Karnataka State

Q. Who is considered as the ‘Father of Carnatic Music’?

A
Shyama Sastri
B
Purandara Dasa
C
Tyagaraja
D
Muthuswami Dikshitar

Correct Answer

Purandara Dasa

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. Which Chief Minister of Karnataka became the 5th Vice President of India?
    A)K. Chengalaraya Reddy
    B)Devaraj Urs
    C)Basappa Danappa Jatti
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Basappa Danappa Jatti
  • Q. Kokkare Bellur Bird Sanctuary located at?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Chennai
    C)Karnataka
    D)Shimla
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Which is the lifeline river of Karnataka?
    A)Godavari
    B)Krishna
    C)Kaveri
    D)Palar
    Answer: Kaveri
  • Q. How many Nayakas ruled for Surapura province?
    A)Eight Nayakas
    B)Six Nayakas
    C)Twelve Nayakas
    D)Eleven Nayakas
    Answer: Twelve Nayakas
  • Q. What is the Area of Bagalkote District?
    A)6,573 km2
    B)6,593 km2
    C)6,583 km2
    D)6,543 km2
    Answer: 6,593 km2
  • Q. Who had wrote the poem book Kavitavatara?
    A)Masti Venkatesh Iyengar
    B)B. M. Srikantaiah
    C)Govinda Pai
    D)D. R. Bendre
    Answer: Govinda Pai
  • Q. Karnataka shares its boundary with how many states?
    A)5
    B)6
    C)7
    D)8
    Answer: 6
  • Q. Which of the following succeeded Vira Narasimha?
    A)Aliya Rama Raya
    B)Achyuta Deva Raya
    C)Krishna Deva Raya
    D)Sada Siva Raya
    Answer: Krishna Deva Raya
  • Q. Which symbolise Karnataka state flower?
    A)Rose
    B)Lili
    C)Lotus
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lotus
  • Q. How many seats have been allocated for Karnataka in Lokasabha and Rajyasabha?
    A)28, 12
    B)20, 15
    C)12, 10
    D)25, 20
    Answer: 28, 12
  • Q. Which one is a west flowing river in Karnataka?
    A)Kedaka River
    B)Kaveri River
    C)Varahi River
    D)Vedavathi River
    Answer: Varahi River
  • 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. 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. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of Karnataka?
    A)S. R. Bommai
    B)D. Devaraj Urs
    C)R. Gundu Rao
    D)Ramakrishna Hegde
    Answer: D. Devaraj Urs
  • Q. The port Mangalore is located in which district of Karnataka?
    A)Dakshina Kannada
    B)Hassan
    C)Udupi
    D)Uttara Kannada
    Answer: Dakshina Kannada
  • Q. In which year the first Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was held?
    A)1917
    B)1920
    C)1915
    D)1922
    Answer: 1915
  • 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. On which of the following rivers are the Jog Falls (Gerosoppa Falls) situated?
    A)Kaveri
    B)Ghataprabha
    C)Sharavati
    D)Hemavathi
    Answer: Sharavati
  • Q. When was the Second Anglo Mysore War fought?
    A)1770 - 1775
    B)1785 - 1788
    C)1780 - 1784
    D)1776 - 1780
    Answer: 1780 - 1784
  • Q. Which is the richest city in Karnataka?
    A)Hubballi
    B)Chikkamagaluru
    C)Bengaluru
    D)Mangalore
    Answer: Bengaluru

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