Explanation:
ANSWER –  C
· Pulakesi II's control extended completely over Southern India, including Maharashtra and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. He received the title Dakshinapatheshvara
· Pulakesi was the first ruler in South India to issue gold coinage. Broad and circular in shape, the punch-marked coins had various punches at the edge, and a central punch depicting a Varaha or Boar.

Explanation:
ANSWER – A
Ranna who was patronised by King  Tailapa II and Satyashraya is one among the "three gems of Kannada literature".He was bestowed the title "Emperor among poets" (Kavi Chakravathi) by King Tailapa II and has five major works to his credit.

Explanation:
Ans: C
The Persian Ambassador, Abdul Razak, visited the capital of Vijayanagar towards the end of April,1443. Impressed by the glory of the kingdom, he exclaimed thus: “The eye has not seen nor the ear heard of any place like Vijayanagar. There is no place on earth which is comparable to Vijayanagar.

Explanation:
Ans : B
Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer landed in Calicut [ 1498 ] during the time of Saluva dynasty [ 1486- 1505 ].

ANSWER – B
Some historians have called those times an "Age of Imperial Kannauj." Since the Rashtrakutas successfully captured Kannauj, levied tribute on its rulers and presented themselves as masters of North India, the era could also be called
the "Age of Imperial Karnataka"

Answer : A
Social Security and Pension department , Government of Karnataka released Mobile app called NAVODAYA to identify senior citizens who are beneficiaries of pension schemes

Answer:D [All of the above]
A proclamation of Emergency leads to drastic and wide ranging effects on the political system of the country. The proclamation has effect on the Centre-state relations, life of the Lok Sabha and State assembly, and on the Fundamental Rights.

Answer: A. G.V.K. Rao Committee

The G.V.K. Rao Committee came to conclusion that the developmental process was gradually bureaucratised and divorced from the Panchayati Raj. This phenomena of bureaucratisation has weakened the Panchayati Raj institutions resulting in what is aptly called as ‘grass without roots’.