Karnataka State

Q. Who is the founder of Bangalore city?

A
Hiriya Kempe Gowda
B
Kempe Gowda I
C
Krishna I
D
Devaraya II

Correct Answer

Kempe Gowda I

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. What is the state flower of Karnataka?
    A)Lotus
    B)Rhododendron
    C)Palash
    D)Marigold
    Answer: Lotus
  • Q. Who titled himself as the “lord of both the worlds” among his people?
    A)Veerappa
    B)Dhondiya Wagh
    C)Sangolli Rayanna
    D)Venkatadri Nayak
    Answer: Dhondiya Wagh
  • Q. Which is the biggest forest in Karnataka?
    A)Mandya
    B)Chikkamagaluru
    C)Hassan
    D)Uttara Kannada
    Answer: Uttara Kannada
  • 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 city is the Central Institute of Indian Languages located?
    A)Bengaluru
    B)Dharwad
    C)Mysuru
    D)Udupi
    Answer: Mysuru
  • Q. Who is called Lion of Karnataka?
    A)Karnad Sadashiva Rao
    B)Gangadharrao Balkrishna Deshpande
    C)Umabai Kundapur
    D)None of these
    Answer: Gangadharrao Balkrishna Deshpande
  • Q. Where is Tungabhadra dam is situated?
    A)Bagalkot
    B)Ballari
    C)Hosapete (Vijayanagara)
    D)Hampi
    Answer: Hosapete (Vijayanagara)
  • 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. Which is the heart of Karnataka?
    A)Kodagu
    B)Davanagere
    C)Dharwad
    D)Chitradurga
    Answer: Davanagere
  • 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. Who is the first commissioner of Mysore?
    A)Sir Mark Cubbon
    B)Mark Cubbon
    C)Dr. Bagadi Gautham
    D)C. Chandy
    Answer: Mark Cubbon
  • 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. The town of Shravanabelagola is an important pilgrimage centre for –
    A)Sikhs
    B)Muslims
    C)Hindus
    D)Jains
    Answer: Jains
  • Q. Badami, the second capital of the early Chalukyas was formerly known as
    A)Aihole
    B)Belur
    C)Vatapi
    D)Halebid
    Answer: Vatapi
  • Q. What is the lower house of the state legislature?
    A)Vidhan Sabha
    B)Rajya Sabha
    C)Lok Sabha
    D)None of these
    Answer: Vidhan Sabha
  • Q. Which is the biggest river basin in Karnataka?
    A)Godavari
    B)Krishna
    C)Cauvery River
    D)None of these
    Answer: Krishna
  • Q. Who had written the first Kannada-English dictionary?
    A)Hermann Mogling
    B)Ferdinand Kittel
    C)Hermann Gundert
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Ferdinand Kittel
  • 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 is the writer of Karnataka state song?
    A)Ananthaswamy
    B)Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa
    C)Kuvempu
    D)None of these
    Answer: Kuvempu
  • Q. Which Rashtrakuta King overthrew the Chalukyan king Kirtivarma II?
    A)Govinda II
    B)Krishna I
    C)Amoghavarsha
    D)Dantidurga
    Answer: Dantidurga

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