Karnataka General Knowledge Questions

41. The founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire was whom?

• A) Krishna I
• B) Dantidurga
• C) Indra III
• D) Amoghavarsha I

42. Who wrote 'Kavirajamarga'?

• A) Amoghavarsha I
• B) Adikavi Pampa
• C) Nagavarma I
• D) Chavundaraya II

43. Adikavi Pampa was a court poet of which Chalukya king?

• A) Narasimha II
• B) Arikesari II
• C) Vagaraja
• D) Yuddhamalla III

44. Who wrote the epic 'Varadhamanapurana'?

• A) Nagavarma II
• B) Ranna
• C) Chamundaraya
• D) Sri Ponna

45. The oldest known Kannada language inscription in Kannada script is which?

• A) Malavalli inscription
• B) Allahabad inscription
• C) Talagunda inscription
• D) Halmidi inscription

46. The first hydro-electric power station in Karnataka was established at which place?

• A) Kodasalli
• B) Gerusoppa
• C) Shivanasamudra
• D) Linganamakki

47. The first iron and steel industry in Karnataka was established at which place?

• A) Mysore
• B) Bhadravati
• C) Bandigudda
• D) Ballari

48. In which year was Bangalore University established?

• A) 1872
• B) 1886
• C) 1890
• D) 1896

49. Karnataka High Court was established in which year?

• A) 1884
• B) 1896
• C) 1904
• D) 1919

50. Who was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Karnataka?

• A) R. Gundu Rao
• B) S. R. Bommai
• C) D. Devaraj Urs
• D) Ramakrishna Hegde