Karnataka Current Affairs Questions and Answers

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Karnataka is considering lower off-season fares for which luxury tourist train?
1. Maharajas' Express
2. Palace on Wheels
3. Deccan Odyssey
4. Golden Chariot
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Answer: D. Golden Chariot — Karnataka's Golden Chariot is the luxury tourist train for which off-season discounts are planned.
The Mysuru Dasara drone show of October 2026 set a Guinness World Record using how many drones?
1. 2,500
2. 3,473
3. 4,000
4. 3,000
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Answer: B. 3,473 — Reports said 3,473 drones formed a giant peacock in the Mysuru Dasara drone show, which set a Guinness World Record.
BESCOM set 31 October as the deadline for document submission by about 16 lakh consumers under which Karnataka scheme?
1. Gruha Lakshmi
2. Shakti
3. Anna Bhagya
4. Gruha Jyothi
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Answer: D. Gruha Jyothi — Gruha Jyothi is Karnataka's free-electricity scheme for households, and BESCOM asked 16 lakh consumers to submit documents by 31 October.
Who was appointed Governor of Karnataka on 12 October 2026?
1. Dr Sudha Yadav
2. Braj Mohan Ram
3. Dhal Singh Bisen
4. Thaawarchand Gehlot
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Answer: A. Dr Sudha Yadav — Dr Sudha Yadav succeeds Thaawarchand Gehlot and is the second woman Governor of Karnataka.
The Karnataka High Court struck down the 2022 Act that raised the Scheduled Caste quota from 15% to what figure?
1. 16%
2. 18%
3. 20%
4. 17%
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Answer: D. 17% — The Act also raised the ST quota from 3% to 7%, taking total reservation to 56%, above the 50% ceiling.
Karnataka proposed to rename Dakshina Kannada district as which name?
1. Tulunadu
2. Udupi
3. Mangaluru
4. Karavali
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Answer: C. Mangaluru — A draft notification of 1 October 2026 proposed the name Mangaluru district.
Which elephant carried the golden howdah at the 2026 Mysuru Dasara Jamboo Savari?
1. Abhimanyu
2. Prashantha
3. Dhananjaya
4. Mahendra
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Answer: B. Prashantha — Prashantha carried the 750-kg howdah for the first time; Abhimanyu was retired after turning 60.
Where will the Karnataka Film City approved in October 2026 be built?
1. Devanahalli, Bengaluru Rural
2. Immavu Industrial Area, Nanjangud, Mysuru district
3. Hubballi-Dharwad
4. Ballari Industrial Area
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Answer: B. Immavu Industrial Area, Nanjangud, Mysuru district — The Cabinet approved the Rs 729.43 crore PPP Film City at Immavu Industrial Area.
How many of Karnataka's 240 taluks had been declared drought-hit by 1 October 2026?
1. 217
2. 177
3. 195
4. 240
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Answer: A. 217 — The last batch of 40 taluks was added on 1 October 2026, bringing the total to 217.
The Kural Tulu Touch launched in Bengaluru is a keyboard for which purpose?
1. Typing in Kannada Braille
2. Voice typing in Konkani
3. Typing in Kodava script on iPhones
4. Typing in the Tulu script on Android phones
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Answer: D. Typing in the Tulu script on Android phones — It was launched on 4 October 2026 by the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy event.

How much of the Western Ghats eco-sensitive area in the Union draft lies in Karnataka?
1. 13,108 sq km
2. 6,914 sq km
3. 20,668 sq km
4. 56,825.7 sq km
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Answer: C. 20,668 sq km — Karnataka has the largest share among the six States covered by the draft.
GPS tracking was introduced in safari vehicles of which Karnataka tiger reserves?
1. Kali and Dandeli
2. BRT and Bhadra
3. Bandipur and Nagarahole
4. Anshi and Sharavathi
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Answer: C. Bandipur and Nagarahole — The devices and dash-cams monitor routes, wildlife sightings and tourists.
The Mekedatu balancing reservoir proposed by Karnataka is on which river?
1. Krishna
2. Cauvery
3. Tungabhadra
4. Sharavathi
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Answer: B. Cauvery — It would be built in Ramanagara district, and Tamil Nadu opposes it.
How much is the Asian Development Bank result-based loan for Karnataka Public Schools?
