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

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The Kudiya tribe mainly belonging to the State of Karnataka, and 2,169 of individuals of this tribe live in the State, mostly in Kodagu district.

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Indo-Saracenic architecture monuments can be seen at Gulbarga, Bidar, Bijapur, Shahpur, Sagara, Gogi, Ashttur, Sira and Srirangapatna and they take place in the history of Islamic art of Karnataka.

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Purnaiah (Purniya) (1746 – 27 March 1812), aka Krishnacharya Purniya or Mir Miran Purniya was an Indian Administrator and statesman and the 1st Diwan of Mysore Kingdom. He has a rare distinction of governing under three kings, Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and Krishnaraja Wadiyar III. He governed the Mysore kingdom from 1782 to 1811. He was known for his skill with accounts, prodigious memory and proficiency in several languages. He was also a wartime military commander while serving under Tipu Sultan. After Tipu Sultan’s defeat, Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar was educated and trained by Purniah from 1799 till 1810 (when Krishnaraja Wodeyar III came of age), he governed the Kingdom of Mysore together with the English resident of the East India Company. Diwan Purnaiah had raised a dam across the river Cauvery at Sagarakatte to improve irrigation.

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In the year 1886 The Theosophical Society started functioning in the State with its first unit at Bangalore City which was followed by a unit in Bangalore Cantonment in the same year. Subsequently The Theosophical Society started its branches in various places like Mangalore (1901) and Dharwad (1902).

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Tipu Sultan established manufacturing of broad cloth, paper, watches, and cutlery using new techniques. He introduced sericulture improvements from China, brought men from Bengal, and invited European, especially French, experts to Mysore. These efforts enhanced local industries during his reign in the late 18th century. Tipu Sultan ruled Mysore from 1782 to 1799 and is noted for industrial and economic reforms.

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Brahmagiri is an archaeological site located in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka. Legend has it that this is the site where sage Gautama Maharishi and his wife Ahalya lived. This site was first explored by Benjamin L. Rice in 1891, who discovered rock edicts of Emperor Ashoka here. These rock edicts indicated that the locality was termed as Isila and denoted the southernmost extent of the Mauryan empire. The earliest settlement found here has been dated to at least the 2nd millennium BC.

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Basavaraj Durga Island is located in Karnataka. It is an island in the Arabian Sea near Honnavar. It is part of Honnavar Taluk in Karnataka State.

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Almatti Dam, which is also known as the Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam is a hydroelectric project situated on the Krishna River in North Karnataka. This project was completed in July 2005 in less than 48 months. 560 MU (or GWh) is the target annual electric output of the dam. Upper Krishna Irrigation Project’s main reservoirs the Alamatti Dam; the 290 MW power station is located on the right side of the Almatti Dam. This dam is located on the edge of Bagalkot and Bijapur districts.

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The Kali Tiger Reserve (formerly known as Anshi National Park) is a protected area and tiger reserve of Karnataka. It is located in the Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. Bengal tigers, black panthers and Indian elephants are the habitats of this park along with other distinctive fauna. The Kali River flows through the tiger reserve and hence the name. This river is the lifeline of the ecosystem of the tiger reserve.

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All four pairs are critical digital infrastructure components used by the Karnataka government to ensure “minimum government, maximum governance” in the primary sector. They support farmers through data management, crop insurance, grievance redressal, and satellite-based crop mapping.