IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT KARNATAKA

KARNATAKA IMPORTANT FACTS

1. Mysore was the old name of  Karnataka
2. Largest south Indian State : Karnataka
3. First Indian state to launch Health Adalat : Karnataka
4. State having the largest collection of Sandal trees in india: Karnataka
5. Leading producer of Silk, Coffee, Gold, Sandal in India : Karnataka
6. The state where the first hydro electric power power project named Sivasamudra  is located in : Karnataka
7. Leading producer of Silk, Coffee, Gold, Sandal in India: Karnataka
8. State having the most number of elephants in India: Karnataka
9. The Indian state having the most number of tigers: Karnataka
10. Mysore become Karnataka in : 1973
11. Banglore become Bengaluru: 2014
12. The existing Kannada name, Bengaluru, was declared the official name of the city in: 2006
13. First state to come up with a separate Agriculture Budget
14. State having the highest number of Anglo Indians
15. Kaiga atomic reactor is situated in : Karnataka
16. Kolar, Hatti are the gold mines located in: Karnataka
17. Jog falls (Gerosoppa waterfalls) is located in : Karnataka
18. Famous tourist place Kodagu is located in : Karnataka
19. First state in India to start dedicated Information Technology Policy : Karnataka (1997)
20. First state in India to start insurance for AIDS patients: Karnataka
21. First state to start Rice Technology park, in Asia: Karnataka
22. The state which shares boundaries with all South Indian States : Karnataka
23. First state in India to start tiger protection force in India: Karnataka
24. The state in India which named its legislative building as ‘Vidhan Saudha’: Karnataka
25. Kudremukh Iron ore project is in : Karnataka
26. Ruined city of India  :Hampi
27. The capital of VijayaNagaraEmpire :Hampi
28. Hampi is situated on the banks of the river: Tungabhadra (Bellari district)
29. Lotus Mahal is situated in  :Hampi
30. The place known as Kishkintha during the ancient period  :Hampi
31. Highest dome in India  :Gol Gumbas
32. Gol Gumbas is situated at :Bijapur
33. ‘Village of Wild Elephants’: Bellala
34. ‘One state Many World’ is the tagline of Karnataka tourism
35. Architect of modern Mysore : M. Visvesvaraya
36. Cultural capital of Karnataka : Mysore
37. City of Sandals : Mysore
38. Seat of Central Institute of Indian Languages: Mysore
39. Headquarters of Central Food Research Institute: Mysore
40. Seat of Wodeyar Kingdom  : Mysore
41. Brindavan Gardens is situated in : Mysore
42. First Speech and Hearing Museum in the world is located in : Mysore
43. First currency note printing press in South India was started in: Mysore
44. Pattatakkal Heritage sites are located at  :Hampi
45. First Sankskrit Village in India  :Mattur
46. Seat of Cashew Research Directorate is located at: Puthur
47. Rail Wheel Factory in India is situated at :Yelahanka
48. Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited is situated at :Bhadravati
49. Capital of Chalukyas: Vatapi
50. Suryakiran, an aerobatics demonstration team of the Indian Air Force is located in: Bidar
51. Cherrapunji of South India: Agumbe
52. Gandhiji became the INC President at: Belgaum
53. Shivasamudram Project was commissioned in: 1902
54. Shivasamudram Project is on the river: Kaveri
55. Jog falls (Gerosoppa waterfalls) is located in: Karnataka
56. Jog falls (Gerosoppa waterfalls) is located in the river: Sharavathi
57. Four cascades known as Raja, Rani, Rover and Rocket merge to form: Jog waterfall
58. The Cradle of Indian Hockey:Kodagu (Coorg)
59. The Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture :Aihole
60. The Cradle of Indian Banking: Southern Canera
61. India’s largest Naval base INS Kadamba is at:Karwar
62. INS Kadamba is otherwise known as:Karwar Sea Bird
63. The headquarters of South Western Railway is at  :Hubli
64. First smokeless village in India: Vyachakurahalli
65. The sole institution to supply National Flags in the country: The Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sanga
66. Port New Mangalore is the only port in Karnataka situated in: Mangalore
67. Mangalore is situated on the banks of river: Nethravathi
68. Anthareeksh Bhavan is the headquarters of: ISRO
69. Highest waterfalls in India :Kunjickal (455m)
70. Kunjickal waterfalls is situated in :Varahi River
71. Highest segmented waterfalls in India :Gerosoppa/Jog (292 m)
