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1. Which among the following was the earliest capital of Satavahanas?
[A] Paithan or Pratisthan
[B] Amaravati
[C] Kotilingala
[D] Masilia
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Correct Answer: A [Paithan or Pratisthan]
Notes:
The earliest capital of Satavahanas was Paithan or Pratisthan which is located on the banks of River Godavari. Later they shifted their capital to Amaravati.
2. Bhattavamana, also known as Kavivirushaba, served as the court poet of which ruler?
[A] Chalukya Bhima
[B] Yuddamalla
[C] Panduranga
[D] Ammaraja-I
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Correct Answer: A [Chalukya Bhima]
Notes:
Bhattavamana, known as Kavivirushaba, was the court poet of Chalukya Bhima, a ruler of the Eastern Chalukyas in Andhra Pradesh.
3. Who was the author of Panduranga Mahatyam?
[A] Ramaraja Bhushan
[B] Tenali Ramalinga
[C] Pingali Surana
[D] Dhurjati
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Correct Answer: B [Tenali Ramalinga]
Notes:
Panduranga Mahatyam, a notable Telugu poetic work, was authored by Tenali Ramalinga, a renowned poet of the Vijayanagara Empire.
4. Who is the author of the literary work “Kavyalankarasangrahamu”?
[A] Nandi Timmana
[B] Ayyalaraju Ramabhadra
[C] Pingali Surana
[D] Ramarajabhusanudu
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Correct Answer: D [Ramarajabhusanudu]
Notes:
“Kavyalankarasangrahamu” was composed by Ramarajabhusanudu, a renowned Telugu poet of the Vijayanagara Empire.
5. Which traveler visited Motupalli during the reign of Rudramadevi?
[A] Nicolo Conti
[B] Abdur Razzack
[C] Marcopolo
[D] Hieun-Tsang
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Correct Answer: C [Marcopolo]
Notes:
Marcopolo visited Motupalli in present-day Andhra Pradesh during Rudramadevi’s rule in the Kakatiya dynasty.
6. 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.
7. Who among the following associated with Krishna anicut?
[A] Gen Campbell
[B] Colonel Ford
[C] Capitan Orr
[D] Vennam Veerana
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Correct Answer: C [Capitan Orr]
Notes:
Capt. Orr was incharge of the execution of Krishna anicut project. The project started in 1850 and completed in 1855.
8. Raghupati Venkataratnam Naidu was associated with:
[A] Arya Samaj
[B] Prarthana Samaj
[C] Brahmo Samaj
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Brahmo Samaj]
Notes:
Raghupati Venkataratnam Naidu was an ardent Brahmo and did everything possible to promote Brahmo movement in Andhra. The Brahmo Samaj honored him with the title of “Brahmarshi.
9. The first chief minister of Hyderabad state after 1952 general elections was:
[A] CM Vellodi
[B] B. Ramakrishna Rao
[C] T. Prakasam
[D] Marri Chenna Reddy
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Correct Answer: B [B. Ramakrishna Rao]
Notes:
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was the first elected chief minister of Hyderabad state.
10. Who among the following Chief Minister introduced press bill which curtailed press freedom in 1967 ?
[A] Sanjiva Reddy
[B] Kasu Brahmanda Reddy.
[C] Marri Chenna Reddy
[D] Damodara Sanjeevaiah
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Correct Answer: B [Kasu Brahmanda Reddy.]
Notes:
Kasu Brahmanda Reddy introduced press bill in 1967 which curtailed press freedom.
