6th Standard, Social Science, Chapter 3
OUR PRIDE OUR STATE – KARNATAKA
EXERCISES
1.1 BENGALURU DIVISION
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. There are 9 districts in Bengaluru division.
2. The district with the highest rainfall in Bengaluru division is Shivamogga
3. Bannerghatta National Park is in Bengaluru urban district.
4. Mulberry leaved is the raw material for Silk industry.
5. The famous folk Museum ‘Janapada Loka’ founded by Dr. H.L. Nagegowda
6. The famous festival held in Bengaluru city every year is Karaga Festival
7. The first chief Minister of Mysore State was K.C. Reddy
8. The Vulture bird is protected at the bird sanctuary in Ramanagara district.
II. Answer the following questions in one sentence.
1. Name any three kingdoms who ruled ancient Karnataka?
Answer: The three kingdoms who ruled ancient Karnataka are Gangas, Cholas, Hoysalas and Vijayanagar Kings.
2. Name any two Palepattus, who ruled in this division.
Answer: Keladi and Chitradurga are the two Palepattus, who ruled in this Bengaluru division.
3. What are Natural Resources? Give examples.
Answer: Resources obtained from nature are called as Natural Resources. Rivers, Forests, Valley, Waterfalls, Animals, Minerals wild animals, soil and others are the resources provided to us by Nature.
4. State the reasons for scarcity of water in Bengaluru division.
Answer: Many rivers of Bengaluru Urban district are on the verge of extinction. Many lakes are being destroyed by multiple conversions of land. As a result, there is a severe scarcity of water.
5. Name any two water falls in Bengaluru Division.
Answer: Jog falls and Muthyalamadu water falls are the two water falls in Bengaluru Division.
6. Name the highest mountain in Bengaluru Division.
Answer: The tallest mountain in Bengaluru division is Halurameshwara gudda in Chitradurga district.
7. Name any two Bird Sanctuaries in Bengaluru Division.
Answer: Gudavi Bird Sanctuary in Shivamogga district and Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary in Shivamogga district are the two Bird Sanctuaries in Bengaluru Division. Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary in Tumakuru and Ramadevara betta Vulture Sanctuary in Ramanagara are other Bird Sanctuaries in Bengaluru Division.
8. Name the important crops of Bengaluru division.
Answer: The main crops of Bengaluru division are ragi, maize, paddy, groundnuts, and various pulses. Important commercial crops are coconut, arecanut, cotton, sugarcane and others.
9. Which cities of Bengaluru Division have Apparel Parks?
Answer: Doddaballapur, Anekal cities of Bengaluru Division have Apparel Parks.
10. Name the three recipients of Jnanapeeta Award from Bengaluru division.
Answer: Kuvempu, Masti Venkatesha Iyengar and U.R. Anantha Murthy are the three recipients of Jnanapeeta Award from Bengaluru division.
Activity: Visit Bannerghatta National Park and make a list of animals in the park, collect pictures of wild animals and prepare a report on them. Make a list of important factories in Bengaluru and collect their pictures and prepare a report.
1.2 MYSURU DIVISION
EXERCISES
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. Dakshina Kannada was divided in the year 1997 to create Udupi district.
2. The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are the coastal districts of Mysuru Division.
3. Our national animal is Tiger.
4. Wild elephants are tamed using ‘Kedda Operation’ technique.
5. The Chikkamagaluru district in Mysuru Division grows more coffee.
6. River Cauvery originates from Talakaveri in Kodagu district.
7. Kudmal Ranga Rao dedicated his life for the upliftment of untouchables.
8. The world famous festival Dasara is celebrated in Mysuru.
9. The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Mysuru Division have ports.
II. Answer the following questions in one sentence.
1. How many districts are there in Mysuru Division?
Answer: There are eight districts in Mysuru Division.
2. How did the name Mysuru come into being?
Answer: According to mythological stories, the Goddess Parvathi, took the form of Chamundeshwari and killed demon Mahishasura. The place where Mahisha was killed became Mysuru.
3. Name the Wodeyar King who contributed to the development of Mysuru Kingdom during early part of 20th century.
Answer: Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV was the Wodeyar King who contributed to the development of Mysuru Kingdom during early part of 20th century.
