General Knowledge Questions

1. Name the sports player from Andhra Pradesh who received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:

   • a) Saina Nehwal
   • b) Karnam Malleshwari
   • c) Sania Mirza
   • d) Sneha Deepthi
   • Answer: b) Karnam Malleshwari

2. Name the capital of Andhra Pradesh before Hyderabad:

   • a) Vijayawada
   • b) Kurnool
   • c) Srikakulam
   • d) Visakhapatnam
   • Answer: b) Kurnool

3. Name the largest district in Andhra Pradesh in terms of area:

   • a) Hyderabad
   • b) Kurnool
   • c) Anantapur
   • d) Kadappa
   • Answer: c) Anantapur

4. How many districts are there in Andhra Pradesh?

   • a) 13
   • b) 14
   • c) 17
   • d) 21
   • Answer: a) 13

5. Name the first dynasty that ruled the Vijayanagara Empire:

   • a) Tuluva dynasty
   • b) Sangama dynasty
   • c) Aravidu dynasty
   • d) Saluva dynasty
   • Answer: b) Sangama dynasty

6. In which year did the state of Andhra Pradesh form?

   • a) 7th March 1936
   • b) 1st October 1953
   • c) 8th June 1951
   • d) 9th March 1954
   • Answer: b) 1st October 1953

7. Andhra Pradesh was separated from which state?

   • a) Bombay
   • b) Madras
   • c) Travancore-Kochi
   • d) Karnataka
   • Answer: b) Madras

8. Who was the first person to translate Mahabharata into Telugu?

   • a) Vemana
   • b) Pothana
   • c) Nannayya
   • d) Tikkana
   • Answer: c) Nannayya

9. Name the official language of Andhra Pradesh:

   • a) Tulu
   • b) Munda
   • c) Telugu
   • d) Sadri
   • Answer: c) Telugu

10. Who was the first Prime Minister from Andhra Pradesh?

    • a) PV Narasimha Rao
    • b) KR Narayanan
    • c) VV Giri
    • d) N Sanjiv Reddy
    • Answer: a) PV Narasimha Rao

11. Who among the following poets does not belong to the group of Kavitraya (three great poets)?

    • a) Tikkana
    • b) Nannaya
    • c) Pothana
    • d) Yerrapragada
    • Answer: c) Pothana

12. Who among the personalities became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?

    • a) NT Rama Rao
    • b) MG Ramachandran
    • c) KKR
    • Answer: a) NT Rama Rao

13. In which year was NTR elected as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?

    • a) 1983
    • b) 1963
    • c) 1953
    • Answer: a) 1983

14. In which year was Andhra University established?

    • a) 1926
    • b) 1932
    • c) 1937
    • d) 1949
    • Answer: a) 1926

15. Who was the author of Gaha Sattasai?

    • a) Kundala Satkarini
    • b) Hala
    • c) Yerrapragada
    • d) Sarva Varma
    • Answer: b) Hala

16. Telangana was separated from Andhra Pradesh in the year:

    • a) 2000
    • b) 2010
    • c) 2012
    • d) 2014
    • Answer: d) 2014

17. Name the first Telugu movie (full-length):

    • a) Lavakusa
    • b) Kalidas
    • c) Vande Mataram
    • d) Bhaktha Prahlada
    • Answer: d) Bhaktha Prahlada

18. On which river was the Srisailam bridge built?

    • a) Tungabhadra
    • b) Krishna
    • c) Godavari
    • Answer: b) Krishna

19. Which was the first Telugu newspaper?

    • a) Deshabhimini
    • b) Bharatui
    • c) Satya Doota
    • d) Andhra Patrika
    • Answer: a) Deshabhimini

20. In which year was Ramoji Film City established?

    • a) 1980
    • b) 1996
    • c) 2000
    • d) 1993
    • Answer: b) 1996

21. Who directed the first Telugu movie?

    • a) H.M. Reddy
    • b) Nageswara Rao
    • c) C. Pullaiah
    • Answer: a) H.M. Reddy

22. On the bank of which river is Vijayawada located?

    • a) Krishna
    • b) Tungabhadra
    • c) Gundlakamma
    • d) Godavari
    • Answer: a) Krishna

23. Name the city called the Jewel of the East Coast:

    • a) Hyderabad
    • b) Guntur
    • c) Visakhapatnam
    • d) Tirupati
    • Answer: c) Visakhapatnam

24. Who was the founder of Hyderabad State Congress?

    • a) P.V. Narasimha Rao
    • b) NTR
    • c) Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy
    • d) Swami Ramanand Thirtha
    • Answer: d) Swami Ramanand Thirtha

25. Name the state animal of Andhra Pradesh:

    • a) Sambar deer
    • b) Indian elephant
    • c) Nilgiri tahr
    • d) Blackbuck
    • Answer: d) Blackbuck

26. Which was the first novel in Telugu?

    • a) Rajasekhara Charitramu
    • b) Antarmukham
    • c) Hemalatha
    • Answer: a) Rajasekhara Charitramu

27. Who was known as Andhra Kesari?

    • a) Swami Ramanand Tirtha
    • b) Tanguturi Prakasam
    • c) Sreerangam Srinivasa Rao
    • Answer: b) Tanguturi Prakasam

Certain Facts about Andhra Pradesh

• Andhra Pradesh is bounded by Tamil Nadu to the south and Karnataka to the west.
• The state has three main physiographic regions: coastal plains, mountain ranges, and the Eastern Ghats.
• Telangana was separated from Andhra Pradesh in 2014, after being part of Andhra Pradesh for six decades.
• Hyderabad serves as the capital for both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
• The state experiences three climatic seasons: summer (March to June), tropical rains (July to September), and winter (September to February).
• The coastal plains are filled with mangrove swamps and palm trees.
• One-fifth of Andhra Pradesh's area is covered by forests, with teak, bamboo, and rosewood in abundance. Common trees include mango and banyan.
• Common fauna includes blackbucks, hyenas, sloth bears, tigers, and gaurs.
• The official language of Andhra Pradesh is Telugu.
• Andhra Pradesh produces the majority of India's barite.
• The governor, appointed by the President of India, is the executive head of the state.
• The current Chief Minister is Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
• The state has a total of 13 districts.
• The state secretariat is located in Hyderabad.
• The judiciary is headed by the High Court, with the High Court for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana based in Hyderabad.

Surprising Facts About Andhra Pradesh

• Andhra Pradesh is home to the only pillar in the world that is suspended in the air.
• Pingali Venkayya, the designer of the Indian National Flag, hailed from Andhra Pradesh.
• Amaravati, one of the oldest places in India, is also known as the People’s Capital.
• Andhra Pradesh holds the record for the largest banyan tree in the world.
• The state has produced three Indian Presidents: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Venkata Giri, and Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy.