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. Karnataka Planters’ Association (KPA) was established in which year?
[A] 1952
[B] 1956
[C] 1958
[D] 1962
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Correct Answer: C [1958]
Notes:
The Karnataka Planters’ Association (KPA) is the apex body that finalizes plantation decisions in the state. The association was established in 1958 as a non-profit organization. The main objective of the association is to represent, promote, and protect the interests of Karnataka’s plantation industry in all parts of the world.
22. Pavagada Solar Park is located in which of the following districts of Karnataka?
[A] Hassan
[B] Tumkur
[C] Raichur
[D] Gadag
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Correct Answer: B [Tumkur]
Notes:
Pavagada solar park, also known as Shakti Sthala, is a 2GW solar complex developed in Pavagada, Tumkur district of Karnataka.
23. The All-Karnataka convention in the year 1946 was held at which of the following places?
[A] Davangere
[B] Mumbai
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Dharwad
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Correct Answer: A [Davangere]
Notes:
The All-Karnataka convention, a gathering of Kannadigas was held in Davanagere in the year 1946.
24. Who is responsible for administering the oath to a High Court Judge?
[A] Governor of the respective state
[B] President of India
[C] Chief Justice of the respective High Court
[D] Chief Justice of India
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Correct Answer: A [Governor of the respective state]
Notes:
The oath of office to a Judge of a High Court is administered by the Governor of the state where the court sits. The Governor, as the constitutional head of the state, holds this duty. The procedure is laid down in Article 219 of the Indian Constitution. This precedent is followed uniformly across the Indian states, establishing a uniform judicial oath-taking procedure that transcends individual and political differences.
25. Which of the following district lies in the valley of the Vedavati River?
[A] Kodagu
[B] Chitradurga
[C] Shimoga
[D] Haveri
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Correct Answer: B [Chitradurga]
Notes:
Tradition dates Chitradurga District to the period of the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The whole district lies in the valley of the Vedavati River, with the Tungabhadra River flowing in the northwest.
26. Utsav Rock Garden is located at which of the following places?
[A] Gadag
[B] Haveri
[C] Koppal
[D] Belgaum
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Correct Answer: B [Haveri]
Notes:
Utsav Rock Garden which is located in Gotagodi Village, Shiggaon Taluk, Haveri District, Karnataka. It includes innumerable sculptures depicting the rural life of Karnataka and also a wide array of creative and modern paintings.
27. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Stadium is located at which of the following places?
[A] Bijapur
[B] Belgaum
[C] Bagalkot
[D] Bellary
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Correct Answer: A [Bijapur]
Notes:
Dr. Ambedkar Stadium or District Stadium is a main stadium in city of Bijapur, Karanataka.
28. Who of the following received Basava Puraskara in the year 2019?
[A] Chandrashekhar Patil
[B] H. S. Doreswamy
[C] Patil Puttappa
[D] Sindhutai Sapkal
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Correct Answer: A [Chandrashekhar Patil]
Notes:
Chandrashekar Patil, popularly known as “Champa”, is an Indian poet, playwright and public intellectual writing in Kannada. He is considered as one of the foremost voices of the Bandaya movement. He received Basava Puraskara in the year 2019.
29. Who was the last king of the Hoysalas?
[A] Narasimha III
[B] Vira Someshwara
[C] Ballala III
[D] Ballala II
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Correct Answer: C [Ballala III]
Notes:
Ballala III (1291-1343), the last great Hoysala, had to struggle hard against the invasions of the Delhi Sultans. He died while fighting against the Sultan of Madurai.
30. During the rule of which king did the four Shahi Sultans attack the Vijayanagara empire?
[A] Venkata I
[B] Praudha Raya
[C] Achyuta Deva Raya
[D] Sadasiva Raya
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Correct Answer: D [Sadasiva Raya]
Notes:
During Sadasiva Raya’s rule (1543-70) the four Shahi Sultans attacked the Empire, and after killing Aravidu Ramaraya (1542- 65), the Vijayanagar minister and Krishnadevaraya’s son in- law, at Rakkasa Tangadi (Rakkasagi-Tangadagi) in 1565, destroyed the capital Vijayanagara.
