More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. The town of Shravanabelagola is an important pilgrimage centre for –
A)Sikhs
B)Muslims
C)Hindus
D)Jains
Answer: Jains
- Q. The Hampi city is located on the bank of which river?
A)Kabini
B)Tungabhadra
C)Malaprabha
D)None of these
Answer: Tungabhadra
- Q. Which is the first port in Karnataka?
A)Belekeri port
B)Tadadi port
C)New Mangalore Port
D)Bhatkal port
Answer: New Mangalore Port
- Q. In which year the Mysore State was renamed as Karnataka?
A)1971
B)1973
C)1968
D)1975
Answer: 1973
- 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 is the sugar bowl of Karnataka?
A)Belagavi
B)Bagalkot
C)Bidar
D)Ballari
Answer: Belagavi
- Q. Name the author of Modern Mysore which was published in the year 1936
A)M. Shama Rao
B)C. H. Rao
C)Janaki Nair
D)P. Ramachandra Rao
Answer: M. Shama Rao
- Q. How many seats have been allocated for Karnataka in Rajyasabha and Loksabha ?
A)12, 28
B)5, 30
C)15, 70
D)None of These
Answer: 12, 28
- 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. Who built Krishna Raja Sagar dam?
A)Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
B)Krishnaraja Wadiyar
C)Visvesvaraya
D)None of these
Answer: Visvesvaraya
- Q. What is the official language of Karnataka state?
A)English
B)Kannada
C)Hindi
D)Malayalam
Answer: Kannada
- Q. Tipu Sultan planted the ‘Tree of Liberty’ at Srirangapatnam in the year
A)1794
B)1795
C)1793
D)1796
Answer: 1794
- Q. Karnataka Lokayukta Act was enacted in which among the following years?
A)1984
B)1986
C)1987
D)1990
Answer: 1984
- Q. In which year was Mysore renamed Karnataka?
A)1973
B)1971
C)1972
D)1975
Answer: 1973
- Q. Which ruler is credited for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?
A)Bimbisara
B)Ashoka
C)Chandragupta Maurya
D)Samparati
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. Who is the writer of Karnataka state song?
A)Ananthaswamy
B)Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa
C)Kuvempu
D)None of these
Answer: Kuvempu
- Q. Bandipur national park Located at?
A)Mumbai
B)Delhi
C)Karnataka
D)Kerala
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Who is the first woman Governor of Karnataka?
A)Pratibha Patil
B)Sucheta Kripalani
C)V. S. Ramadevi
D)None of these
Answer: V. S. Ramadevi
- Q. Which is known as Cotton City of Karnataka?
A)Haveri
B)Hassan
C)Raichur
D)Gadag
Answer: Raichur
- 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
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