21. ‘Gram Sabha’ means:
[A] Person of the territorial area of a Panchayat
[B] Persons Specified by the notification of the District Authority
[C] Persons registered in electoral rolls related to a Panchayat area at the village level
[D] Members of Panchayats
Answer: C [Persons registered in electoral rolls related to a Panchayat area at the village level]
Notes:
The Gram Sabha has been envisaged as the foundation of the Panchayati Raj System. 73rd Amendment to the Constitution provides for the Panchayat at the village level. Gram Sabha consists of persons registered in the electoral rolls of a Panchayat area constituted at the village level.
22. Which of the following is the second smallest district of Karnataka?
[A] Koppal
[B] Kolar
[C] Kalaburagi
[D] Kodagu
Answer: D [Kodagu]
Notes:
The smallest district is urban Bangalore, and Kodagu is the second smallest district.
23. Which of the following is a square structure with twin buildings with delicate carvings which contains contains the tomb of Ibrahim Adil Shah II and his queen Taj Sultana?
[A] Mehtar Mahal
[B] Ibrahim Rauza
[C] Gagan Mahal
[D] Barakaman
Answer: B [Ibrahim Rauza]
Notes:
Ibrahim Rauza also known as Ali Rauza, built in 1627, contains the tomb of Ibrahim Adil Shah II and his queen Taj Sultana. It was originally intended to be the tomb for the queen. It is a fine square structure with twin buildings with delicate carvings.
24. Karnataka Bharatha Kathamanjari was written by:
[A] Nanjundakavi
[B] Chamarasa
[C] Lakshmisha
[D] Kumaravyasa
25. Which of the following Mysore ruler is credited to have revived the Ganjifa, a kind of card game?
[A] Chamaraja Wodeyar X
[B] Nanjaraja Wodeyar
[C] Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
[D] Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
Answer: D [Krishnaraja Wodeyar III]
Notes:
Krishnaraja Wadiyar III was responsible for the cultural growth of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was an expert player of board games and is credited to have revived the Ganjifa game. He was also a collector and an inventor of board games.
26. Who of the following was the first person to be awarded the Jnanpith Award for Kannada?
[A] M Venkatasa Iyengar
[B] K Venkatappa Puttappa
[C] DR Bendre
[D] K Shivaram Karanth
Answer: B [K Venkatappa Puttappa]
Notes:
First Jnanpith Award was conferred on Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (Kuvempu) for his magnum opus Sri Ramayana Darshanam on December 20, 1968, it was for the year 1967.
27. The earliest Kannada record was found in which region?
[A] Halebeedu
[B] Belur
[C] Balligavi
[D] Halmidi
Answer: D [Halmidi]
Notes:
The earliest Kannada record was found at Halmidi (C.450 A.D.) in Belur Taluk, Hassan district and this was issued by the Kadamba dynasty.
28. When the Chalukya power waned, which ruler of the Seuna Dynasty declared independence?
[A] Bhillama V
[B] Jaitugi I
[C] Mahadeva
[D] Ammana
Answer: A [Bhillama V]
Notes:
The Seunas (Yadavas) who were the feudatories of both the Rastrakutas and the Chalukyas of Kalyani, became a sovereign power when Bhillama V (1173-92) taking advantage of the waning of power of the Chalukyas declared independence and founded the new capital Devagiri.
29. In the year 1915, Gandhiji at the request of D.V. Gundappa, he made a short visit to Bangalore to unveil the portrait of whom?
[A] Gopala Krishna Gokhale
[B] Dadabhai Naoroji
[C] Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
[D] Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: A [Gopala Krishna Gokhale]
Notes:
During Gandhiji’s visit to Madras, he made a short visit to Bangalore on May 8th 1915, at the request of D.V. Gundappa, to unveil the portrait of Gopala Krishna Gokhale.
30. In which year, Brahmo Samaj opened its first branch in Karnataka?
[A] 1866
[B] 1867
[C] 1868
[D] 1869
Answer: A [1866]
Notes:
In the year 1866 Brahmo Samaj opened its first branch in Karnataka at Bangalore and then followed by opening branches at Mangalore and Mysore. Kudmul Ranga Rao, who started Depressed Classes Mission at Mangalore in the year 1897, was influenced by Brahmo Samaj. Ram Mohan Roy is the founder of Brahmo Samaj.