Practice Set — Andhra Pradesh GK Mock Test (75 MCQs)

Instructions

This practice set contains 75 multiple-choice questions covering the full syllabus of this book: history, geography, government and police organisation, art and culture, literature, festivals and cuisine, and static GK. Each question carries four options (a, b, c, d). The correct answer is marked in bold immediately after each question's options. Attempt the full set under timed conditions before checking answers.

Section A: History (Q1-Q18)

1. Andhra State, the first Indian state formed on a linguistic basis, was created on which date?
a) 1 November 1956 b) 1 October 1953 c) 2 June 2014 d) 26 January 1950
Answer: b) 1 October 1953

2. Whose fast-unto-death was the immediate trigger for the formation of Andhra State?
a) Tanguturi Prakasam b) Potti Sriramulu c) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy d) Alluri Sitarama Raju
Answer: b) Potti Sriramulu

3. Who was the first Chief Minister of Andhra State (1953)?
a) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy b) N. T. Rama Rao c) Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu d) Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Answer: c) Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu

4. Unified Andhra Pradesh was formed on 1 November 1956 by merging Andhra State with which region?
a) Coorg b) Telangana region of Hyderabad State c) Malabar d) Vidarbha
Answer: b) Telangana region of Hyderabad State

5. Who was the first Chief Minister of unified Andhra Pradesh, later President of India?
a) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy b) V. V. Giri c) Kasu Brahmananda Reddy d) N. T. Rama Rao
Answer: a) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

6. Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on which date?
a) 1 November 2013 b) 2 June 2014 c) 1 April 2015 d) 15 August 2014
Answer: b) 2 June 2014

7. Alluri Sitarama Raju led which rebellion against British authority?
a) The Vellore Mutiny b) The Rampa Rebellion c) The Salt Satyagraha d) The Quit India movement in Andhra
Answer: b) The Rampa Rebellion

8. The Rampa Rebellion led by Alluri Sitarama Raju took place in which years?
a) 1857-1858 b) 1905-1908 c) 1922-1924 d) 1942-1944
Answer: c) 1922-1924

9. Nannaya, the Adikavi of Telugu, worked at the court of which ruler?
a) Krishnadevaraya b) Rajaraja Narendra of Vengi c) Prataparudra of Warangal d) Manumasiddhi of Nellore
Answer: b) Rajaraja Narendra of Vengi

10. The Kakatiya dynasty, which unified much of the Telugu-speaking region, was based at which capital?
a) Vengi b) Warangal c) Kondavidu d) Golconda
Answer: b) Warangal

11. Krishnadevaraya, patron of the Ashtadiggajas, belonged to which empire?
a) Kakatiya b) Vijayanagara c) Eastern Chalukya d) Qutb Shahi
Answer: b) Vijayanagara

12. Nagarjunakonda, a major ancient Buddhist site now partly submerged, flourished under which dynasty?
a) Satavahanas b) Ikshvakus of Vijayapuri c) Vishnukundins d) Reddy kings
Answer: b) Ikshvakus of Vijayapuri

13. The Amaravati school of Buddhist sculpture is associated with which river valley?
a) Godavari b) Krishna c) Pennar d) Tungabhadra
Answer: b) Krishna

14. The first English (British East India Company) trading factory in India was established in 1611 at:
a) Surat b) Machilipatnam c) Madras d) Calicut
Answer: b) Machilipatnam

15. Which dynasty ruled from Golconda before the Asaf Jahi Nizams?
a) Bahmani Sultanate b) Qutb Shahi dynasty c) Adil Shahi dynasty d) Reddy dynasty
Answer: b) Qutb Shahi dynasty

16. Sir Arthur Cotton is remembered in Andhra Pradesh chiefly for:
a) Founding the Andhra Movement b) Building the barrage that transformed the Godavari delta c) Establishing Vijayanagara d) Writing the first Telugu grammar
Answer: b) Building the barrage that transformed the Godavari delta

17. The Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi ruled primarily in which region?
a) Rayalaseema b) Godavari delta/coastal Andhra c) Telangana plateau d) Nallamala hills
Answer: b) Godavari delta/coastal Andhra

18. Andhra Pradesh's district count was increased from 13 to 26 in which year?
a) 2014 b) 2019 c) 2022 d) 2024
Answer: c) 2022

Section B: Geography (Q19-Q33)

19. Which river forms the largest delta in Andhra Pradesh and is India's second-longest river?
a) Krishna b) Godavari c) Pennar d) Tungabhadra
Answer: b) Godavari

20. The Prakasam Barrage is built across which river, at which city?
a) Godavari at Rajahmundry b) Krishna at Vijayawada c) Pennar at Nellore d) Tungabhadra at Kurnool
Answer: b) Krishna at Vijayawada

