More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. How many lakes are there in Bengaluru?
A)179
B)190
C)180
D)189
Answer: 189
- Q. In which year the Mysore State was renamed as Karnataka?
A)1971
B)1973
C)1968
D)1975
Answer: 1973
- Q. Total geographical area of Karnataka?
A)1,91,891 km2
B)1,81,791 km2
C)1,91,791 km2
D)1,99,791 km2
Answer: 1,91,791 km2
- Q. Which of the following districts is rich in iron ore deposits?
A)Vijayapura
B)Ballari
C)Kolar
D)Kodagu
Answer: Ballari
- Q. Jindal Vijaynagar Airport is located in which of the following districts of Karnataka?
A)Dharwad
B)Shimoga
C)Bellary
D)Haveri
Answer: Bellary
- Q. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of Karnataka?
A)S. R. Bommai
B)D. Devaraj Urs
C)R. Gundu Rao
D)Ramakrishna Hegde
Answer: D. Devaraj Urs
- Q. Who built Hospet dam?
A)Devaraya II
B)Dr. Thirumalai Iyengar
C)Sir M .V. Visvesvaraya
D)None of these
Answer: Dr. Thirumalai Iyengar
- Q. Which is the oldest city in Karnataka?
A)Banavasi
B)Bangalore
C)Mysore
D)Belagavi
Answer: Banavasi
- Q. What was the capital of Tipu Sultan?
A)Mysore
B)Banglore
C)Srirangapatnam
D)None of these
Answer: Srirangapatnam
- Q. Which Diwan of Mysore founded the Co-operative Department in 1906?
A)Diwan T. Ananda Rao
B)Diwan P. N. Krishnamurthy
C)Diwan M. Visveswarayya
D)Diwan V. P. Madhava Rao
Answer: Diwan P. N. Krishnamurthy
- 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 first Chief Minister of Karnataka?
A)S. Nijalingappa
B)Veerendra Patil
C)K. Hanumanthaiah
D)K. Chengalaraya Reddy
Answer: K. Chengalaraya Reddy
- Q. What is the name of Tipu Sultan’s Tomb?
A)Dariya Daulat Bagh
B)Gol Gumbaz
C)Gumbaz
D)None of these
Answer: Gumbaz
- Q. Which language is the Mysooru Mithra Newspaper?
A)Kannada
B)Telungu
C)Tamil
D)Malayalam
Answer: Kannada
- Q. Which one is a west flowing river in Karnataka?
A)Kedaka River
B)Kaveri River
C)Varahi River
D)Vedavathi River
Answer: Varahi River
- Q. The Romans tradings with South India during the Sangam age built the temple of Augustus at.
A)Arikamedu
B)Muziris
C)Puhar
D)Uraiyur
Answer: Muziris
- Q. Karnataka is the ___ safest place in South India?
A)3rd
B)1st
C)2nd
D)4th
Answer: 2nd
- Q. When was Mangaluru Samachara Newspaper founded?
A)1840
B)1858
C)1843
D)1850
Answer: 1843
- Q. Balakrishna Temple built by Krishnadevaraya to commemorate his victory over
A)Kerala
B)Goa
C)Orissa
D)Bijapur
Answer: Orissa
- Q. Which is the biggest hill in Karnataka?
A)Male Mahadeshwara Hills
B)Kundadri
C)Chamundi Hills
D)Mullayanagiri Hill
Answer: Mullayanagiri Hill
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