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. Who was the founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire?
A)Dantidurga
B)Indra III
C)Krishna I
D)Amoghavarsha I
Answer: Dantidurga
- Q. The provinces of the Vijayanagara Empire were called as
A)Rajyas
B)Deshas
C)Samstanas
D)Prantas
Answer: Rajyas
- Q. Total number of district in Karnataka
A)28
B)30
C)25
D)31
Answer: 31
- Q. Who was the first Lokayukta of Karnataka?
A)P. Vishwanatha Shetty
B)Narayanappa Ananda
C)A. D. Koshal
D)None of these
Answer: A. D. Koshal
- Q. Which is the peaceful place in Karnataka?
A)Bidar
B)Bengaluru
C)Dharmasthala
D)None of these
Answer: Dharmasthala
- Q. What is the main occupation of Chenchus tribe?
A)Agriculture
B)Honey producer
C)Forest produce collector
D)None of these
Answer: Forest produce collector
- Q. Which place of Karnataka is known as ‘Birthplace of Coffee’ in India?
A)Munnar
B)Mangalore
C)Ooty
D)Chikkamagaluru
Answer: Chikkamagaluru
- Q. Which of the following districts is rich in iron ore deposits?
A)Vijayapura
B)Ballari
C)Kolar
D)Kodagu
Answer: Ballari
- Q. Who was the first person to received Bharat Ratna award from Karnataka
A)C. N. R. Rao
B)Bhimsen Joshi
C)Girish Karnad
D)Visvesvaraya
Answer: Visvesvaraya
- Q. Who started Mysuru Vrittanta Bodhini in Mysore?
A)M. V. Gopalaswamy
B)Bhashyam Bhashyacharya
C)K. N. Guruswamy
D)None of these
Answer: Bhashyam Bhashyacharya
- Q. Who wrote the first Kannada drama ‘Mitravinda Govinda’?
A)Mahalingaranga
B)Singararya
C)Lakshmisha
D)Tirumalaraya
Answer: Singararya
- Q. How many dams are there in Karnataka?
A)10
B)17
C)15
D)13
Answer: 13
- Q. Which symbolise of Karnataka state bird?
A)Indian paradise flycatcher
B)Indian roller
C)Great hornbill
D)Yellow-footed green pigeon
Answer: Indian roller
- Q. In which year the Government of Karnataka decorated Kuvempu with “Rashtrakavi”?
A)1957
B)1958
C)1956
D)1959
Answer: 1958
- 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. 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 auctioned salt at Belgaum and broke the Salt law in April, 1930?
A)R. R. Diwakar
B)Hanumantha Rao Kaujalagi
C)Karnad Sadashiva Rao
D)Gangadhar Rao Deshpande
Answer: Gangadhar Rao Deshpande
- Q. Which is the biggest dam in Karnataka?
A)Raja Lakhamagowda dam
B)Basava Sagara Dam
C)Renuka Sagara Dam
D)Tungabhadra dam
Answer: Tungabhadra dam
- Q. Kokkare Bellur Bird Sanctuary located at?
A)Mumbai
B)Chennai
C)Karnataka
D)Shimla
Answer: Karnataka
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