Tuesday, 21 May 2013

G.K for K.K(Kannadada Kotyadipathi)


How many districts are there in Karnataka?-30
Taluks in Karnataka -176
Latitude of Karnataka- 11°31' to 18°48'
Longitude of Karnataka-74° 12’ to78°4’
Length of Karnataka 700 km
Breadth of Karnataka 400 km.
 Length of Karnataka ‘s coast line 350 km
1.       Head of Anubhava Mantapa-allama prabhu
2.       Founder of Anubhava Mantapa-basaveshwara
3.       Karnataka s first poetess-akkamahadevi
4.       The author of sri kanteeravanarasaraja vijayam-govaidya
5.       The flag of the kalachuri dynasty-nandi
6.       Where is the one stone chariot-hampi
7.       Where s talakadu-mysore
8.       Height of the gomateswara statue of sravanabelagola-58 feet
9.       Prime minister of bijala 2-basaveswara
10.   Dharma spread by basaveswara-veerashaiva
11.   Dharma of keladi kings-veerashaiva
12.   Shasana of shantiverma-talagunda dharmashasana
13.   Old name of belur-velapura
14.   Pitamaha of vachanas-devara daasimayya
15.   Martin luther of Karnataka-basaveswara
16.   Founder of the chitradurga palegaras-thimanna naayaka
17.   Golgumbaz situated in-bijapur
18.   Biggest district areawise-bijapur
19.   Capital city of kadambas-banawasi(uttara kannada)
20.   River also called as dakshina ganga-kaveri
21.   The jain saint who inspired the establishment of the ganga dynasty-simhanandini acharya
22.   Oldest shasana of Karnataka-talagunda
23.   The king of keladi who got the title “bhujakeerthi”-dodda sankana naayaka
24.   Chinese traveler who visited banawasi-huen tsang
25.   The bird sanctuary close to Bangalore-nandi hills
26.   The smallest district-bangalore city
27.   The flag of the gangas-madagaja
28.   The city which has many shiva temples buried in sand-talakadu
29.   The flag of kadambas-lion
30.   Wheres ranganathitu-near srirangaptna
31.   The wodeyar who fought against shivaji-chikkadevaraja wodeyar
32.   The tavarumane of palaces in Karnataka-mysore
33.   The district with least rainfall-chitradurga
34.   Nanjangud lies on banks of-kapila
35.   Largest coconut producing district-tumkur
36.   Jainara kashi-moodabidre and also sravanabelagola sometimes
37.   The famous temple in Bangalore completed at the time of chikkadevaraja wodeyar–
alasuru someshwara
38.   The district where kali river begins and ends-uttara kannada
39.   Hoysala chennakeshava temple is in-belur
40.   No of districts in Karnataka-30
41.   Author of gajashastra-shri purusha
42.   The monolithic statue of the gangas-sravanabelagola gomateswara
43.   The main trading society or sangha of the badami chalukyas-aihole ayya hora ainooruvaru
44.   Author of shabdavtara-poojyapaada
45.   Who introduced Jainism in Karnataka-chandragupta mourya
46.   Immadi pulakesi defeated harshavardhana
47.   The religion of gangas- jainism
48.   Ganga king who did sallekhanavrata-maarasimha 2
49.   Another name of ganga kingdom-gangavaadi(96000)
50.   Old name of badami-vatapi
51.   Badami is in district of-bagalkot
52.   First chalukya performing aswamegha yaaga-pulakesi 1
53.   Place famous for wooden colour toys-channapatna
54.   Karnataka produces how many tons of arecanut-60000
55.   Karnataka produces how much % of national output of arecanut-40%
56.   Where s the basadi of 1000 pillars-moodabidre
57.   Karnataka s only hot spring or geyser is where-irde graama,D.K
58.   Whats it called-bendhr theertha
59.   highest toor dal producing district or area in Asia-gulbarga
60.   Badami is capital of –chalukyas
61.   The famous pilgrimage of the vaishnavas in mandya where-melkote
62.   Title “parmeswara” which king-pulakesi 2
63.   Total taluks in Karnataka-175
64.   Taluk with name “KANNADA” in which state-maharashtra
65.   Symbol of chalukyas-varaha
66.   The famous temple of pattadakal-virupaksha
67.   The place famous for veerabhadra and narasimha temples and forts dating to kempegowda s time-saavanadurga(located 4026 feet above sea level)
68.   Karnataka s Punjab-bijapur
69.   Rivers flowing in bijapur-krishna,malaprabha,ghataprabha,bhima,dhoni(but not Tungabhadra)
70.   The Cradle Of Architecture OR The Cradle Of vaastushilpa or “vaastushilpada thottilu” Of The Badami Chalukyas-pattadakal
71.   The place famous for sunset-agumbe
72.   Karnatakada battada kanaja-shimoga(paddy treasury)
73.   Who is ravikeerthi-a poet in pulakesi 2’s court
74.   Which shaasana he wrote-aihole shaasana
75.   The place of origin of coffee in india-chikmagalur
76.   Dattatreyapeeta is on which hill-baba budan giri(chikmagalur)
77.   The cradle of coffee in south india-baba budan giri
78.   Aihole shaasana is abt which king-pulakesi 2(immadi pulakesi)
79.   Rashtrakuta ruler with successful conquests of Cape Comorin in the south and Kannauj in the north, and Banaras in the east to Broach (Bharuch) in the west-Govinda III 
