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1. Who among the following received Navakhandafvada as an Agrahara from Rajaraja Narendra?
[A] Pavuluri Mallana
[B] Nannaya
[C] Tikkana
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Pavuluri Mallana]
Notes:
Pavuluri Mallana was a mathematician and contemporary of King Rajaraja Narendra. He translated GanitasaraSamgraham, a mathematical treatise of Mahivaracharya, into Telugu as Sara SangrahaGanitamu.
Rajaraja Narendra has donated Navakhandavada agraharam near Pithapuram to Pavuluri Mallana.
2. Consider the following statements regarding Hiuen-Tsang:
- Hiuen-Tsang visited Andhra during the reign of Kubja Vishnuvardhana.
- He visited Andhra in the year 639-640 A.D.
- 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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Correct Answer: C [All are correct]
Notes:All the statements are correct.
- Hiuen-Tsang indeed visited Andhra during the reign of Kubja Vishnuvardhana, who was the Eastern Chalukya ruler at the time.
- Historical records and Hiuen-Tsang’s own accounts confirm his visit to Andhra in 639-640 A.D.
- During his stay, he resided at Dhanyakataka (present-day Amaravati), where he studied Buddhist scriptures (Tripitakas) from the scholars Subhuti and Surya.
Thus, all three statements correctly summarize Hiuen-Tsang’s association with Andhra Pradesh during his travels.
3. Italian traveler who visited Vijayanagara empire during the reign of Devaraya I (1406-1426) was:
[A] Durate Barbosa
[B] Dominigos Paes
[C] NicoloConti
[D] Abdur Razzack
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Correct Answer: C [NicoloConti]
Notes:
An Italian merchant and explorer, Niccolò de’ Conti traveled through India in the early 15th century during the reign of Devaraya I of Vijayanagara. He gave detailed accounts of South Indian ports, Hindu customs, and the richness of the Vijayanagara Empire, making him one of the earliest Europeans to document the region.
4. Which Vijayanagar ruler was known to keep a copy of the Holy Quran in front of his throne?
[A] Devaraya I
[B] Devaraya II
[C] Sri Krishnadeva Raya
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Devaraya I]
Notes:
Devaraya I kept a copy of the Holy Quran before his throne to show respect towards Muslim subjects and diplomats.
5. Who is the author of the Telugu literary work ‘Harikatha-saramsamu’?
[A] Allasani Peddana
[B] Tenali Ramakrishna
[C] Nandi Timmana
[D] Sri Krishna Devaraya
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Correct Answer: A [Allasani Peddana]
Notes:
Allasani Peddana, an eminent Telugu poet from Andhra Pradesh, authored ‘Harikatha-saramsamu’.
6. In 1498 Vasco da Gama arrived to the coast of:
[A] Calcutta
[B] Calicut
[C] Surat
[D] Machilipatnam
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Correct Answer: B [Calicut]
Notes:
Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese Navigator discovered sea route to India in 1498 A.D. He arrived at Calicut on the west Coast of India. They were well received by Zamorin, the Raja of Calicut.
7. In which of the following sessions of Andhra Mahasabha demanded that Mother tongue to be made as the medium of instruction in secondary schools?
[A] First
[B] Second
[C] Third
[D] Fourth
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Correct Answer: C [Third]
Notes:
The Third session of Andhra Mahasabha was was held in 1914 at Vishakapatnam emanded that Mother tongue to be made as the medium of instruction in secondary schools.
8. Who among the following was known as Desabhakta?
[A] Kasinathuni Nageswar Rao
[B] Duggirala Gopala Krishnayya
[C] Konda Venkatappaiah
[D] Tanguturi Prakasam
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Correct Answer: C [Konda Venkatappaiah]
Notes:
- Andhra Ratna- Duggirala Gopala Krishnayya
- Desoddaraka-Kasinathuni Nageswar Rao
- Desabhakta-Konda Venkatappaiah
- Andhra Kesari-Tanguturi prakasam
9. Kannuganti Hanumanthu is notably associated with which of the following movements in Andhra Pradesh?
[A] Forest Satyagraha of Palnadu
[B] Chirala-Perala Satyagraha
[C] No-tax campaign at Pedanandipadu
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Forest Satyagraha of Palnadu]
Notes:
Kannuganti Hanumanthu led the Forest Satyagraha of Palnadu against British exploitation of forest rights in Andhra Pradesh.
10. In which year Socialist party was established in Andhra?
[A] 1930
[B] 1934
[C] 1935
[D] 1938
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Correct Answer: B [1934]
Notes:
In the year 1934 Socialist party was established in Andhra.
