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. Who among the following founded a town called SarvaSiddhi in Vishakapatnam?
[A] Kubja Vishnu vardhana
[B] Jayasimha Vallabha
[C] Vijayaditya
[D] Chalukya Bhima
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Correct Answer: B [Jayasimha Vallabha]
Notes:
Jayasimha vallabha founded a town called SarvaSiddhi in Vishakapatnam, which became the seat of provincial governors of Yelamanchili and Kalinga provinces.
2. Who was the first Surveyor General of India?
[A] Colin Mackenzie
[B] Arthur Cotton
[C] Lord Ripon
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Colin Mackenzie]
Notes:
Colin Mackenzie was appointed the first Surveyor General of India in 1815.
3. Who among the following was the author of Subhadrarjuniyam?
[A] Mohanangi
[B] Tallapaka Timmaka
[C] Naganika
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Tallapaka Timmaka]
Notes:
Tallapaka Timmaka, wife of Annamacharya, was the author of Subhadrarjuniyam.
4. Who among the following constructed a big irrigation tank at Panagallu and named it as Rudrasamudram?
[A] Rudradeva
[B] Rudrama Devi
[C] Ganapathi Deva
[D] Prola
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Correct Answer: A [Rudradeva]
Notes:
Udaya choda the chief of Panagallu made peace with Rudradeva. To commemorate this victory Rudradeva constructed a big irrigation tank at Panagallu and named it as Rudrasamudram.
5. Kreedhabi ramam was written by:
[A] Allasani Peddhana
[B] Nannaya
[C] Vinukonda Vallabharaya
[D] Kandukuri Rudrakavi
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Correct Answer: C [Vinukonda Vallabharaya]
Notes:
Kreedhabi ramam was written by Vinukonda Vallabharaya. It gives an account of Social conditions during the period of Kaktiyas
6. Which among the following correctly defines Dubashees?
[A] They are foreign traders
[B] They are local merchants
[C] They are the local people who helped collector in explaining local language
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [They are the local people who helped collector in explaining local language]
Notes:
Dubashees are the local people who helped collector in explaining local language.
7. In which year did the East India Company acquire the Northern Circars?
[A] 1760
[B] 1762
[C] 1766
[D] 1775
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Correct Answer: C [1766]
Notes:
The East India Company acquired the Northern Circars from the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1766, strengthening British presence in the eastern coast of India.
8. Who among the following was known as Andhra Ratna?
[A] Konda Venkatappaiah
[B] Kasinathuni Nageswar Rao
[C] Tanguturi Prakasam
[D] Duggirala Gopala Krishnayya
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Correct Answer: D [Duggirala Gopala Krishnayya]
Notes:
Duggirala Gopala Krishnayya was also known as Andhra Ratna.
9. Who among the following was the chairman of action committee that was formed as result of convention took place at Tirupathi on 31st Dec 1972?
[A] Kasu Bramhananda Reddy
[B] BV Subba Reddi
[C] Kala Venkata Rao
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [BV Subba Reddi ]
Notes:
During Jai Andhra Movement the congress men of Andhra region met at a convention at Tirupathi with BV Subba Reddi as the president of convention. One of the important decisions taken in the convention was to paralyse state administration without paying taxes.
To implement decision taken in the convention an action committee was constituted under the chairmanship of BV Subba Reddi.
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.
