Question

Which district in Karnataka has no railway track?
A. Bengaluru
B. Belagavi
C. Ballari
D. Kodagu

Answer 1

Hint: It is an administrative locale in the Karnataka territory of India. Before 1956, it was an officially independent Coorg State, so, all things considered, it was converted into an extended Mysore State. It possesses a territory of 4,102 square kilometers (1,584 sq mi) in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka. It is also known as Coorg.

Complete answer:
The hilly region of Kodagu is Karnataka's just region still without a rail track. In 2001 its populace was 548,561, $13.74\% $ of which dwelled in the region's metropolitan place, making it the most un-crowded of the 30 regions in Karnataka. The closest railroad stations are Mysore Junction, situated around 95 km away, and Thalassery and Kannur in Kerala, a good way off of 79 km. Kodagu is situated on the eastern inclines of the Western Ghats. It has a geological region of 4,102 km2 (1,584 sq mi). It is an uneven area, the most minimal rise of which is 120 meters (390 ft) above ocean level. The most noteworthy pinnacle, Tadiandamol, ascends to 1,750 meters (5,740 ft), with Pushpagiri, the second most noteworthy, at 1,715 meters (5,627 ft). The primary waterway in Kodagu is the Kaveri (Cauvery), which starts at Talakaveri, situated on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its feeders, depletes most of Kodagu. Two individuals from the authoritative get together are chosen from Kodagu to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, one each from the Madikeri and Virajpet. M P Appachu Ranjan speaks to the Madikeri voting demographic while K. G. Bopaiah speaks to the Virajpet supporters; they are from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Kodagu, previously part of the Kodagu-Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) supporters, is currently important for the Mysore Lok Sabha parliamentary voting public. The current MP for this supporter is Shri Pratap Simha, from the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Kodava National Council and Kodava Rashtriya Samiti are lobbying for self-rule in the Kodagu area.

Thus, option (D) is the correct answer.

Note: Later the British controlled Kodagu from 1834, after the Coorg War, until India's autonomy in 1947. A different state (called Coorg State) up to that point, in 1956 Kodagu was converged with the Mysore State (presently Karnataka).