Karnataka State

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

Correct Answer

Yakshagana bhagwatha singer

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. Which city is known as the Silicon Valley of India?
    A)Bangalore
    B)Bellary
    C)Chikballapur
    D)Belagavi
    Answer: Bangalore
  • Q. Karnataka state Coastal Security Police force was established in
    A)1999
    B)2000
    C)1998
    D)2020
    Answer: 1999
  • Q. Who started cement and paper factory in bhadravathi?
    A)Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
    B)Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
    C)Raja Wodeyar I
    D)Raja Wodeyar II
    Answer: Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
  • Q. When did Karnataka form a partial state of India?
    A)12th November 1965
    B)15th October 1956
    C)1st November, 1956
    D)1st December 1956
    Answer: 1st November, 1956
  • Q. What is the capital of Chalukya dynasty?
    A)Badami
    B)Aihole
    C)Hampi
    D)Pattadakal
    Answer: Badami
  • Q. Srinivasa was the pen name of which famous author?
    A)Kuvempu
    B)U. R. Ananthamurthy
    C)M. V. Iyengar
    D)K. Shivaram Karanth
    Answer: M. V. Iyengar
  • Q. Who was chosen for Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA) Lifetime achievement award-2015?
    A)A. S. Kiran Kumar
    B)Shailesh Nayak
    C)B. N. Suresh
    D)Madhavan Nair
    Answer: B. N. Suresh
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire?
    A)Dantidurga
    B)Indra III
    C)Krishna I
    D)Amoghavarsha I
    Answer: Dantidurga
  • Q. Kotte Kadubu, Holge, Todadevu are famous cuisines of which of the following districts of Karnataka?
    A)Uttara Kannada
    B)Bidar
    C)Chitradurga
    D)Kolar
    Answer: Uttara Kannada
  • Q. Who popularized Ragale, a metre native to Kannada language?
    A)Harihara
    B)Sarvajna
    C)Basavanna
    D)None ot these
    Answer: Harihara
  • 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. Which is the smallest taluk in Karnataka?
    A)Gudibande
    B)Udupi
    C)Uttara Kannada
    D)Koppal
    Answer: Gudibande
  • 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 is the founder of Cubbon Park?
    A)Major General Richard Sankey
    B)Sri K. Hanumanthaiya
    C)Kempe Gowda I
    D)None of these
    Answer: Major General Richard Sankey
  • Q. Which is the biggest forest in Karnataka?
    A)Mandya
    B)Chikkamagaluru
    C)Hassan
    D)Uttara Kannada
    Answer: Uttara Kannada
  • Q. Who is the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka?
    A)K. Chengalaraya Reddy
    B)Basavaraj Somappa Bommai
    C)Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde
  • Q. Which is the smallest river in Karnataka?
    A)North Pennar
    B)Kali
    C)Palar
    D)South Pennar
    Answer: Kali
  • Q. Harihara and Bukka laid the foundation of the Vijayanagara empire under the influence of
    A)Tukarama
    B)Ramanuja
    C)Jnaneshvara
    D)Vidyaranya
    Answer: Vidyaranya
  • Q. Vittalaswamy and Hazara Ramaswamy temples were built in rule of which Vijayanagara empire?
    A)Krishna Deva Raya
    B)Devaraya-I
    C)Devaraya-II
    D)Harihara -II
    Answer: Krishna Deva Raya
  • Q. Southern maidan in Karnataka is in the rain shadow region of which of the following?
    A)Eastern Ghats
    B)Coastal plain
    C)Western Ghats
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Western Ghats

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