80.   Karnatakas highest peak-mullayanagiri-Height(6356 feet)
81.   Thippagondanahalli Reservoir, also known as T G Halli Dam or Chamarajsagar, is located at the confluence of – Arkavathy and Kumudavathi.
82.   Wettest region in ktaka-agumbe
83.   Amount of rain here-7600mm
84.   Builder of dwarasamudra-dhruva
85.   Malamahadeshwara is in which district-mysore
86.   Raja,roarer,rani (lady) and rocket is in which falls-jog
87.   The original place of rastrakutas-latur(Maharashtra)
88.   TEMPLES OF SRINGERI-sharadamba and vidyashankara temple(this not established by sankaracharya)
89.   Work of huen tsang-Great Tang Records on the Western Regions
90.   How much of sunflower growing region of india is in Karnataka-60%
91.   Gokak falls is in district of- belgaum,Ghataprabha River
92.   Horse shoe shaped falls resembling Niagara-gokak
93.   Builder of Manyakheta capital-amoghavarsha 1
94.   Hampi is in district-bellary
95.   Height of jog falls(highest in asia)-960 feet
96.   Most famous Cave temple of india-kailashnath temple,ellora
97.   Maarikamba temple is in-sirsi,U.K
98.   Author of vaddaaradhane-shivakotachaarya
99.   Talakaveri is in-kodagu
100.                        Number of temples in lakkundi,gadag-more than 50
101.                        The arab traveler who visited rastrakutas-suleiman
102.                        How much of sandal does ktaka produce in the national output-80%
103.                        Mekedaatu is in which taluk-malavalli
104.                        Mekedaatu which 2 rivers unite-arkavathy n kaveri
105.                        The cradle of vaastushilpa of Indian temples-aihole
106.                        Siddagangamatta is in-tumkur
107.                        Unchalli falls also called –lushington falls in uttara kannada
108.                        First work originally written in kannada-kavirajamaarga
109.                        Mahabaleswara temple is in-gokarna
110.                        The first dynasty to establish a kannada kingdom in Karnataka-kadamba
111.                        Hoysala s emblem-man killing a tiger(man is sala)
112.                        Ranna was in whose court- King Tailapa II and his successor King Satyasraya
113.                        Nagashilpa created by karnataka s 1st sculptor “tanaka” is in-banavasi
114.                        The birth place of basaveshwara-baagewaadi(bijapur)
115.                        Where is guru nanak jhira where it is said the sikh guru guru nanak pressed his thumb to the ground and made water flow-bidar
116.                        Which mysore ruler invaded chitradurga-hyder ali
117.                        When did the gangas and the kadambas establish their empires-beginning of 4th century A.D
118.                        Place famous for cave temples in Karnataka-badami
119.                        Most famous king of the kalyaani chalukyas-vikramaditya 6
120.                        vikramaditya 6 had titles of-tribhuvanamalla,permadi deva
121.                        vijayanagar kingdom was founded on-1336 ad
122.                        biggest temple of Karnataka-nanjangud nanjundeshwara
123.                        3rd century B.Cs brahmagiris ashoka s bandegallu shaasana the oldest shaasan of Karnataka(but not in kannada) was discovered in 1974
124.                        Most famous king of kadambas-kaakuthsthaverma
125.                        Author of yashodhara charithe –ranna
126.                        Where s kalyana?whose capital?-chalukyas
127.                        Which king sacrificed his finger to goddess mahalakshmi to solve his kingdom s problem-nripathunga
128.                        Hoysala King defeated by vikramaditya 6-vishnuvardhana
129.                        District famous for waterfalls-uttara kannada
130.                        Date of shaasana of chandravalli-450 a.d
131.                        The national festival of vijayanagar-dussehra
132.                        The native place of hoysalas-soseyooru(chikmagalur)
133.                        Author of maansollasa-someshwara 3
134.                        Vijayanagara king who fought talikota war-ramaraaya
135.                        Queen of hill stations in Karnataka-kemmangundi
136.                        Capital of vikramaditya 6-kalyana
137.                        Title conferred to pulakesi 2 aftr defeating harshavardhana-dakshina patheswara
138.                        Who visited his capital-huen tsang
139.                        Telugu work of krishnadevaraya-amukta moulyada
140.                        The famous king of sangama dynasty-devaraya 2
141.                        Author of  Karnataka kadambari-nagaverma 1
142.                        Gudavi bird sanctuary in-shimoga

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

How to get selected for kannadada kotydhipati?


How to get selected for kannadada kotydhipati?


ಸರ್ವ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕೋಟ್ಯಾಧಿಪತಿಯ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಸ್ವಾಗತ

I ve had the good luck to meet many participants who ve been selected for kannadada kotyadhipathi and so would like to share a few unknown facts with the people who are very interested in getting selected..so here are a few frequently asked questions

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q1a. I am answering all the qualification questions of kannadada kotyadipathi.When can I expect a callback from the kotyadhipathi team?
Ans. Almost at all times the callback  comes within two days or maximum 3 days after the lines have closed for that particular question  and most of the calls come the next day itself.i.e- if u ve answered the question shown at 7 am on Monday and the lines get closed on Tuesday at 9 30 the call back for that particular question should start coming from Wednesday morning till thursday evening and in rare cases friday also..and if it doesn’t come by three full days there s no point in breaking your head and losing your sleep thinking the callback might still come..and you can safely assume you weren’t in the shortlisted list and you wont get call back for that particular question.

Q1b. Do they call back on a Sunday?
Ans.They may call back on sundays but the number of people who got calls on sunday are very less..so i m not sure.
Q2. What are the timings during which the callback comes?
Ans. 
The callbacks start coming at sharp 9 am till 6 40 pm(but u can wait till 7pm to avoid risk).callbacks never come after 7 pm and before 9am and there is no point in worrying if the callback ll come then.you can relax n have bath n get ready at 9 am and be alert afterwards to attend calls.

Q3.I was a bit busy with work and I missed some calls from unknown numbers today,I m scared if one of the numbers is from kk team.how to know if the number i missed was their number?
Ans.
 They are currently calling from two chennai numbers for season 2.the numbers are-
044 66919800
044 66919700.
Both the 1st callback and calback inviting for audition come form these numbers..beware of frauds who call from other numbers telling that you are selected and then ask three questions and then ask money to get you selected for auditions.
But there may be other numbers similar to above two. So if u have a missed call from Chennai it could be them.
and to test if its really theirs call back to that particular number-if engaged sound comes all the time and no one picks up the call then u can be sure its their number(but plz don’t keep doing this as soon you ve got the call bcoz when they call back 2nd time your number ll be engaged and u ll miss the chance)
044 is the std code of Chennai.the reason they call from Chennai is may be its easier for them to get the manpower there and work in coordination.since the shooting actually  takes place there for the tv show.(and not in Bangalore as many of u may have presumed)

Q4.I was busy and I got a call from the above numbers but I couldn’t pick it up.i m feeling very bad,will they call back?
Ans. Hey cheer up!.they will call back.i got a call on 11:19 which i missed and the called me back on 11:45… So they call back within half an hour only and only once more and your duty is to keep yourself free and be in an area where there s good network coverage…
If there s bad network in your area you can just drive to a city centre or hilly area.And you must be prepared to receive that call at any cost coz…Who knows?That one call could change your entire life story.

Q5.I got a call at 6 30 and I missed it.they didn’t call back.now what to do?
Ans. Dont worry brother!you ll get the first call from them tomorrow first thing in the morning at 9a.m.i know this bcoz its happened to me .u can count on me for sure.(they calculate that one call ll take 20 minutes and don’t call after 6 40 )

Q6.What happens in the call back?what do they ask?
Ans. At first the customer care executive speaks to you and confirms whether you called and after taking your permission to continue he asks your age and pincode to verify if u are the same person who has registered by sms.
be careful here bcoz if you tell even one number wrong in pincode or age(no one does that) he ll say he s sorry bcoz the pin number doesn’t match the details given in registration and he ll immediately disconnect.
After confirmation of pincode and age he ll ask what id proof u ll be taking for the audition venue and note it down.(u ve to take same id card u ve told in phone to venue-so be careful)
after getting the details he ll ask for the address and the pincode in the address and the registration smsor call  should match the pin in the id proof.
then he ll trAnsfer the call to automatic IVR mode which ll ask you three questions.

Q7.What are the type of questions asked in IVR and how much time s given?
Ans.All ivr instructions lll be in kannada only, The IVR starts asking the questions(in kannada only) and the questions depend on which place you belong to.
If u r from Bangalore questions are tough(I ll explain reason later) but if u r outside Bangalore they are somewhat easy..
3 questions ll be asked.out of these 1 will be very very easy(usually the 1st)
and the other two will be somewhat easy.
u ll be given ten seconds to answer each question by pressing the respective number for the choice i.e 1 for choice a,2 for choice b and so on.
after u mark the question it ll say press 1 to confirm or 2 to repeat the question.
if u don’t enter any choice the question ll be repeated again only once.if u fail to answer the second time the ivr will move to the next question.after answering all questions the ivr will say thanks and disconnect the call.

