Bengaluru?
A)27th May 1907
B)27th May 1909
C)25th May 1905
D)27th May 1910
Answer: 27th May 1909
- Q. When did Karnataka acquire its present name?
A)15th June 1971
B)21st August 1991
C)1st January 1951
D)1st November 1973
Answer: 1st November 1973
- 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. Tiruvengalanatha temple was constructed during the reign of which of the following Kings?
A)Vira Narasimha Raya
B)Krishna Deva Raya
C)Sada Siva Raya
D)Achyuta Deva Raya
Answer: Achyuta Deva Raya
- Q. When was the Indian Institute of Science established?
A)1912
B)1909
C)1919
D)1904
Answer: 1909
- 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. 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. Who is also known as the “Grand old man of Mysore”?
A)R. R. Diwakar
B)M. Venkatakrishnaiah
C)D. V. Gundappa
D)Siddavanahalli Krishna Sharma
Answer: M. Venkatakrishnaiah
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