Karnataka GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Bangalore South one is the largest constituency of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as per population. Bangalore region has the largest number of voters among the 21 constituencies. It comes under Bangalore North Lok Sabha.

Karnataka was formed in 1956 on the basis of the report of Fazal Ali Commission. The Commission in its report accepted that the boundaries of the state should reflect the boundaries of different languages. On the basis of its report, the State Reorganization Act was passed in 1956. This led to the creation of 14 states and six union territories.

Visvesvaraya was the first person from state of Karnataka to received Bharat Ratna award. He was also the chief engineer in several architectural marvels in India.

Vishnuvardhana was the important Hoysala king who came after Nrupakama, Ereyanga and Ballala. As a great king of this dynasty, he won Gangavadi from the Cholas and earned the title Talakadugonda.

Mahaviracharya had written the mathematical book "Ganita-sara-samgraha". He was a 9^th century Jain mathematician. He wrote the first book dedicated to pure Mathematics in India.

Gol Gumbaz is the most famous monument in Vijayapura. It is the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah. It is the second largest dome ever built, next in size only to St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Ballari districts is rich in iron ore deposits. The districts of Bellary and Hospet are the main districts, whereas Chitradurga, Bagalkot and Tumkur districts are also produce significant amounts of iron ore.

In 1834, the Raja of Coorg tried to shake off his allegiance to the British which resulted in the Coorg War. The state was eventually annexed and became the Coorg Province.

The first village was Issuru declared independence in Karnataka. In 1942, Issuru attracted national attention when the villagers declared independence of the village from the British government who ruled India at that time.

Veera Ballala-II is called as “Establisher of the Chola Kingdom" and "Emperor of the south". Veera Ballala-II defeated the aggressive Pandya when they invaded the Chola kingdom. Veera Bhallala-II, is considered the greatest among the monarchs of Hoysala dynasty.