States PCS: Karnataka GK for KPSC and other Karnataka State Exams

For all Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) exams including KAS, Group A & B, FDA, SDA, and other Karnataka state services.

1. Which among the following was a gold coin issued in vijayanagar empire of south India ?
[A] Tara
[B] Varaha
[C] Kakini
[D] None of the above

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2. The academic centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation is set up in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu

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3. Which of the following took the title of Yavanarajya sthapanacharya?
[A] Krishna Deva Raya
[B] Vira Narasimha Raya
[C] Sada Siva Raya
[D] Achyuta Deva Raya

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4. Commercial contacts with which of the following nations established during the rule of the Vijayanagar kingdom?
1) Arabia
2) Persia
3) Portugal
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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5. The Bahamani sultanate was divided into which of the following states?
1) Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar,
2) Adil Shahis of Bijapur
3) Qutb Shahis of Golconda
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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6. Who was Malik Ambar?
[A] Minister
[B] Slave
[C] Poet
[D] None of the above

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7. Haidarabad was seized and sacked by Prince Muazzam in which of the following years?
[A] 1665 CE
[B] 1675 CE
[C] 1685 CE
[D] 1695 CE

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8. In which city, the first batch of the UNNATI programme of Indian Space Research Organisation got inaugurated in 2019?
[A] Hyderabad
[B] New Delhi
[C] Thiruvananthapuram
[D] Bengaluru

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9. Karnataka government launched “E-Step” scheme in August 2019 to empower student start-ups. What is the name of the implementation agency?
[A] Karnataka Information and Technology Society
[B] Karnataka Innovation and Development Society
[C] Karnataka Business and Technology Society
[D] Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society

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10. Which state ranked first in the “State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index (SARAL), 2019”?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Karnataka
[C] Odisha
[D] Telangana

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