States PCS: Karnataka GK for KPSC and other Karnataka State Exams
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1. What is the theme of 107th Indian Science Congress?
[A] Science for One India, Great India
[B] Science and Technology for Children
[C] Science & Technology: Rural Development
[D] Science and Heritage: Hand in Hand
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Correct Answer: C [Science & Technology: Rural Development]
Notes:
University of Agricultural Sciences (UASB), GKVK Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka is hosting 107th Indian Science Congress from January 3 to 7, 2020 with the theme Science & Technology: Rural Development.
2. Which of the following is regarded by Percy Brown as ‘the richest and the most beautiful structure of its kind’?
[A] Parvathi temple
[B] Jalagariteswara temple
[C] Ekambarantha temple
[D] Vittalaswami temple
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Correct Answer: B [Jalagariteswara temple]
Notes:
The Jalagariteswara temple in Vellore Fort, built by the Vijayanagara rulers, showcases Dravidian architecture and granite construction. It features intricate carvings, musical pillars, and a Kalyana Mandapa with friezes of Hindu mythology.
3. Burhan III came to the throne of Ahmednagar in which of the following years?
[A] 1610 CE
[B] 1612 CE
[C] 1614 CE
[D] 1616 CE
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Correct Answer: A [1610 CE]
Notes:
Malik Ambar installed Burhan III on the throne in 1610 CE. Thereafter Malik Ambar continued his attacks on Bijapur and Golconda although he submitted to prince Khurrarn in 1617 CE; and in 1621 CE he gave back the territories conquered
from the Mughals.
4. Deposits of Lithium have been recently found in which Indian state/UT?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Odisha
[D] Bihar
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Correct Answer: B [Karnataka]
Notes:
Researchers at the Atomic Minerals Directorate, a unit of India’s Atomic Energy Commission, have estimated deposits of Lithium in Mandya District, Karnataka.
Lithium is a rare metal which is used to build batteries for electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, lubricating grease, high energy additives, mobile phone components etc. As per preliminary survey, reserves of 14,100 tonnes of Lithium metal have been found in the place.
5. 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.
6. Mekadatu Dam, which was making news recently, is located in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Karnataka
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: C [Karnataka]
Notes:
The National Green Tribunal has set up a committee to submit a report on alleged violation of norms in the construction of a dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu, in Karnataka.
Karnataka earlier proposed to construct the dam in the area and the proposal was deferred by the Cauvery Water Management Authority twice. Tamil Nadu Government had expressed its strong opposition citing the pendency of case before the Supreme Court.
7. Who was Hiranyabhandari in Hoysala administration?
[A] Minister incharge of armies
[B] Chief justice
[C] Chief treasurer
[D] Minister responsible for foreign affairs
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Correct Answer: C [Chief treasurer]
Notes:
Hiranyabhandari in Hoysala administration was Chief treasurer.
8. Who was the Last Ruling Maharaja of Mysore?
[A] Rajarshi Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
[B] Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
[C] Chamaraja Wodeyar X
[D] Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
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Correct Answer: B [Jayachamaraja Wodeyar]
Notes:
Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar Bahadur or Jaya Chamarajendra Wodeyar was the 25th and the last Maharaja of the princely state of Mysore. After India attained independence in 1947, he ceded his kingdom to the Dominion of India. He continued as the Maharajah until India became a Republic in 1950.
9. Harihara and Bukka belonged to which of the following dynasties?
[A] Sangama
[B] Araviti
[C] Tuluva
[D] Saluva
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Correct Answer: A [Sangama]
Notes:
Harihara and Bukka belonged to the Sangama dynasty which is also known as Vijaynagara Dynasty.
10. The highest peak of Karnataka is:
[A] Baba Budan giri
[B] Biligiriranga Hills
[C] Mullayanagiri
[D] Kudremukh
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Correct Answer: C [Mullayanagiri]
Notes:
Mullayanagiri is the highest peak in Karnataka, India. Mullayyanagiri is located in the Chandra Dhrona Hill Ranges of the Western Ghats of Chikkamagaluru Taluk. With a height of 1,930 metres, it is the highest peak in Karnataka.