4. What name did the Britishers give to the coastal region of Karnataka?
Answer: The coastal region of Karnataka was called ‘Canara’ by the British.
5. Name any two famous rivers in Mysuru division.
Answer: Cauvery, Nethravathi are the famous two rivers in Mysuru division. Hemavathi, Harangi, Kumaradhara, Vedavathi, Kapila and Yagachi are the other rivers in Mysuru division.
6. Name the districts which receive highest and lowest rainfall in Mysuru division?
Answer: The Udupi district of Mysuru division receives highest rainfall whereas the Mandya district receives the lowest rainfall.
7. Name any two minerals available in Mysuru division.
Answer: Bauxites and Felsite are the two minerals available in Mysuru division. Chromite Limestone, Manganese, Granite are the other major minerals available in Mysuru Division.
8. What is the major occupation of people in the coastal areas?
Answer: Fishing and agriculture are the major occupation of people in the coastal areas.
9. Name any two famous forest areas in Mysuru division.
Answer: Bandipur and Nagarahole are the two famous forest areas in Mysuru division. Male Mahadeshwara betta and Pushpagiri are the other famous forest areas in Mysuru division.
10. Name any two tribal groups living in Mysuru division.
Answer: Jenukuruba and Koraga are the two tribal groups living in Mysuru division. Apart from these Malekudia tribals, Soliga tribe, Yarava, Hakkipikki, Halasa and Medaru tribes are also present in this division.
11. Name any two bird sanctuaries and wildlife sanctuaries of Mysuru division.
Answer: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Gudavi Bird Sanctuary, Kokkare Belluru Bird Sanctuaries are the major bird sanctuaries of Mysuru division.
12. Name two national parks in Mysuru division.
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Nagarahole National Park is in Mysuru district and Bandipur National Park is in Chamarajanagar district are the two national parks in Mysuru division.
13. Name any six crops grown in Mysuru division.
Answer: Silk, Coffee, Sugarcane, cashewnuts, pepper, rubber are the six crops grown in Mysuru division. Cardamom, Paddy, Ragi, Maize, green gram, uradh, and various pulses are the other major crops of this division.
14. Name any two irrigation projects in Mysuru division.
Answer: Krishnarajasagar, Harangi, Hemavathi and Kabini irrigation projects are the major irrigation projects in Mysuru division.
15. Name any three major occupations in Mysuru division.
Answer: Agriculture, Industries, Fishing and Information Technology are the major occupations in Mysuru division.
16. Write the name of the harvest festival celebrated in Kodagu.
Answer: Huttari Habba is the harvest festival celebrated in Kodagu.
17. Where is Rangayana, the repertory theatre based at?
Answer: A theatre repertory group Rangayana is based at Mysuru.
18. Name any two famous Kannada novelists of Mysuru division.
Answer: Shivaram Karantha and Dr. S.L.Byrappa are the two famous Kannada novelists of Mysuru division.
19. Which university in Mysuru Division has celebrated one hundred years?
Answer: The University Of Mysore was established in 1915 C.E. has celebrated one hundred years
20. What is the name of the centers which provide health care in rural areas?
Answer: The name of the centers which provide health care in rural areas is ‘Rural sub health centres’.
21. Name any two good health indicators.
Answer: The two good health indicators are,
1. Lowest Child Mortality Rates.
2. Lower Maternal Mortality Rates
22. Name any two famous English Novelists of Mysuru division.
Answer: Raja Rao of Hassan and R.K. Narayan are the two famous English Novelists of Mysuru division.
23. Name any two freedom fighters who fought against untouchability.
Answer: Kudmal Ranga Rao and Tagadur Ramachandra Rao are the two freedom fighters who fought against untouchability.
24. What is Shravanabelagola famous for?
Answer: Shravanabelagola is famous for Gommateshwara is a monolith idol of Shravanabelagola.
25. Name any four freedom fighters of Mysuru division.
Answer: Karnad Sadashivarao, H.K.Veeranna Gowda, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, K. Ramakrishna Karantha are the four freedom fighters of Mysuru division.
Activities: Make a list of ancient temples in Mysuru division along with the kings/kingdoms who constructed these temples. Collect pictures. Make a list of Gommateshwara statues in different districts. And you collect information on the height of these idols. Prepare a report with pictures of the statues.
