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.
21. At which of the following places in Karnataka nuclear power plant is located?
[A] Kaiga
[B] Kodagu
[C] Kakrapar
[D] Karwar
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Correct Answer: A [Kaiga]
Notes:
The Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) is a nuclear power plant located in the Karwar District of Karnataka state in India.
22. At which place is the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha located?
[A] Kalaburgi
[B] Mangalore
[C] Belagaum
[D] Dharwad
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Correct Answer: C [Belagaum]
Notes:
The Suvarna Vidhana Soudha is the legislature building of the State of Karnataka in Belgaum in the Belgaum district of Northern Karnataka. It was inaugurated on 11 October 2012 by President Pranab Mukherjee.
23. The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the High Court are charged to the:
[A] Consolidated Fund of India
[B] Consolidated Fund of the State
[C] Contingency Fund of India
[D] Contingency Fund of the State
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Correct Answer: B [Consolidated Fund of the State]
Notes:
According to Article 202(3)(d), the salaries and allowances of the Judges of a High Court are charged to the Consolidated Fund of the State.
24. Which of the following is the 31st district of Karnataka?
[A] Yadagiri
[B] Vijayanagara
[C] Ramanagara
[D] Koppala
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Correct Answer: B [Vijayanagara]
Notes:
Vijayanagara is the 31st district of Karnataka. This district was carved out of Bellary district in 2020 to become the 31st district of the state.
25. In which city is the Central Institute of Indian Languages located?
[A] Dharwad
[B] Mysuru
[C] Udupi
[D] Bengaluru
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Correct Answer: B [Mysuru]
Notes:
The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is an Indian research and teaching institute based in Hootaglli,Mysuru, part of the Language Bureau of the Ministry of Education. It was founded on 17 July 1969.
26. Which of the following is known as the Sandalwood City of India?
[A] Channapatna
[B] Shimoga
[C] Mysore
[D] Davangere
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Correct Answer: C [Mysore]
Notes:
Mysore, a city in Karnataka, is known as the ‘Sandalwood City’ of India. The city is known for its handicrafts, including magnificent wood carvings inlayed with sandalwood, teak and rosewood.
27. In which of the following months Banashankari Fair is celebrated every year in Karnataka?
[A] January
[B] March
[C] April
[D] October
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Correct Answer: A [January]
Notes:
The Banashankari Fair near Badami commences on the full moon day of the first month of an English calender year i.e. January and lasts for 10 to 12 days.
28. What percentage of total population in Karnataka is Scheduled caste?
[A] 15.2%
[B] 16.5%
[C] 17.1%
[D] 18.8%
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Correct Answer: C [17.1%]
Notes:
17.1% of total population in Karnataka is Scheduled caste as per census 2011.
29. Who founded the Raja free school in 1833?
[A] Krishnaraja Wadiyar II
[B] Chamaraja Wodeyar IX
[C] Krishnaraja III
[D] Dodda Krishnaraja I
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Correct Answer: C [Krishnaraja III]
Notes:
Krishnaraja III founded the Raja Free School to teach English in the year 1833. It was later upgraded to a college. Under him Mysore court became a major Indian renaissance centre. He also started a lithographic press called Ambavilasa (1841) and started printing books in Kannada.
30. In which year the state government of Mysore established a Central Industrial Workshop in Bangalore?
[A] 1957
[B] 1897
[C] 1865
[D] 1890
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Correct Answer: B [1897]
Notes:
The State Government of Mysore, in 1897 established Central Industrial Workshop at Bangalore. This was established so as to provide equipment and technical helps to entrepreneurs. The Bangalore Woollen, Cotton and Silk Mills Ltd. (1884) and the Mysore Spinning and Manufacturing Company Ltd. (1894) were also established at Bangalore.