1. Rs 2,000 crore
2. Rs 500 crore
3. Rs 1,200 crore
4. Rs 3,500 crore
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Answer: A. Rs 2,000 crore — It covers about 500 KPS schools and aims at 500 new KPS facilities by 2030.
What status did Karnataka give to Tulu?
1. National language
2. Second additional official language
3. Eighth Schedule language
4. Classical language
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Answer: B. Second additional official language — Tulu is not in the Eighth Schedule; the state acted under Article 345.
Jammu and Kashmir won the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 final by beating which team?
1. Mumbai
2. Vidarbha
3. Karnataka
4. Delhi
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Answer: C. Karnataka — J&K beat Karnataka on first-innings lead in the final at Hubballi.

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Karnataka gave _____ the status of the state's second additional official language in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts; Tulu is a major Dravidian language but is not in the Eighth Schedule (22 languages), and the power comes from Article 345.
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Answer: Tulu
The Karnataka Revenue Department issued a draft notification on 1 October 2026 proposing to rename _____ district as Mangaluru district. Objections are invited for 30 days under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964.
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Answer: Dakshina Kannada
Karnataka has declared _____ drought-hit after adding 40 taluks on 1 October 2026. Crop losses in the first 177 taluks are estimated at about Rs 46,000 crore.
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Answer: 217 of its 240 taluks
President Droupadi Murmu appointed _____, a former Haryana MP, as Governor of Karnataka on 12 October 2026. She is the second woman Governor of the state after V. S. Ramadevi (1999-2002) and succeeds Thaawarchand Gehlot.
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Answer: Dr Sudha Yadav
The Karnataka High Court struck down Sections 3 and 4 of the _____, which raised SC quota from 15% to 17% and ST quota from 3% to 7%. Total reservation reached 56%, above the 50% ceiling of Indra Sawhney (1992).
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Answer: 2022 SC/ST reservation Act
The Karnataka Cabinet gave administrative approval to an international-standard _____ at Immavu Industrial Area, Nanjangud taluk, Mysuru district, at an estimated cost of Rs 729.43 crore under the PPP model.
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Answer: Film City
Elephant _____ carried the 750-kg golden howdah in the Mysuru Dasara Jamboo Savari on Vijayadashami, 21 October 2026. It was his first time as howdah elephant, after Abhimanyu was retired on turning 60.
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Answer: Prashantha
Karnataka plans to develop _____, the seat of Rani Channamma, and Kakati, her birthplace, as tourist destinations, according to a report of 23 October 2026.
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Answer: Kittur
A drone show at the _____ celebrations set a Guinness World Record using 3,473 drones that together formed a giant peacock, according to reports of 24 October 2026.
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Answer: Mysuru Dasara
The Supreme Court directed the Centre in February 2026 to set up a _____ for the Pennaiyar river water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over check dams and diversion works.
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Answer: tribunal
Bengaluru space-tech startup _____ signed a deal with ISRO's commercial arm NSIL so that NSIL can sell its "SyncFused OptoSAR" satellite imagery in India and abroad for farming, disaster management and environment monitoring.
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Answer: GalaxEye
_____ won the WPL 2026 title, beating Delhi Capitals by six wickets in Vadodara. Smriti Mandhana made 87 off 54 balls. RCB is the only franchise to hold both IPL and WPL titles.
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Answer: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
A final assembly line for _____ light helicopters opened at Vemagal, Karnataka, on 7 February 2026. It is a joint effort of the Tata aerospace business and Airbus Helicopters.
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Answer: Airbus H125
Union Minister _____ launched the world's most advanced 2-nanometre chip design, developed by Qualcomm in Bengaluru, on 7 February 2026. A smaller node uses less power and runs faster, which helps AI and high-speed computing.
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Answer: Ashwini Vaishnaw
_____ won the Ranji Trophy 2025-26, its first title, by beating Karnataka on first-innings lead in the final at Hubballi. Auqib Nabi (62 wickets) was Player of the Tournament.
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Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
_____ began on 28 March, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) playing as defending champions; RCB is now valued at about $269 million, among the most valuable IPL franchises.
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Answer: IPL 2026
Four _____ brought from South Africa were released at Bannerghatta Biological Park, Bengaluru, as part of India's cheetah reintroduction efforts.
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Answer: cheetahs
The clinical lab of the Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Bengaluru_____ISO 15189:2022 accreditation in biochemistry and haematology, the first institute under CCRAS (Ministry of AYUSH) to do so.
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Answer: , got
Other bypoll results: BJP's Akshay Shivajirao Kardile won the second Pune-district seat, and Congress won both Karnataka seats, _____ (Umesh Hullappa Meti) and Davanagere South (Samarth Shamnur Mallikarjun).
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Answer: Bagalkot
The _____ and the University of York (in Mumbai) and the University of New South Wales (in Bengaluru) received approval to open campuses in India.
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Answer: University of Bristol
UK Foreign Secretary _____ visited India on 3-4 June, her first visit since taking office. The UK-India outcomes included a new University of Liverpool campus in Bengaluru and a Regional Maritime Security Centre of Excellence.
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Answer: Yvette Cooper
_____, capital of South Korea, ranked first in the QS Best Student Cities 2027. Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Pune were the Indian cities on the list.
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Answer: Seoul
Physicist _____ of ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru, was named a joint winner of the 2026 Dirac Medal of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, for work on statistical mechanics.
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Answer: Deepak Dhar
Times Higher Education's _____ placed IISc Bengaluru at 254th, the best Indian institution. Oxford stayed first for the 11th year in a row.
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Answer: World University Rankings 2027
Finance Minister _____ released the book "Cashless Nation: How UPI Changed Everything" by Santanu Paul and B. Sambamurthy at an event in Bengaluru.
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Answer: Nirmala Sitharaman
_____ signed 34 agreements and MoUs worth about CAD 300 million at a business event in Karnataka. The fifth round of CEPA talks was held in Ottawa on 5-9 October.
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Answer: India and Canada
Mathematician _____ of IISc Bengaluru won the 2026 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians, the fifth Indian to do so, for work in algebraic number theory.
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Answer: Mahesh Kakde
ARIES, Nainital (DST), studied how black hole spin links to quasi-periodic oscillations. The Raman Research Institute (Bengaluru) reported a rare accretion disk around the X-ray pulsar _____.
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Answer: Centaurus X-3
New cattle breeds recognised: _____ (Karnataka) and Mahakaushali (Madhya Pradesh).
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Answer: Koppal
The 8th edition of the _____ e-auction includes 30 mementos from Karnataka, such as Kinnal art, Bidriware, a Kambala print and Mysore Peta. The auction was extended to 31 October 2026 to raise funds for Namami Gange.
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Answer: PM Mementos
Karnataka has fitted GPS devices, trackers and dash-cams in all safari vehicles of the _____ and Nagarahole tiger reserves, to stop route deviation and to monitor vehicles, wildlife sightings and tourists.
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Answer: Bandipur
Chief Minister _____ told a Czech delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlicek at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, that Karnataka wants to become a long-term investment partner of the Czech Republic.
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Answer: D. K. Shivakumar
The Union draft notification on the _____ eco-sensitive area covers 56,825.7 sq km in six States, of which Karnataka has 20,668 sq km, the largest share. Karnataka asked the Centre to wait for a state survey.
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Answer: Western Ghats
Karnataka asked the Centre to approve the _____ balancing reservoir on the Cauvery in Ramanagara district, which would submerge about 5,000 hectares of forest. Tamil Nadu, as the lower riparian state, opposes the project.
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Answer: Mekedatu
Folk artist _____ of Bidar district was chosen for the 2026 annual honorary award of the Karnataka Janapada Academy, which carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000 and a citation.
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Answer: Devadas Chimakode
Karnataka will upgrade about 500 _____ (KPS) with a Rs 2,000 crore result-based loan from the Asian Development Bank, aiming for 500 new KPS facilities by 2030.
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Answer: Karnataka Public Schools
The Global Innovation Index 2026 ranked _____ 25th among the world's top innovation clusters, while Delhi stood 27th.
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Answer: Bengaluru
Nearly _____ of the water bodies in Karnataka are used mainly for groundwater recharge, the second-highest share among southern states after Tamil Nadu at 34.3%.
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Answer: 30%
The _____ torch for the Kittur Utsav was welcomed at Kakati, the birthplace of Rani Channamma of Kittur, who defeated the East India Company in 1824 and died as a prisoner in 1829.
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Answer: Veera Jyoti
The deciding fifth T20I between India and the West Indies at _____ was abandoned due to rain, so the series ended 2-2.
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Answer: Bengaluru

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