1.3 KALABURAGI DIVISION
EXERCISES
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. The Hampi in Vijayanagara District was the capital of Vijayanagara kings.
2. Districts of Kalaburagi division got independence in the year 1948
3. There is a gold mine in Raichur district of Kalaburagi division.
4. Ballari district has Daroji Bear wildlife sanctuary.
5. Karnataka Central University is in Kalaburagi district
6. The name of the University in Hampi of Vijayanagara district is Kannada University.
II. Answer the following questions in one sentence.
1. Under which section of the Indian Constitution, Kalaburagi Division is granted special status?
Answer: Government introduced the 98th Constitutional Amendment in 2012 and Kalaburagi Division is granted special status.
2. In which year Nizam’s province was merged to India?
Answer: Nizam’s province was merged to India in 1948.
3. Hampi of Vijayanagara was the capital city of which Kings?
Answer: Hampi of Vijayanagara was the capital city of Vijayanagara Kings.
4. Name any two Palegaras who ruled after the fall of Bahamani and Vijayanagara Kings.
Answer: Palegaras of Harapanahalli, Sandur, Jarimale and Surapura are ruled after the fall of Bahamani and Vijayanagara Kings.
5. Which two rivers are the major rivers of Kalburgi division?
Answer: Bhima and Tungabhadra are the two major rivers of Kalburgi division. Krishna, Mullamari and Bennetora are other important rivers of this division.
6. Write the name of one dam in Bidar district.
Answer: Karanja dam is the dam in Bidar district.
7. Name the dam which provides irrigation facility to Raichur, Vijayanagara and Ballari districts.
Answer: Tungabhadra Dam provides irrigation facilities to Raichur, Ballari and Vijayanagara districts of this division.
8. Which are the major Industries in Kalaburagi district?
Answer: Iron and Steel Industries, Sugar Industries, Cement Industries and thermal power plants are the major Industries of Kalaburagi division.
9. Which districts of Kalaburagi division have Iron ore deposits?
Answer: Ballari, Vijayanagara and Koppala districts of Kalaburagi division have Iron ore deposits.
10. Name the famous Dargah in Kalaburgi.
Answer: Khwaja Bandhe Nawaz Dargah is the famous Dargah in Kalaburgi.
11. Name two epic poems written during ancient times in Kalaburgi division.
Answer: ‘Kaviraja Marga’ and ‘Vikramarjuna Vijaya’ are the two epic poems written during ancient times in Kalaburgi division.
12. Write a short note on Vachana Movement.
Answer: The leading social reform movement of twelfth century, the ‘Vachana Movement’ took place in Kalyana of Kalaburagi division of Karnataka. Many Vachanakaras like Basavanna, Allamaprabhu, Akkamahadevi, Jedara Dasimaiah, Siddarama and others who were enlightened are from Kalaburagi division. Many men and women wrote Vachanas as part of this movement.
13. Name two people who are well known in the field of Daasa sahitya.
Answer: Kanakadasa and Purandaradasa are the two people who are well known in the field of Daasa sahitya.
14. Name the folk dances of Kalaburagi Division.
Answer: Nandi Kunitha, Allavi Kunitha, Choudammana Kunitha, Lambani Kunitha, Kolata, Veeragase, Durga-Muragi, and others are the folk dances of Kalaburagi Division. Karadi Majalu, shillekyathara atta, Moharam kunitha, Hagalu vesha are part of folk art.
15. Name the university in Raichur of this division.
Answer: Agriculture University is the University in Raichur of this division.
16. Name the university in Ballari district.
Answer: Shrikrishnadevaraya University is the University in Ballari district.
17. Where is Kannada University located?
Answer: Kannada University is located in Hampi of Vijayanagara District.
18. Apart from the freedom struggle two more movements took place in Kalaburagi Division. Name them.
Answer: Apart from the freedom struggle two more movements took place in Kalaburagi Division. The first is the library movement aimed at instilling national spirit and the second is that of opening national schools to educate children.
19. What is the name of Nizam’s private army?
Answer: The name of Nizam’s private army is ‘Razaks’.
20. Name any two national schools established in Kalaburagi division to support the freedom struggle.
Answer: The two national schools established in Kalaburagi division to support the freedom struggle. Are as follows.
