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 Identify the odd person in the list

a) Ravi Narayana Reddy
b) Baddama Yella Reddy
c) V. Alwar Swamy
d) Ramananda Thirtha
 The continuous Congress rule in Andhra Pradesh since 1956 was broken by a newly formed
political party. It happened in the year 1983
 Rayalaseema Mahasabha was formed in 1934. Its first session was held at  Madras
 The ittehad-ul-Muslimeen established in Hyderabad in the year 1927
 M. Annapurnayya was the first secretary of the Andhra unit of the socialist party
 Amaravati stupa was built during the rule of Satavahanas
 The Hyderabad Govt. concluded the standstill agreement with the union Govt. Of India on
29-11-1947
 The dictator for the civil disobedience movement in Andhra was Konda Venkatappayya
 Devilapalli Ramanuja Rao authored the history of Telangana armed struggle
 Parasurameswara temple, considered the oldest Saivite temple, is in Gudimallam
 Potti Sreeramulu started fast unto death for the formation of Andhra State on 19-10-1952
 Tanguturi Prakasam is called Andhra Kesari for his bravery exhibited during the Boycott of
Simon commission
 Govinda Rao Nanal was the first President of the Hyderabad State Congress.
 Vandemataram Struggle in Osmania University took place in the year of 1938


 In 1932 a committee was appointed, under the Chairmanship of Aravamudu Iyengar by the
Nizam of Hyderabad. It was mainly to suggest measures for Political Reforms
 The communist Party was banned in Hyderabad State in 1946
 The first book that was printed in Telugu is The Bible
 Hyderabad was the first Indian State that signed the Subsidiary alliance with the East India
company.
 P. Anandacharyulu was the first Andhra who became the President of the Indian National
Congress. In which year did he become President of the Congress 1891
 Jiddu Krishnamurthy was the author of "At the Feet of the Master".
 Which of the following statements is false about Damodaram Sanjeevaiah

a) He was never defeated in the elections
b) He was the second chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
c) He was the President of the Indian National congress
d) He served as minister of Andhra Pradesh
 National college at Machilipatnam was established in the year 1910
 Rajasekhara Charithram was the first novel in Telugu
 The author of "Mahaprasthanam" was Srirangam Sreenivas Rao
 Vijayawada ( Bezawada) was the headquarters of the Andhra University when it was
started.
 Navabrahma temple complex is located at Alampuram

 The maternal gotra names that are prefixed to the personal names of the Satavahana kings
started from the the time of Gautamuputra Satakrani.
 Pavuluri Mallanna received Navakhandafvada as an Agrahara from Rajaraja Narendra
 The military Achievements of Gautamipurta Satakarni are mentioned in the inscription

noticed at Nasik
 The popular names of Ramachandra temple at Hampi is Hazara Rama temple
 Commentaries on Vedas were written under the leadership of Syana and Madhava during
the period of Harihara-II
 The English East India Company established a factory at Machilipatnam, who was the ruler
that gave permission to the company- Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah
 During the revolt of 1857, there was an attempt to incite the revolt in one of the towns of
Rayalaseema. What is that town? Kadapa
 Vennelakanti Raghavayya was played an important role in the anti -Zamindari movement in
Nellore district.
 "Zilla-bandi" system was introduced in Hyderabad State in the year 1865
 Syadvada school of philosophy was propounded by  Kundakundacharya
 Simukha was considered as the founder of the Satavahana rule.
 Fort St. George was built by the English at Madrasapatnam
 The nasik inscription of Gautami Balasri was issued during the reign of Vasishtiputra
Pulomavi
 The king who got the title "Kavivatsala" was  Hala Satavahana

 According to the Nasik inscription of Rishabhadatta, the rate of interest during the
Satavahana period was  12%
 The Myakadoni inscription refers to the word "Gulmika" to mean Feudatory chief
 The jain philosopher who composed " Samayasara" was Kundakundacharya
 The Jataka literature which refers to the defeat of Kharavela, the Kalinga king, at the hands
of Satakarni, the Asmaka king, was Chulla-Kalinga Jataka
 The inscription, in which Ashoka asked the teachers to inculcate Dharma in the minds of the
students, was found at Erragudi
 During whose period did Buddhism receive great patronage in the Ikshvaku Kingdom
Virapurushadatta
 The Sidharthaka Chaitya referred by the Buddhist literature is identified with the Chitya as
once existed at Gudiwada
 The Chalukya king who is said to have built 108 saiva temples on the name of Narendra
Mrigeswara was Vijayaditya-II
 The king who is said to have developed Kanduku on the model of Bezawada was
Vijayaditya –III
 Bhairava konda, located in Nellore district, was a centre of Saivism
 Where was the High Court of Andhra State established Guntur
 During the Satavahana Rule, Nigama Subhas looked after the administration of Cities
 The Chanda Railway Scheme agitation in Hyderabad State signifies-the beginning of public
awakening in the state
 Sirkrishnadevaraya Andhra Bhasha Nilayam was established by  Komarraju Laxman Rao

 Bezawada Gopala Reddy was the last chief minister of Andhra State
 What was the official language of the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi? Telugu
 Which of the following was the capital of Ikshavakus?  Vijayapuri
 The journal "Satihita Bodhini" was started by  Kandukuri Veeresalingam
 Before the formation of AP an agreement popularly known as Gentlemen's agreement was

signed. How many leaders signed on it?  8
 Sribagh Pact was signed in the year 1937
 Osmania University was established in the year 1918
 The first Kisan School was started by Acharya N.G.Ranga at Nidubrolu
 Justice party was started with the aim of safeguarding the interests of Non-Brahmins
 Which of the following is false with regards to socio-religious and economic conditions
during the satavahana rule?
a) The satavahana rulers followed Hindusim but some of their queens patronized
Buddhism
b) The fourfold caste system existed
c) The women were looked down upon
d) There were a flourishing maritime trade
 Kandukuri Veeresalingam celebrated the first widow remarriage on December 11, 1881
 Matching statements
a) Vishwanatha Satyanarayana-Veyi Padagalu
b) Sura varam Pratapa Reddy-Andhrula Sanghika Charitra
c) Darsi Chenchaiah-Nenu Nadesm
d) Ravi Narayana Reddy-Veera Telangana
 V.N.Suktankar scholar argued that Satavahanas were not Andhra but Andhra Bhrityas.

 The battle of Padmanabham took place in the year 1794
 Ryotwari system was first introduce in the Madras Presidency in Baramahals
 C.P.Brown collected the poems of Vemana
 Ammaraja ruler built Rajahmundry
 The author of Gathasapatasati was Hala
 During the Vandemataram movement, Bipinchandra Pal visited Andhra districts. When he
was in Machilipatnam, he was the guest of Ramadasu Naidu.
 Nizam college was established in Hyderabad in the year 1887
 Subbarayalu Reddiar was the first chief minster of justice party govt. in the Madras
Province.
 The first president of Andhra congress circle was Nyapati Subba Rao
 Dr.N.Sanjeeva Reddy was the first deputy chief minister of Andhra State
 Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramaiah wrote the History of Indian National Congress
 A.C.Parthasarathi Naidu was editor of the 'Andhra Prakasika’
 C.Rajagopalachari was the chief minister of Madras presidency in 1937
 The ceded districts who baptized as Rayalaseema by Gadicherla Harisarvothama Rao
 “Samastha Gnadhrava Vidya Kovida” Chellava was the court musician of Chalukya Bhima
 Which was the capital of Andhra State? Kurnool

 Find out the wrong match

a) Guntupalli-siddharathaka chaitya
b) Purvasaila-Dhanyakataka
c) Aparasaila- Sriparvata
d) Uttarasaila-Jaggayyapeta
 Both family and kingship were patriarchal regard to the Satavahana period
 Sri Venkateswara University was established in1954
 C.M. Trivedi was the first Governor of AP
 M.Narasinga Rao was editor of the Urdu daily newspaper  "Rayyat"
 The Vira Siromantapa at Srisailam was constructed by Anavema
 The Kohinoor diamond was discovered in the diamond mines at  Kolluru
 The Italian traveller who visited South India during the reign of Devaraya I was Nicolo
Conti
 The musical instrument “Jalakaranda” was referred in the Kakatiya inscription of

“Dharmasagaram”
 According to Kridabhiraman, Orugallu town was known as an adobe of drama artists/actors

place
 The Northern Sarkar was the main point of difference between Nizam Ali of Hyderabad
and the English.
 ChinQlich Khan was the founder of Hyderabad state
 Moturpha indicates Tax on looms
 The wahabi movement was Anti British

