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. In which of the following sources Andhras were not mentioned?
[A] Aitareya Brahmana
[B] Indica
[C] 13th Major rock edict of Ashoka
[D] Rajatarngani

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2. Who among the following Vijayanagara rulers assumed the title “Yavana Rajya Stapancharya”?
[A] Srikrishna Devaraya
[B] Achyutha Raya
[C] Devaraya I
[D] Devaraya II

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3. Consider the following statements about a ship “Globe”:

  1. Globe was a British ship dispatched under the command of Hippon to engage in trade in Bay of Bengal.
  2. The Globe arrived to Machilipatnam in the year 1600

Select the correct statement from the given options:

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2 are correct statements
[D] Both 1 & 2 are incorrect statements

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4. Who among the following was the chairman of State Reorganisation commission?
[A] Sardar Patel
[B] HM Hunzru
[C] Saiyid Fazal Ali
[D] Jawaharlal Nehru

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5. Janasakthi was the name of Telugu weekly in 1960’s, it belongs to:
[A] CPI
[B] CPM
[C] Congress
[D] CPI (M-L)

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6. 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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7. The founder of Democratic Telugu Desam party was:
[A] NTR
[B] Chandrababu Naidu
[C] Nadendla Bhaskar Rao
[D] None of the above

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8. Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University was established in the year:
[A] 1959
[B] 1960
[C] 1962
[D] 1964

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9. When was the Vijayawada Airport, located in Gannavaram, granted international status?
[A] 3 May 2017
[B] 4 December 2018
[C] 1 January 2016
[D] 15 August 2020

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10. During the Pongal festival, which deity is traditionally worshipped for blessings of rain?
[A] Lord Vishnu
[B] Lord Indra
[C] Lord Shiva
[D] Lord Ganesha

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