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

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Adichunchanagiri which is also called the Mahasamsthana Math is a hill township located in the Nagamangala Taluk of the Mandya District of Karnataka. This is the spiritual headquarters of the Jogi Cult of Hindus and Natha Parampare of Karnataka.

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The Irupu Falls which are located in the Brahmagiri Range, Kodagu district of Karnataka and borders the Wayanad district of Kerala is a fresh water cascade. This falls are also known as the Lakshmana Tirtha Falls and the name is derived from the Lakshmana Tirtha River which is the tributary of Cauvery and starts from these falls.

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Navalgund Durries are hand-woven cotton rugs from Navalgund taluk in Dharwad district. They feature geometric and animal motifs like peacocks, and are woven on vertical looms without written designs. The craft is traditionally done by women and is protected under the Geographical Indications Act to prevent imitation.

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The 2026-27 Karnataka state budget reports 2.23 lakh hectares under micro-irrigation. This area benefits approximately 2.36 lakh farmers. In previous years, 7.16 lakh hectares was recorded as of November 2020. The budget allocated over Rs.426 crore to assist around 52,000 farmers under micro-irrigation schemes. These figures represent cumulative progress up to the 2026-27 period.

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Karnataka Budget 2026-27 allocates Rs 18,123 crore to the Transport sector, a 26% increase from 2025-26. It includes Rs 5,300 crore for the Shakthi scheme and Rs 7,640 crore for roads and bridges. For Bengaluru, Rs 7,000 crore is assigned to infrastructure such as metro expansion, road white-topping, Outer Ring Road corridor, suburban rail, and pedestrian walkways.

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Girish Kasaravalli made his directorial debut with the film ‘Ghatashraddha’ in 1977. The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Kasaravalli is a noted figure in Kannada parallel cinema and has won 14 National Film Awards during his career. His other notable films include ‘Tabarana Kathe’ and ‘Dweepa’.

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The Mysore Vrittananta Bhodini, started in 1859, was the first Kannada newspaper in Mysore. It was published by Bhashyacharya, a legal practitioner at the Mysore Sadar Court. The weekly paper provided local news and discussed administrative matters during Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s reign. It was mainly in Kannada with occasional English content.

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Kumaravyasa’s real name was Naranappa. He is also known as Gadugina Naranappa because he came from Koliwada village near Gadag in North Karnataka. He wrote the Karnata Bharata Kathamanjari and took the pen name “Kumara Vyasa” in reverence to Sage Vyasa, the original author of the Mahabharata.

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G. P. Rajarathnam is known by the pen name Bhramara (Bee), Muddana’s pen name is Nandalike Lakshminaranappa, V. K. Gokak uses Vinayaka, and Betageri Krishna Sharma is Ananda Kanda. These are the correct pen names matching each poet, clarifying their literary identities in Kannada literature.

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Amukta Karnataka was started in 1933 by the Loka Shikshana Trust under Sir Siddappa Kambli’s leadership. He was a minister in the Bombay Presidency and played a key role in establishing the paper in Belagavi. The paper later shifted its headquarters to Hubballi. R.R. Diwakar and Mohare Hanumantha Rao contributed later as a trust executive and editor respectively.