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21. Which district in Karnataka receives the highest amount of rainfall?
[A] Uttara Kannada
[B] Udupi
[C] Dakshina Kannada
[D] Kodagu
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Correct Answer: B [Udupi]
Notes:
Udupi district comes under Coastal Karnataka meteorological region. It receives the highest amount of rainfall.
22. Manjara River flows through the states of:
[A] Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana.
[B] Maharashtra and Karnataka
[C] Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
[D] Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: A [Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana.]
Notes:
Manjara River passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana. It originates in the Balaghat range of hills near Ahmednagar district at an altitude of 823 metres and empties into the Godavari River.
23. Ksheera Bhagya Yojana is related to:
[A] To facilitate formation of milk cooperatives in rural areas
[B] To provide hot milk to all Government and Aided School children
[C] To provide cattle at subsidized rate to Scheduled tribes
[D] To facilitate rural household in establishment of dairy farm
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Correct Answer: B [To provide hot milk to all Government and Aided School children]
Notes:
The objective of Ksheera Bhaygya Yojna is to provide 150 ml. of hot milk prepared from 18 gms. of whole milk powder 3 days in a week (every alternative days) to all Government and Aided School children studying from 1st to 10th standard.
24. Which of the following states is the leading producer of Asbestos in India?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Karnataka
[D] Orissa
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Correct Answer: B [Rajasthan]
Notes:
Two states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh produce almost the whole of asbestos of India. Rajasthan is the largest producer.
25. Which of the following Airports is Karnatak’s first fully solar powered Airport?
[A] Hubballi Airport
[B] Mangalore Internatoinal Airport
[C] Kempegowda International Airport
[D] HAL Airport
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Correct Answer: C [Kempegowda International Airport]
Notes:
Kempegowda International Airport is Karnatak’s first fully solar powered Airport developed by CleanMax Solar.
26. Malpe port is located in which of the following districts of Karnataka?
[A] Uttara Kannada
[B] Udupi
[C] Dakshin Kannada
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Udupi]
Notes:
Malpe is a natural port in the Udupi District in Karnataka. it is an important port and a major fishing harbor on the Karnataka coast.
27. Karnataka was formed as Mysore State on:
[A] 1 November 1956
[B] 30 March 1949
[C] 20 June 1947
[D] 1 May 1960
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Correct Answer: A [1 November 1956]
Notes:
Karnataka was created by the States Reorganization Act, 1956 as Mysore State on 1 November 1956 when several Indian states were created by redrawing borders based on linguistic demographics.
28. Which one is the first Kannada movie?
[A] Pandaribai
[B] Sati Sulochana
[C] Bhakta Dhruva
[D] Gubbi Veeranna
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Correct Answer: B [Sati Sulochana]
Notes:
Sati Sulochana is an 1934 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Y. V. Rao. The film was released on 3 March 1934 and is the first talkie film in Kannada language.
29. Malaikudi tribe is mostly found in which of the following districts of Karnataka?
[A] Bagalk
[B] Gadag
[C] Dakshin Kannada
[D] Kolar
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Correct Answer: C [Dakshin Kannada]
Notes:
Malaikudi is a Karnataka ethnic group with about 9,236 people belonging to this tribe inhabiting the Sahyadri hill ranges of Dakshin Kannada, Udupi and Chikmagalur districts of Karnataka. The Malaikudi tribe speak a dialect of the Dravidian language, Tulu.
30. At which place, Mayuravarma crowned himself after having revolted against the Pallavas?
[A] Agumbe
[B] Maravanthe
[C] Badami
[D] Banavasi
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Correct Answer: D [Banavasi ]
Notes:
Mayuravarma revolted against the Pallavas and they were forced to recognise him as a sovereign, when he crowned himself at Banavasi in Uttara Kannada district.
