States PCS: Andhra Pradesh GK For APPSC Examinations
For all Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) exams including Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4, clerical, technical, and competitive examinations of Andhra Pradesh.
1. Which Satavahana ruler is credited with replacing Prakrit with Sanskrit as the official language of the dynasty?
[A] Satakarni-I
[B] Gautamiputra Satakarni
[C] Hala
[D] Kuntala Satakarni
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Correct Answer: D [Kuntala Satakarni]
Notes:
Kuntala Satakarni made Sanskrit the official language, replacing Prakrit in Satavahana administration.
2. Which Satavahana king opposed the assimilation of foreign tribes into the Hindu caste system and worked to prevent Varnasankara?
[A] Satakarni-I
[B] Gautamiputra Satakarni
[C] Pulomavi-I
[D] Yajnasri Satakarni
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Correct Answer: B [Gautamiputra Satakarni]
Notes:
Gautamiputra Satakarni opposed Varnasankara by resisting foreign integration into the Hindu caste system and promoted orthodox Brahmanical values during his rule.
3. Who among the following rulers developed Kandukur based on the model of Bezawada?
[A] Ammaraja-I
[B] Vijayaditya–II
[C] Chalukya Bhima-I
[D] Vijayaditya–III
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Correct Answer: D [Vijayaditya–III]
Notes:
Vijayaditya–III developed Kandukur on the lines of Bezawada in Andhra Pradesh, indicating regional urban planning by Eastern Chalukyas.
4. Who among the following had the title Kavi Brahma?
[A] Nannaya
[B] Tikkana
[C] Kethana
[D] Srinatha
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Correct Answer: B [Tikkana]
Notes:Tikkana had the titles like:
- Kavi Brahma as he rendered the work acceptable to both Sivas and Vaishnavas as Hari Hara tatva.
- Ubhaya Kavimitra- As he was a great poet in Telugu and Sanskrit.
5. Common weal and New India were the names of two news papers started by?
[A] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[B] Annie Besant
[C] Mutnuri Krishna Rao
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Annie Besant]
Notes:
Annie Besant acquired Madras standard which is an English daily and renamed it as New India.
6. 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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Correct Answer: C [K Linga Raju]
Notes:
K Lingaraju translated Maxim Gorky’s Mother into Telugu.
7. At the time of independence in 1947, the ruler of Hyderabad was:
[A] Asaf Ali
[B] Ibrahim
[C] Osman Ali Khan
[D] Kasim Razvi
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Correct Answer: C [Osman Ali Khan]
Notes:
Mir Osman Ali Khan was the ruler of Hyderabad state when India attained independence. He was seventh Nizam and ruled Hyderabad state from 1911 to 1948.
8. Rytanga Sangarshana Samiti was formed in Srikakulam agency area . It was the front association of:
[A] CPI
[B] CPM
[C] CPI (M-L)
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [CPI (M-L)]
Notes:
Rytanga Sangarshana Samiti was formed in Srikakulam agency area . It was the front association of CPI (M-L): CPI (M-L) (Marxist-Leninist)
9. NTR became the —CM of Andhra Pradesh when Telugu Desam party won elections in 1983?
[A] 9th
[B] 10th
[C] 11th
[D] 12th
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Correct Answer: B [10th]
Notes:
NTR became 10th CM of Andhra Pradesh on 9th Jan 1983.
10. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy served as:
[A] Fourth president of India
[B] Fifth president of India
[C] Sixth president of India
[D] Seventh president of India
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Correct Answer: C [Sixth president of India]
Notes:
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy served as Sixth president of India from 1977 to 1982.
