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.
21. Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in:
[A] Federalism
[B] Democratic decentralization
[C] Administrative delegation
[D] Direct democracy
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Correct Answer: B [Democratic decentralization]
Notes:
The Panchayati Raj System is a local self governmence system. Balwant Rai Mehta called it as a ‘System of Democratic Decentralization’.
22. Which district in Karnataka has highest number of Waterfalls?
[A] Kodagu
[B] Shivamogga
[C] Udupi
[D] Tumkur
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Correct Answer: B [Shivamogga]
Notes:
Shivamogga district in Karnataka has highest number of Waterfalls.
23. Which of the following places is known as the Crown Town of Karnataka?
[A] Dharwad
[B] Bidar
[C] Hubballi
[D] Hampi
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Correct Answer: B [Bidar]
Notes:
Bidar, a hill top city in the north-eastern part of Karnataka is known as the Crown Town of Karnataka.
24. Which of the following Palaces is located in Kodagu district?
[A] Nalknad Palace
[B] Chittaranjan Palace
[C] Lalitha Mahal
[D] Jayalakshmi Vilas
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Correct Answer: A [Nalknad Palace]
Notes:
Nalknad Palace is located in the Kodagu district of Karnataka. It was built between the years 1792 and 1794 AD. This palace was the last refuge of the last of the Haleri kings of Kodagu, Chikka Veerarajendra before he was deposed by the British.
25. Which of the following cities in Karnataka is known as the land of sufi saints?
[A] Kalaburagi
[B] Mysuru
[C] Bijapur
[D] Hubballi
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Correct Answer: A [Kalaburagi]
Notes:
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.
26. Kanaka Shree is given by Karnataka government to recognize individuals in which of the following fields?
[A] Music
[B] Literature
[C] Social Service
[D] Medicine
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Correct Answer: B [Literature]
Notes:
The Kanaka Shree is an award instituted by the Government of Karnataka to recognize and honour individuals who contribute to the promotion of the values and literature of Kanakadasa.
27. What is the main occupation of Chenchus tribe?
[A] Agriculture
[B] Forest produce collector
[C] Honey producer
[D] Sheep rearing
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Correct Answer: B [Forest produce collector]
Notes:
The Chenchus are one of the original primitive tribal groups that are still dependent on forests and do not cultivate land but hunt for a living. Some however, live symbiotically with non-tribal communities and many collect forest products for sale to non-tribal people.
28. Toda tribe is found in which of the following districts of Karnataka?
[A] Yadgir
[B] Udupi
[C] Dharwad
[D] Hassan
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Correct Answer: B [Udupi]
Notes:
Toda tribe is one of the most ancient and peculiar tribes of Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu. There are only a few of them in Karnataka in the district of Udupi.
29. What is the population density of Karnataka as per Census 2011?
[A] 318
[B] 319
[C] 320
[D] 321
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Correct Answer: B [319]
Notes:
Population density It is defined as the number of persons per square kilometre. The population density of Karnataka in 2011 was 319 persons per square kilometre an increase from 276 in 2001.
30. Who was the founder of the Eastern Chalukya Dynasty?
[A] Pulakeshin II
[B] Vijayaditya
[C] Kubja Vishnuvardhana
[D] Jayasimha I
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Correct Answer: C [Kubja Vishnuvardhana]
Notes:
In the east, Pulakeshin II overthrew the Vishnukundins and appointed his younger brother Kubja Vishnuvardhana, as the Viceroy of Vengi. This prince founded the Eastern Chalukya Dynasty which ruled for five centuries in Andhra.