 The pilgrim of Rayalaseema was suppressed by  Thomas Munro
 The Christian missionaries were considerable service in spreading education in Andhra
 The Rampa rebellion took place in the year 1879
 Anantapur was made headquarter of ceded region
 The first novel written in Telugu literature by Veerasalingam was Rajasekhara Charitram
 Rev-Noble established a school at Machilipatnam in 1843
 In which year was Hyderabad Nizam college established 1887
 The first Telugu journal that was published from Bellary was  Satya Doota
 When was Gentlemen's Agreement made 1956
 Bipin Chandrapal's tour of Andhra was organized by Mutnuri Krishna Rao
 The person who led the kisan and agrarian movement in Andhra was  N.G.Ranga
 In which year national college was started at Machilipatnam  1910
 The anti-drink and Swadeshi movements were conducted in the ceded districts by
Kalluru Subba Rao
 T.Prakasham started daily English paper  Swarajya
 C.R.Reddy was the first Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University
 Who translated Maxim Gorky's 'Mother' into Telugu L.Linga Raju

 Who was the first Telugu man to become president of Indian National Congress 
P.Ananda Charyulu
 "Andhra Suratrana" was the popular title of  Kapaya Nayaka
 The stand still agreement was signed by the Nizam and the Government of Indian on 
November 29, 1947
 The leader of the "Join Indian Union" movement was Swamy Ramananda Tirtha
 "Telugu Lenka" was the Title of  Tummala Sitarama Murthy
 Mulla Abdul Qayyum was the first Muslim leader in Hyderabad to join the Indian National
congress.
 Andhra University was first established in the town of Vijayawada
 "Sribagh" was the residence of Kasinadhuni Nagaeswara Rao
 Wanchoo committee was appointed to  Identity implications of the Andhra State

formation
 Bezawada Gopal Reddy became the Chief Minister of Andhra State after 1955 elections
 Moin Nawaz Jung was headed the delegation to represent the Hyderabad State issue in
Security Council
 "Hyderabad in Retrospect" was written by  Ali Yavar Jung
 In Hyderabad State, the Comrades Association was founded in 1940
 "School of Politics" was conducted at Kanikapadu in 1939 by  N.G.Ranga
 Who initiated the Visalandhra movement  communist party

 The foundation stone for Nagarjuna Sagar Project was laid in 1955
 The first speaker of the A.P. State Legislative Assembly was  Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao
 The usage of paper as a writing material in 15th century was referred by  Srinatha
Pandita
 The most important port-town during the Kakatiya Period was  Motupalli
 The inscription which refers to the rules and regulations regarding the construction of a
tank is  Porumamilla inscriptions
 The court-dancer of Kumaragiri Reddy was Lakumadevi
 The battle of Bobbili took place in the year 1757
 Who arose the rebellion in the Godavari agency area, with he reference to the revolt of
Nana Saheb  Kourukonda Subba Reddy
 In the place of board of Revuenue, the Collector's administration came into existence in the
year 1794
 The Dowleswaram anacut was built in the year 1852
 The artist known as "Harikantha Pitamaba" was  Adibhatla Narayana Dasu
 The travelogue "Nilagiriyatra" was written by  Lola Seshachala kavi
 Who founded the journal "Hasyavardhani"  Kokkaonda Venkata Ratnam
 Errapragada was the Vidyadhikari in the court of  Prolaya Vema Reddy
 Who described Jashuva as "Madhurakavi"  Viswanatha Satyanarayana
 The first widow re-marriage in Andhra took place in the year  1881

 Who appreciated the social service activities of Veerasalingam calling him as

"South Indian Vidyasagar"  M.G.Ranade
 The first meeting of Krishna District Congress Association was held in Guntur
 The Tenali Bomb Case took place during Vandemataram Movement
 The first political journal in Andhra was  Andhra Prakasika
 The Ceded Districts ware named as Rayalaseema by  Gadicherla harisarvothama Rao
 The editor of the journal "Brahma Prakasika" was  Ragupati Venkataratnam Naidu
 The first Telugu woman who donated all her ornaments to Tilak Swaraj Fund and burnt her
foreign goods was  Maganti Annapurnamma
 The Palanadu Pullari Satyagraha took place during 1921-22
 Andhra Samvardhani Granthalayam Secunderabad was established in the year 1905
 The Lyric "Viragandhamu Techinamaramu-Virulevaro telapandi" was composed by

Ramaswamy chowday during  Civil disobedience movement
 The Journal "Nilagari" was published from Nalgonda
 The first face to face war between the British army and the followers of Alluri Sitarama
Raju took place at Panjerighat
 Andhrajana Kendra Sangham was formed in 1923 at Hanmakonda
 The Chanda Railway Scheme was prepared in the year 1883
 The Adi Hindu Social Service League was founded by  Bhagya Reddy Verma

 The ban on Hyderabad State Congress was lifted in the year 1946
 The capital city of Assaka Janapada was Bodhan
 The Centre for Rajagirika school of Buddhists was  Guntupalli
 The Chinese traveller, who wrote that he had seen students by hearting "Sushrullekha" in
India, was  Itsing
 The "Swetagaja Jataka" painting can be seen in Ajanta Cave number 10
 During the Satavahana period, 'Vadhika' was the built by  Carpenters
 Upasika Bodhisri contributed much for the propagation of Buddhism during the reign period
of Virapurushadatta
 Gunga Vijayaditya had borne the title "Tripura - Martya- Maheswara" in commemoration of
his victory over  Nellore, Kiranapura and Achalapura
 "Kalyanakaraka", a medical work was written by  Ugradityaacharya
 Hairti was the tutelary deity of  Ikshvakus
 "Kollabhiganda" was the title of  Vijayaditya IV
 Kumarila Bhatta propagated philosophical school of Purva-Mimamasa
 The headquarters of merchant build in medieval Andhra desa was  Penugonda
 The theory that 'Andhra and Satavahanas were not one and the same' was put forth by 
V.S.Sukthankar
 The Dasa Samaj in Andhra was established by  Brahma Naidu


 The first inscription in Telugu is Kalamalla inscription
 "Kayastha" was caste of Record-Keepers
 The eastern Chalukya king who built 108 Narendraeswara temples was Vijayaditya II
 "Vignanesvaram", a Telugu rendering of "Mitaksha" was written by  Ketana
 Navakhandavada agrhara was granted to Pavuluri Mallanna, the mathematician of the

Chalukyan period.
 The first Muslim invasion on Warangal took place in 1303
 The number of village officers during the kakatiya period was  Twelve
 Gangadevi was the student of  Agastya
 The Reddy king Anapota Reddy shifted his capital from Addanki to Kondavidu
 The Ikshvakau king Sri Chantamula tried to involve the intellectual class in agricultural
development
 The Telugu scholar Pampana composed "Vikramarjuna Vijaya" in Kannada
 Prola I constructed the tank Arikesari Samudra
 The Ramappa temple is an example for Ekasila
 The number of caves in Bhairavakonda in Nellore district was Eight
 "Sangita- Sudhakaram", a work on music was composed by  Singa Bhupala II

 One of the major towns of the Godavari region in the Satavahana kingdom was
Pratishthana
 The remains of the vijayanagar empire can be found in  Hampi
 Krishna deva Raya was a contemporary of  Babur
 Vijayawada is located on the bank of river  Krishna
 Megasthanese was the ambassador of  Selecus
 The word Buddha means  An enlightened one
 Language of Sangam literature was Tamil
 Andhra Pradesh, the first linguistic state in India, came into existence in the year 1953
 Nadendla Bhaskara rao was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for the shortest period
 Kakatiya ruled Andhra in the 12th and 13th centuries
 'Kotappa konda' is famous for Lord shiva temple
 The chirala - perala movement was against the formation of chirala municipality
 The assembly speaker in the first Rajaji Ministry was  Bulusu Sambamurthy
 Editor of Golconda Patrika  Suvaram Pratap Reddy
 Bipin Chandra Pal toured Andhra during the Vandemataram movement
 The first Andhra Mahasabha Conference was headed by Bayya Narasimheswara Rao
 The Gentlemen's agreement was signed on20th November, 1956

 Kakatiyas contribution to culture reflects in Warangal
 Rudreshwara temple is situated in Anamakonda
 Subba Rao is the author of 'Yenki' song in Telugu
 Nagendra is the king of snakes according to Indian mythologies
 The famous temple of surya is situated in Andhra at Arasavalli
 Dimsa dance is the name of dance which the girijans of araku valley do
 Gopichand is the author of the book "Asamarthuni Jeevita Yatra"
 Kancharla Gopanna is the original name of Badrachala Ramadasu
 Tyagaraju is the author of Pancharatna Keerthanas
 Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh is famous for  launching satellites
 The first criminal case during the vandematram movement in Andhra in the political field
was  kakinada case
 The Anglo- Telugu weekly published from Guntur which stimulated the Andhras to think in
terms of separate Andhra was Deshabhimani
 The first speaker of Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly is N. Subba Rao Pantulu
 Vavilala Gopala krishnayya is the author of the book "Andhra Pradesh Gandhiji"
 The kakatiya ruler Ganapatideva ruled South India during 1199-1261 AD
 Rani Rudramadevi was the daughter of  Rudrama Raya

 N.T. Rama Rao is the name of the Telugu cinema Actor who was referred as "Andhra
M.G.R"
 The book "Eighteen Fifty Seven" was written by S.N.Sen
 The author of "Gita Govinda " was  Jayadeva
 The father of Andhra state movement is  Konda Venkatappaiah
 Alluri Seetharama raju belonged to the Tribe Khonds
 Basveswara belonged to the Veerashavism religion
 The first telugu cinema's director is  H.M.Reddy
 During the Indian nationalist movement the famous song "Makoddu ye tella doratanamu"
was written by Garimella Satyanarayana
 The first president of Andhra congress was  Nyapati Subba rao
 Brahmins was the caste of the Satavahanas
 The first telugu journal Satyadoota was published from Bellary
 The third Andhra Mahasabha in the year 1915 was held at  Visakhapatnam
 Vijayaditya VII was the last king of the Eastern Chalukyas
 Rajasekhra charithram is the first novel in Telugu
 The communist party initiated the Visalandhra movement
 Vallabhaneni Sitamahalaxmi was the first women to be arrested during salt satyagraha

 Vijayananda Gajapati presided over the Andhra Mahasabha convention held at Bellary
 The crop known to people of vijayanagara empire isCoconut
 First session of the Andhra Mahasabha was held in 1913 at Bapatla
 First widow re-marriage in Andhra was performed at Rajahmundry on 11-11-1881
 The first session of the Rayalaseema Mahasabha was held at Madras on 28-1-1936
 Signatories of 'Sri Bagh' agreement include K.Koti Reddy,Konda Venkatappaiah, Kallur

Subba Rao
 B.N. Sharma presided over the first session of Andhra Mahasabha held in 1913
 P.Anandacharyulu presided over the 7th annual session of the congress at Nagpur
 Tallapaka Annamacharya hailed from tallapaka village in the district of  Cuddapah
 Sri Krishna Devaraya Andhra Basha Nilyam was established in Hyderabad in 1901
 First meeting of the Andhra Jana Sangam was held in Hyderabad in14-2-1922
 On the eve of Telugu new year,2012,C. Narayana Reddy received Telugu Velugu award for
literature from govt. A.P
 On the eve of Telugu new year,2012,Bapu received Telugu Velugu award for painting from
govt. A.P
 The founder of satavahana dynasty was Simukha
 Neetisastram was written by Rudra deva

 Marcopolo visited Motupalli during the period of Rudramadevi’s rule
 The first sultanate Ala-uddin- khilji invaded kakatiyas
 The Jatiya Andhra Mahasabha was founded by Ravi Narayana Reddy
 The father of movement for people dialect in Telugu language wasGidugu Rama murthy
 The land tax collected during the Kakatiya was termed as Aari
 A traveller named Nuniz visited Vijayanagara empire during rule of Achyutadeva. Nuniz
belonged toItaly
 Vijayanagara was the great hindu empire in south India
 The first ruler of Vijayanagara was Harihara-I
 The earliest European visitor to Vijayanagara empire wasNicolo Conti
 Satavahanas is the first historical ruling dynasty of the Deccan
 The founder of Chalukya dynasty Pulakesi-I
 The period of kakatiyas rulers 1000-1323
 Rudramba (1262-1289) had  3 daughters
 The first session of Rayalaseema Mahasabha was held on 28-1-1934 at Madras
 In connection with Harijan uplift work, Mahatma Gandhi visited Hyderabad on 9-3-1934
 First Jnanpith awardee in Telugu Viswanath Satyanarayana
 Mysolia(Machilipatnam)  Ptolemy described it as a great market in Andhra kingdom

 Duggirala Goplakrishnayya was known as  Andhra Ratna Denabandhu
 Nyapati Subba Rao was the first lawyer in Andhra to boycott British courts
 The first Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh was K.V.Rangareddy
 The language that is noticed in the early inscriptions of the Ikshavakus is Prakrit
 Kakatiya mural paintings are found in Pillalamari
 The only rebellion that occurred in the third quarter of the 19th century was the
Karamakonda Subba Reddy's rebellion
 The arrest of Mrs. Annie Besant gave birth to the Young Indian Association
 Charles Philip Brown was responsible for bringing out the first dictionary in Telugu
 The fortress of Vijyanagara was located on the bank of river Tungabadhra
 Nannayya started the Telugu version of Mahabharata
 R.Venkataratnam was responsible for the spread of the idea of Brahma Samaj in Andhra
 The English -Telugu dictionary was first prepared by C. P .Brown
 Paravataneni Veerayya Chowdary was closely associated with the no-tax campaign of
Pedanandipadu
 Mallu Dora was not associated with the Rampa rebellion (1922-24)
 The student leader Gadicherla Harisarvottam Rao associated with the Vandemataram
incident at Rajahmundry

 Participation of election was not envisaged in the Non-Cooperation movement
 Prativadi Bhayankarachari was closely associated with Kakinada Conspiracy case
 K.V.Reddy Naidu was headed the Congress minister in Madras in 1937
 The first chief minister of the Andhra state was T.Prakasham
 'Sri Bagh Pact' was signed in the year-1937
 Madapati Hanumantha Rao was called "Andhra Pitamaha"
 Kharavela was a contemporary of Hala
 Nasik transcription of Gautami Balasari's describes the achievement of  Gautamiputra

Shatakarni
 Amaravati is situated now in the district of Guntur
 The successor of Kakati Ganaptideva was Rudramadevi
 Kakatiya capital was shifted from Hanamakonda to Warangal during the reign of
Ganapatideva
 The Yadava ruler defeated by Rudrammadevi was  Mahadeva
 Fall of Kakatiya kingdom took place in the year of 1332
 The author of "Basava Puranam " was Palkurki
 Palampet(Ramappa) is situated now in the district of Warangal
 Madhavacharya's Philosophy is known as Dvaita

 The founders of Vijayanagara empire belonged to the dynasty of Sangama
 Vidyaaranya belonged to the school of Dvaita
 The author of " Madura Vijayamu" was Gangadevi
 Founder of Saluva dynasty was Narasimha
 The first Vijayanagara Monarch who enlisted the Muslims in his army was Devaraya-I
 The author of "Amuktamalyada" was Krishnadevaraya
 The Gajapathi Monarch defeated by Krishnadevaraya was Prataprudra
 Thomas curbed the power of the poligars of Rayalaseema
 Kailasnath Wanchoo was not a member of the State Reorganization Commission
 After the conquest of Udayagiri fort which idol Sri Krishna Deva Raya took with him
Balakrishnudu
 Saluva Narasimha was the predecessor of Sri krishnadeva Raya
 Battle of Raichur was the greatest battle fought by Sri Krishna Deva Raya
 Allasani Peddanna was the court poet of Sri Krishna Deva Raya
 During whose reign visited Vijayanagar Kringdom  Sri Krishna Deva Raya
 Hazara Ramaswamy was the famous temple constructed by Sri Krishna Deva Raya at
Hampi
 Where was Penugonda Verupanna Virabhadreshwar Swamy temple constructed 

Lepakshi

 Who managed "Viveka Vardhini" Paper  Kandukuri Veerasalingam
 Who started Vignana Chandrika Mandali K.V.Laxman Rao
 What was the inscription issued by Balasri  Nasik cave inscription
 Coins of Pulomavi, Yagnasri indicates Satavahanas maritime trade
 Marcopolo traveller visited Motupalli port during Kakatiya period
 Vidyanathudu wrote Pratapa Rudra Yashobhushanam
 Kapaya nayakudu issued Vilasan grant
 Jayapa Senani wrote  Nritya Ratnavali
 Malik Kafur imprisoned king Pratapa Rudra II and took along with him.
 Recharla Rudra constructed Ramappa temple at Palampet
 Vijayanagara Kingdom was founded in the year 1336
 Gangadevi wrote Madhura Vijayam
 Pingali Venkaiah designed our tri-colour national flag
 In 1802 year the office of Collector was introduced in the North Sarkar region
 Krishna Patrika editor was Mutunuri Krishna Rao
 In Simon Commission movement, Prakasham got "Andhra Kesari” title

