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1. Chalukya kumararama bhimeswara temple in Samarlakota was built by:
[A] Chalukya Bhima
[B] Yuddamalla
[C] Ammaraja-I
[D] Vijayaditya-III
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Correct Answer: A [Chalukya Bhima ]
Notes:
Chalukya Bhima was a great builder. He founded the town of Chalukya Bhimeswaram near Samarlakota where he built a temple to Siva and named as Chalukya Bhimeswara, it is one of the Panchamaras of Andhra Desa
2. Who among the following was the author of Andhra Sabdha Chintamani, a treatise in Sanskrit on Telugu grammar?
[A] Narayana Bhattu
[B] Nannaya
[C] Tikkana
[D] Errana
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Correct Answer: B [Nannaya]
Notes:
Nannaya was the court poet of Raja Raja Narendra. He is the author of Andhra Sabdha Chintamani which a treatise in Sanskrit on Telugu grammar.
3. Who among the following was the first to translate Ramayana into Telugu?
[A] Nannaya
[B] Gona Buddha Reddi
[C] Palakuri Somanatha
[D] Bammera Pothana
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Correct Answer: B [Gona Buddha Reddi]
Notes:
Gona Buddha Reddi, a tributary under Prataparudra-I, the Kakatiya ruler of Warangal, was the first to translate Ramayana into Telugu about the year 1250 A.D. This work is known as Ranganatha Ramayanam
4. Ponupalli Granth and Rudravaram Granth were composed by:
[A] Srinatha
[B] Pothana
[C] Dhurjati
[D] Pingali Surrana
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Correct Answer: A [Srinatha]
Notes:
Srinatha was the author of Haravilasam, Kasi Kandam, Bhima Kandam, Naishadam e.tc. The Ponupalli Granth and Rudravaram Granth were also composed by him.
5. Who among the following was the author of Nirvochattra Ramayanam?
[A] Nannaya
[B] Tikkana
[C] YellaPragada
[D] Kethana
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Correct Answer: B [Tikkana]
Notes:
Tikkana’s first poetical work was “Nirvachanotthara Ramayana” (poetry without prose). It was also first poetical work without prose
6. In which year Veeresalingam was born?
[A] 1845
[B] 1848
[C] 1850
[D] 1852
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Correct Answer: B [1848]
Notes:
Kandukuri Veeresalingam was born at Rajahmundry on 16th April 1848.
7. From which year onwards Andhra conference came to be known as Andhra Mahasabha?
[A] 1912
[B] 1914
[C] 1915
[D] 1918
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Correct Answer: B [1914]
Notes:
The second Andhra conference took place at Vijayawada on 11th April 1914. From this time it came to be known as Andhra Mahasabha
8. In which year Balayogi elected as Speaker of Lok sabha?
[A] 1997
[B] 1998
[C] 2000
[D] 2002
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Correct Answer: B [1998]
Notes:
Balayogi served as 12th speaker of Lok sabha from 1998 to 2002.
9. In the 12th century, what was Motupalli, a village in Andhra Pradesh, a major trading center for?
[A] Spices
[B] Seafood
[C] Horses
[D] Gold
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Correct Answer: C [Horses]
Notes:
Motupalli, in the 12th century, was a significant center for horse trading. The Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva imported Arabian horses through this port, exemplifying its role in the economic activities of the kingdom.
10. Where did Gandhiji decide to discard dhoti and kurt a in favour of langot and became a ‘half-naked fakir’ for the rest of his life ?
[A] Madras
[B] Vijayawada
[C] Madurai
[D] Tirupati
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Correct Answer: C [Madurai]
Notes:
Mahatma Gandhi made the decision to dress in a simple loin cloth, or ‘langot’, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu on September 22, 1921. This choice was a symbolic gesture to identify with the poor masses of India.
