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

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For 2025-26 (projected), Karnataka’s services sector contributes 69.8% to GSVA, agriculture 10.8%, and industry 19.4%. Small and medium industries are part of the industrial sector. The Economic Survey 2025-26 provides these figures. Employment data is not directly given; GSVA percentages serve as proxy for sectoral economic shares.

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Karnataka’s finance department projects total outstanding liabilities at Rs 7,64,655 crore for 2025-26, disputing RBI’s higher estimate including non-debt items. The state’s 2026-27 budget includes Rs 1.34 lakh crore in new borrowings. Outstanding government guarantees were Rs 45,889 crore as of March 31, 2025.

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The Kalasa-Banduri Nala project involves diverting water from the Kalasa and Banduri canals, which are tributaries of the Mahadayi river, into the Malaprabha river. This aims to meet the drinking water needs of Belagavi, Dharwad, and Gadag districts in North Karnataka, making rivers 1 (Mahadayi) and 2 (Malaprabha) the correct ones involved in the project.

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Karnataka produced 13,276-13,278 metric tons of raw silk in 2024-25, accounting for 32% of India’s total. Key silk-producing districts include Mandya, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, and Ramanagara. Mulberry silk forms around 45% of this output. Andhra Pradesh and Assam rank second and third in silk production respectively for the same period.

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Karnataka ranks 6th among Indian states in total installed power generation capacity as of February 2026. Its total capacity is about 23 GW, including 7.1 GW of large-scale solar power, the highest in India. Karnataka’s renewable capacity totals 25.7 GW as of October 2025. Other states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra have higher capacities. National installed capacity reached 513.73 GW by that time. Karnataka’s peak power demand was 94 GW in FY 2025-26, ranking 6th in supply position. Data sources include NITI Aayog and PIB reports.

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B. V. Karanth was a theatre director from Karnataka associated with the “Theatre of Roots” movement. He revived indigenous theatrical forms by integrating folk music, dance, and storytelling into modern theatre. His work transformed Kannada theatre and influenced Indian theatre practices nationwide. The movement aimed to reconnect theatre with local cultural heritage while adapting contemporary methods.

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B. D. Jatti became Acting President of India in 1977 after President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed’s death. He was Vice President then and served during the post-Emergency period. Jatti served as Chief Minister of Mysore State (now Karnataka) before his national role. His acting presidency lasted until the next elected president took office later in 1977.

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Vishweshwaraiah Jala Nigam Limited (VJNL) is the executive and nodal agency for the Yettinahole project. It manages the lift irrigation and drinking water scheme supplying water to drought-prone districts like Chikkaballapur, Kolar, Tumakuru, Ramanagara, Bengaluru Rural, Hassan, and Chikkamagaluru. The project lifts water from the Yettinahole tributary of the Netravati River. The Water Resources Department of Karnataka oversees the project, while VJNL executes and manages it.

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Ranna was the court poet of Western Chalukya King Tailapa II. He wrote ‘Gadayuddha’, a classical Kannada work about the duel between Bhima and Duryodhana. It belongs to the ‘Champu’ literary genre and is also called Sahasa Bhima Vijaya.

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Kudremukh National Park in Karnataka contains the Shola-Grassland ecosystem, characterized by stunted evergreen trees and montane grasslands. It is the largest protected area of tropical wet evergreen type in the Western Ghats. These shola forests are relict from the last ice age and support rivers like Tunga and Bhadra. Other parks like Nagarhole and Bandipur primarily have moist and dry deciduous forests, not Shola ecosystems.