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.
1. Who was Adil Shahi ruler when independent Maratha State was founded?
[A] Ibrahim Adil Shah II
[B] Malik Hasan Bahri
[C] Muhammad Adil Shah
[D] Ali Adil Shah I
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Correct Answer: C [Muhammad Adil Shah]
Notes:
Shivaji founded the Maratha State during Muhammad Adil Shah’s reign. Adil Shah, known for the Gol Gumbaz and Ibrahim Rauza, faced Maratha challenges. Shivaji’s father, Shahaji, revolted after serving Bijapur. Shivaji used guerrilla warfare and forts like Torna and Rajgad to establish an independent kingdom.
2. Which of the following succeeded Abdullah Qutb Shah?
[A] Abul Hasan
[B] Jamshid
[C] Subhan
[D] Muhammad Quli
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Correct Answer: A [Abul Hasan]
Notes:
Abul Hasan the nephew of Abdullah Qutb Shah succeeded him and come to the throne. He was a man of ease. He entrusted the administration of the kingdom to his two capable ministers, Akkanna and Madanna, and was himself occupied in the pleasures of harem life.
3. Ashmounds at Kupgal and Kudatini were discovered in which year and by which British officer?
[A] William Brydon, 1835
[B] Francis Norman, 1812
[C] Cuebold, 1836.
[D] John Daunt, 1846
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Correct Answer: C [Cuebold, 1836.]
Notes:
Ashmounds at Kupgal and Kudatini were discovered by Cuebold, a British officer in Bellary region in the year 1836. Bellary region was then formed a part of Madras Presidency.
4. Who of the following Chalukyan rulers assumed the title of assumed the title Yuddhamalla, Sahasranika, Satyashraya?
[A] Vikramaditya I
[B] Vinayaditya
[C] Kirtivarman II
[D] Kirtivarman I
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Correct Answer: B [Vinayaditya]
Notes:
Vinayaditya (680–696 AD) assumed the title Yuddhamalla, Sahasranika, Satyashraya.
5. Krishna Deva Raya was contemporary of which of the following Mughal emperors?
[A] Akbar
[B] Humayun
[C] Babur
[D] Jahangir
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Correct Answer: C [Babur]
Notes:
Krishnadeva Raya (1509-1529) was contemporary of Mughal Emperor Babur (1526-1530).
6. Who among the following established the Cheluvanarayana Temple in Melukote?
[A] Adi Shankaracharya
[B] Ramanujacharya
[C] Channabasavanna
[D] Krishnadevaraya
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Correct Answer: B [Ramanujacharya ]
Notes:
The famous philosopher Ramanujacharya established the Cheluvanarayana Temple in Yadugiri (now Melukote, near Mysore).
7. The Second Carnatic War started in the year:
[A] 1754
[B] 1752
[C] 1750
[D] 1749
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Correct Answer: D [1749]
Notes:
The Second Carnatic War (1749-54) was a struggle for power between various Indian claimants to power in southern India, each supported by the French or the British.
8. Which of the following districts are not part of the Malnad region of Karnataka?
[A] Chikmagalur
[B] Shivamogga
[C] Tumkur
[D] Hassan
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Correct Answer: C [Tumkur]
Notes:
Malnad is a region in Karnataka which covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountain range, and is roughly 100 kilometers in width. It includes the districts of- Uttara Kannada, Chikmagalur, Shivamogga, Hassan, Kodagu, Belgaum.
9. Tunga River and Bhadra River meet in which district of Karnataka?
[A] Shimoga
[B] Udupi
[C] Raichur
[D] Koppal
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Correct Answer: A [Shimoga]
Notes:
Koodli in Shimoga district is the place where two rivers, the Tunga River and Bhadra River, meet to give rise to the Tungabhadra River.
10. Tirina,Karanja, Haldi,Lendi & Mannar are the tributaries of which river?
[A] Netravathy
[B] Aghanashini
[C] Kalinadi
[D] Manjra
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Correct Answer: D [Manjra]
Notes:
The Manjra River is a tributary of the river Godavari. It passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana. Tirina,Karanja, Haldi,Lendi & Mannar are the tributaries of this river.
