Karnataka @ JGKC!

Johnson’s General Knowledge Course - Karnataka!

1. What is known as the Garden City of India?

A. Kashmir B. Mysore C. Bangalore D. Darjeeling.

2. What is known as the Silicon Valley of Asia?

A. Bombay B. Gurgaon C. Hyderabad D. Bangalore.

3. To which one of the following persons Srirangapattana is related?

A.  Kempe Gowda B. Kuvempu C. Tippu D. RK Narayan.

4. Which of the following Channapattana is famous for?

A. Martial Arts B. Dance Forms C. Agriculture D. Toys.

5. To which one of the following the Bangalore Palace is related?

A. Kempe Gowda B. The British C. Tippu D. Wodeyars.

6. Who designed Mysore Palace?    

A. Sir Walter Henry B. Walter Irvin C. John William D. Henry Irwin.

7. How many districts Karnataka has?

A. 27 B. 28 C. 29 D. 30.

8. Which one of the following ‘Badami’ in Karnataka is famous for?

A. Scholastic Learning B. Dance Forms C. Rock Cut Temples D. Cultural Art Forms.

9. Which one of the following ‘Jog Falls’ in Karnataka alternatively called?

A. Soundarya Falls B. Namma Falls C. Gersoppa Falls D. Thushar Falls.

10. Under what name the state of Karnataka got constituted under the States Reorganisation Act, in 1956?

A. Kannada Desh B. Kannada Rajya C. Mysore D. Karnataka.

11. On the banks of which river the Hampi Ruins are situated?

A. Cauvery B. Hemavati C. Thunga Badra D. Krishna.

12. Which one of the following rivers does not flow through Karnataka?

A. Bhima B. Netravati C. Narmada D. Madra.

13. Which district in Karnataka is called as the Cradle of Indian Hockey?

A. Karwar B. Shimoga C. Kudagu D. Mysore.

14. Which one of the following district in Karnataka, other than Kolar, has gold mines?

A. Haveri B. Davanagere C. Raichur D. Karwar.

15. Which one of the following streams of religion ‘Gokarn’ in Karnataka is famous for?

A. Jainism B. Vaishnovism C. Shaivism D. Buddhism.

16. In which year ‘Karnataka’ became the official name of the state, which was earlier called Mysore?

A.1971 B.1972 C. 1973 D. 1974.

17. Which of the following cities of Karnataka is called the Electronic City of India?    

A. Belgaum B. Davanagere C. Bangalore D. Hassan.

18. In which district the Shiva Samudram Hydro Electric Project functions?      

A. Hassan B. Bellary C. Belgaum D. Shimoga.

19. In which one of the following districts of Karnataka the world famous writer RK Narayan lived?     

A. Davanagere B. Shimoga C. Bangalore D. Mysore.

20. What is the name of the train which was introduced as a tribute to RK Narayan?     

A. RK Writer’s Express B. RK Express C. Swamy Express D. Malgudy Express.