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1. Total number of districts in Andhra Pradesh

(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 26
(D) 17

Correct Answer: (C) 26

2. Which one is the largest district by area wise in Andhra Pradesh

(A) Kurnool
(B) Anantapur
(C) Kadapa
(D) Nellore

Correct Answer: (B) Anantapur

3. Who is the first sportsperson to receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award from Andhra Pradesh

(A) Pullela Gopichand
(B) Karnam Malleswari
(C) Saina Nehwal
(D) Sania Mirza

Correct Answer: (B) Karnam Malleswari

4. Before Hyderabad was made capital in 1956, which city was the capital of Andhra Pradesh

(A) Warangal
(B) Vijayawada
(C) Visakhapatnam
(D) Kurnool

Correct Answer: (D) Kurnool

5. In which district, the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is located

(A) Chittoor
(B) Krishna
(C) Kurnool
(D) Vizianagaram

Correct Answer: (A) Chittoor

6. Who was the first person to translate the Mahabharata into the Telugu language

(A) Pothana
(B) Tikkana
(C) Nannayya
(D) Vemana

Correct Answer: (C) Nannayya

7. Which one was the first dynasty to rule Vijayanagara Empire

(A) Tuluva dynasty
(B) Saluva dynasty
(C) Sangama dynasty
(D) Aravidu dynasty

Correct Answer: (C) Sangama dynasty

8. Who is not in the group known as Kavitraya (three great poets) of Telugu literature

(A) Nannaya
(B) Tikanna
(C) Yerrapragada
(D) Pothana

Correct Answer: (D) Pothana

9. When NT Rama Rao become the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

(A) 1978
(B) 1983
(C) 1985
(D) 1992

Correct Answer: (B) 1983

10. Which one is the only constituency from where NT Rama Rao defeated in the assembly election

(A) Kalwakurthy
(B) Hindupur
(C) Tekkali
(D) Nalgonda

Correct Answer: (A) Kalwakurthy

11. Which one is the largest city by areawise in Andhra Pradesh

(A) Hyderabad
(B) Vijayawada
(C) Visakhapatnam
(D) Guntur

Correct Answer: (C) Visakhapatnam

12. When the Andhra University was established

(A) 1920
(B) 1926
(C) 1930
(D) 1937

Correct Answer: (B) 1926

13. When Seshachalam Hills declared as biosphere reserves of India

(A) 2006
(B) 2008
(C) 2010
(D) 2012

Correct Answer: (C) 2010

14. The Srisailam Dam is built on the river

(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Tungabhadra
(D) Swarnamukhi

Correct Answer: (B) Krishna

15. In which year the Telangana state is separated from Andhra Pradesh

(A) 2011
(B) 2012
(C) 2013
(D) 2014

Correct Answer: (D) 2014

16. Who is known as the father of Telugu cinema

(A) Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu
(B) H. M. Reddy
(C) Bala Bharathi Samajam
(D) C. Pullaiah

Correct Answer: (A) Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu

17. Which one is the first full length Telugu movie

(A) Kalidas
(B) Lavakusa
(C) Bhakta Prahlada
(D) Vandemataram

Correct Answer: (C) Bhakta Prahlada

18. Who has produced the movie Bhakta Prahlada

(A) Nageswara Rao
(B) C. Pullaiah
(C) G Ramabrahmam
(D) H. M. Reddy

Correct Answer: (D) H. M. Reddy

19. The Ramoji Film City was established in the year

(A) 1993
(B) 1996
(C) 1998
(D) 2001

Correct Answer: (B) 1996

20. Which one is the first Telugu newspaper

(A) Satya Doota
(B) Andhra Patrika
(C) Desabhimini
(D) Bharati

Correct Answer: (C) Desabhimini

21. Which one is the largest district by population in Andhra Pradesh

(A) East Godavari
(B) Guntur
(C) Krishna
(D) Nellore

Correct Answer: (A) East Godavari

22. Which one is the largest dam in Andhra Pradesh

(A) Sriram Sagar Dam
(B) Srisailam Dam
(C) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
(D) Somasila Dam

Correct Answer: (C) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

23. The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on the river

(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Pennar
(D) Gundlakamma

Correct Answer: (B) Krishna

24. The Vijayawada city is located on the bank of

(A) Godavari River
(B) Gundlakamma River
(C) Pennar River
(D) Krishna River

Correct Answer: (D) Krishna River

25. Which city is also known as The Jewel of the East Coast

(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Vijayawada
(C) Tirupati
(D) Hyderabad

Correct Answer: (A) Visakhapatnam

26. Who is the founder of Hyderabad State Congress

(A) Qasim Razvi
(B) P.V. Narasimha Rao
(C) Swami Ramanand Tirtha
(D) Keshavarao Koratkar

Correct Answer: (C) Swami Ramanand Tirtha

27. Which one will be the capital city of Andhra Pradesh after Hyderabad

(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Guntur
(C) Vijayawada
(D) Amaravati

Correct Answer: (D) Amaravati

28. Which one is not a tributary of Krishna River

(A) Venna
(B) Indravati
(C) Bhima
(D) Tungabhadra

Correct Answer: (B) Indravati

29. Which one is recognized as the state animal of Andhra Pradesh

(A) Tiger
(B) Nilgai
(C) Blackbuck
(D) Sambar Deer

Correct Answer: (C) Blackbuck

30. Groundnut monocrop is practised in which district of Andhra Pradesh

(A) Nellore
(B) Kurnool
(C) Guntur
(D) Anantapur

Correct Answer: (D) Anantapur

31. The first book that was printed in Telugu is

(A) The Bible
(B) Rajasekhara Charitramu
(C) Kalapurnodayam
(D) Sathya Harishchandra

Correct Answer: (B) Rajasekhara Charitramu

32. In which year P. Anandacharyulu became the President of the Indian National Congress

(A) 1887
(B) 1888
(C) 1890
(D) 1891

Correct Answer: (D) 1891

33. Which of the following is the first novel in Telugu

(A) Malapalli
(B) Ramachandra Vijayam
(C) Rajasekhara Charitramu
(D) Hemalatha

Correct Answer: (C) Rajasekhara Charitramu

34. The author of "Mahaprasthanam" was

(A) Arudra
(B) Srirangam Sreenivasa Rao
(C) Gopichand
(D) Devulapalli Krishna Sastry

Correct Answer: (B) Srirangam Sreenivasa Rao

35. Tanguturi Prakasam is called Andhra Kesari for his bravery exhibited during the

(A) Vandemataram Movement
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Boycott of Simon Commission
(D) Quit India Movement

Correct Answer: (C) Boycott of Simon Commission

36. Vandemataram Struggle in Osmania University took place in the year

(A) 1932
(B) 1935
(C) 1936
(D) 1938

Correct Answer: (D) 1938

37. Which of the following was the capital of Ikshvakus

(A) Vijayapuri
(B) Amaravati
(C) Vengi
(D) Vemulavada

Correct Answer: (A) Vijayapuri

38. The journal "Satihita Bodhini" was started by

(A) Kandukuri Veeresalingam
(B) Raja of Pitapuram
(C) Challapalli Bapayya
(D) Gurajada Appa Rao

Correct Answer: (A) Kandukuri Veeresalingam

39. Sribagh Pact was signed in the year

(A) 1935
(B) 1937
(C) 1939
(D) 1941

Correct Answer: (B) 1937

40. Osmania University was established in the year

(A) 1916
(B) 1917
(C) 1918
(D) 1919

Correct Answer: (C) 1918

41. The battle of Padmanabham took place in the year

(A) 1791
(B) 1792
(C) 1794
(D) 1797

Correct Answer: (C) 1794

42. Who of the following collected the poems of Vemana

(A) Thomas Munro
(B) Col. Mackenzie
(C) C.P. Brown
(D) Arthur Cotton

Correct Answer: (C) C.P. Brown

43. Who of the following rulers built Rajahmundry

(A) Rajaraja Narendra
(B) Ammaraja
(C) Chalukya Bheema
(D) Gunaga Vijayaditya

Correct Answer: (A) Rajaraja Narendra

44. The author of Gaha Sattasai was

(A) Sarva Varma
(B) Gunadya
(C) Kuntala Satakarni
(D) Hala

Correct Answer: (D) Hala

45. Which city is also known as "Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh"

(A) Vijayawada
(B) Rajahmundry
(C) Tirupati
(D) Kadapa

Correct Answer: (B) Rajahmundry

46. Nizam College was established in Hyderabad in the year

(A) 1879
(B) 1882
(C) 1885
(D) 1887

Correct Answer: (D) 1887

47. The military achievements of Gautamiputra Satakarni are mentioned in the inscription noticed at

(A) Pitalkhora
(B) Nasik
(C) Naneghat
(D) Junnar

Correct Answer: (B) Nasik

48. "Zilla-bandi" system was introduced in Hyderabad State in the year

(A) 1856
(B) 1859
(C) 1861
(D) 1865

Correct Answer: (D) 1865

49. Who of the following is considered as the founder of the Satavahana rule

(A) Satakarni I
(B) Simukha
(C) Kuntala Satakarni
(D) Gautamiputra Satakarni

Correct Answer: (B) Simukha

50. The Nasik inscription of Gautami Balasri was issued during the reign of

(A) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(B) Sundara Satakarni
(C) Vasishtiputra Pulomavi
(D) Silvestri Satakarni

Correct Answer: (C) Vasishtiputra Pulomavi

51. The king who bore the title "Kavivatsala" was

(A) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(B) Hala Satavahana
(C) Madhava Varma III
(D) Rajaraja Narendra

Correct Answer: (B) Hala Satavahana

52. The Myakadoni inscription refers to the word "Gulmika" to mean

(A) Village head
(B) Slave
(C) Commercial tax
(D) Feudatory chief

Correct Answer: (D) Feudatory chief

53. The Jain philosopher who composed "Samayasara" was

(A) Kundakundacharya
(B) Kalakasuri
(C) Bhadrabahu
(D) Bavari

Correct Answer: (A) Kundakundacharya

54. The number of National Highways passing through Andhra Pradesh State is about

(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 19
(D) 21

Correct Answer: (D) 21

55. The Araku Valley Hill station is located in which district

(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Vizianagaram
(C) Chittoor
(D) Nellore

Correct Answer: (A) Visakhapatnam

56. On the bank of which river is Amravati, the proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh

(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Tungabhadra
(D) Penna

Correct Answer: (B) Krishna

57. Which one of the following represents the ancient side to Vijayapuri, capital of the Ikshvaku dynasty

(A) Mamallapuram
(B) Madurai
(C) Sringeri
(D) Nagarjunkonda

Correct Answer: (D) Nagarjunkonda

58. Which city was built by Krishna Deva Raya

(A) Warangal
(B) Nagalapuram
(C) Udayagiri
(D) Chandragiri

Correct Answer: (B) Nagalapuram

59. Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary is also a/an

(A) Elephant Reserve
(B) Bison Reserve
(C) Tiger Reserve
(D) Deer Reserve

Correct Answer: (A) Elephant Reserve

60. Which is the first digital village in Andhra Pradesh

(A) Dubagunta
(B) Mori
(C) Sarpavaram
(D) P R Kandriga

Correct Answer: (B) Mori

61. What is the name of the annual festival held at Lake Pulicat and Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary

(A) Pelican festival
(B) Wood Pecker festival
(C) Heron festival
(D) Flamingo festival

Correct Answer: (D) Flamingo festival

62. Which of the following forests of Andhra Pradesh finds place in the biosphere reserves of India

(A) Simhachalam Hills
(B) Seshachalam Hills
(C) Araku Valley
(D) Srisailam Hills

Correct Answer: (B) Seshachalam Hills

63. What is the forest cover in Andhra Pradesh in 2015 as a percentage of the total geographical area

(A) 15.32 %
(B) 17.72 %
(C) 18.62 %
(D) 18.77 %

Correct Answer: (B) 17.72 %

64. The origin of rivers Tunga and Bhadra is at

(A) Bramagiri
(B) Mahabaleshwar
(C) Nandi Durga
(D) Varaha Parvata

Correct Answer: (D) Varaha Parvata

65. On which date President of India granted assent to the AP Reorganization Act, 2014

(A) 1st March 2014
(B) 1st April 2014
(C) 15th April 2014
(D) 1st October 2014

Correct Answer: (A) 1st March 2014

66. Largest irrigated area in Andhra Pradesh comes under the influence of river

(A) Krishna
(B) Penna
(C) Godavari
(D) Tungabhadra

Correct Answer: (C) Godavari

67. As per the geographical divisions of India, the state of Andhra Pradesh falls under the following division

(A) Northern Plain region
(B) Middle Indian Ridge
(C) Southern Slopes
(D) Eastern Ghats and Coastal region

Correct Answer: (D) Eastern Ghats and Coastal region

68. Telineelapuram and Telukunchi Bird Sanctuaries are in which district

(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Srikakulam
(C) Vizianagaram
(D) West Godavari

Correct Answer: (B) Srikakulam

69. With which country's technical help, Visakhapatnam steel plant was established

(A) USSR
(B) USA
(C) UK
(D) West Germany

Correct Answer: (A) USSR

70. Coffee plants are grown in Andhra Pradesh in the following region

(A) Horsley Valley
(B) Araku Valley
(C) Tala Kona
(D) Srisailam valley

Correct Answer: (B) Araku Valley

71. Who is the Chief architect of Government Building Complex at Amaravati, the new capital of AP

(A) Norman Foster
(B) Hermann Lloyd
(C) Judy Foster
(D) Norman Mailer

Correct Answer: (A) Norman Foster

72. Which of the below mentioned freedom fighters was the founder of Andhra Bank

(A) Gottipati Brahmayya
(B) Puchalapalli Sundarayya
(C) Tanguturi Prakasam
(D) Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Correct Answer: (D) Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya

73. In which place Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research is established by ICAR

(A) Razole
(B) Peda Vegi
(C) Maruteru
(D) Bapatla

Correct Answer: (B) Peda Vegi

74. Who is the first queen who ruled the entire Satavahana Kingdom

(A) Bala Sri
(B) Naganika
(C) Adivi Siri
(D) Santri Siri

Correct Answer: (B) Naganika

75. Which section of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 mentions about the representation of Anglo -Indian Community?

(A) Section 15
(B) Section 16
(C) Section 17
(D) Section 18

Correct Answer: (D) Section 18

76. The "Pullari" movement of Palnadu was a

(A) Movement refusing to pay tax on grazing of cattle in forest lands
(B) Movement refusing to pay tax on cloth
(C) Tribal movement against levy of land revenue
(D) Movement against abolition of Palegar system

Correct Answer: (A) Movement refusing to pay tax on grazing of cattle in forest lands

77. The forest in Andhra Pradesh are mainly

(A) Tropical Thorny Forests
(B) Tropical Evergreen Forests
(C) Tropical Deciduous Forests
(D) Montane Forests

Correct Answer: (C) Tropical Deciduous Forests