Karnataka GK

karnataka gk questions in in English with answers | Karnataka GK Questions

Q. Which is the Highest waterfall in Karnataka?
Answer: Kunchikal Falls 455 m.

Q. Which is the Second-Highest plunge waterfall in India that drops vertically without touching the underlying cliff face?
Answer: Jog Falls

Q. Which River forms the Jog Falls?
Answer: Sharavathi River

Q. Which District of Karnataka has the Maximum Number of Waterfalls?
Answer: Shimoga District

Q. Which Waterfall is also known as Gerosoppa Falls?
Answer: Jog Falls

Q. Which is the Second-Largest Arid Region in India?
Answer: Bayaluseeme Region Northern Part.

Q. Which is the highest point in Karnataka?
Answer: Mullayanagiri Hills 1,925 m.

Q. Which District does Mullayanagiri Hills fall into?
Answer: Chikmagalur District

Q. Which River flows through Tamil Nadu and Karnataka?
Answer: Kaveri

Q. Which are the Two main River Systems of Karnataka?
Answer: Krishna and Kaveri

Q. Which are the Tributaries of River Krishna?
Answer:

1. Bhima
2. Ghataprabha
3. Malaprabha
4. Tungabhadra
5. Vedavathi

Q. Which are the Tributaries of River Kaveri?
Answer:

1. Arkavati
2. Hemavati
3. Kabini
4. Lakshmana Thirtha
5. Shimsha

Q. Which Rivers flow Westward of Karnataka and reach the Arabian Sea?
Answer: Sharavati and Netravati

Q. Which Bay do Krishna and Kaveri fall into?
Answer: Bay of Bengal

Q. Which are the Four main types of Geological Formations of Karnataka?
Answer:

1. The Deccan Trappean and Intertrappean Deposits
2. The Archean Complex made up of Dharwad Schists and Granitic Gneisses
3. The Proterozoic non-fossiliferous sedimentary formations of the Kaladgi and Bhima Series
4. The Tertiary, Laterites, and Alluvial Deposits

Q. How many Groups of Soil Orders are found in Karnataka?
Answer: 11 Eleven.