More Questions on Karnataka
- Q. “Rakkasa Thangadi” or Thalikote war which ruined the glory of Vijayanagara dynasty was held in which year?
A)1565
B)1550
C)1545
D)1560
Answer: 1565
- Q. In the Vijayanagar Empire administrative system, to what do the terms amara, bhandaravada and manya refer?
A)Types of taxes
B)Modes of transport
C)Types of land grants
D)Customs duties
Answer: Types of land grants
- Q. Who built Karnataka assembly building?
A)Kempe Gowda I
B)Richard Hieram Sankey
C)Sri K. Hanumanthaiya
D)None of these
Answer: Sri K. Hanumanthaiya
- Q. Adi shankaracharya established his first of four “mathas” at ?
A)Ganesh temple
B)Belgaum
C)Tumkur
D)Sringeri
Answer: Sringeri
- Q. Which of the following kings assumed the title of “Talakadugonda”?
A)Vishnuvardhana
B)Veera Ballala II
C)Vira Someshwara
D)Kulothunga Chola III
Answer: Vishnuvardhana
- Q. Who of the following is a recipient of literary award Saraswati Samman for his work in Kannada?
A)B. D. Jatti
B)Sadananda Gowda
C)Ramakrishna Hegde
D)Veerappa Moily
Answer: Veerappa Moily
- Q. What is the old name of Hampi?
A)Pampa-kshetra
B)Bidar
C)Chamarajanagar
D)Belagavi
Answer: Pampa-kshetra
- Q. Which among the following waterfall is created by the Sharavathi River in Shimoga district of Karnataka?
A)Kalhatti Falls
B)Lalguli Falls
C)Gokak Falls
D)Jog Fall
Answer: Jog Fall
- Q. What is new name of Jog waterfalls?
A)Mahatma Gandhi Waterfall
B)Kursunlu Falls
C)Victoria Falls
D)Ban Gioc Waterfall
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi Waterfall
- Q. What is the old name of Banavasi?
A)Tumakuru
B)Konkanapura
C)Kolar
D)None of these
Answer: Konkanapura
- Q. The first regional office of the National film Archives of India was started at which place?
A)Bangalore
B)Mysore
C)Hyderabad
D)Mangalore
Answer: Bangalore
- Q. Who had wrote the Kavitavatara?
A)D. R. Bendre
B)Hermann Mogling
C)Manjeshwar Govinda Pai
D)None of These
Answer: Manjeshwar Govinda Pai
- Q. Which is the main river of Karnataka?
A)Kaveri
B)Godavari
C)Krishna
D)None of these
Answer: Kaveri
- Q. What is the nickname of Kodagu?
A)Mangaluru
B)Mysuru
C)Scotland of India
D)Bengaluru
Answer: Scotland of India
- Q. In terms of area Karnataka is the _________ largest State in India?
A)Sixth
B)Seventh
C)Fifth
D)Eighth
Answer: Sixth
- 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. Who among the following had built beautiful temples at Pattadakallu and Aihole?
A)Hoysala
B)Shatavahana
C)Chalukya
D)Rastrakuta
Answer: Chalukya
- Q. Karnataka Government has launched ____ scheme to meet nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating women in rural areas of state?
A)Mathru Poorna
B)Midday meal
C)Udisha
D)None of these
Answer: Mathru Poorna
- Q. Which is the official language of Karnataka?
A)Konkani
B)Kodava
C)Tulu
D)Kannada
Answer: Kannada
- Q. Who is father of Karnataka?
A)Harihara I
B)Bukka Raya
C)Gangadharrao Balkrishna Deshpande
D)Both B and C
Answer: Both B and C
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