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. What does the term ‘Sardahas’ denote in the realm of the Satavahana dynasty?
[A] Exotic traders or distant voyage traders
[B] Indigenous merchants
[C] Law enforcement personnel
[D] Intelligence agency officers

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2. Consider the following statements regarding Hiuen-Tsang:

  1. Hiuen-Tsang visited Andhra during the reign of Kubja Vishnuvardhana.
  2. He visited Andhra in the year 639-640 A.D.
  3. He stayed at Dhanyakataka to study the Tripitakas under Subhuti and Surya.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

[A] Only 1 and 2 are correct
[B] Only 2 and 3 are correct
[C] All are correct
[D] Only 3 is correct

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3. During whose reign did the construction of the Vittalaswami Temple begin?
[A] Achyutha Raya
[B] Devaraya-II
[C] Devaraya-I
[D] Sadasiva

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4. 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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5. Who among the following Popularly known as Ramadasu?
[A] Goppanna
[B] Abul Hasan
[C] Madana
[D] Akkana

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6. Consider the following statements regarding the Chirala-Perala Struggle:

  1. The leader of the movement was Duggirala Gopala Krishnayya.
  2. During this struggle, a volunteer corps called Ramadandu was raised.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

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7. In which year Socialist party was established in Andhra?
[A] 1930
[B] 1934
[C] 1935
[D] 1938

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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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9. When NTR was serving as CM during his first tenure, Who among the following was the president of India?
[A] R. Venkata Raman
[B] Shankar Dayal Sharma
[C] Gyani Zail Singh
[D] Zakir Hussain

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10. The Kalyani Dam is built across which River?
[A] Swarnamukhi River
[B] Godavari River
[C] Kaveri River
[D] Tungabhadra River

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