- 1.Pantheon 14 presents Karnataka Quiz -By, Pradeepa Gopinath
Amruth C.K
2. Prelims Written round 25 questions. 1 mark for each correct
part. No negative markings. 1,10,20 have 2 parts. Multiples of 5
questions are starred questions and it will be used to resolve the
ties. -50 if you are caught using cell phones for answers :P 3. 1)
2004-Tamil 2005-Sanskrit 2008-Telugu and ________ 2013-Malayalam
2014-Oriya language FITB and what is this list about? 4. Language
and the year in which the languages got the classical language
status. 5. 2)X is a type of a regional art. They perform primarily
during the day and only men take part (including female roles).
While entertainment is the main objective, they also educate
villagers about mythology and social issues with their
performances. A Kannada film by same name was released in 2000, a
film written, directed by Barguru Ramchandrappa. ID X. 6.
Hagaluvesha 7. 3)Minimalist poster of which movie? 8. Gauri Ganesha
9. 4) A few sat together and hit upon the name X for the toy
broadcasting station, a name to be borrowed and adopted for its
stations across the country by the AIR later. The Kannada word thus
became a popular name for the entire broadcasting system in the
country and continues till today. X means celestial announcement.
10. Akashavani 11. 5) The KKGSS which was set up in 1957 was
established in Bengeri,Hubli, is the only unit in India that is
authorized to manufacture and supply something and it conforms to
the Bureau of Indian Standards. What does it supply? 12. Indian
National Flag 13. 6)What is common to these places? Bangalore
Mangalore Hubli Belgaum Hampi Bellary Mysore 14. Only places to
have airport in Karnataka. 15. 7) This singer is affectionately
known as the "Nightingale of Karnataka" and a Rajyotsava Prashathi
recipient from the State Government of Karnataka. She owns an audio
company called "Kinnari Audio" that focus on encouraging the new
budding musical talents to launch their own musical albums. She
also owns a popular music band _______& Party" that conducts
various musical programs across Karnataka state. ID this singer.
16. B.R Chaya 17. 8)Connect maaDi! 18. The 4 towers constructed by
Kempe Gowda that are present in these locations. 19. 9) ID the
singer. 20. Vijay Prakash 21. 10) Snehanjali, a 2007 Kannada film
entered the Guinness world record for a particular reason , the
leading actor is a son of businessman-actor Suresh Sharma. Actor
shot to fame in the 2011 non-professional men's cricket league in
India scoring the most numbers of runs. ID the actor and the reason
for it to be included in the record books. 22. Dhruva Sharma. He is
mute and deaf and was the lead actor of the movie 23. 11) Name this
highest peak in Karnataka,situated in Chikmaglur district. 24.
Mullayanagiri. 25. 12) This town X is nicknamed silk town as 50
tonnes of cocoon arrive at the town in a day. This district has 4
taluk's X Kanakapur Channapatna Magadi X region yavdu? 26.
Ramnagara. 27. 13) Samosapedia definition of what? Local way of
asking if everything is ok with you? Almost like a customary "how
are you?" in passing. Fitting response is ha _____ sir , neevu? 28.
Arama? 29. 14) In 1963, he wrote the dialogues for the first time
for the movie Santha Thukaram He has composed more than 3000
kannada songs. Banigondu elle ellide and innu ananda na thalare are
few of his most famous works Who is this lyricist? 30. Chi.Uday
Shankar 31. 15) X is a major Kannada newspaper which has its
headquarters in Bangalore. It was started on 10 December 1982. It
was the first South Indian language newspaper to be put onto the
World Wide Web in the year 1998. It was chosen "No. 1 Kannada
Newspaper" by a Microsoft survey in 2001. It has a tagline, . X?
32. Sanjevani 33. 16) Republic day parade tribute to whom? It
sparked a few debates on twitter. 34. Tippu Sultan 35. 17) This
actor played the role of young Vijay Chauhan in Agneepath(1990),
which was played by Amitabh Bachchan. However he is famous for this
day for his role in 1987 work that fetched him six international,
one national and a state award. Who is this actor? 36. Master
Manjunath,actor who played Swami in Malgudi days. 37. 18) Kapil Dev
asked this player why he always takes a long time to ready. In
reply he told him You just need to shave your face but I need to
shave my head as well. Who is this cricketer? 38. Syed Kirmani 39.
19) The main attraction of this temple is 56 musical pillars when
tapped gently these pillars produce musical sounds. These pillars
are popularly known as Musical Pillars or SAREGAMA Pillars. This is
the most amazing monument in Hampi and is portrayed as the icon for
Hampi. Name the temple. 40. Vijaya Vittala temple. 41. 20) X Fort
is situated in the northern plateau of Karnataka. Sultan
Alla-Ud-Din Bahman shifted his capital from Gulbarga to X in 1427
and built his fort along with a number of Islamic monuments. A very
popular handicraft ______ is from this region, an art form with 800
years history with linkage to the Persian art, from which it
evolved during the rule of the Bahamani Sultans. Name the fort and
the handicraft art. 42. Bidar and Bidareware 43. 21) The discovery
of this sweet was quite incidental. Once, Jakku Marwadi was boiling
milk in his kitchen. In a hurry, he forgot to switch the stove off
and the milk continued boiling for a long time. Gradually, the milk
had taken a solid form by the time he came back, it tasted sweet.
Then, he mixed some khowa into the milk and started boiling it for
long hours. This time the taste was even better. Yav sweet idu? 44.
Belagaviya KUNDA 45. 22) This character is a lawyer who is a short
tempered man and always comes to the rescue of the oppressed. He
wins all his cases. The court scenes are elaborate and goes on for
weeks together and yet the audience ask for more!! Usually the
ratings soar when he makes an appearance. Which is this character?
46. Chandrashekhar Prasad(CSP) 47. 23) The Sangama formed in
Srirangapatna is a confluence of 3 holy rivers. One being Kaveri
river, name the other 2 rivers. 48. Kabini and Hemavathi rivers.
49. 24) X held various positions like Vice President of India and
Governor of Orissa. He declined to sign the order and broke the
tradition of the President accepting the advice of the Cabinet when
he was the acting president after the death of Fakhruddin Ali
Ahmed. Who is this Politician? 50. B.D Jatti. 51. 25)______ _____
is a most important tourist spots in Madikeri of Coorg district. It
got its name from the fact that it was Kodagu kings favorite spot
to watch the setting sun, and spend time with their queens . The
structure is built on a high level ground with a commanding view of
the cliffs and valleys to the west. It is a small square in brick
and has four pillars . It also has a toy train for children. Name
the tourist spot. 52. Rajas Seat 53. If u liked the quiz tell
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