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

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The population of Jenu Kurubas is 36,076 in Karnataka mostly living in the districts of Mysore, Kodagu, and Chamarajanaga.

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The lowest overall literacy rate, of 51.83 per cent, is recorded in Yadgir district, preceded by Raichur district with 59.56 per cent.

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1.8% of total population of Karnataka is Christian as per census 2011.

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As per census 2011 the average literacy rate of Karnataka is 75.6%.

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Nagar Uprising or Nagara peasant uprising of 1831, resulted in the East India Company assuming the Mysore administration in 1831, and Mysore came to be ruled by the British Commissioners for 50 years and later the Wodeyars were put up as rulers under the crown.

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Vishwa programme, named after Sir M. Visveshwaraya, was launched on 2nd October 1991. This programme was launched in order to overcome the scarcity of raw materials and marketing faced by the craftsmen in rural Karnataka. This programme also looks to rejuvenate the traditional crafts and village industries of the state and to provide self-employment to the youth of Karnataka.

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Aurangzeb seiged Bidar. The siege of Bijapur began in March 1685 and ended in September 1686 and Mughal empire won. The garrison was commanded by Sidi Marjan who eventually surrendered and then died of his wounds. After twenty-seven days of hard fighting, Bidar was captured by the Mughals.

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Agumbe, situated in the Thirthahalli taluka of Shimoga district, Karnataka, is nestled in the Malenadu region of the Western Ghats mountain range. It has received the epithet of “The Cherrapunji of South India“, owing to its high rainfall. Agumbe is associated with documentation of medicinal plants, rain-forest conservation efforts, the promotion of cottage industry, and tourism (trekking and photography). As a sanctuary for the King Cobra which is Agumbe’s flagship species, The Agumbe Rain-forest Research Station was established.

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Sankey tank is a man-made lake or tank which is situated in the western part of Bengaluru in the middle of the suburbs of Malleshwaram, Vyalikaval and Sadashivanagar. In the year 1882, this man-made tank was constructed by Col. Richard Hieram Sankey (RE) of the Madras Sappers Regiment so as to meet the water supply demands of Bangalore.

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Devaragundi which means ‘God’s pool’, is a waterfall located in the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. One of the mountain streams at Thodikana creates this waterfall.