Karnataka State General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Karnataka State General Knowledge and Current Affairs tests the state’s political geography, history, institutions, culture, economy and recent developments. PDO candidates should know stable facts precisely and treat changing office-holders as current-affairs items to verify close to the exam date.
Stable facts
- Karnataka was formed on 1 November 1956 as Mysore State and renamed Karnataka on 1 November 1973.
- Capital: Bengaluru. The state has 31 districts; Vijayanagara was carved out in 2021.
- Legislature: bicameral - Legislative Assembly with 224 seats and Legislative Council with 75 seats. Karnataka sends 28 members to the Lok Sabha and 12 to the Rajya Sabha.
- Highest peak: Mullayanagiri (about 1,930 m) in Chikkamagaluru district.
- Major rivers: Krishna, Cauvery, Tungabhadra and Sharavathi; Jog Falls is on the Sharavathi.
- Economy and culture: information technology, aerospace, coffee, silk, sandalwood; Yakshagana is a major theatre form.
Worked example
If asked for the number of districts after the latest reorganisation, reason from the 2021 creation of Vijayanagara from Ballari: the earlier count of 30 becomes 31. If a question names a peak, recall that Mullayanagiri is the highest in Karnataka, while Nandi Hills is a popular hill station near Bengaluru-not the highest peak.
Traps
Do not say Karnataka was renamed in 1956; that was the formation year as Mysore State. Do not confuse the Legislative Council with the Rajya Sabha. For current affairs, answers about Chief Minister, Governor, or scheme launches can change; verify them against the latest official state sources.