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Exploring Karnataka: Geography, Culture, and Heritage Quiz

Test your knowledge about Karnataka's geography, architecture, and cultural significance with this engaging quiz.

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1 [31][32] The Bahamani and Bijapur rulers encouraged Urdu and Persian literature and ________ architecture, the Gol Gumbaz being one of the high points of this style.

2 Which of the following is South of Karnataka?

3 What is the abbreviation of Karnataka?

4 What is the native name for Karnataka?

5 What state is Karnataka in?

6 The emblem also carries two ________ with the head of an elephant and the body of a lion.

7 Which of the following places is northwest of Karnataka?

8 Which of the following is Southeast of Karnataka?

9 What is the total population of Karnataka?

10 Which of these places is north of Karnataka?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Karnataka politician Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy is the world record holder for number of elections contested.
  • the Halmidi inscription, an Indian inscription, found near the tiny village of Halmidi, in Karnataka, India, is the oldest known inscription in the Kannada language.
  • the world's tallest statue of Hindu God Lord Shiva (pictured) is located in Murudeshwara, a coastal town in Karnataka, India.
  • the Brindavan Gardens in Karnataka is a Mughal style garden having a design similar to that of Shalimar Gardens in Kashmir.
  • the Harihareshwara temple in Karnataka, India, was consecrated in 1224 CE, in dedication to Harihara (pictured), a fusion of the Hindu gods Shiva and Vishnu.
  • the 9th century Navalinga temple in Karnataka, India, is a cluster of nine Hindu temples, each containing a Shiva linga.
  • the 6th century Mahakuta group of temples in Karnataka, India, exhibit pan-Indian architectural forms.
  • one of the earliest known references to Karnataka, the name of an Indian state, is found in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata.
  • erotic sculptures (example pictured) found in the 11th century Tripurantaka Temple in Karnataka state, India, are miniatures.
  • parts of Karnataka gained independence after its Unification, a year later than most of India.
  • rock edicts of Emperor Ashoka, found at Brahmagiri in the present-day Karnataka state of India, indicated the southernmost extent of the Mauryan Empire.
  • the 12th century Doddabasappa Temple (pictured) in Karnataka state, India, has a 24-pointed star-shaped plan.
  • the Kodava Hockey Festival held annually in the Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka is one of the largest field hockey tournaments in the world.
  • the Lakshminarayana Temple in Hosaholalu, Karnataka state, India is mounted on a platform (jagati), a style unique to Hoysala architecture.
  • the state of Karnataka, particularly the region belonging to the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, is known as the cradle of banking in India.
  • the first temple to be built in soapstone was constructed in Western Chalukya architecture (pictured), in Karnataka, India.
  • the town of Channapatna in India is known as the "toy-town of Karnataka" due to the popularity of the wooden toys manufactured there.
  • there has been a demand for a separate Tulu Nadu state from Karnataka, India since the 1990s.
  • though the origin of the Western Ganga Dynasty of Talakad (in modern Karnataka, India) is debated, they made rich contributions to the polity, culture and literature of the region.
  • the entire Kannada film industry lead by Dr.Rajkumar participated in the Gokak agitation to demand the first language status of Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka.
  • the discovery of antennae swords at Kallur in the Indian state of Karnataka, was the first instance of the Copper Hoard culture being found in South India.
  • the Narasinganavar family residing in the Indian state of Karnataka is one of the largest undivided families in the world.
  • the Raichur Thermal Power Station is the first thermal power plant to be set up in the Indian state of Karnataka and accounts for about 40% of the total power generated in the state.
  • the birth place of Tipu Sultan, also known as the Tiger of Mysore, is located 150 metres (490 ft) south-west of Devanahalli Fort in Karnataka, India.
  • the city of Mysore, in the Indian state of Karnataka, has been called the "Cultural Capital of Karnataka".
  • due to its numerous attractions such as Lal Bagh (pictured), Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, is known as the "Garden City of India".
  • between the 10th and 14th centuries, the Indian state of Karnataka was ruled by the Hoysala Empire.
  • flora and fauna of the Indian state of Karnataka include a species of ant newly discovered on the campus of the Indian Institute of Science.
  • Deepak Chougule, a cricketer from the Indian state of Karnataka, created a junior world record for the most runs scored in a single day of a cricket match when he scored 400 runs in a match against Goa.
  • Gubbi Veeranna's theatre company was the first one in the state of Karnataka, India to employ female artists to portray female characters on the stage.
  • Handigodu Syndrome is an osteoarthritic disorder endemic to the Malnad region in Karnataka, India.
  • Mayurasharma was the founder of the Kadamba Kingdom of Banavasi, the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today Karnataka state, India.
  • Churumuri.com, one of the most popular blogs on WordPress.com, is named after a snack made of puffed rice that is a speciality of Mysore, Karnataka in India.
  • Chitradurga Fort (pictured) in Karnataka has so many interconnecting tanks to harvest rain water, it was said it never ran out of water.
  • Karnataka is home to the largest concentration of Siddhis (a tribe of African descent) in India.
  • excavations at Chandravalli in the Indian state of Karnataka have unearthed coins of Roman emperor Augustus and Chinese Han emperor Wu Ti.
  • shrines dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya usually face east, but the one at the Kasivisvesvara Temple in Lakkundi, Karnataka faces west.
  • Tejashwini Sreeramesh, an Indian Member of Parliament from the Kanakapura constituency of Karnataka, was previously an anchor of a talk show on Udaya TV.
  • Allama Prabhu, the mystic-saint of 12th century Karnataka, India, was also an accomplished Vachana poet.
  • Mysore mallige (pictured), a variety of Jasmine flower endemic to Karnataka state of India, is patented for its unique quality, attribution and reputation.
  • Nalknad Palace in the Indian state of Karnataka was the final refuge of Chikka Veerarajendra, the last king of Kodagu.
  • a rock edict of Emperor Ashoka found at Maski in the Indian State of Karnataka in 1915, was the first one to refer him by the name Asoka.
  • a 12th-century epigraph styles the Mahadeva temple (pictured) in Karnataka, India, as "the emperor among temples".
  • a special kind of soil from Bidar fort is an essential ingredient in making Bidriware, a metal handicraft of Karnataka, India.
  • although the Ishvara temple (pictured) in Karnataka, India, seems modest in construction, it is in fact the most complicated Hoysala monument.
  • although the Siddhesvara Temple (pictured) in Karnataka, India is currently a temple of Shiva, historians are unsure of its original faith.
  • Yana in Karnataka, India, offers treks to two rock outcrops of black crystalline limestone (pictured) that house a cave temple where a "self-manifest" Shiva Linga is venerated.
  • Vijaya Dasa, an 18th century Hindu saint from the Karnataka Haridasa tradition, composed about 25,000 devotional songs in the Kannada language.
  • Nijaguna Shivayogi, a petty chieftain in 15th-century Karnataka, India, was a visionary writer and poet in the Kannada language.
  • Ninasam, a cultural organization in Karnataka, India, had a project sponsored by the Ford Foundation of the United States.
  • Pampa Sarovar, the place in Hindu mythology where Shiva's consort Parvati performed penance to show her devotion to him, is a lake in Karnataka.
  • Shivappa Nayaka, a king in 17th century Karnataka, India, introduced a unique and variable tax system called Sist.
  • 60 percent of Carnatic musicians in Karnataka come from Rudrapatna.
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