Q. Who of the following is a recipient of literary award Saraswati Samman for his work in Kannada?

Correct Answer

Veerappa Moily

More Questions on Karnataka

  • Q. When was the Last Anglo-Mysore War fought?
    A)1780
    B)1798
    C)1790
    D)1767
    Answer: 1798
  • Q. Which of the following National Park is in Karnataka ?
    A)Bandipur national park
    B)Silent valley national park
    C)Madhav national park
    D)None of these
    Answer: Bandipur national park
  • 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. Which temple is located in Karnataka?
    A)Lingaraj Temple
    B)RajaRani Temple
    C)Sri Virupaksha Temple
    D)Meenakshi Amman Temple
    Answer: Sri Virupaksha Temple
  • Q. Who is the founder of Bangalore city?
    A)Hiriya Kempe Gowda
    B)Kempe Gowda I
    C)Krishna I
    D)Devaraya II
    Answer: Kempe Gowda I
  • Q. What is the nickname of Bengaluru?
    A)Golden city of India
    B)Sandalwood City of India
    C)Garden City of India
    D)None of these
    Answer: Garden City of India
  • Q. Who built Krishna Raja Sagar dam?
    A)Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
    B)Krishnaraja Wadiyar
    C)Visvesvaraya
    D)None of these
    Answer: Visvesvaraya
  • Q. The Karnataka Government recently banned in Malnad area plantation of ?
    A)Eucalyptus
    B)Tamarind
    C)Shikakai
    D)Teak
    Answer: Eucalyptus
  • Q. Which kingdom in Karnataka did the British annex in 1834?
    A)Vijayanagara
    B)Bidar
    C)Coorg
    D)Gulbarga
    Answer: Coorg
  • Q. How many rivers are there in Bijapur?
    A)Five
    B)Eight
    C)Four
    D)Seven
    Answer: Five
  • Q. What is the area of Karnataka?
    A)74,051 sq. mi.
    B)52,622 sq. mi.
    C)41,284 sq. mi.
    D)12,482 sq. mi.
    Answer: 74,051 sq. mi.
  • Q. In which year, the Group of Monuments at Hampi are included in the World Heritage Site?
    A)1978
    B)1982
    C)1972
    D)1986
    Answer: 1986
  • 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. Who auctioned salt at Belgaum and broke the Salt law in April, 1930?
    A)R. R. Diwakar
    B)Hanumantha Rao Kaujalagi
    C)Karnad Sadashiva Rao
    D)Gangadhar Rao Deshpande
    Answer: Gangadhar Rao Deshpande
  • Q. Who built Badami fort?
    A)Pulakeshin I
    B)Jayasimha
    C)Chalukyan King Pulakeshi
    D)Veerabhadra Chalukya
    Answer: Chalukyan King Pulakeshi
  • Q. Kavirajamarga is the earliest available writing on poetic and grammar in the Kannada literature. It was written by which of the following King?
    A)Amoghavarsha
    B)Pulikeshi
    C)Govinda III
    D)Danthidurga
    Answer: Amoghavarsha
  • Q. When did M. Visvesvaraya receive the Bharat Ratna Award?
    A)1945
    B)1955
    C)1950
    D)1967
    Answer: 1955
  • Q. Karnataka is the ______ largest state by area wise in India?
    A)Six
    B)Nine
    C)Seven
    D)Four
    Answer: Six
  • Q. Which waterfall is created by Sharavati river in Karnataka?
    A)Niagara Falls
    B)Jog Falls
    C)Angel Falls
    D)Sutherland Falls
    Answer: Jog Falls
  • Q. Which is the oldest airport in Karnataka?
    A)Bellary Airport
    B)Mangalore Airport
    C)Sambra Airport
    D)None of these
    Answer: Bellary Airport

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