More Questions on Karnataka
- 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 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. Who was Malik Ambar?
A)Slave
B)Minister
C)Poet
D)None of the above
Answer: Slave
- Q. Which of the following states does Karnataka not share its border?
A)Maharashtra
B)Andhra Pradesh
C)Telangana
D)Odisha
Answer: Odisha
- Q. Who was the founder of Nayakas of Surapura?
A)Muttu Krishnappa Naya
B)Tirumala Nayak
C)Venkatappa Nayaka
D)None of these
Answer: Venkatappa Nayaka
- Q. Who is father of Karnataka?
A)Harihara I
B)Bukka Raya
C)Gangadharrao Balkrishna Deshpande
D)Both B and C
Answer: Both B and C
- Q. In the Vijayanagar Empire administrative system, to what do the terms amara, bhandaravada and manya refer?
A)Types of taxes
B)Modes of transport
C)Types of land grants
D)Customs duties
Answer: Types of land grants
- Q. Who is the writer of Karnataka state song?
A)Ananthaswamy
B)Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa
C)Kuvempu
D)None of these
Answer: Kuvempu
- Q. Which city is known as the Silicon Valley of India?
A)Bangalore
B)Bellary
C)Chikballapur
D)Belagavi
Answer: Bangalore
- Q. In which year the Government of Karnataka decorated Kuvempu with “Rashtrakavi”?
A)1957
B)1958
C)1956
D)1959
Answer: 1958
- Q. The Major regional festivals in Karnataka are
A)Dussera
B)Yogadi
C)Hampi festival
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Which country chaired the 4th General Assembly of Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB), 2019 on September 2019?
A)Bangladesh
B)Russia
C)Bhutan
D)India
Answer: India
- Q. Who is the first Chief Justice of Karnataka?
A)Nittoor Srinivasa Rau
B)R. Venkataramaiah
C)S. R. Das Gupta
D)H. Hombe Gowda
Answer: R. Venkataramaiah
- Q. Who popularized Ragale, a metre native to Kannada language?
A)Harihara
B)Sarvajna
C)Basavanna
D)None ot these
Answer: Harihara
- Q. The fourth Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) is set up by ISRO at ______
A)Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
B)National Institute of Technology Surathkal
C)Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
D)Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
Answer: National Institute of Technology Surathkal
- Q. In which year was Mysore renamed Karnataka?
A)1973
B)1971
C)1972
D)1975
Answer: 1973
- Q. Which one place of Karnataka is also known as the “The Cherrapunji of the South”?
A)Mulabagilu
B)Agumbe
C)Kemmannugundi
D)Madikeri
Answer: Agumbe
- 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
- Q. Who was the 1st Chief Minister of Karnataka?
A)K. Hanumanthaiah
B)Kadidal Manjappa
C)K. Chengalaraya Reddy
D)R. Gundu Rao
Answer: K. Chengalaraya Reddy
- Q. Which is the oldest fort in Karnataka?
A)New Mangalore Port
B)Chitradurga Fort
C)Honnavar
D)None of these
Answer: Chitradurga Fort
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