Karnataka GK in Brief

Hello Friends, Check out the “Karnataka GK” in Brief, Here we include a quick overview about Karnataka like its  Rivers, Dams, Festivals, GI tagged Products,  Current Chief Ministers & Governors, protected areas of Karnataka and State Symbols. Later we will be covered each of this  topic in details.

Karnataka GK in Brief

 History
• Karnataka was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act.
• Originally Karnataka was known as the State of Mysore.
• It was renamed Karnataka in 1973.
• The state corresponds to the Carnatic region.

• State Hood Day ➞ 1 November

• Its capital and largest city is ➞ Bengaluru.

• Area of Karnataka ➞ 191,976 Km2
(5.83 % of the total geographical area of India)

• Chief Minister ➞ Basavaraj Somappa Bommai [ Bharatiya Janata Party.]
• Governor ➞ Thawarchand Gehlot

• Official Language ➞ Kannada
• Regional languages ➞ Tulu, Kodava, Konkani

Symbols of Karnataka

State Animal	Indian elephant
State Bird	Indian Roller
State Tree	Sandalwood
State Flower	Lotus

❖ Border States
• Goa
• Maharashtra
• Telangana
• Andhra Pradesh
• Tamil Nadu
• Kerala

❖ Sea Border
• Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west.
• The coastal area of Karnataka is known as Kanara.
• The length of the Karnataka coast is 300 km.

Note:-
• It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other 4 southern Indian sister states.

❖ Important Nick Names of Karnataka
♥ Bengaluru
• Electronic City of India
• Garden City of India
• IT Capital of India
• Science city of India
• Silicon Valley of India
• Space City of India

♥ Kodagu
• Scotland of India

♥ Mangaluru
• Cradle of Indian Banking
• Gateway of Karnataka
• Rome of the East
• Ice Cream Capital of India

♥ Mysore / Mysuru
• Green City
• Heritage City
• Sandal Wood City
• Cultural Capital of India

♥ Sakleshpur
• Poor Man’s Ooty

✪ Lok Sabha (28 seats) Rajya Sabha (12 seats)
✪ Density ➞ 320 / km2 | Sex Ratio ➞ 973/1000
✪ Literacy (2011) ➞ 75.36%

❖ Geographical Indications tagged Products of Karnataka
• Gulbarga Tur Dal
• Bababudangiris Arabica Coffee
• Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee
• Coorg Arabica Coffee
• Robusta Coffee
• Sirsi Supari

❖ Major Tribal Communities of Karnataka
• Adiyan, Barda, Gond, Bhil, Iruliga, Koraga, Patelia, Yerava,
Hasalaru, Koli Dhor, Marati , Meda, Naikda, Soligaru

➲ High Court ➞ Karnataka High Court
➲ Chief Justice ➞ Ritu Raj Awasthi

❖ Famous Festivals in Karnataka
• Hampi Festival
• Gowri Festival
• Karaga Festival
• Pattadakal Dance Festival
• Mahamastakabhisheka (Shravanabelagola)
• Kambala Festival
• Tula Sankramana
• Ganesha Chaturthi

❖ Major Folk Dance of Karnataka
• Yakshgana
• Dollu Kunitha
• Veeragase
• Hulivesha

❖ National Park (NP) in Karnataka

National Park	District
Anshi National Park	Uttara Kannada
Bandipur National Park	Chamarajnagar
Bannerghatta National Park	Bangalore
Kudremukh National Park	Chikkamagaluru

❖ Tiger Reserve in Karnataka

Tiger Reserve	Location
Bhadra Tiger Reserve	Chikkamagaluru District
Bandipur Tiger Reserve	Chamarajnagar District
Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve (Kali)	Uttara Kannada District
Biligiri Ranganatha Temple	Chamarajanagar District
Nagarhole Tiger Reserve	Kodagu & Mysore district

❖ Wildlife Sanctuaries of Karnataka

Wildlife Sanctuaries	Location
Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary	Kodagu District
Adichunchanagiri Hills Wildlife Sanctuary	Mandya District
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary	Chikkamagaluru district
Attiveri Bird Sanctuary	Uttara Kannada district
Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary	Belgaum District
Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary	Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Ramanagar districts
Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary	Uttara Kannada
Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary	Ballari district
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary	Shimoga district
Gudekote Wildlife Sanctuary	Ballari district
Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary	Chamarajanagar district
Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary	Mandya District
Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary	Udupi district
Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary	Kodagu District
Ranebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary	Haveri District
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary	Mandya District
Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary	Udupi & Shivamogga districts
Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary	Kodagu District

❖ World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site	Location
Group of Monuments at Hampi	Vijayanagara district
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal	Bagalkot District
Talakaveri Sub-Cluster	Western Ghats
Kudremukh Sub-Cluster	Western Ghats

❖ Biosphere Reserve

Biosphere Reserve	Location
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve	Nilgiri mountains of the Western Ghats [Shared with Tamil Nadu, Kerala]

❖ Key Industries
• Automobile, agro, aerospace, textile and garment, biotech, and heavy engineering industries. The state has sector specific Special Economic Zone (SEZs) for key industries such as IT, biotechnology, and engineering, food processing and aerospace.

❖ Important Rivers of Karnataka
• Kaveri River
• Sharavati River
• Krishna River
• Tungabhadra River
• Kabini River
• Malaprabha River
• Kali River
• Hemavati River
• Shimsa River
• Netravathi River
• Arkavathi River
• Bhima River
• Paar River
• Mandovi River
• Manjira River

❖ Important Dams
• Almatti Dam [ Krishna River – Basavana Bagevadi taluk, Bijapur district]
• Basava Sagara Dam (Narayanpur Dam) [ Krishna – Narayanapur, Hunasagi taluk, Yadgir district ]

• Renuka Sagara Dam [Malaprabha Navilutheertha, Saundatti taluk, Belgaum district]

• Supa Dam [Kali Ganesha Gudi, Joida Taluk, Uttara Kannada district]

• Tungabhadra Dam  [Tungabhadra Hospet, Vijayanagara district]

• Bhadra Dam [Bhadra Lakkavalli, Tarikere taluk, Chikmagaluru district]