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

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The successor of Keladi Chennamma, Basavappa (1697-1714) wrote a Sanskrit encyclopaedia named Shivatatvaratnakara.

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The first Karnataka State Political Conference was held at Dharwad in the year 1920, and according to its decision, nearly 800 people from Karnataka attended the Nagpur Congress in 1920.

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Thottikallu falls located in the Bangalore urban district of Karnataka is also known as ‘SwarnaMukhi’ waterfalls.

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The Kali Tiger Reserve (formerly known as Anshi National Park) is a protected area and tiger reserve of Karnataka. It is located in the Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. Bengal tigers, black panthers and Indian elephants are the habitats of this park along with other distinctive fauna. The Kali River flows through the tiger reserve and hence the name. This river is the lifeline of the ecosystem of the tiger reserve.

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The glandular part of the fruits yield a dye called kamala powder which gives a rich golden red color. It is also used a good coloring agent in food processing.

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Bengaluru spots the top spot this year with drivers expecting to spend an average of 71% extra travel time stuck in traffic. Along with Bengaluru, three other Indian cities were ranked among top 5 in the index.
Top five congested cities as per Tom Tom Index.
Manila(Phillipines) – 2nd
Bagota(Colombia) – 3rd
Mumbai (Maharashtra) – 4th
Pune (Maharashtra) – 5thAbu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) was the least congested national capital, it had just 10% congestion level in 2019.

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BARC has developed an eye cancer therapy namely “Ruthenium plaque therapy”, for the treatment of patients with ocular tumours.
Ruthenium-106 plaque has been made available free of cost for AIIMS-Delhi, Hyderabad (Telangana) based Centre for Sight and Sankara Eye Hospital in Bengaluru (Karnataka).

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The 32 megawatt wind power project, located in southern Karnataka state, is part of a larger portfolio of wind and solar projects that Facebook and Mumbai-based CleanMax are working together on for supplying renewable power into India’s electrical grid.
CleanMax will own and operate the projects, while Facebook will buy the power off the grid using environmental attribute certificates, or carbon credits.

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The resident vice chancellor of Karnataka Sanskrit University, Mallepuram G Venkatesh was awarded the ” Nrupatunga Sahitya Award” for the year 2021. The award consists of a cash prize of INR 7 lakhs. The award is sponsored by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation in association with Kannada Sahitya Parishat.

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Almost 5% of budget allocation, amounting to INR 13,982 Crores is exclusively set for health and family welfare programs. On the lines of Delhi’s ‘Mohalla Clinics’, these clinics are set up for easy detection of non-communicable diseases and further referral to specialist doctors.