Karnataka GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Lotus is the state flower of Karnataka. The metaphorical symbolism of Lotus extends to divinity, fertility, wealth, knowledge and enlightenment. The adaptability of the plant to produce beautiful and gorgeous flowers despite the muddy swaps where it goes are meant to remind to remain pure and untouched by the evil and lead a life of non-attachment.

Jog Falls is situated amid thick evergreen forests and water flows in four different falls, like Raja, Roarer, Rocket and Rani. 1500 steps have been built by the tourism department in order to make visitors reach the bottom of the hill.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will set up its Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) at National Institute of Technology Surathkal here. The center helps for advanced research in the areas of relevance to the future technological and programmatic needs of the Indian Space program.

Tungabhadra Dam is built across the Tungabhadra River, a tributary of River Krishna. The Dam lies in Hospet in the Ballari district of Karnataka and has a whopping capacity of 1,35,000 million cubic feet. It was built by Dr. Thirumalai Iyengar.

Tungabhadra dam also known as Pampa Sagar is a multipurpose dam built across Tungabhadra River in Hosapete, Ballari district of Karnataka. It was built by Dr. Thirumalai Iyengar in 1953.

There are 26 cities in Karnataka. The following is a list of the most populous cities in Karnataka state of India as per the 2011 census.
1. Bangalore
2. Hubli-Dharwad
3. Mysore
4. Kalaburagi
5. Mangalore
6. Belgaum
7. Davanagere
8. Bellary
9. Vijayapura
10. Shimoga
11. Tumkur
12. Raichur
13. Bidar
14. Hospet
15. Gadag-Betageri
16. Robertsonpet
17. Hassan
18. Bhadravati
19. Chitradurga
20. Udupi
21. Kolar
22. Mandya
23. Chikmagalur
24. Gangavati
25. Bagalkot
26. Ranebennuru

Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and Urdu speaker numbers were more than that of Kannada - which was spoken by 3.73% of the population. Konkani, which is another scheduled language spoken in Karnataka, also recorded a reduction in the proportion of people speaking the language in the country.

Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (18^th July 1919 - 23^th September 1974) was the maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1940 to 1950, who later served as the governor of Mysore and Madras states.

Tungabhadra dam is considered the biggest dam in Karnataka. This multi purpose dam is built across the Tungabhadra River in Hospet.