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. At which of the following places in Karnataka construction of Megaport is planned under Sagarmala project?
[A] Malpe
[B] Bhatkal
[C] Belekeri
[D] Honnavar
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Correct Answer: C [Belekeri]
Notes:
6 Megaport are planned under Sagarmala project- Vadhavan (Maharashtra,Enayam (Tamil Nadu), Tajpur (West Bengal), Paradip Outer Harbour (Odisha), Sirkazhi (Tamil Nadu), Belekeri (Karnataka).
22. The constitution of 1950 distinguished between three main types of states and a class of territories, what type of state was Mysore?
[A] Part A state
[B] Part B state
[C] Part C state
[D] Part D state
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Correct Answer: C [Part C state]
Notes:
Part B states, which were former princely states. Thus Mysore was put into this category.
23. What are the total number of seats in Karnataka legislative assembly?
[A] 222
[B] 223
[C] 224
[D] 225
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Correct Answer: C [224]
Notes:
There are 224 members of the Vidhana Sabha or the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka state.
24. How many members are elected by registered teachers to the Legislative Council of Karnataka?
[A] 4
[B] 5
[C] 7
[D] 9
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Correct Answer: C [7]
Notes:
7 members out of total 75 are elected by registered teachers to the Legislative Council of Karnataka.
25. Which one of the following is not a qualification for a person to be appointed as district judge?
[A] He should not already be in the service of the Central or the State Government
[B] He should have been an advocate or a pleader for seven years
[C] He should have completed the 30 years of age
[D] He should be recommended by the High Court for appointment
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Correct Answer: C [He should have completed the 30 years of age]
Notes:
The qualifications for a person to be appointed as district judge are: He should not already be in the service of the Central or the State Government, He should have been an advocate or a pleader for seven years, He should be recommended by the High Court for appointment.
26. Bangalore district was divided into Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural districts in which of the following year?
[A] 1980
[B] 1982
[C] 1986
[D] 1990
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Correct Answer: C [1986]
Notes:
Bangalore Urban district came into being in 1986, with the partition of the erstwhile Bangalore district into Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural districts.
27. Who wrote the first Kannada drama ‘Mitravinda Govinda’?
[A] Singaraya
[B] Shivakotiacharya
[C] Rudrabhatta
[D] Tirumalamba
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Correct Answer: A [Singaraya]
Notes:
Singaraya, a brother of Tirumalarya II, wrote Mitravinda Govinda (1680), the earliest available classical drama in Kannada. It is a play inspired by the Sanskrit drama Ratnavali (“Pearl necklace”) by King Harsha of Kannauj.
28. Sharath Gayakwad is associated with which of the following sports?
[A] Table tennis
[B] Swimming
[C] Football
[D] Chess
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Correct Answer: B [Swimming]
Notes:
Sharath M. Gayakwad is an Indian Paralympic swimmer from Bangalore. At the 2014 Asian Games, he broke P.T. Usha’s record for most number of medals by an Indian at any multi-discipline event by winning 6 medals.
29. Hakki-Pikki tribe is mostly found in which of the following districts of Karnataka?
[A] Belgaum
[B] Kodagu
[C] Mysuru
[D] Yadgir
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Correct Answer: C [Mysuru]
Notes:
The Hakkipikki community migrated from the Northern India, population of which is about 8414, is found in Karnataka. The population is mainly concentrated in Shivamogga, Davanagere and Mysuru district of Karnataka. The alternate names of the Hakkipikki are Haranashikari, Pashi pardhi, Adavichencher and Shikari.
30. What is the percentage of female literacy of Karnataka as per census 2011?
[A] 67.08%
[B] 68.08%
[C] 69.08%
[D] 70.08%
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Correct Answer: B [68.08%]
Notes:
The percentage of female literacy of Karnataka as per census 2011 is 68.08%.