 Who was not a member of Dhar Commission

A. U.N.Debhar
B. S.K Dhar
C. Pannalal
D. Jagat Narayanalal
 Chintapalli was the police station first attacked by the Alluri Sitarama Raju
 Who wrote Malapalli Unnava Laxminarayana
 'Ramanandu' was associated with Chirala -perala movemen
 Madhuri Annarnaiah edited the congress paper
 Potti Sreeramulu attained Martyrdom for the cause of separate Andhra on

 December 15,1952
 Gurajada Apparao wrote Mutyala Saralu
 "Sree Bagh" agreement was reached between Rayalaseema and Coastal region people
 Founder of Hyderabad  Moh. Quli Qutub Shah
 Name of the person who was succeeded in the Deccan Affairs Bussy
 Revenue system of Rayalaseema  Manro
 Author of English -Telugu dictionary  Brown
 Author of Neeti Chandrika Chinnayasuri
 Author of Kanyasulkam  Gurajada Apparao
 Tour of Bipin Chandra Pal in Andhra  1907


 The founder of Krishna Patrika  Mutnuri Krishna Rao
 Gadicherla Hari Sarvothama Rao started the home rule movement in Andhra
 Place in which non-payment of taxes is related  Pedanandipadu
 Baptla railway station burnt at the time of Quit India movement
 Sribagh is house of K. Nageswara Rao
 Founder of Viveka Vardhini  Kandukuri
 Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah started chirala perala movement
 Capital of satavahanas  Paithan
 Gatha Sapthasathi author  Hala
 Philosophy of Nagarjuna  Madyamika, Soonya Vaadam
 The western seaport during the time of "Shathavahanas  Motupalli
 Name of the place in Andhra where the Roman coins found Bhattiprolu
 Name of the trade centre of Roman in Eastern side Arikamedu
 Who was the builder of thousand pillars temple  Rudra Deva
 Ganapathi Deva Abhaya inscription was found at Motupalli
 Nagamma was responsible for the Battle of Palnadu
 Religious teacher of Ganapathi Deva  Visweshwara shamble

 Kakatiyas were chief exporter of  cloths
 The family god of Vijayanagara people was  Virupakshudu
 Foreign traveler at the time of Krishna bahamani and vijayanagaram  Numiz
 Art of Vijayanagara  Lepakshi
 Capital of Vijayanagara after the Tallikota battle  Penugonda
 Nadustunna Charitra, Telugu monthly is published from  Vijayawada
 Andhra Mahasabha in Hyderabad State was found in 1930
 Mahatma Gandhi visited Hyderabad on 9-3-1934
 To spread the message of congress, T. Prakasam started the English daily called Swarajya on
26-10-1921
 Gentlemen’s agreement was signed at New Delhi between Andhra and Telangana 
20-2-1956
 The first novel in telugu called Rajasekhara Charithram wrote  Kandukuri Veeraselingam
 The first Rayalaseema Mahasabha met on 28-1-1934 at Madras
 The first historical ruling dynasty of the Deccan whose achievements were remarkable 
Satavahanas
 Founder of chalukya dynasty  Pulakeshi-I

 One of the major dynasties that ruled over Andhra

A. Satavahanas
B. Ikshavaku
C. Salankayana
D. Kalinga
 Most of the early Buddhist literature was written in  Pali language
 Rule of reddy kingdom of Kondaveedu: 1325-1353
 Vastsyana in his kamasutra mentions  64 arts
 Nyapathi Subba Rao is popularly known as Andhra Bhishma
 Ranganatha Ramayanam is the work of Gona Buddha Reddy
 Which of the following is wrongly matched

A. Rayaprolu subba Rao - Trunakankanam
B. Duvvuri - Krusheevaludu
C. Bassavaraju Apprao- Pannasala
D. Krishna Sastri –urvasi
 In the beginning , Kakatiyas were – Jains
 What is considered to be the source of the Telugu script? Brahmi script
 9-temple complex of Navabrahma temple is located at Alampur
 From whom did Kakatiya Pratapa Rudra take over Kanchipuram in the South Tanjavur
Nayakas
 Sri Krishna Devaraya was contemporary king of Babur
 In India next to Hindi, which language is spoken by the majority of the people? Telugu
 The naxalite movement originated in West Bengal

 Author of the books 'A History of Ancient India' and 'A History of South India'  K.A.
Neelkanta Shastry
 Most of the early Buddhist literature was written in  Pali
 The empire of Vijayanagara was found by  Harihara-I and Bukka Raya I
 Who is the founder of Satavahana dynasty Simuka
 Who built the bhimeshwara temple on the banks of Godavari  Ammaraju
 Deccan educational society was established by G.G.Agarkar
 First Andhra Mahasabha held in the year  1913
 Which language is popularly called 'Italian of the East? Telugu
 Father of Andhra Renaissance was  Kandukuri Veerasalingam
 Konda Venkatappaiah is called by the title  Desha Bhakta
 'Sribagh agreement' was signed by the leader of circars and Rayalaseema in  1937
 The Chalukya king who had borne the title Tripura-martya Maheswara was Gunga
Vijayaditya
 The literary court of Devataya II was known as  Mutyalasala
 A Buddhist monk went to Tibet in the 11 AD to propagate Buddhism was  Dipanka

Srijnana
 Find the wrong pair

A. Gauthami balashri- nasik inscriptions
B. Kharaveludi - hathigumpha inscriptions
C. Rudradaman - Nanaghat inscriptions
D. Ashoka - Maski inscriptions

 The tomb of Alluri Sitaramaraju is located at  Krishnadevi Peta
 The inscriptions containing the description of the achievements of Gauthamiputra Satakarni

is at  Nasik
 Panduranga was the commander of the armies of which dynasty  Eastern Chalukyas of
Vengi
 The place in AP containing Badami Chalukyan temples  Alampur
 The earliest inscriptions relating to the history of Andhra Pradesh are in this languages 
Prakrit
 The important cause for the conflict of the Brahmins and the Vijyanagar rulers was 
Possession of territory
 The teacher trainee who was restricted from the college during the Vandematharam
movement was  Gadicherla Harisarvothama Rao
 The All India congress session was held for the first time in Andhra at Vijayawada
 The first session of Andhra Mahasabha which was held at Bapatla in 1913 B.N.Sharma
 The foreign traveller who visited the port of motupalli during the kakatiya period
Marcopolo
 The famous Ramappa temple at Palampeta was built by Recharla Rudra
 Bukka -I Vijayanagara ruler, resolved the conflict between the Jainas and Vaishnavas
 The year in which the famous Palampeta (Ramappa Temple) was Constructed 1213 AD
 Chintala Venkata Ramana temple is located at Thadipatri

 The telugu personality who is known by the title 'Desa Bhakta' Konda Venkatappayya
 The year in which the battle of padmanabha was fought in Andhra 1794
 The name of the place with which the famous no tax campaign in Andhra is associated
during the freedom movement in Andhra Pedanandipadu
 The ruler who was described as Thrisamudrapati was Gouthamiputra Satakarni
 The founder of the Home rule movement was Annie Besant
 The sacred book of the Buddhists are Tripitakas
 The satavahana king who defeated Nahapana was  Gautamiputra Satakarni
 The first poet to translate the Mahabharatha into telugu was Nannayya
 The most powerful kakatiya ruler who expanded the empire upto kanchi  Ganapathi
 Which of the following college in the city of Hyderabad was saved by Raghupati
Venkataratnam naidu as principal before Independence Mahaboob college
 Kandukuri veerasalingam Died in the year 1919
 Who is reputed to have ruled over the whole of Andhra desa extending for Ganjam in the
north to Kanjivaram in the south, embracing all the present Andhra, Telangana,
Rayalaseema regions Ganapatideva
 Battle of Rakshsi-Tangadi (1565 AD)was between  Adhilshahis of Bijapur and Ramaraya
 Ketana, a famous poet of kakitiya, earned the Abhinava Dandi by rendering into telugu the
Sanskrit work titled  Dasakumara charitham
 Under whose leadership were branches of the home rule movement started in AP 
Gadicherla Harisarvottamarao

 In which of the following seesions of the INC did a telugu man, Anandacharyulu, presided in
1891 Nagpur session
 The Sribagh agreement concluded on 16th November, 1937 was between Andhra-
Rayalaseema
 The Rampa rebellion happened during 1922-1924
 In the south, vijayanagara rulers, main rivals were the Sultans of Bahmani
 Madhura Vijayam was composed by Ganga Devi
 The Kurnool Circular was issued by the state congress leaders during Quit India
Movement
 Which of the pallava ruler is known as 'Vichitrachitta' Mahendravarman
 The vijayanagar king who tatally withdrew the marriage tax was  Krishnadevaraya
 Who was the earliest to make a mention of the forts in Andhra Megasthenese
 Who was the founder of the Tuluva dynasty Veeranarasimha
 Who started a monthly magazine, Saitihitabodini in Andhra in 1883  Kandukuri

Veeresalingam
 During which dynasty's reign was Rajamahendra i.e, the present Rajahmundry build 
Eastern Chalukyas
 Recharla Rudra had title of Kakatiya Stapanacharya
 Chrisitian association of Bellary was the publisher of first Telugu journal, Satyadoota
 All the satavahana inscriptions are in Prakrit language and brahmi script

 During the Kakatiya rule, the gold coins were known as  Mada
 Whose court was adorned by kavi Sarvabhouma Srinatha  Pedakomati Vemareddy
 Where is the famous Virupaksha temple located  Hampi
 The famous 'vijaya sthambha' at Chittor was built by Rana Kumbha

 The first Nizam Andhra Mahasabha was presided by Suravaram Pratap Reddy
 'Sri Krishna Devaraya Andhra Basha Nilayam' was established in 1901
 Ramakrishna Rao was the first elected chief minister of Hyderabad state
 Kasim Raziv was the leader of the Razakaris
 According to puranas Pulomavi III was the last ruler of Satavahanas?
 Bhattiprolu inscription refers to 'Nigama-sabha'- of the Satavahanas
 "Syadwadachala Simha" was the title of Somadeva Suri
 Vijayapuri was the capital city of the Ikshvakus
 Vengi was the capital city of the Salankyanas
 Tamil language was used in the inscription of Satavahanas
 Saivisim religion was patronized by the Salakayanas
 Gungaga Vijayaditya was the greatest of the kings of Eastern Chalukyan dynasty
 Rajaraja patronized Nannayabhattu
 The first Chalukya-Chola emperor was Kulottunga - 1
 Important seaport in the Kakatiya Kingdom Motupalli
 The religion that was patronized by the early Kakatiya kings was Jainism

 "Prataparudra Yashobhushana" was written by Vidyanatha
 The popular religion of the Reddy period was Veerasaivism
 Pedkomati Vema Reddy was the author of Sangita Chintamani
 Erra Preggada was the Vidyadhikari in the court of Prolaya Vema Reddy
 'Meruka' was a tax on Wetlands
 The literary work of the Reddy period which gives lot of information regarding the sea-borne
trade is Harivilasam
 Coldwel argued that the Ikshvakus were origninally the telugu people
 Nasik inscription of Gautami Balasri was issued during the reign of Vasishtiputra Pulomavi
 The Persian envoy who visited the court of Devaraya II was Abdul Razzaq
 The word "Salankayana" means... The Holy Bull
 Robert Sewell wrote the "Forgotten Empire"
 "Sangita Sudhakaram " a commentary on "Sangitaratnkara" of Sarangadhar was written by

Singabhupala II
 Annamayya the Iyric written was a contemporary to Saluva Narasimha Raya
 Potana was the author of Virabhadra Vijayam

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 The story of Satavahanas was narrated in Vishnu Purana.
 Megasthanese mentioned that the Andhras used to live in the towns.
 The religion adopted by the Satavahanas was Vedic religion.
 The religion adopted by many queens of the Satavahanas was Buddhist religion.
 Many houses called Chaityams were built by the queens of the Satavahanas kings
for the Buddhist monks.
 The associations that helped for the development of trade during the Satavahana
period were called as Guilds or Srenulu.
 The names of the feudatories during the Satavahana period were Maharathi,
Mahabhooja.
 For administrative convenience, Satavahana Empire was divided into Aharas.
 The Aharas during the time of the Satavahana were administrated by-the officers
called Amatyas.
 During the time of the Satavahanas the Aharas, away from the capital were
administered by the military officers called Mahasenadhipathulu.
 The Mantri Parishad during the Satavahana Period extended its help to the king
in the administration of the kingdom.
 The Royal employees who extended their help in the administration of the
empire during the Satavahana period were Visvamaatyalu,Rajaamatyuiu,
Mahaamatyulu.
 The Satavahana king used to consult Visvaamatyulu in taking the important

decisions.

 The status of the Rajaamatyas was advisors to the administration.
 Mahaamatyas used to extend their help to the king in the administration as

Special Officers.
 There are 5 or 10 villages in the jurisdiction of Gramani.
 The Sabha which is responsible for the administration of the towns during the
time of the Satavahanas was Nigama Sabha.
 The name of the Karshaka Pratinidhi during the Satavahana period was Gaaha
Pati.
 The chief source of income during the time of the Satavahanas was land revenue.
 The king’s share in the produce raised by a peasant was called Bhodga, Deeva
meeya.
 The duty (sistu) paid by the professionals was called Kaarukara
 The Official language of the Satavahanas was Prakrit.
 The language of the common people during the period of Satavahanas was Desi
Bhaasha.
 Desi Bhaasha belongs to Dravidian language family.
 The copper coins issued during the period of the Satavahanas were called as
Karpanamulu.
 During the Satavahana period the towns were called as Nagaramulu or

Nigamamulu.

 During the Satavahana period, the minimum administrative unit was

Village(Gramam).
 Copper and Iron metals are of a great demand during the time of the
Satavahanas.
 With Roman empire, the Satavahana kings used to conduct business activities for
luxurious goods.
 The kings who are prominent in history as Mahapatha Nirmaatalu are

Satavahanas.
 Brihatpalayanas ruled the northern region of Krishna River after Ikshvakus.
 Kondamudi copper edict is the only inscription, which tells about

Brihatpalayanas.
 Kondamudi copper edict mentioned about Jayavarma.
 The script of Kondamudi copper edict is Prakrit.
 According to Kondamudi edict, the capital of Jayavarma is Koduru.
 Jayavarma was the devotee of Lord Shiva.
 Koduru is the ancient name for the present Gudur in Bandar taluk of Krishna
district in Brihatpalayanas period.
 According to the Nagarjunakonda inscription, Brihatpalayanas were the

feudatories of Ikshvakus.
 Jayavarma’s religion is Vedic.
 Eight Brahmins got the Pantur village as a grant.


 According to the Kondamudi copper edict, Pallavas were responsible for the rise
of Brahmanism and for the downfall of Buddhism.
 Salankayanas ruled the Krishna region after Jayavarma
 The officer who stayed with Jayavarma is Bhapa maha varma.
 The titles of Bhapa maha varma were Mahasenapati, Mahadandanayaka &

Mahatalavara.
 Dr. Jovo Dubre established the fact that the present Gudur located near
Machllipatnam is nothing but Koduru of Brihatpalayana period.
 Bhavaraju Krishna Rao told that the present Koduru located near Ghantasala is
nothing but Koduru of Brihatpalayana period.
 The ports Kantakasila, Koddura, Allosigni as mentioned by Ptolemy belong to the

period of Jayavarma.
 Kondamudi copper edict was in Prakrit language, but the seal and subject on that
edict was in Sanskrit.
 Haran is the name of the division of the country of Brihatpalayanas
 Jayavarma issued Kondamudi inscription during 10th year of his reign.
 Salankayanas defeated Brihatpalayanas.
 After the disintegration of the Brihatpalayana dynasty, Salankayana dynasty

came to power.
 The term-Salankayana indicates the name of the clan
 Vijaya deva Varma was the founder of Salankayana dynasty.


 Vengipuram was the capital of Salankayanas
 The present name of Vengipuram is Pedavegi.
 Pedavegi is near Eluru in West Godavari district
 At present 8 inscriptions are available about Salankayanas, 3 are in Prakrit

language and the remaining 5 are in Sanskrit.
 Chandavarma had the title of ‘PRATAPONATA SAMANTASYA’.
 The great king among Salankayanas was Hastivarma.
 Emblem of Salankayanas was Bull.
 Chitraratha Swamy was the family deity of Salankayanas.
 Chitraratha Swamy means Sun.
 The contemporary Gupta ruler of Hastivarma was Samudragupta.
 Allahabad pillar inscription mentioned about the Gupta King Samudragupta.
 According to Allahabad Pillar inscription, Hastivarma was defeated by

Samudragupta.
 Salankayanas declared themselves as devotes of BappaBhattaraka.
 Bappa Bhattaraka means “consideration of father as God”.
 Nandi Varma-ll issued the Pedavegi inscription; which mentioned about the
grant of land to Vishnu.

 Pedavegi inscription is the 1st one to mention that there are Vishnu temples in
Andhra
 From the period of Salankayanas, Sanskrit language acquired the place of official
language instead of Prakrit.
 Kolleru is the name of water body located near Pedavegi.
 In Ptolemy’s opinion, the people called “salankaini" are located to the west of the
river Godavari.
 Vijaya Deva Varma performed ‘Asvamedha’ and proclaimed Independence to the

Salankayana Kingdom.
 MUNYADA mentioned in Eluru inscription is a political employee.
 Nandi Varma-ll issued the Kolleru inscription.
 Buddhism lost its place in Andhra and spread in east-west islands like Burma
and Cambodia during the period of Salankayanas.
 Even though Salankayanas were Paramaheswaras, Parama bhagavatas, they

performed Asvamedha Yagas.
 Buddha Palita, Bhava Viveka & Acharya Dijnaga were the great Buddhist scholars
in Andhra Pradesh during Salankayanas
 Acharya Dijnaga belonged to the religion Brahmanism.
 Simhavaktapuram is the Birth Place of Dijnaga.
 At first, Acharya Dijnaga encouraged Hinayana branch of Buddhism.

 With the influence of Vasubandu, Dijnaga abandoned Hinayana and took

Mahayana.
 Kakati, Kakathya, Kaketha & Kakarthya are the substitute words that appear in
the inscription for Kakatiya.
 Gummadi or Kushmanda is the meaning of Kakati.
 Kakatiyas were feudatories of Eastern Chalukyas.
 Gundyana was the founder of Kakatiyas.
 Anamakonda or Ammakonda was the capital of Kakatiyas in the beginning.
 Orugallu was the capital of Kakatiyas
 Betha Raju was the Vamsakartha.
 Gundyana was the father of Betharaju.
 Betha Raju holds the title ‘Kakati Puradhinatha’
 Prola Raju was the son of Betharaju.
 Kakatha Vallabha was the title of Prola Raju.
 Betha Raju-ll was the son of Prola Raju.
 Vaijana Dandanatha was the minister of Bietha Raju-ll.
 Tribhuvana Malta & Mikrama Chakri are the titles of Betha Raju-ll.
 Kazipet inscription, states that Durga Nripathi ascended the throne.


 Betha Raju-ll was the father of Prola Raju-ll.
 Rajendra Choduni of Vehati Ghoda killed Prola Raju-ll.
 Bethanamathya, son of Vaijana Dandanatha was the minister of Prola Raju-ll.
 Bethanamathya had patronized Jainism.
 Mailamma, wife of Bethanamathya built Jaina Basthi called Kadalyam on

Anamakonda.
 Prola Raju-ll had built Swayambhu Devalayam & Kesavalayam in Warangal fort.
 Rudra Deva was the eldest son of Praia Raju.
 Rudra Deva ascended the throne in 1158 A.D.
 Anamakonda inscription describes the success stories of Rudra Deva.
 Padmavathi was the name of the wife of Rudra Deva.
 Udayadithya of Telugu chola family was the father of Padmavathi.
 Kakati Rudra Deva helped Nalagama Raju in the battle of Palanadu.
 During Kakatiya period, the present Pithapuram & Kakinada Talukas were called
as Prolanadu.
 In the year 1196 A.D, Rudra Deva fought with Devagiri army.
 Rudra Deva built the Thousand-Pillar temple in Anumakonda.
 Draksharama inscription narrates that Rudra Deva as Vinaya Bhushan.


 Mahadeva ascended the throne after Rudra Deva.
 Rudra Deva died while fighting with Yadava king Jaitra Pala or Jaithugi.
 Mahadeva was the father of Ganapathi Deva.
 Mailama and Kundambika were the daughters of Mahadeva.
 Mailama and kundambika married Nathavadi king Rudra Raju.
 Racharla Rudra had rescued the empire when Ganapathi Deva was in prison
 Ganapathi Deva felicitated Malayala Bhounda Senali with the title Eepwilutaka or
Deeni Churakara for the victory in Deeni Dweepa.
 Naramba & Peramba were the wives of Ganapathi Deva.
 The ruler of Divi Dweepa Ayeyapina Choza was the father of Naramba &
Peramba.
 Tikkana Somayaji was the author of Nirvachanothara Ramayana.
 Ganapathi Deva shifted the capital from Anmakonda to Warangal in the year
1254.
 Muthukur battle took place in the year 1263.
 Rudramba and Ganapamba were the daughters of Ganapathi Deva.
 Rudramba married Veerabhadra of Eastern Chalukyan dynsty.
 Ganapamba married Bethana of Kota dynasty.

 Jayapa Senani wrote Nritha Ratnavali.
 Prola Bheema Nayaka, minister of Ganapathi Deva had the titles Aruvela
Dushaka, Suryavamsa Prathisthana Charya & Kanchi Churakara.
 Rudramba ascended the throne after Ganapathi Deva in 1260.
 The tourist of Venice who visited Andhra Desa during Rudramamba's reign was
Marco Polo.
 Kayastha King Janniga Deva was the father of Amba Deva.
 Tripuranthakam inscription narrated the victorious achievements of Amba Deva.
 Unduluri Annaya Deva, Poshkala Mallayoya Preggada, King Ganapathi Deva &
Gangi Deva were the important Maha Pradhans of Rudramamba.
 Ayyamma & Mummidamma were the daughters of Rudramamba.
 Induluri Aneya Deva was the husband of Ayyamma.
 Mahadeva Raju was the husband of Mummidamma.
 Mummidamma & Mahadeva Raju were the parents of Pratapa Rudra.
 Pratapa Rudra ascended the throne in 1296.
 Marana was the author of Markandeya Purana.
 The Turkish Garshans Malik attacked Devagiri & defeated Ramachandra Deva
 The Army officer of Allauddin who defeated Pratapa Rudra was Malik Caffer

 Musunuri Prolaya Nayaka’s inscription states that the king Pratapa Rudra died
jumping into the river Narmada.
 The Muslim King Ulumkhan held Pratapa Rudra as hostage.
 Ferista declared that Krishna Nayaka who attacked Muslims in 1336 was the son
of Pratapa Rudra.
 The collective name given to all administration departments during Kakatiya

rule was Bahathara Viyog.
 Bahathara Viyogaduipathi holds supreme authority over all the departments.
 The name of the officials who enjoyed land without any cess or tax during
Kakatiya rule were Ayagarlu.
 The number of Ayagarlu were 12.
 The official who levies taxes based on the assessment given by Karanam was
Pedakapu or Reddy.
 Betha Raju-ll built Setti, Kete & Kesari Samudram.
 The name of the cess levied on wet lands was Koru.
 The name of the cess levied on dry lands was Putti Wahindi.
 The name given to land cess is Adhi.
 The name of farmers who pay taxes was Arigapulu.
 The name of the tax levied on grass was Pullari.

 During Kakatiya period the industries were concentrated in Peda Ganjam,China

Ganjam, Kada Kuduru, Chomperela, Kanuparthi, Devarapalli & Pondorthi.
 Jayapa Senani led the elephant force during Ganapathi Deva period.
 Bendapuda annayya was the chief of elephant force during Pratapa Rudra period.
 Sahini Kumara was the chief of infantry during Pratapa Rudra period.
 Basavanna founded Veera Shaivam at Kalyani in 12th Century.
 Sadbhana Sambhu founded Golagi Math.
 The chief of Golagi Math who won accolades from Ganapathi Deva was
Visweswara Sivesikudu.
 Palkuriki Somanatha was the author of Basava Puranam & Panditaradhya

Charitra.
 Jaina Appana charya was the author of Jinendra Kalyanabhyudayam.
 Rudra, army officer of Ganapathi Deva built Pakala Tank.
 Racharla Rudra built Ramappa Tank.
 The gold coins called Nishkam, Tankam & Varaha were in currency during
Kakatiya period.
 Takavelli Mallikarju Bhattu wrote the books Niroshtya Ramayana udaara

Raghavam.
 The founder of Reddy Kingdom was Prolaya Vema Reddy.

 Before the establishment of the Reddy Kingdom, Prolaya Vema Reddy served in
the court of Prataparudra.
 Prolaya Vema Reddy founded the Reddy Kingdom in the year 1324 A.D.
 The Capital of Prolaya Vema Reddy was Addanki.
 From Anitalli Kaluva Cheru inscription, we know that Prolaya Vema Reddy
served in the court of Kapayanayaka.
 The Motupalli port town was occupied by Mallaya Reddy, the brother and
commander of Prolaya Vema Reddy by defeating Bahamani Sultan Hasan Gangu.
 Errana, the last poet of ‘Kavitrayam’ was the court poet of Prolaya Vema Reddy.
 The later part of the ARANYA Parvam of Mahabharata was translated by Errana.
 The Reddy King who built steps to Pathala Ganga in Srisailam and to Ahobilam
Konda was Prolaya Vema Reddy.
 The Reddy King who had the title ‘Dharma Pratishtana Nagarudu’ was Prolaya
Vema Reddy.
 The Reddy King who changed the capital from Addanki to Kondaveedu was
Anapota Reddy.
 Manyamapura inscription gives the information about shifting of the capital from
Addanki to Kondaveedu by Anapota reddy
 The Reddy King who had the title Mlecchabdhi Kumbodbhava was Prolaya Vema
Reddy.
 The literary work dedicated to Prolaya Vema Reddy by Errana was Hari Vamsam.

 Anapota Reddy ruled the Reddy Kingdom after Prolaya Vema Reddy.
 According to Mani Kesavara inscription, Prolaya Vema Reddy ruled the reddy
Kingdom up to 1353
 The titles of Errana are Sambhudasa & Prabandha Parameswara.
 The author of ‘Nrisimha Purana’ was Errana.
 From Mutnuri inscription, we know that the construction of the steps to Pathala
Ganga in Srisailam was completed in 1346 by Prolaya Vema reddy
 Anapota Reddy ruled the Reddy kingdom from 1353 A.D TO 1364 A.D.
 Anavema Reddy came to power after Anapota Reddy.
 The period of Anavema Reddy was 1364A.D-1386 A.D.
 Somaya, the minister of Anapota Reddy issued ‘Abhaya syasana’ in Motupalli for
the development of trade.
 Chennamanayaka was the Army chief of Anavema Reddy.
 Mamidi Peddanamatya was the minister of Anavema Reddy.
 Anavema Reddy conquered Nidadavole and handed the seat of power to Choda
Bhima.
 The Reddy King who built ‘Veera siro mandapam’ in Srisailam was Anavema
Reddy.
 Kumaragiri Reddy occupied the throne after Anavema Reddy.

 The author of Vishnupuranam was Vennalakanti Suranna.
 The famous dancer at the court of Kumaragiri Reddy was Lakumadevi.
 Kumaragiri Reddy has the title ‘Karpura Vasanta Rayalu’.
 The Reddy King who used to conduct ‘Vasantotsavas’ in the country was
Kumaragiri Reddy.
 The feudatory of Kondaveedu who defeated the Army of Firoz Shah in 1396 A.D
at Kambhammetta was Gajarao Tippa rao.
 Anavema Reddy was the great King among Reddy Kings.
 Anavema Reddy is very famous for his charities among Reddy Kings.
 The author of Haravilasam was Srinatha.
 Srinatha dedicated Haravilasam to Tippayya setti.
 The author of Vasantarajeeyam was Kumaragiri Reddy
 Kavisarvabhauma was the title of Srinatha.
 Kasikhandam, Bhimakhandam, Sivaratri mahatyam, Srungara naishadham,

Palnati Veera Charitra, Maruttarat Charitra & Haravilasam were written by
Srinatha.
 Srinatha served as an educational officer in the court of Pedakomati Verna

Reddy.
 Santhana Sagaram tank is in Phirangipuram.

 Surambika constructed the ‘Santhana Sagaram’ tank.
 Surambika was the queen of Pedakomati Verna Reddy.
 The author of ‘Santhana Sagaram’ inscription was Srinatha.
 The Reddy king who had skill in music was Pedakomati Vema Reddy.
 Srinatha dedicated his Srungara naishadham to Mamidi Singanna/ Madiki

Singanna.
 The ruler of Rajamahendravaram, who patronized Srinatha, was Veera Bhadra

Reddy.
 Potana was the contemporary of Pedakomati Vema Reddy.
 Motupalli was the important port during the period of Reddy Kings.
 Srinatha defeated Dindima Bhattu, the court poet of Devaraya-ll of Vijayanagara

Empire.
 Devaraya-ll honoured Srinatha with ‘Ganda Penderam’ & Kavisarvabhauma title.
 The author of Sangita Chintamani & Sahitya Chintamani was Pedakomati Verna
Reddy.
 Tippayya Setti was famous for overseas trade during the time of Reddy Kings.
 Vasanta Raju was the last Reddy King.
 PedaKomati Verna Reddy was the author of ‘Srungara Deepika’ & Saptasati
Charita’.

 Bammera Potana was the author of ‘Narayana Satakam’, ‘Andhra Bhagavatham’

& ‘Bogini Dandakam’.
 Srinatha’s Haravilasam described about the imports & exports during Reddy
Kings.
 Reddy Kings followed Shaivism in the earlier days & later moved to vaishnavism.
 Peda Komati Vema Reddy had the title Sarvagna.
 Kumaragiri Reddy was expert in Bharata Natya. He wrote Vasantha Rajeeyam.
 Kumara Giri Reddy’s brother-in-law Kataya Verna Reddy wrote commentary

called Kumara Giri Rajeeyam onKalidasa’s play.
 Peda Komati Verna reddy was a great poet. He wrote Sangeetha Chinta Mani,
Sahitya Chintamani & Saptha Sathi Saara Teeka.
 Vamana Banu Bhattu, the court poet of Peda Komati Verna Reddy wrote Kanaka
Rekha Kalyanam, Usha Parinayam, Raghunathabhyudayam, Hamsa Sandesam,
Verna Bhupala Charitra & Sabda Chandrika.
 Naga Natha Kavi, who was in the court of Anavothu wrote Maidana Vilasa
Banam.
 Sarvagna Singana wrote Rasarjana Sudhakaram, a play Ratna Panchalika & a

commentary Sangeetha Sudhakaram.
 Visweswara wrote Chamatkara Chandrika.
 Daggupalli Dungana wrote Kanchi Mahatyam.
 Srigirikavi wrote Navanatha Charitra.

 Vinnakota Peddana Mathya wrote Kavyalankara Chudamani.
 Madiki Singana wrote Padma Puranam, Dasama Skanda, Vasishta Ramayariam &
Sakala Neethi Sammatham.
 Srinatha dedicated Haravilajam to Avachi Tippayya.
 Pothana wrote veera Bhadra Vijayam with the influence of Shaivism.
 Following the impact of Vaishnavism Pothana wrote Maha Bhagavatha.
 Gona Budha Reddy wrote Ranganatha Ramayana in couplets.
 Pothana was the contemporary of Srinatha.
 Narayana Satakam was written by Pothana.
 Andhra State was formed on 1st October 1953.
 The 1st Chief Minister of Andhra State was Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulii.
 The Chief Minister of Hyderabad at the time of formation of Andhra Pradesh in

1956 was Burgula Rama Krishna Rao.
 The chief minister of Andhra State after the midterm elections in 1955 was
Bejawada Gopala Reddy.
 The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh at the time of formation 90 member

Legislative in 1958 was Nilam Sanjiva Reddy.
 The 1st state formed on the basis of States reorganizing ordinances is Andhra
Pradesh.

 The 1st Finance Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Bejawada Gopala Krishna.
 Telangana Regional Union was formed in 1958.
 The 1st president of Telangana Regional Union was K.Achyuta Reddy.
 The chief minister to introduce press bill which curtailed press freedom in 1967
was Kasu Brahmanda Reddy.
 The chief Minister to nationalize Bus routes of A.P in 1962 was Sanjiv Reddy.
 The President of Swatantra Party formed in Andhra Pradesh in June 1959 was
N.G.Ranga.
 The 1st Convenor of Telangana Praja Samithi was Madan Mohan.
 The Mulki conditions were introduced in Telangana in 1888
 The Prime Minister who laid foundation stone for the Visakha steel Plant on 20th
January 1971 was Indira Gandhi.
 The chief Minister who repeals the tradition of filling jobs with O.C candidates
when no eligible candidates were available for the posts reserved for S.C and STs
was Damodaram Sanjivaiah
 President’s rule continued in Andhra Pradesh between the periods 18th January
1973 to 10th December 1973.
 The newspapers which opposed the separatist agitations in Andhra region were
Visalandhra and Jamin Rythu.
 The Union Govt approved the 33rd Constitutional amendment bill for six point
formula as an Act on 18th December 1973.

 Sri H.C.Sharin has worked as the advisory to the Governor during the Presidents
Rule in A.P
 Nilam Sanjiva reddy was the only Janata Party Candidate to win only one
parliamentary seat in 1977 Lok Sabha election in which Congress party won 41
out of 42 seats.
 Indira Gandhi has imposed nationwide emergency on 25th July 1975.
 The name of the party formed by Indira Gandhi by splitting the Indian National
Congress on 1st January 1978 was Indian National Congress(I)
 N.T.Rama Rao formed the Telugu Desam Party on 29th May 1982.
 N.T.Rama Rao was sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 9th January
1983 at Lal Bahadur Stadium.
 The party formed by Sri Marri Chenna Reddy on 26th February 1984 was
National Democratic Party (NDP).
 The president of Telangana Praja Samithi was Marri Chenna Reddy.
 The Democratic Telugu Desam party was formed by Nadendla Bhaskara Rao.
 The governor who dismissed the N.T.R.’s Government was Ramlal.
 N.T.Rama Rao has made the State assembly to approve a resolution of repealing
legislative Council on 1st June 1985.
 N.T.R formed 1104 Mandals after becoming C.M for the 3rd time by repealing
Talukas and Firkas in the districts.
 N.T.R. government has installed a 68 feet Buddha Statue in Husain Sagar of

Hyderabad in 1985.

 N.T.R sworn in as chief Minister of the A.P on 12th December 1994 for the 4th
Time.
 Chandra Babu Naidu was sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of A.P. on 1st
September 1995.
 The chief Minister who took steps for the formation of SMART was Chandra Babu
Naidu.
 Chandra Babu Naidu government formulated 'Swarnandhra Pradesh and Vision-

2020’ in 1998.
 The states formed on linguistitic basis were Andhra Pradesh, Kerala,

Maharashtra and Gujarat.
 N.T.Rama Rao worked as the C.M. of the A.P for 7 years 5 months and 28 days.
 The Transport minister during the nationalization of Buses in 1962 was Pattabhi
Rama Rao.
 Sri Venkateshwara University was founded in Tirupathi in 1954.
 Anantha Raman committee was appointed to observe the conditions of

backward classes.
 The founder of the Ikshvaku dynasty was Shantamula-I.
 Ikshvakus were the feudatories of Satavahanas.
 Ikshvakus ruled the Andhra Desha between 225 A.D to 300 A.D
 After the defeat of Pulomavi-lll, Shantamula-I laid the foundation for Ikshvaku
kingdom.

 Another name of Ikshvaku king Shantamula-I was Vasistiputra Sri Santhamula.
 The inscriptions of Vasisthi putra Santamula were recently discovered in Rentala

and Kesavapath.
 Matari Devi was the wife of Shantamula-I.
 Virapurusha datta is the son of Shantamula-I.
 Adavi Shantisri is the daughter of Shantamula-I.
 Harmyasri and Shantisiri were the sisters of Shantamula-I.
 Santamula-I issued crores of gold coins and donated thousands of cows.
 Santamula arranged lakhs of ploughs to bring land into irrigation.
 Virapurusha Datta was the popular king among Ikshvakus.
 Vijayapuri was the capital of the Ikshvakus.
 Nagarjuna Konda is the modern name of Vijayapuri.
 According to the puranas Ikshvakus were called as Sri Parvatiyas.
 According to Vishnupurana and Jaina dharmamruta, Ikshvakus were the heirs of

Buddha.
 According to the Puranas, Ikshvaku dynasty consists of 8 kings.
 According to inscriptions, Ikshvaku dynasty consists of 5 kings.

 Nagarjunakonda, Jaggayyapet and Ramireddypalli inscriptions are the sources of

history of Ikshvakus.
 Prakrit is the inscriptional language during Ikshvakus.
 Sivaskanda varma destroyed the Ikshvaku dynasty.
 After the downfall of the Ikshvaku dynasty, the region to the south of river
Krishna comes under the rule of Pallavas.
 After the downfall of the Ikshvaku dynasty, the region to the north of river
Krishna was ruled by Bruhatpalayanas.
 Virapurushadatta married Rudrabhattarika, the princess of Ujjain.
 Buddhism flourished during the reign of Virapurushadatta.
 Pushpa Bhadra Swami temple at Nagarjuna Konda was constructed by

Virapurushadatta.
 Bhattidevi, Rudra Bhattarika, Shantisri, Bapisri and Shantisri were the wives of
Virapurushadatta.
 Santamula-I is the 1st Hindu king to patronize Hinduism.
 Ikshvakus constructed the 1st Hindu temple.
 Konda Balasri is the daughter of Virapurusha Datta.
 Bahubala Santamula-I is the son of Virapurusha Datta.
 The reign of Virapurushadatta is said to be golden age for Buddhism.

 Kandararaju issued Chejerla inscription.
 Chejerla inscription tells us about wars between Ikshvakus and Anandagotrikas.
 Elisiri constructed Sarvadevadhikasam temple for Kumara Swami.
 Manchikallu inscription was found near Vijayapuri.
 Manchikallu inscription is similar to the inscription of Nagarjuna Konda.
 According to architecture of the Ikshvaku period, Virapurisha Datta is said to

have destroyed the Sivalingam.
 The social evil Sati sahagamanam is in existence during the Ikshvaku period.
 Brihatpalayanas were the feudatories of the Ikshvakus.
 During the Ikshvaku period, the trade guilds were called as Nigamalu.
 Many Roman coins were found in Nagarjuna Konda.
 Motupalli and Ghantasala were the important ports during Ikshvakus.
 Ashtabhuja Narayana temple is located in Nagarjuna konda
 Temple architecture was initiated during Ikshvaku period.
 The ancient name for Bhattiprolu is Pratipalapuram.
 The ancient name for Nagalapuram, located in Palanadu is Halampuram.
 Upasika Bodhisri’s inscription is important evidence about the patronage of

Buddhism during Ikshvakus.

 The temples discovered in the excavations near Nagarjuna Konda are Harati
temple, Mahajana temple, Kumara swami temple, Pushpabhadra swami temple,
ashtabhoji narayana swami temple.
 The Mandhata sculpture was discovered in Jaggayyapet
 After Virupurushadatta, his son Ehubala Santamula born to Bhatti Mahadevi

came to power and ruled the country for about 24 years

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 The ittehad-ul-Muslimeen established in Hyderabad in the year 1927

 Amaravati stupa was built during the rule of Satavahanas

 Devilapalli Ramanuja Rao authored the history of Telangana armed struggle

 Parasurameswara temple, considered the oldest Saivite temple, is in Gudimallam

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 The communist Party was banned in Hyderabad State in 1946

 The first book that was printed in Telugu is The Bible

 Which of the following statements is false about Damodaram Sanjeevaiah

 National college at Machilipatnam was established in the year 1910

 Rajasekhara Charithram was the first novel in Telugu

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 Navabrahma temple complex is located at Alampuram

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 Pavuluri Mallanna received Navakhandafvada as an Agrahara from Rajaraja Narendra

 The military Achievements of Gautamipurta Satakarni are mentioned in the inscription

 The popular names of Ramachandra temple at Hampi is Hazara Rama temple

 "Zilla-bandi" system was introduced in Hyderabad State in the year 1865

 Syadvada school of philosophy was propounded by  Kundakundacharya

 Simukha was considered as the founder of the Satavahana rule.

 Fort St. George was built by the English at Madrasapatnam

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 The jain philosopher who composed " Samayasara" was Kundakundacharya

 Bhairava konda, located in Nellore district, was a centre of Saivism

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 Which of the following was the capital of Ikshavakus?  Vijayapuri

 The journal "Satihita Bodhini" was started by  Kandukuri Veeresalingam

 Before the formation of AP an agreement popularly known as Gentlemen's agreement was

 Sribagh Pact was signed in the year 1937

 Osmania University was established in the year 1918

 The first Kisan School was started by Acharya N.G.Ranga at Nidubrolu

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 Ryotwari system was first introduce in the Madras Presidency in Baramahals

 C.P.Brown collected the poems of Vemana

 Ammaraja ruler built Rajahmundry

 The author of Gathasapatasati was Hala

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 Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramaiah wrote the History of Indian National Congress

 A.C.Parthasarathi Naidu was editor of the 'Andhra Prakasika’

 C.Rajagopalachari was the chief minister of Madras presidency in 1937

 The ceded districts who baptized as Rayalaseema by Gadicherla Harisarvothama Rao

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 Sri Venkateswara University was established in1954

 C.M. Trivedi was the first Governor of AP

 M.Narasinga Rao was editor of the Urdu daily newspaper  "Rayyat"

 The Vira Siromantapa at Srisailam was constructed by Anavema

 The Kohinoor diamond was discovered in the diamond mines at  Kolluru

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