Karnataka GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Mullayanagiri is the highest peak in Karnataka. Mullayanagiri peak is one of the best treks in Karnataka. The highest peak between Himalayas and Nilgiris.

Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV rule has been considered as the 'Golden Age of Music' in Karnataka.The golden age of Carnatic music was considered to be during the reigns of Kings. Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1794 – 1868).

C. V. Rangacharlu was the Diwan of Mysore during the time of Chamaraj Odeyar. Rangacharlu was an Indian civil servant and administrator who served as the Diwan of Mysore kingdom from 1881 to 1883.

Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7^th and 8^th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty.
Few important points about Chalukya dynasty:
• Achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India.
• Chalukyan rulers were great patrons of art and architecture as well as empire builders.
• The oldest temple at Pattadakal is Sangamesvara built by Vijayaditya Satyasraya .

Nanjangud is situated on the right bank of the river Kapila or Kabini, one of the tributaries of the Cauvery River. Nanjangud, also known as Garalapuri, is famous because of the huge Nanjundeswara or Srikanteswara temple.

Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati River located in the Western Ghats near Sagar Taluk of Shivamogga District, Karnataka. It is the second highest plunge waterfall in India. It is a segmented waterfall which depends on rain and season becomes a plunge waterfall.

First person to receive Bharat Ratna award from Karnataka was M. Visvesvaraya. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya has contributed a lot to developing India as a country, by conducting several constructional projects for dams, hydropower projects and other useful recourses to the country.

The Karnataka government is planning to launch a single complaint cell for all civic and transport agencies including
A. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation:
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation is a government agency that operates the public transport bus service in Bangalore.

B. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike:
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area.

Chandragupta Maurya is credited for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka. The Emperor became a Jaina, gave up his throne and spent the last years of his life in Karnataka as a Jaina ascetic.

It was formed on 1^st November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. It was originally known as the State of Mysore. It was renamed Karnataka in 1973.