Karnataka State

Q. What is the old name of Bengaluru?

A
Ballari
B
Mysore
C
Bangalore
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Bangalore

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. How many dams are there in Karnataka?
    A)10
    B)17
    C)15
    D)13
    Answer: 13
  • Q. Which of the following states does Karnataka not share its border?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Andhra Pradesh
    C)Telangana
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Odisha
  • Q. Which one is the Kannada movie?
    A)Sati Sulochana
    B)Gubbi Veeranna
    C)Pandaribai
    D)Bhakta Dhruva
    Answer: Sati Sulochana
  • Q. In which year Dr. M. Visvesvaraya received the Bharat Ratna award?
    A)1957
    B)1960
    C)1955
    D)1963
    Answer: 1955
  • Q. The town administration during the period of Satavahanas was in the hands of
    A)Agama Sabha
    B)Samithi
    C)Nigama Sabha
    D)Vidatha
    Answer: Nigama Sabha
  • Q. Who is the founder of Jog Falls?
    A)Devaraya II
    B)Sharavati
    C)Dr. Thirumalai Iyengar
    D)None of these
    Answer: Sharavati
  • Q. How many border districts are there in Karnataka?
    A)Five
    B)Eleven
    C)Eight
    D)Six
    Answer: Five
  • Q. Adi shankaracharya established his first of four “mathas” at ?
    A)Ganesh temple
    B)Belgaum
    C)Tumkur
    D)Sringeri
    Answer: Sringeri
  • Q. Which is the biggest hill in Karnataka?
    A)Male Mahadeshwara Hills
    B)Kundadri
    C)Chamundi Hills
    D)Mullayanagiri Hill
    Answer: Mullayanagiri Hill
  • Q. Which is the largest palace in Karnataka?
    A)Ayyanakere Lake
    B)Mysore Palace
    C)Hirekolale Lake
    D)Honnamana Kere Lake
    Answer: Mysore Palace
  • Q. What is the state bird of Karnataka?
    A)Great Hornbill
    B)Indian roller
    C)Common hill myna
    D)Emerald dove
    Answer: Indian roller
  • Q. Which archeological site in Karnataka is known as South India’s earliest Iron Age site?
    A)Yadgir
    B)Hallur
    C)Piklihal
    D)Maski
    Answer: Hallur
  • Q. Who is also known a the “Kabaddi Queen” of Karnataka?
    A)V. Tejaswini
    B)Jayanthi Singh
    C)Mamatha Poojari
    D)Sushmitha Pawar
    Answer: Mamatha Poojari
  • Q. Who was the director of the movie “Naandi” released in 1964?
    A)Siddalingaiah
    B)N. Lakshminarayan
    C)Puttanna Kanagal
    D)G. V. Iyer
    Answer: N. Lakshminarayan
  • 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. Which districts of Karnataka have the largest deposits of Iron Ore?
    A)Belagavi
    B)Bengaluru Urban
    C)Ballari
    D)Mandya
    Answer: Ballari
  • Q. What is the old name of Banavasi?
    A)Tumakuru
    B)Konkanapura
    C)Kolar
    D)None of these
    Answer: Konkanapura
  • 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. Which of the following places is famous for metal handicraft known as Bidriware?
    A)Belagavi
    B)Mysuru
    C)Kalaburagi
    D)Bidar
    Answer: Bidar
  • Q. Which of the following succeeded Vira Narasimha?
    A)Aliya Rama Raya
    B)Achyuta Deva Raya
    C)Krishna Deva Raya
    D)Sada Siva Raya
    Answer: Krishna Deva Raya

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