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.
11. Who built the monolith of Gomateshwara?
[A] Chavundaraya
[B] Rachamalla II
[C] Konganivarman Madhava
[D] Sripurusha
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Correct Answer: A [Chavundaraya]
Notes:
A monolithic statue of Bahubali referred to as “Gommateshvara” built by the Ganga dynasty minister and commander Chamundaraya is a 60 feet (18 m) monolith and is situated above a hill in Shravanabelagola, in the Hassan district of Karnataka. It was built in the 10th century AD.
12. Who was Mahanayakacharya in Vijaynagar Empire?
[A] Chief imperial fiscal minister
[B] Head of Administrative unit
[C] Officer intermediary between the villages and the Central administration
[D] Caretaker of revenue records
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Correct Answer: C [Officer intermediary between the villages and the Central administration]
Notes:
Mahanayakacharya was an officer and the contact point between the villages and the Central administration.
13. British Governor General during Third Anglo-Mysore War was:
[A] Lord Dalhousie
[B] Lord Warren Hastings
[C] Lord Cornwallis
[D] Lord Wellesley
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Correct Answer: C [Lord Cornwallis]
Notes:
British Governor General during Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790–92) was Lord Cornwallis.
14. Who was the President of Indian National Congress held at Belgaum in the year 1924?
[A] Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
[B] M.K. Gandhi
[C] S. Srinivasa Iyengar
[D] Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Correct Answer: B [M.K. Gandhi]
Notes:
M.K. Gandhi was the President of Indian National Congress held at Belgaum in the year 1924. It was the only session chaired by Mahatma Gandhi, and address covered Kadhi spinning and Non-Cooperation Movement, attended by 70,000 people.
15. Which of the following soils are suitable for growing plantation crops?
[A] Marshy soil
[B] Alkaline soil
[C] Red soil
[D] Laterite soil
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Correct Answer: D [Laterite soil]
Notes:
When manured and irrigated, laterite soils are suitable for growing plantation crops like tea, coffee, rubber, cinchona, coconut, arecanut, etc.
16. Which river is also known as Dakshin Ganga?
[A] Krishna
[B] Cauvery
[C] Godavari
[D] Mahanadi
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Correct Answer: C [Godavari]
Notes:
In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari is the largest in peninsular India, and had been dubbed as the Dakshina Ganga (Ganges of the South).
17. Where was the first cotton textile mill set up in Karnataka?
[A] Kalaburai
[B] Kodagu
[C] Kolar
[D] Koppal
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Correct Answer: A [Kalaburai]
Notes:
M.S.K. cotton mill, was set up in 1884 at Kalaburagi.
18. Which of the following is known as the first Hydroelectric power plant of South Asia?
[A] Ghatprabha Hydroelectric Plant
[B] Sri Sheshadri Iyer hydroelectric Plant
[C] Shravathi Hydroelectric Plant
[D] Mahatma Gandhi Tail Race
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Correct Answer: B [Sri Sheshadri Iyer hydroelectric Plant]
Notes:
The first Hydroelectric power plant of South Asia is Sri Sheshadri Iyer hydroelectric Plant. It was built in the year 1902.
19. At which of the following places the Karnataka State Political Conference was held in 1920?
[A] Mysuru
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Hubballi
[D] Dharwad
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Correct Answer: 0 [No Answer was given]
Notes:
In 1920, Karnataka State Political Conference was held at Dharwad. Resolution demanding the unification of all Kannada speaking areas was passed in this conference.
20. Who among the following made English language as official language for Supreme Court proceeding?
[A] Lord Dalhousie
[B] Warren Hastings
[C] Lord William Bentinck
[D] Lord Cornwallis
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Correct Answer: C [Lord William Bentinck]
Notes:
Lord William Bentinck made the Persian and a Vernacular language for the court proceeding in lower court and made English language as official language for Supreme Court proceeding.
