GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Kolar Gold Fields, mining area, southeastern Karnataka state, southern India. It lies on a Southern Railway spur that loops from Bangarapet to Bengaluru (Bangalore). Economic activities centred on the goldfields, which were the southern portion of a gold-bearing region that extends for 40 miles (65 km).

Detailed explanation-2: -Kolar The Golden city of India, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kolar District and is known for production of Milk, which recently surpassed Denmark, and gold mining.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kolar gold field is about 30 kilometres from Kolar and 100 kilometres from Bangalore. There is a ridge of hills of Doda Betta Hill in its east. This town was known for gold mining for over a century. It was the only gold mine in India which had to be closed down.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kolar Gold Fields, or KGF, in Karnataka is a town that has been known for gold mining for over a century. Now defunct, the mines are thought to be the second deepest gold mines in the world.