11. The Kalyana Lakshmi / Shaadi Mubarak scheme provides financial assistance for:

Marriages
Skill development
Starting businesses
Purchasing agricultural land

Detailed SolutionThe Kalyana Lakshmi / Shaadi Mubarak scheme provides financial assistance for:

12. The fortified city from the Bahmani Sultanate period:

Chitradurga
Bidar
Gulbarga
Belgaum

Detailed SolutionThe fortified city from the Bahmani Sultanate period:

13. Bathukamma songs are associated with which festival?

Bonalu
Ugadi
Bathukamma
Sankranti

Detailed SolutionBathukamma songs are associated with which festival?

14. The Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka were once famous for:

Silver production
Gold production
Diamond mining
Uranium mining

Detailed SolutionThe Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka were once famous for:

15. A tax levied directly on a person’s or company’s income:

Indirect tax
Direct tax
Excise duty
Customs duty

Detailed SolutionA tax levied directly on a person’s or company’s income:

16. The state known for having a high concentration of engineering colleges in India:

Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh

Detailed SolutionThe state known for having a high concentration of engineering colleges in India:

17. Overgrazing can contribute to:

Compacted soil
Reduced vegetation cover
Increased soil erosion
All of the above

Detailed SolutionOvergrazing can contribute to:

18. Microliths, small stone blades, are associated with which prehistoric period?

Lower Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic

Detailed SolutionMicroliths, small stone blades, are associated with which prehistoric period?

19. Increasing power demand in Telangana is a challenge for:

Generation capacity
Transmission infrastructure
Distribution networks
All of the above

Detailed SolutionIncreasing power demand in Telangana is a challenge for:

20. The award instituted in memory of the legendary Kannada poet Kuvempu:

Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar
Jnanpith Award
Pam Kanna Award
Nrupatunga Award

Detailed SolutionThe award instituted in memory of the legendary Kannada poet Kuvempu: