Karnataka State

Q. What is the old name of Bengaluru?

A
Ballari
B
Mysore
C
Bangalore
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Bangalore

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. Who was the Governor of India when the fourth Anglo-Mysore war was fought?
    A)Lord Cornwallis
    B)Lord Minto
    C)Lord Wellesley
    D)Lord Hastings
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. What is the nickname of Bengaluru?
    A)Golden city of India
    B)Sandalwood City of India
    C)Garden City of India
    D)None of these
    Answer: Garden City of India
  • Q. Who started Mangaluru Samachara newspaper?
    A)Mysore Gazette
    B)Bengal Gazette
    C)Hermann Mogling
    D)None of these
    Answer: Hermann Mogling
  • Q. Which is the Highest waterfall in Karnataka?
    A)Angel Falls
    B)Kunchikal Falls
    C)Niagara Falls
    D)Sutherland Falls
    Answer: Kunchikal Falls
  • Q. The first regional office of the National film Archives of India was started at which place?
    A)Bangalore
    B)Mysore
    C)Hyderabad
    D)Mangalore
    Answer: Bangalore
  • Q. Who is the first person from Karnataka to received Padma Vibhushan award?
    A)Dr. Satish Dhawan
    B)Dr. Kuppali V. Puttappa
    C)Dr. Raja Ramanna
    D)Dr. V. Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao
    Answer: Dr. V. Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao
  • Q. At which place is the historical monument Gol Gumbaz located?
    A)Vijayapura
    B)Kalburagi
    C)Bidar
    D)Belagavi
    Answer: Vijayapura
  • Q. Which Anglo Kannada weekly newspaper was published by the Mysore government?
    A)Mysore Gazette
    B)Hermann Mogling
    C)Bengal Gazette
    D)James Augustus Hicky
    Answer: Mysore Gazette
  • Q. The temples at “Halebidu and Belur” belong to which of the following dynasty?
    A)Rastrakuta dynasty
    B)Badami Chalukya dynasty
    C)Hoysala dynasty
    D)Kadamba dynasty
    Answer: Hoysala dynasty
  • Q. Who is the founder of Chalukya?
    A)Veerabhadra Chalukya
    B)Pulakeshin II
    C)Pulakeshin I
    D)None of these
    Answer: Pulakeshin I
  • Q. “Rakkasa Thangadi” or Thalikote war which ruined the glory of Vijayanagara dynasty was held in which year?
    A)1565
    B)1550
    C)1545
    D)1560
    Answer: 1565
  • Q. Who is the first commissioner of Mysore?
    A)Sir Mark Cubbon
    B)Mark Cubbon
    C)Dr. Bagadi Gautham
    D)C. Chandy
    Answer: Mark Cubbon
  • Q. When was Mangaluru Samachara Newspaper founded?
    A)1840
    B)1858
    C)1843
    D)1850
    Answer: 1843
  • Q. What is the old name of Mysore?
    A)Mysore
    B)Mahishuru
    C)Mahishapura
    D)Bangalore
    Answer: Mahishapura
  • Q. Total number of Loksabha seats in Karnataka state.
    A)28
    B)29
    C)25
    D)30
    Answer: 28
  • Q. In which year the first Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was held?
    A)1917
    B)1920
    C)1915
    D)1922
    Answer: 1915
  • Q. Which is the smallest dam in Karnataka?
    A)Almatti Dam
    B)Malaprabha dam
    C)Tungabhadra dam
    D)Raja Lakhamagowda dam
    Answer: Malaprabha dam
  • Q. Where is Mudumalai National Park situated?
    A)Udupi
    B)Chikkamagaluru
    C)Nilgiri
    D)Uttara Kannada
    Answer: Nilgiri
  • Q. Alamatti Dam in Bijapur is also known as
    A)Mahatma Gandhi dam
    B)Vallabhbhai Patel dam
    C)Indira Gandhi dam
    D)Lal Bahadur Shastri dam
    Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri dam
  • Q. Which ruler is credited for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?
    A)Bimbisara
    B)Ashoka
    C)Chandragupta Maurya
    D)Samparati
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya

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