21. The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river?
a) Godavari b) Krishna c) Pennar d) Tungabhadra
Answer: b) Krishna

22. The Polavaram Project, a major national irrigation project under construction, is located on which river?
a) Krishna b) Pennar c) Godavari d) Tungabhadra
Answer: c) Godavari

23. Which Indian state has the longest coastline, ahead of Andhra Pradesh (which ranks second)?
a) Tamil Nadu b) Maharashtra c) Gujarat d) Odisha
Answer: c) Gujarat

24. Kolleru Lake, a Ramsar wetland site, lies between the deltas of which two rivers?
a) Godavari and Pennar b) Krishna and Godavari c) Krishna and Tungabhadra d) Pennar and Tungabhadra
Answer: b) Krishna and Godavari

25. The mountain range running through Andhra Pradesh, especially prominent in its coastal and Rayalaseema districts, is the:
a) Western Ghats b) Eastern Ghats c) Aravallis d) Satpura Range
Answer: b) Eastern Ghats

26. Jindhagada/Arma Konda, the highest peak in Andhra Pradesh, is located in which region?
a) Nallamala hills b) Araku/Ananthagiri hills c) Horsley Hills d) Seshachalam hills
Answer: b) Araku/Ananthagiri hills

27. Horsley Hills, a hill station in Rayalaseema, is located in which district?
a) Kadapa b) Anantapur c) Chittoor d) Kurnool
Answer: c) Chittoor

28. Talakona, generally cited as the tallest waterfall in Andhra Pradesh, is located within which protected area?
a) Papikonda National Park b) Sri Venkateswara National Park c) Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary d) Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
Answer: b) Sri Venkateswara National Park

29. Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, known for the spot-billed pelican, is located in which district?
a) Nellore b) Guntur c) East Godavari d) Srikakulam
Answer: a) Nellore

30. Sriharikota, the site of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, lies in which present-day district?
a) East Godavari b) SPSR Nellore c) Krishna d) Guntur
Answer: b) SPSR Nellore

31. The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is notable as India's first plant of what kind?
a) First private steel plant b) First shore-based (coastal) integrated steel plant c) First aluminium smelter d) First export-only steel unit
Answer: b) First shore-based (coastal) integrated steel plant

32. Mangampeta in Kadapa district is globally significant for reserves of which mineral?
a) Bauxite b) Barytes c) Mica d) Manganese
Answer: b) Barytes

33. Which of the following is NOT a neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh?
a) Telangana b) Odisha c) Kerala d) Karnataka
Answer: c) Kerala

Section C: Government, Polity and Police Organisation (Q34-Q45)

34. Andhra Pradesh's designated state capital, located in Guntur district, is:
a) Vijayawada b) Amaravati c) Visakhapatnam d) Kurnool
Answer: b) Amaravati

35. How many Legislative Assembly seats does Andhra Pradesh have?
a) 175 b) 147 c) 200 d) 119
Answer: a) 175

36. The head of the Andhra Pradesh Police force is the:
a) Home Minister b) Director General of Police c) Chief Secretary d) Inspector General (single, statewide)
Answer: b) Director General of Police

37. At the Range level, the Andhra Pradesh Police is headed by an officer of which rank?
a) Superintendent of Police b) Inspector General of Police c) Circle Inspector d) Additional SP
Answer: b) Inspector General of Police

38. The basic operational unit that the public directly interacts with is the police station, typically headed by:
a) A Deputy Superintendent of Police b) A Sub-Inspector as Station House Officer c) An Inspector General d) A Constable
Answer: b) A Sub-Inspector as Station House Officer

39. Which of these AP cities is policed under the Commissionerate system rather than the standard district SP structure?
a) Visakhapatnam b) Kadapa c) Anantapur d) Srikakulam
Answer: a) Visakhapatnam

40. Octopus, Andhra Pradesh's elite special-operations police unit, primarily handles:
a) Traffic management b) Counter-terrorist and high-risk tactical operations c) Cyber fraud investigation d) Prisoner transport
Answer: b) Counter-terrorist and high-risk tactical operations

41. The Greyhounds, AP's anti-Left-Wing-Extremism special force, was raised in which year?
a) 1975 b) 1989 c) 2001 d) 2014
Answer: b) 1989

42. Who led the founding of the Greyhounds force?
a) K. S. Vyas b) N. T. Rama Rao c) Potti Sriramulu d) Alluri Sitarama Raju
Answer: a) K. S. Vyas

43. The Andhra Pradesh Disha Act was enacted in which year, addressing crimes against women and children?
a) 2014 b) 2019 c) 2022 d) 2009
Answer: b) 2019

44. The Andhra Pradesh Police Academy, the principal training institution for directly recruited officers, is located at:
a) Vijayawada b) Anandapuram, near Visakhapatnam c) Amaravati d) Tirupati
Answer: b) Anandapuram, near Visakhapatnam

