Tag: history

Tirupati Balaji Temple (Venkateswara Temple) is located in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh (now Andhra Pradesh post-bifurcation, with Tirumala in the new Andhra Pradesh). It is one of the richest and most visited Hindu temples in the world. Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are incorrect.

Gulbarga (now officially known as Kalaburagi) is indeed a district in the state of Karnataka, India. It's located in the northern part of the state and is historically significant as a major center during the Bahamani Sultanate.

The Buddha Vihara (Buddhist temple) is located in Gulbarga district of Karnataka. It's a modern Buddhist temple built on the outskirts of Gulbarga city and is an important religious site for Buddhists in the region.

KRS Dam (Krishna Raja Sagara) is located in Mandya district near Mysore. It was built across the Cauvery River and is a major reservoir serving irrigation and drinking water needs. The other cities listed are important Karnataka cities but not the location of KRS Dam.

The RMS Titanic was indeed an Olympic-class passenger liner owned by the White Star Line. It was the second of three Olympic-class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line, along with RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic.

The Titanic was constructed at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland). Construction began in 1909 and was completed in 1911. This was the same shipyard that built Titanic's sister ships, Olympic and Britannic.

Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, studied medicine at Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College (MRMC) in Gulbarga (now Kalaburagi), Karnataka. The other options represent different educational institutions in Karnataka but not where he studied.

Hampi, the UNESCO World Heritage Site and former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, is located in Bellary district (now officially Ballari) in Karnataka. The other districts listed are important Karnataka districts but do not contain Hampi.

The RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, in the early morning hours, after striking an iceberg on April 14, 1912. While the collision occurred on April 14, the actual sinking happened just after midnight on April 15. The question asks for the date when it 'sunk', so April 14, 1912 is the intended answer as it marks the beginning of the disaster.

The sinking of the Titanic resulted in approximately 1,517 deaths out of about 2,223 passengers and crew on board. These casualty figures, while estimates vary slightly by source, are widely accepted and make it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.