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

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Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was founded in 1954 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. BEL is a Central Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, India, involved in manufacturing advanced electronic products for defence and civilian applications.

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The Varahi Hydro-electric Project is situated in the Udupi district of Karnataka. Udupi district is located along the west coast of Karnataka and hosts this hydroelectric project on the Varahi River. The project contributes to Karnataka’s electricity generation infrastructure and supports local irrigation needs.

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Vijayanagara was established as the 31st district of Karnataka on 18 November 2020.

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Kumara Vyasa is the pen name of Narayanappa, an influential and classical Vaishnava poet of early 15th century in the Kannada language. His pen name is a tribute to his magnum opus, a rendering of the Mahabharata in Kannada.

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Gulbarga, officially known as Kalaburagi is known as the land of sufi saints in Karnataka. The earliest reference to a Sufi saint in Karnataka can be traced back to 1301 A.D. Hazrat Sayyid Shah Hisamud-din-Teighbarana was the first saint to come to Gulbarga. At present his tomb is located in the fort near Jagath talab in Gulbarga.

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The KSCA Stadium (Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium) is a cricket ground in Belgaum.

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The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy[1] is a domestic Twenty20 cricket championship in India, organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), among the teams from Ranji Trophy.

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The Mughals had conquered the areas of Bangalore and its surroundings in the 1686 from Maratha ruler Ekoji, who was a feudatory of Bijapur. In 1689 The Mysore royal family secured Bangalore and its surroundings from the Mughals on lease.

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The Shivanasamudra Hydro-Electric Project, supplied power to Kolar Gold Fields in 1902 and it later also provided electricity to Bangalore city in 1905 thus becoming the first city to obtain electrical facilities in the country and in 1907 to Mysore.

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During the period of Sir M. Visveswaraya the strength of the legislative council of Mysore was increased to 24 and the second session called Budget session was initiated in June 1917. He also founded many industries and undertook progressive administrative measures that he came to be known as “the Maker of Modern Mysore”.