More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. Under whose leadership the unification of Karnataka started?
A)Hanumantha Rao Kaujalagi
B)Karnad Sadashiva Rao
C)Alur Venkata Rao
D)Kolachalam Venkata Rao
Answer: Alur Venkata Rao
- Q. Which is the first Kannada Newspaper?
A)Andolana dina patrike
B)Janathavani
C)Mangaluru Samachara
D)Kannada Prabha
Answer: Mangaluru Samachara
- Q. Badami, the second capital of the early Chalukyas was formerly known as
A)Aihole
B)Belur
C)Vatapi
D)Halebid
Answer: Vatapi
- 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. Jog Falls which is one of the highest waterfalls in India, is created by?
A)Kaveri River
B)Tunga River
C)Sharavati River
D)Mandovi River
Answer: Sharavati River
- Q. The Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha was established in
A)1885
B)1890
C)1881
D)1893
Answer: 1890
- Q. Who wrote the first Kannada drama ‘Mitravinda Govinda’?
A)Mahalingaranga
B)Singararya
C)Lakshmisha
D)Tirumalaraya
Answer: Singararya
- Q. Which city ranked as the “world’s most dynamic city” in the “JLL City Momentum: The World’s Top 20 Most Dynamic Cities Report, 2019”?
A)Hyderabad
B)Bengaluru
C)Chennai
D)Pune
Answer: Bengaluru
- Q. Who is the first Woman Chief Minister of Karnataka?
A)Basavaraj Bommai
B)Sucheta Kripalani
C)Nandini Satpathy
D)None of these
Answer: Sucheta Kripalani
- Q. Sharath Gayakwad is associated with which of the following sports?
A)Table tennis
B)Chess
C)Swimming
D)Table tennis
Answer: Swimming
- Q. Which Hoysala king assumed the title “Establisher of the Chola Kingdom” and “Emperor of the south”?
A)Veera Ballala-II
B)Vira Narasimha-II
C)Narasimha-I
D)Narasimha-III
Answer: Veera Ballala-II
- Q. Karnataka’s share in the total geographical area of India is
A)5.85%
B)6.35%
C)3.53%
D)8.36%
Answer: 5.85%
- Q. Which town is known as the Silk Town of Karnataka?
A)Channapattana
B)Belgaum
C)Ramanagara
D)None of these
Answer: Ramanagara
- Q. How many seats have been allocated for Karnataka in Rajya Sabha?
A)12
B)18
C)10
D)20
Answer: 12
- Q. Where is Tungabhadra dam is situated?
A)Bagalkot
B)Ballari
C)Hosapete (Vijayanagara)
D)Hampi
Answer: Hosapete (Vijayanagara)
- Q. How many Nayakas ruled for Surapura province?
A)Eight Nayakas
B)Six Nayakas
C)Twelve Nayakas
D)Eleven Nayakas
Answer: Twelve Nayakas
- Q. Who was the first woman speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly?
A)Margaret Alva
B)K. S. Nagarathnamma
C)Motamma
D)None of these
Answer: K. S. Nagarathnamma
- Q. Which is the oldest national park in Karnataka?
A)Bannerghatta National Park
B)Bandipur National Park
C)Kudremukh National Park
D)None of these
Answer: Bandipur National Park
- 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. 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
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