45. Which department, though under the same Home Department umbrella, is organisationally distinct from the Police Department, with its own Director General?
a) Traffic Police b) Prisons and Correctional Services c) CID d) Special Branch
Answer: b) Prisons and Correctional Services

Section D: Art, Architecture and Music (Q46-Q55)

46. Which classical dance form is recognised as a state symbol of Andhra Pradesh and originates from a village in Krishna district?
a) Bharatanatyam b) Kuchipudi c) Odissi d) Kathak
Answer: b) Kuchipudi

47. The Amaravati school of sculpture is associated chiefly with which religious tradition?
a) Jainism b) Buddhism c) Shaivism d) Vaishnavism
Answer: b) Buddhism

48. The Sri Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala is administered by which body?
a) Endowments Department directly b) Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) c) Archaeological Survey of India d) State Wakf Board
Answer: b) Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)

49. Srikalahasti is particularly known for which handicraft/art form?
a) Kondapalli toys b) Kalamkari (hand-painted freehand style) c) Etikoppaka lacquerware d) Dharmavaram silk weaving
Answer: b) Kalamkari (hand-painted freehand style)

50. Kondapalli toys, made from Tella Poniki wood, originate from a village near which city?
a) Visakhapatnam b) Vijayawada c) Guntur d) Rajahmundry
Answer: b) Vijayawada

51. Etikoppaka is known for which distinctive craft?
a) Stone carving b) Lacquer-turned wooden toys c) Bronze casting d) Palm-leaf manuscripts
Answer: b) Lacquer-turned wooden toys

52. Mangalagiri sarees and fabric, known for a firm weave without starch, originate in which district?
a) Guntur b) Krishna c) West Godavari d) Prakasam
Answer: a) Guntur

53. The Simhachalam temple near Visakhapatnam, dedicated to Varaha Narasimha, is known for its annual:
a) Brahmotsavam with Garuda Seva b) Chandanotsavam (sandalwood festival) c) Rathasapthami procession d) Karthika Deepam
Answer: b) Chandanotsavam (sandalwood festival)

54. Srisailam's Mallikarjuna temple is significant as one of the twelve:
a) Shakti Peethas b) Jyotirlingas c) Divya Desams d) Char Dhams
Answer: b) Jyotirlingas

55. Dharmavaram, known for silk sarees with heavy zari work, is located in which district?
a) Anantapur b) Kadapa c) Chittoor d) Kurnool
Answer: a) Anantapur

Section E: Telugu Literature (Q56-Q63)

56. Who is honoured as the Adikavi ("first poet") of Telugu literature?
a) Tikkana b) Yerrapragada c) Nannaya d) Srinatha
Answer: c) Nannaya

57. Which poet of the Kavitrayam completed the largest portion of the Andhra Mahabharatamu, from the Virata Parva onward?
a) Nannaya b) Tikkana c) Yerrapragada d) Pothana
Answer: b) Tikkana

58. Yerrapragada, who bridged the styles of Nannaya and Tikkana, is honoured with the title:
a) Andhra Kavita Pitamaha b) Prabandha Paramesvara c) Sahaja Kavi d) Andhra Shelley
Answer: b) Prabandha Paramesvara

59. Which woman poet composed the Molla Ramayanamu?
a) Bhandaru Acchamamba b) Molla c) Volga d) Ranganayakamma
Answer: b) Molla

60. The Ashtadiggajas were the eight poets in the court of which ruler?
a) Prataparudra b) Krishnadevaraya c) Rajaraja Narendra d) Manumasiddhi
Answer: b) Krishnadevaraya

61. Allasani Peddana, honoured as Andhra Kavita Pitamaha, is best known for which work?
a) Amuktamalyada b) Manucharitramu c) Panduranga Mahatmyamu d) Parijatapaharanamu
Answer: b) Manucharitramu

62. Kandukuri Viresalingam's Rajasekhara Charitramu (1878) is widely regarded as:
a) The first Telugu satakam b) The first Telugu novel c) The first Telugu film script d) The first Telugu grammar
Answer: b) The first Telugu novel

63. Sri Sri's landmark collection of progressive/revolutionary Telugu poetry is titled:
a) Viswambara b) Mahaprasthanam c) Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu d) Amuktamalyada
Answer: b) Mahaprasthanam

Section F: Festivals and Cuisine (Q64-Q70)

64. The Telugu New Year, Ugadi, falls on the first day of which lunar month?
a) Chaitra b) Ashwayuja c) Karthika d) Magha
Answer: a) Chaitra

65. The Ugadi Pachadi is prepared to represent how many distinct tastes?
a) Four b) Five c) Six d) Eight
Answer: c) