More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. Who was the first to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada?
A)R. S. Mugali
B)D. R. Bendre
C)Kuvempu
D)V. K. Gokak
Answer: Kuvempu
- 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. 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. What is the another name of Pampa Sagar?
A)Krishna River
B)Ghataprabha
C)Tungabhadra River
D)Malaprabha
Answer: Tungabhadra River
- Q. In which year the Government of Karnataka decorated Kuvempu with “Rashtrakavi”?
A)1957
B)1958
C)1956
D)1959
Answer: 1958
- Q. Sundarayya, Ala Singarayya, and B. Venkatappa are painters related to which school of painting?
A)Mysore School
B)Pala School
C)Thanjavur School
D)Hyderabadi School
Answer: Mysore School
- 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 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. Harihara and Bukka laid the foundation of the Vijayanagara empire under the influence of
A)Tukarama
B)Ramanuja
C)Jnaneshvara
D)Vidyaranya
Answer: Vidyaranya
- Q. The town of Shravanabelagola is an important pilgrimage centre for –
A)Sikhs
B)Muslims
C)Hindus
D)Jains
Answer: Jains
- Q. In which district, the Bandipur National Park is located?
A)Dharwad district
B)Vijayapura district
C)Tumakuru district
D)Chamarajanagar district
Answer: Chamarajanagar district
- Q. How many number of assembly constituency of Karnataka?
A)224
B)225
C)235
D)230
Answer: 224
- Q. The Indian Institute of Science is located at ______
A)Chennai
B)New Delhi
C)Bangalore
D)Kerala
Answer: Bangalore
- Q. Who of the following is a National Film Award winning director as well as Jnanpith Award winning writer?
A)Girish Karnad
B)B. V. Karanth
C)S. L. Bhyrappa
D)Aravind Adiga
Answer: Girish Karnad
- Q. The first Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was held in
A)Bijapura
B)Bengaluru
C)Mysuru
D)Dharawada
Answer: Bengaluru
- Q. Who wrote “Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate”, the official state song of Karnataka?
A)D. R. Bendre
B)V. K. Gokak
C)Kuvempu
D)Poornachandra Tejaswi
Answer: Kuvempu
- Q. How many rivers are there in Karnataka?
A)5
B)8
C)7
D)10
Answer: 7
- Q. How many subjects are provided by 11th Schedule of Indian Constitution for Panchayats?
A)28
B)25
C)29
D)27
Answer: 29
- Q. Which of the following ruler shifted his capital from Mangalavada to Kalyana?
A)Someshwara-I
B)Sovideva
C)Bijjala-II
D)Vikramaditya-VI
Answer: Bijjala-II
- Q. For which book, Kuvempu wins the Jnanpith Award in 1967?
A)Sri Ramayana Darshanam
B)Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
C)Naku Thanthi
D)Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi
Answer: Sri Ramayana Darshanam
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