More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. The Battle of Talikota was fought in the year
A)1561
B)1565
C)1556
D)1569
Answer: 1565
- Q. The Gol Gumbaz is located in the city
A)Raichur
B)Gulbarga
C)Davangere
D)Bijapur
Answer: Bijapur
- Q. Which districts of Karnataka shares border with Tamil Nadu?
A)Kalaburagi
B)Chitradurga
C)Wayanad
D)Haveri
Answer: Wayanad
- Q. Total geographical area of Karnataka?
A)1,91,891 km2
B)1,81,791 km2
C)1,91,791 km2
D)1,99,791 km2
Answer: 1,91,791 km2
- Q. Who of the following was the first person to be awarded the Jnanpith Award for Kannada?
A)K. Shivaram Karanth
B)M. Venkatasa Iyengar
C)D. R. Bendre
D)K. Venkatappa Puttappa
Answer: K. Venkatappa Puttappa
- Q. In which of the following months Chalukya Dance Festival is conducted?
A)August
B)March
C)October
D)January
Answer: January
- 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. How many lakes are there in Karnataka?
A)21
B)30
C)25
D)28
Answer: 21
- Q. Which is greenest city in India?
A)Bengaluru
B)Dharwad
C)Mysore
D)None of these
Answer: Mysore
- Q. Who is the founder of Bangalore city?
A)Hiriya Kempe Gowda
B)Kempe Gowda I
C)Krishna I
D)Devaraya II
Answer: Kempe Gowda I
- Q. How many seats have been allocated for Karnataka in Lok Sabha ?
A)20
B)28
C)19
D)30
Answer: 28
- Q. Kakustha Varma was the famous ruler of which of the following dynasties?
A)Kadamba dynasty
B)Gangas of Talakad
C)Chalukyas of Badami
D)None of the above
Answer: Kadamba dynasty
- Q. Who wrote “Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate”, the official state song of Karnataka?
A)D. R. Bendre
B)V. K. Gokak
C)Kuvempu
D)Poornachandra Tejaswi
Answer: Kuvempu
- Q. At which place is the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha located?
A)Belgaum
B)Mangalore
C)Dharwad
D)Kalaburgi
Answer: Belgaum
- Q. Who had written the mathematical book “Ganita-sara-samgraha”?
A)Virasena
B)Shakatayan
C)Jinasena
D)Mahaviracharya
Answer: Mahaviracharya
- Q. Which of the following districts is rich in iron ore deposits?
A)Vijayapura
B)Ballari
C)Kolar
D)Kodagu
Answer: Ballari
- Q. Which district is called Kashmir of Karnataka?
A)Karwar
B)Belagavi
C)Mandya
D)Chikballapur
Answer: Karwar
- 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. When did M. Visvesvaraya receive the Bharat Ratna Award?
A)1945
B)1955
C)1950
D)1967
Answer: 1955
- Q. Which of the following succeeded Vira Narasimha?
A)Aliya Rama Raya
B)Achyuta Deva Raya
C)Krishna Deva Raya
D)Sada Siva Raya
Answer: Krishna Deva Raya
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