States PCS: Karnataka GK for KPSC and other Karnataka State Exams
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1. The noted Jain poet, Madhura, was in court of which Vijayanagara King?
[A] Devaraya-I
[B] Harihara-I
[C] Krishna Devaraya
[D] Devaraya-II
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Correct Answer: A [Devaraya-I ]
Notes:
Deva Raya I was a patron of Kannada literature and architecture. A noted Jain poet, Madhura, was in his court. Madhura was also in the court of Deva Raya’s father King Harihara II.
2. The battle of Talaikotta was fought in which of the following years?
[A] 1565 CE
[B] 1465 CE
[C] 1555 CE
[D] 1665 CE
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Correct Answer: A [1565 CE]
Notes:
In 1565 CE, the Deccan Sultanates (Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Golkonda, Bidar) defeated the Vijayanagar Empire at the Battle of Talaikotta, leading to its decline. Vijayanagar ruler Aliya Rama Raya was captured and executed, resulting in chaos and the sacking of Hampi. The Sultanates’ advanced artillery was key to their victory.
3. Which of the following was given the title of ‘Khwaju-i-Jahan’?
[A] Muhammad Shah I
[B] Taj-ud-din Firoz Shah
[C] Humayun Shah
[D] Mahmud Gawan
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Correct Answer: D [Mahmud Gawan]
Notes:
After the death of Humayun Shah, his minor son Nizam Shah was coronated and a regency council was set for the administration of which Mahmud Gawan was an important member. Later Gawan was made wazir and was given the title of ‘Khwaju-i-Jahan.’
4. Which of the following was called the Prime minister during the administration of the Bahamani kingdom?
[A] Wazir ashraf
[B] Amir-i-kul
[C] Wazir-i-kul
[D] Sadar-i-jahan
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Correct Answer: C [Wazir-i-kul]
Notes:
The administration of the Bahamani kingdom which ruled the Deccan from 1347 CE to 1527 CE was well-organized. Wazir-i-kul was the term used for the prime minister during the rule of the Bahamani kingdom.
5. Qutb Shahi architecture can be categorized into which of the following categories?
1) Residential architecture
2) Military architecture
3) Funerary architecture
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
Qutb Shahi architecture can be categorized into five broad types-residential architecture:
1) Residential architecture (including royal palaces)
2) Military architecture
3) Religious architecture (mosques and ashurkhanas)
4) Funerary architecture (tombs and dargahs)
5) Civil architecture (such as bridges, roads, bazaars, hospitals, hammams and tanks).
6. Which of the following is not an architecture of Bahmani Kingdom?
[A] Takhat Mahal
[B] Tarkash Mahal
[C] Shahi Matbakh
[D] Akal Takht
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Correct Answer: D [Akal Takht]
Notes:
Takhat Mahal was the throne palace of the Bahmani Kingdom, Tarkash Mahal housed the ruler’s wives, and Shahi Matbakh was the royal kitchen. The Bahmani Kingdom, noted for Indo-Islamic architecture, also built Gol Gumbaz and Jami Masjid. Akal Takht, a Sikh site established by Guru Hargobind in 1606, is in Amritsar.
7. Ashmounds at Kupgal and Kudatini were discovered in which year and by which British officer?
[A] William Brydon, 1835
[B] Francis Norman, 1812
[C] Cuebold, 1836.
[D] John Daunt, 1846
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Correct Answer: C [Cuebold, 1836.]
Notes:
Ashmounds at Kupgal and Kudatini were discovered by Cuebold, a British officer in Bellary region in the year 1836. Bellary region was then formed a part of Madras Presidency.
8. After the fall of the Satavahana dynasty, Karnataka fell into the hands of which dynasty?
[A] Kadamba Dynasty
[B] Pandya Dynasty
[C] Pallava Dynasty
[D] Chola Dynasty
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Correct Answer: C [Pallava Dynasty]
Notes:
After the fall of the Satavahana Dynasty, Karnataka fell into the hands of the Pallavas of Kanchi. Their feudatories, the Chutu Satakarnis, ruling from Banavasi after the fall of the Satavahanas, also seemed to have accepted the overlordship of the Pallavas. The domination of the Pallava dynasty was ended by two indigenous dynasties, namely the Kadambas of Banavasi and the Gangas of Talakad (Western Ganga Dynasty), who divided and ruled Karnataka between themselves.
9. Which of the following places in Tamil Nadu was capital of later Vijaynagara Kings?
[A] Kanchi
[B] Madurai
[C] Vellore
[D] Mahabalipuram
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Correct Answer: C [Vellore ]
Notes:
Venkatapatiraya and Tirumalaraya decided to shift the capital of the Vijayanagara empire first to Penugonda (1565), and later, to Chandragiri both in Andhra Pradesh and subsequently to Vellore (Tamil Nadu), beyond the frontiers of Karnataka. It continued as capital till 1646.
10. The Lakshminarasimha temple was built by which of the following Hoysala kings?
[A] Vishnuvardhana
[B] Vira Someshwara
[C] Vira Narasimha II
[D] Narasimha I
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Correct Answer: B [Vira Someshwara]
Notes:
The Lakshminarasimha temple, whose main deity is the Hindu god Vishnu, was built in 1235 A.D. by the Hoysala Empire King Vira Someshwara.