1. Nutan Vidyalaya, Kalaburagi (1907)
3. Vidyananda Gurukula, Kukanoor (1922)
21. When did Nizam province become part of India?
Answer: On September 17, 1948, Nizam province become part of India.
22. Name the important freedom fighter from Kalaburagi Division.
Answer: Shri Ramananda Teertha, Kalyan Shetty and Chandrashekar Patil are important freedom fighter from Kalaburagi Division.
Activity: Make a list of the Iron ore mines and Iron and Steel factories in this division. Prepare a report with their pictures.
1.4 BELAGAVI DIVISION
EXERCISES
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. The districts in Belagavi division were integrated into Karnataka in the year 1956.
2. The queen Rani Chennamma of Kittur who fought against the British.
3. The new district of Haveri, Gadag and Bagalakote formed in the year 1997.
4. Badami was the capital of Chalukya dynasty.
5. The granite stone resource is found in Ilakal.
6. Byadagi in Belagavi division is famous for its Dried Chilly agricultural produce.
7. The Horticulture University is in Bagalkote district of Belagavi division.
8. The first Women University of Karnataka was started in Bijapur (Vijayapura) in 2003.
9. Eight people were hanged in the Ramadurga Samsthana freedom struggle led by Lawyer Munavalli.
10. The seed production center are in Haveri district of Belagavi division.
II. Answer the following questions in one sentence.
1. In which year and in which district did the Indian National Congress convention under the president ship of Gandhiji take place?
Answer: The Indian National Congress convention under the president ship of Gandhiji took place in 1924 in Belagavi district.
2. Name any two rivers of Belagavi division.
Answer: Krishna, Malaprabha are the two rivers of Belagavi division. Ghataprabha, Bheema, Kali and Tungabhadra are the other major rivers of this division.
3. Name the wildlife sanctuaries of Belagavi division.
Answer: Dandeli wildlife sanctuary and Attiveri Bird Sanctuary are the wildlife sanctuaries of Belagavi division.
4. What is the meaning of evergreen forests?
Answer: The forests are found in tropical climate and remain green throughout the year are called evergreen forest.
5. Name the water falls of Belagavi division.
Answer: Gokak Waterfalls, is attractive, Magodu waterfalls near Dandeli, Devamala waterfalls near Karavara, Apsarakonda waterfalls near Murudeshwara are the water falls of Belagavi division.
6. In which district of Belagavi division iron ore is available?
Answer: Iron ore is available in Bagalakote district of Belagavi division.
7. Which natural resource is available in Ilkal?
Answer: Huge granite stone deposits is available in Ilkal.
8. What are the major crops of Belagavi division?
Answer: Paddy, cotton, maize, pulses, wheat, groundnuts, pearl millet, chilly are the major crops of Belagavi division.
9. Name four Jnanapeetha awardees from Belagavi division.
Answer: Da.Ra. Bendre, V.K. Gokak, Girish Karnad, Chandrashekara Kambara are the four Jnanapeetha awardees from Belagavi division.
10. Name any three singers of Belagavi division.
Answer: Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Mallikarjun Mansoor, Vidushi Gangubai Hangal are the three singers of Belagavi division.
11. Name two forms of theatre from Belagavi division.
Answer: Badaguthittu Yakshagana, Sannata, Doddata and Shrikrishna Parijata are the different forms of theatre from Belagavi division.
12. Which district of Belagavi division has Karnataka Law University?
Answer: Karnataka Law University is situated in the city of Hubballi in Dharwad district of Belagavi division.
13. What is the name of the health care centers established by the Government in Rural areas?
Answer: The name of the health care centers established by the Government in Rural areas is ‘Primary Health Centres’.
14. Name any three important freedom fighters of Belagavi division.
Answer: Mylara Mahadevappa, Siddappa Kambali, Aluru Venkatarao, are the three important freedom fighters of Belagavi division. Na.Su. Hardikar, Hardikar Manjappa, Gangadhar Rao Deshpande, Doddamete Andanappa and Lawyer Munavalli are the other important freedom fighters of Belagavi division.
Activities: Make a list of all the thirty-one districts of Karnataka. Collect the district wise maps. Make another list of tourist spots in each district and prepare a report. Make a list of places relevant to Vachanakaras in different districts. Make a list of Vachanakaras and prepare a report.
