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21. How many national highways are there in Karnataka?
[A] 10
[B] 12
[C] 13
[D] 14
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Correct Answer: D [14]
Notes:
Karnataka has a good road network. There are 14 national highways and 115 state highways with total length of 28,311 km.
22. The apex training organization of the provincial government of Karnataka known as Administrative Training Institute is located at:
[A] Hubballi
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Dharwad
[D] Mysuru
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Correct Answer: D [Mysuru]
Notes:
Administrative Training Institute, the apex training organization of the provincial government of Karnataka government is located in Mysore.
23. The first Lok Adalat was held in which year?
[A] 1985
[B] 1986
[C] 1987
[D] 1988
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Correct Answer: B [1986]
Notes:
The first Lok Adalat was held in the year 1986.
24. Which of the following is the first Indian film to have an underwater action sequence shot in an ocean outside India without the help of oxygen mask?
[A] Naagarahaavu
[B] Anuraga Aralithu
[C] Avane Srimannarayana
[D] Ondu Muttina Kathe
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Correct Answer: D [Ondu Muttina Kathe]
Notes:
The 1987 movie Ondu Muttina Kathe was the first Indian film to have an underwater action sequence shot in an ocean outside India without the help of oxygen mask.
25. Who is the founder of the Bahmani sultanate?
[A] Mohammad Shah I
[B] Dawood Shah
[C] Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah I
[D] Firuz Shah
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Correct Answer: C [Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah I]
Notes:
The Bahamani Sultanate was founded by Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah I at Gulbarga in 1347. The Bahmani Kingdom all throughout its history has clashed with the Vijayanagara Empire.
26. Who held an important position as prime minister and chief administrator of the Bahmani sultanate from 1461 to 1481?
[A] Yusuf Adil Shah
[B] Bahlul Lodi
[C] Mahmud Gawan
[D] Ismail Adil Shah
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Correct Answer: C [Mahmud Gawan]
Notes:
Mahmud Gawan was given an important position in the Bahmani court, and he was the chief administrator of the kingdom from 1461 till his death in 1481. He also acted as prime minister during the period to two minor sultans. He helped in extending the kingdom up to Hubli in the south and up to Goa in the West and the Konkan Coast, and up to Kondavidu and Rajamahendri in the East. Being a scholar himself he built a college and funded a library in Bidar.
27. Which ruler of the Keladi Kingdom merged the coastal areas like Gersoppa into his kingdom?
[A] Shivappa Nayaka
[B] Venkatappa Nayaka I
[C] Sankanna Nayaka
[D] Rama Raja Nayaka
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Correct Answer: B [Venkatappa Nayaka I]
Notes:
Venkatappa Nayaka I (1586-1629) merged the coastal territories like Gersoppa into his kingdom.
28. Who unfurled the flag of revolt against the British in the year 1800 from the Bidanur-Shikaripur region?
[A] Kittur Chennamma
[B] Onake Obavva
[C] Dhondia Wagh
[D] Muduvidu Krishnarao
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Correct Answer: C [Dhondia Wagh]
Notes:
After the fall of Tipu Sultan, Dhondia Wagh unfurled the flag of revolt against the British in 1800 from the Bidanur-Shikaripur region. Many former princes also joined him.
29. In the year 1915, Gandhiji at the request of D.V. Gundappa, he made a short visit to Bangalore to unveil the portrait of whom?
[A] Gopala Krishna Gokhale
[B] Dadabhai Naoroji
[C] Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
[D] Bipin Chandra Pal
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Correct Answer: A [Gopala Krishna Gokhale]
Notes:
During Gandhiji’s visit to Madras, he made a short visit to Bangalore on May 8th 1915, at the request of D.V. Gundappa, to unveil the portrait of Gopala Krishna Gokhale.
30. In which year, was The Hubli Cotton Sales Society Ltd organised?
[A] 1916
[B] 1910
[C] 1915
[D] 1905
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Correct Answer: C [1915]
Notes:
In the year 1915, The Hubli Cotton Sales Society Ltd., Hubli was organised. It is considered to be the first Indian co- operative marketing society.