72. Jog water falls is situated in  :Sharavati River
73. Kunjickal and Jog Water Falls are situated in:Shimoga District 
74. Almati Dam is situated In : Krishna river
75. Krlshnaraja Sagar Dam Is situated in  :Kaveri river
76. National Tuberculosis Research Institute is located in: Bengaluru
77. National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis is located in  : Chennai
78. The commercial wing of ISRO  :Antrix corporation
79. The river which is originated in Kodag  :Kaveri
80. The capital of TipuSultan :Srirangapatna
81. Tipu Sultan Museum is located at :Srirangapatna
82. The tree of Liberty (Jacobin Tree) was planted by Tipu Sultan at :Srirangapatna
83. The famous Glass House is located at :LalBagh
84. Famous Jaina pilgrim centre in Karnataka :Shravanabelagola
85. Biggest one-stoned statue in India :Gomateshwara (Bahubali)
86. Main ritual held in Shravanabelagola once in 12 years: Mahamastakaabhisheka
87. The place where Chandra Gupta Mauryadied :Shravanabelagola
88. Biggest legislative building in India: VidhanSoudha (Bengaluru)
89. The place known as Pensioner’s Paradise, Garden City of India and Electronic city of India, Radio City of India : Bengaluru
90. India’s first electric bus was launched in : Bengaluru
91. First electrified city in South India : Bengaluru
92. First metro in South India was started in : Bengaluru (Namma Metro)
93. First Underground railway in South India : Bengaluru
94. First WiFi enabled Metro city in South India :Bengaluru
95. First Cyber Crime Police Station in India : Bengaluru
96. New Name of Bengaluru International Airport: KempeGowda International Airport
97. The only Indian city to host Miss World competition in India: Bengaluru
98. First Indian city to become the venue of SAARC submit (1986): Bengaluru
99. Cubbon Park, LalBagh Garden are located in: Bengaluru
100. City of Opportunities : Bengaluru
101. First Pravasi University was launched in: Bengaluru
102. First Nano Technology Study Centre is located in: Bengaluru
103. The headquarters of Indian Cricket Academy: Bengaluru
104. Chinnaswami cricket Stadium is located in: Bengaluru
105. Headquarters of Indian Coffee Board: Bengaluru
106. Headquarters of Hindustan Aeronautics: Bengaluru
107. Headquarters of National Aerospace Laboratory: Bengaluru
108. Indian Institute of Astrophysics: Bengaluru
109. Venkatappa Art Gallery is situated in: Bengaluru
110. Raman Research Institute is located in: Bengaluru
111. Headquarters of Air Deccan Airways: Bengaluru
112. National Accreditation and Assessment Council is located in : Bengaluru
113. Defence Aviation Research Establishment (DARE): Bengaluru
114. Headquarters of Infosys : Bengaluru
115. Headquarters of Indian Institute of Technology : Bengaluru
116. Headquarters of Indian Academy of Science : Bengaluru
117. Wipro: Bengaluru
118. Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL): Bengaluru
119. Indian Institute of Unani Medicine: Bengaluru
120. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Science: Bengaluru
121. Indian Institute of Nano Science and Tehcnology: Bengaluru
122. Bird Kashi in India – Ranganathittu
123. Sringeri Math in Karnataka was founded by :AdiShankara
124. The name Bengaluru was suggested by  :U.R.Anandamoorthy
125. Mysore Tiger :Tippu Sultan
126. Mysore Express: JavagalSrinath
127. Great Wall: Rahul Dravid
128. Aihole inscriptions were issued by :Pulakeshin II
129. Gol Gumbaz was founded by :Muhammed Adilshah
130. Jhansi Rani of Karnataka: Kittoor Rani Chennamma
131. The person who fought against the British in 1824   : Kittoor Rani Chennamma
132. 2nd South Indian to become the Prime Minister of India: H.D. Deva Gowda
133. The Personality known as the son of the soil: H.D. Deva Gowda
134. The person who signed for India whenIndia became the member of UNO :Ramaswami Muthaliar
135. Father of Karnatic Music :Purandaradas
136. Father of Yakshagana :ParthiSubban
137. Father of Indian Atom Bomb: Raja Ramanna
138. Anshi National Park is situated in :Uttara Kannada district 
139. Bandipur National Park is situated in :Chamarajanagar District 
140. Bandipur National Park is founded to conserve: Tigers
141. Kudremukh National Park is situated at :Chikkamagaluru district 
142. Nagarhole National Park is situated at :Kodagu District
143. The National Park which is situated near to Bengaluru :Bannerghatta
144. Kali Tiger Reserve is situated at :Uttara Kannada district