Karnataka State

Q. Which one is the oldest known Kannada language inscription in the Kannada script?

A
Allahabad inscription
B
Talagunda inscription
C
Malavalli inscription
D
Halmidi inscription

Correct Answer

Halmidi inscription

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. Southern maidan in Karnataka is in the rain shadow region of which of the following?
    A)Eastern Ghats
    B)Coastal plain
    C)Western Ghats
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. Who is the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka?
    A)K. Chengalaraya Reddy
    B)Basavaraj Somappa Bommai
    C)Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde
  • Q. Which port is known as the Gateway of Karnataka?
    A)New Mangalore Port
    B)Tadadi port
    C)Honnavar port
    D)Belekeri port
    Answer: New Mangalore Port
  • Q. Where is Kudremukh National Park situated?
    A)Chikkamagaluru
    B)Both A and B
    C)Udupi
    D)None of these
    Answer: Both A and B
  • Q. The temples at “Halebidu and Belur” belong to which of the following dynasty?
    A)Rastrakuta dynasty
    B)Badami Chalukya dynasty
    C)Hoysala dynasty
    D)Kadamba dynasty
    Answer: Hoysala dynasty
  • 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. Which is the first Karnataka dam?
    A)Vani Vilasa Sagara
    B)Tungabhadra Dam
    C)Almatti Dam
    D)None of these
    Answer: Vani Vilasa Sagara
  • Q. Which place in Karnataka is known as ‘Granary of Togari (toor)’?
    A)Gulbarga
    B)Gadag
    C)Bijapur
    D)Bidar
    Answer: Gulbarga
  • Q. In which year K. Chengalaraya Reddy became a Chief Minister?
    A)25th October 1947
    B)25th December 1947
    C)25th November 1947
    D)None of these
    Answer: 25th October 1947
  • Q. What is the symbol of Karnataka state tree?
    A)Coconut
    B)Sandalwood
    C)Banyan
    D)Mango
    Answer: Sandalwood
  • Q. Which is the beautiful district in Karnataka?
    A)Ballari
    B)Mysore
    C)Bagalkot
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mysore
  • 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. 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. When did Karnataka acquire its present name?
    A)15th June 1971
    B)21st August 1991
    C)1st January 1951
    D)1st November 1973
    Answer: 1st November 1973
  • Q. In terms of princely hierarchy in colonial India, the status of Mysore was of a
    A)Nineteen-gun salute state
    B)Twenty-one-gun salute state
    C)Seventeen-gun salute state
    D)Thirty-one-gun salute state
    Answer: Twenty-one-gun salute state
  • 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 city is called the steel city of Karnataka?
    A)Mysuru
    B)Bellary
    C)Bengaluru
    D)Hubballi
    Answer: Bellary
  • Q. Who popularized Ragale, a metre native to Kannada language?
    A)Harihara
    B)Sarvajna
    C)Basavanna
    D)None ot these
    Answer: Harihara
  • Q. At which place is the historical monument Gol Gumbaz located?
    A)Vijayapura
    B)Kalburagi
    C)Bidar
    D)Belagavi
    Answer: Vijayapura
  • Q. Which is called the City of Lakes?
    A)Ayyana
    B)Udaipur
    C)Chikmagalur
    D)Chikkamagaluru
    Answer: Udaipur

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