Karnataka State

Q. When did Karnataka acquire its present name?

A
15th June 1971
B
21st August 1991
C
1st January 1951
D
1st November 1973

Correct Answer

1st November 1973

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. Which is the highest peak in Karnataka?
    A)Chamundi hills
    B)Western hills
    C)Nandi hills
    D)Mullayanagiri
    Answer: Mullayanagiri
  • Q. Confluence of the rivers Krishna and Malaprabha, Koodalasangama lies in which of the following districts?
    A)Kodagu
    B)Bagalkot
    C)Raichur
    D)Mandya
    Answer: Bagalkot
  • 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 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. The committee which recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India was _____
    A)Ashok Mehta Committee
    B)G. K. V. Rao Committee
    C)Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
    D)L. M. Singhvi Committee
    Answer: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
  • 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. Balakrishna Temple built by Krishnadevaraya to commemorate his victory over
    A)Kerala
    B)Goa
    C)Orissa
    D)Bijapur
    Answer: Orissa
  • Q. What is the old name of Bengaluru?
    A)Ballari
    B)Mysore
    C)Bangalore
    D)None of these
    Answer: Bangalore
  • Q. Which of the following is the first Kannada talkie (film) released in 1934?
    A)Sati Sulochana
    B)Bhakta Kumbara
    C)Bhakta Dhruva
    D)Mahakavi Kalidasa
    Answer: Sati Sulochana
  • Q. In which year was Kannada granted the status of a classical language by the Central Govt?
    A)2007
    B)2008
    C)2006
    D)2009
    Answer: 2008
  • Q. Which Vijayanagara king extended patronage to some of the most noted Kannada poets of the medieval period, such as Chamarasa and Kumara Vyasa?
    A)Krishna Devaraya
    B)Devaraya-I
    C)Devaraya-II
    D)Harihara-I
    Answer: Devaraya-II
  • Q. Which book was written by Krishnadevaraya?
    A)Madalasa Charita
    B)Rasamanjari
    C)Amuktamalyada
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa laid the foundation stone for the ‘New Anubhava Mantapa’ in Basavakalyan. It is related to which community?
    A)Ajivikas
    B)Buddhism
    C)Lingayat
    D)Vaishnavism
    Answer: Lingayat
  • Q. Nisargadhama is an Island formed by which of the following rivers?
    A)Krishna
    B)Cauvery
    C)Malprabha
    D)Tungbhadra
    Answer: Cauvery
  • Q. What is the symbol of Karnataka state tree?
    A)Coconut
    B)Sandalwood
    C)Banyan
    D)Mango
    Answer: Sandalwood
  • Q. Which Maharaja of Mysore became the Governor of the State?
    A)Ranabhaire Gowda
    B)Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
    C)Ranabhaire Gowda
    D)None of theses
    Answer: Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
  • Q. The Battle of Talikota was fought in the year
    A)1561
    B)1565
    C)1556
    D)1569
    Answer: 1565
  • Q. How many seats have been allocated for Karnataka in Rajya Sabha?
    A)12
    B)18
    C)10
    D)20
    Answer: 12
  • Q. Karnataka Government is planning to launch a single Complaint cell for all civic and transport agencies including ____?
    A)Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
    B)Both A and B
    C)Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
    D)None of these
    Answer: Both A and B
  • Q. At which place in Karnataka did Adi Shankaracharya establish the first of four mathas?
    A)Gokarna
    B)Talakaveri
    C)Sringeri
    D)Murdeshwar
    Answer: Sringeri

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