Q8.What if I answer the first two questions wrong?
Ans.Well last time the same thing happened to me.so here s what happens-
on answering both the first and second question wrong the ivr replays the second question(you ll get confused why its playing again when u ve confirmed the choice) and gives us a choice to mark the second question correctly in the second attempt.so this time u ve to be careful not to mark the same choice u marked earlier in the first attempt.but if u mark the second question wrong in the second attempt also the call gets disconnected and the third question wont be asked.

Q9.How many questions must be answered to get selected?
Ans. You must answer all three questions to get selected for the auditions.but if u r lucky u may get selected even if u get two right.

Q10.How many people who are called back get selected for the auditions?
Ans.One out of every three call backs get selected for auditions.

Q11.When will I get call from the team that I m selected for auditions?
Ans. Usually call backs inviting for auditions come within three full days between 9 and 6 40 from the same numbers mentioned above.If u r selected u ll get a call within Saturday evening 99%(i.e within 8 days of opening of lines for 1st question..but there is no harm in waiting and u can wait,at the most till tuesday n see.
but after that its my sincere advice for all of u not to have any hope that u ll still receive a call after tuesday and break your head thinking about it.

Q12..Why is it difficult to qualify for auditions from Bangalore?
Ans. As u all know bangalore has a very huge population and almost all of them have a mobile phone compared to other districts of Karnataka. So naturally about 70% of the entries come form Bangalore but according to their rules to give equal representation to all districts only about 15% peope are selected from Bangalore.so to filter the people in the callback ivr round they ask very tough questions and the choices are very confusing.i ll give some examples-
Bangalore-
1.Who donated his youth to Yayati in the play Yayati by Girish Karnad?
a.Uttarakumaara
b.Shravanakumaara
c.Kuru
d.Puru
2.What is the name given to the system of power transfer every 2 years followed in Udupi Mutt?
a.Prathipaadhane
b.Prathishtaana
c.Paryaaya
d.Parampare

Now I ll give examples of questions asked to people from other places…
1.Who is the avatar of Goddess Lakshmi in Ramayana
a.Saraswati
b.Sita
c.Kousalya
d.Kaikeyi
2.What revolves around nucleus in atom?
a.Proton
b.Electron
c.Neutron
d.Photon
3.Which substance is there in thermometers helps in measuring temperature?
a.Mercury(paadarasa)
b.Iodine
c.Iron
d.Gold
You can clearly see how easy the questions were for people outside Bangalore.

Q13.The most important question is does multiple entries guarantee callback and selection?
Ans. Well…no one knows for sure!i ve seen people who have got selected with just one entry in one of the days as well as people sending lots of entries in a day in equal numbers.so no one knows actually.

Q14.My friends allready have started getting calls that they are selected for auditions but i haven't even received my first call in which they ask 3 questions.should i wait or are the selections over for this time and i have no chance of getting selected now?
Ans.
Hey....dont panic...It isnt the end of the road.u have chance of getting callback up to 3 days after the call lines have closed for the particular question u ve answered..i mean if u answered a question on tuesday n lines were closing on tuesday for that qualification question u may get calls till friday evening but ot after that....but for those who ve got their 1st call on monday they ll get the call inviting them for the auditions within 3 days i.e within thursday..its a first come first serve policy.so though your friends got the callback invitation on thursday u may still get the first callback(where they ask 3 questions) after them depending on when u ve registered thru sms or callback.

Q15.Is there any priority given to people who ve registered by directly calling them compared to those who ve registered by sms?
Ans.
No...both people have equal chances of qualifying.

Q16.Is there any priority given to airtel customers compared to other cellphone network customers in the normal qualification round(not golden window)?
Ans.
No..in the normal qualification registration customers of any network have equal chances of qualifying...But in the airtel golden window round only airtel customers are eligible to register and participate.

Q17.Today the lines for the questions were closing at 6:30 and i sent the 1st registration sms on 6:29 and i got the reply back on 6:33 asking to reply with the first letter of my gender age and pincode.Now each message costs a lot(Rs 3 to 5)and since the time for registration is over should i send the second message or not?
Ans.
as long as u ve sent the first message before 6:30 and also got a reply to send the second sms(even after 6 30)u can send the second message after 6 30 and your registration will be valid...but if u send the 2nd sms after 6:30 reply will come as "registration is closed"

I shall tell you few more important facts about audition and other general things in my next post..plz leave your comments about how u liked my post and how useful the information was to you.plz share this blog with ur friends in facebook n other places .whatever I ve written is true to the best of my knowledge….

                             ಜಯ ಕನ್ನಡಾಂಬೇಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ!