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1. Which of the following term was used for the group of people following profession during rule of Satavahanas?
[A] Srenis
[B] Goshti
[C] Nigama
[D] None of the above

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2. Who among the following rulers was known by the title “Kollabhiganda”?
[A] Vijayaditya IV
[B] Vijayaditya III
[C] Pulakesin II
[D] Chalukya Bhima

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3. Who was the first Surveyor General of India?
[A] Colin Mackenzie
[B] Arthur Cotton
[C] Lord Ripon
[D] None of the above

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4. Who among the following constructed the cave temples at Mogalrajapuram and Undavalli?
[A] Satavahanas
[B] Vishunukundis
[C] Ikshavakus
[D] Eastern Chalukyas

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5. Annamacharyulu was contemporary to:
[A] Saluva Narasimha
[B] Tulva Narasiha
[C] Krishna Devaraya
[D] Bukka-I

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6. Krishna District conference in 1892 was organised by:
[A] P. Anandacharyulu
[B] Ramaswamy Gupta
[C] Veeresalingam
[D] None of the above

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7. Who among the following translated Maxim Gorky’s Mother into Telugu?
[A] T Gopichand
[B] Sri Sri
[C] K Linga Raju
[D] None of the above

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8. Who was the Nizam of Hyderabad during the Indian military operation known as Operation Polo in 1948?
[A] Mir Mahbub Ali Khan
[B] Mir Osman Ali Khan
[C] Mir Akbar Ali Khan
[D] Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan

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9. Which organization annually awards the prestigious Sangeetha Kalasikhamani title to expert Carnatic musicians?
[A] Madras Music Academy
[B] Shanmukhananda Sabha, Mumbai
[C] Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai
[D] Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi

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10. Emperor Shalivahana is historically associated with which dynasty?
[A] Gupta Dynasty
[B] Chola Dynasty
[C] Maurya Dynasty
[D] Satavahana Dynasty

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