Karnataka General Knowledge (Karnataka GK) – Exam-Ready Hub
Welcome to your one-stop Karnataka General Knowledge home page. Designed for KPSC, KSP (Police), Banking, Railway and SSC exams, this hub covers History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Culture, Science & Technology of Karnataka. Explore quick facts on districts, rivers, dams, wildlife sanctuaries, monuments, dynasties, festivals, Kannada language and more—curated for fast revision and smart scoring.
📌 Karnataka General Knowledge
Karnataka Ratna — History, Criteria & Recipients
Highest civilian honour of Karnataka: origin (1992), instituting CM, components, selection, and complete recipients list.
Open ➜Karnataka GK — Chief Ministers, Tenures & Flagship Schemes
One-page cheat sheet of Chief Ministers with years in office and hallmark programmes — perfect for quick revision.
Open ➜Karnataka General Knowledge for Competitive Exams — Full Guide
All-in-one Karnataka GK: Geography, History, Polity, Economy, Culture, People & Demographics with one-liners and revision bullets.
Open ➜Major Karnataka GK Topics for Competitive Exams
Focus on these high-yield areas for KPSC, KSP (Police), Banking, RRB and SSC. Use them as a study checklist and revision map.
🏛️ History & Dynasties
- Ancient–Modern timeline
- Ganga, Chalukya, Rashtrakuta
- Hoysala, Vijayanagara, Wodeyar
- Freedom movement in Karnataka
🗺️ Geography & Maps
- Physiographic regions, Ghats
- Rivers: Krishna, Cauvery, Tungabhadra
- Dams & irrigation projects
- Soils, climate, monsoon
⚖️ Polity & Administration
- State Legislature & Governor/CM
- Panchayati Raj & Urban Local Bodies
- High Court & courts structure
- Constitutional bodies (state)
📊 Economy & Budget
- GSDP/GSVA sectors
- Industries: IT/BT, textiles, mining
- State budget basics
- Infrastructure & transport
🎭 Culture & Heritage
- Kannada literature & Jnanpith awardees
- Arts: Yakshagana, Dollu Kunitha
- UNESCO sites: Hampi, Pattadakal
- Festivals & traditions
🌿 Environment & Wildlife
- National parks & sanctuaries
- Western Ghats biodiversity
- Conservation projects
- Eco-sensitive zones
🔬 Science & Technology
- Space & aerospace hubs
- Startups & innovation clusters
- Public sector R&D units
- Digital initiatives
🚜 Agriculture & Rural Dev.
- Major crops & zones
- Irrigation & marketing
- Cooperatives & dairy
- Rural livelihood missions
👥 Demographics & Social
- Population & literacy
- Health & education indicators
- Kalyana Karnataka region
- Urbanization patterns
🏆 Sports, Awards & Persons
- State & national awards
- Notable personalities
- Sports infrastructure
- Recent achievements
🧭 Places & Tourism
- Temples & pilgrimage circuits
- Forts, caves, monuments
- Beaches & waterfalls
- City nicknames
📰 State Current Affairs
- Govt. initiatives & schemes
- Cabinet, departments
- Reports & rankings
- MoUs & policies
Expected Karnataka GK Weightage by Exam (Approx.)
KSP Police Constable papers usually feature about 20–35% Karnataka GK, while PSI hovers around 15–25%. Questions commonly target districts & nicknames, rivers–dams–wildlife, heritage sites, historical dynasties, and recent state schemes. Expect fact-checks on cabinet-level initiatives, notable personalities from Karnataka, and place–festival associations that are specific to the state.
For KPSC FDA/SDA & Group-C, Karnataka GK typically forms 15–25% of the objective mix, with steady emphasis on geography (Ghats, soils, climate), culture (Yakshagana, Jnanpith awardees), and governance at state/PRI levels. In KAS (Group-A/B) prelims, direct state-GK slices are around 10–15%, but Karnataka topics permeate many GS items—budget highlights, regional economy, and district-wise features often appear as embedded GK.
In boards/utilities like KPTCL Assistant/Junior Assistant, Karnataka GK is usually 10–20%, leaning toward industries, state economy indicators, and institutions in Karnataka. In teacher eligibility contexts such as TET, pure Karnataka GK is lighter—about 5–10% if included— and focuses on education-linked state initiatives, culture, and society. Treat these ranges as trend-based; always align preparation with the latest syllabus wording.
How to Prepare Karnataka GK for Competitive Exams
Start with a map-first plan: learn all 31 districts with headquarters, nicknames, major rivers, dams, national parks and UNESCO sites. Build quick timelines for key dynasties (Ganga, Chalukya, Rashtrakuta, Hoysala, Vijayanagara, Wodeyar) and connect them to places and architecture. Maintain a monthly Karnataka current-affairs notebook and convert schemes into one-line cues: department, target group, and purpose. Create “place–feature–district” flashcards (temple, fort, waterfall, sanctuary, personality) and revise in spaced cycles—daily, weekly, then monthly. Practice previous year Karnataka-only GK stems as MCQs and rewrite them as notes; track weak topics by district. In the last 7–10 days, switch to rapid revision sheets and mixed tests that interleave history, geography, culture, wildlife and state schemes.