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1. During whose reign were commentaries on the Vedas written under the leadership of Sayana and Madhava?
[A] Harihara I
[B] Bukka I
[C] Devaraya I
[D] Tirumala
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Correct Answer: B [Bukka I]
Notes:
Sayana and Madhava composed Vedic commentaries during the reign of Bukka I of the Vijayanagara Empire.
2. Who was known by the title “Kakatiya Stapanacharya”?
[A] Pedakomati Vemareddy
[B] Recharla Rudra
[C] Rudra deva
[D] Ganapathi deva
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Correct Answer: B [Recharla Rudra]
Notes:
Recharla Rudra, a key commander under the Kakatiya dynasty, was given the title “Kakatiya Stapanacharya” for his role in establishing the Kakatiya hegemony in Telangana.
3. Which of the following is not related with Acharya Nagarjuna?
[A] Sahrullekha
[B] Sunya Vadam
[C] Ratnavalli
[D] Chamundica Vilasam
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Correct Answer: D [Chamundica Vilasam]
Notes:
Chamundica Vilasam was written by Nannaya
4. Who among the following wrote Vijayanti Vilasam?
[A] Saranga Tammaya
[B] Rudrakavi
[C] Nannechoda
[D] Vamanabhatta
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Correct Answer: A [Saranga Tammaya ]
Notes:
Saranga Tammaya wrote Vijayanti Vilasam. He is the first poet in the court of Mohamad Quli Qutub Shah.
5. “Kanya Sulkam” was written by:
[A] Raghupati Venkataratnam Naidu
[B] Gurajada Apparao
[C] Unnava Lakshminarayana
[D] Veeresalingam
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Correct Answer: B [Gurajada Apparao ]
Notes:
Kanya Sulkam” (1897) was the first social play in Telugu. It was written by Gurajada Apparao.
6. Who among the following Telugu writers were the winners of Jnanpeeth award?
[A] Ravuri Bhardwaja
[B] Viswanatha Satyanarayana
[C] C. Narayana Rao
[D] All of them
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Correct Answer: D [All of them]
Notes:Viswanatha Satyanarayana was the first Telugu writer to receive Jnanpeeth award. He revived Jnanpeeth award in the year 1970.
- C. Narayana Rao received in 1988
- Ravuri Bhardwaja received in 2012
7. Mutyala Saralu was written by:
[A] Gurazada Apparao
[B] Gidugu Ramurthy
[C] BN Sarma
[D] Chinnaya Suri
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Correct Answer: A [Gurazada Apparao]
Notes:
Gurajada Apparao wrote Mutyala Saralu.
8. Polavaram Irrigation Project was declared as National Project under which section of the AP reorganisation act?
[A] Section 50
[B] Section 86
[C] Section 90
[D] Section 92
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Correct Answer: C [Section 90]
Notes:
Section 90 of the AP reorganisation Act declares Polavaram Irrigation Project as a National Project. .
9. The Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project is first conceived by
[A] Sir Arthur Cotton in the late 19th century
[B] N. T. Rama Rao in the 1980s
[C] Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in 2004
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Sir Arthur Cotton in the late 19th century]
Notes:
Originally conceived by Sir Arthur Cotton in the late 19th century, the project saw designs finalized during N. T. Rama Rao’s term in the 1980s, with budget allocation starting in 2004 under Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s leadership.
10. In which year was the Andhra Pradesh Football Association (APFA) established?
[A] 1948
[B] 1965
[C] 1972
[D] 1959
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Correct Answer: D [1959]
Notes:
APFA was formed in 1959 by merging Hyderabad and Andhra Football Associations.
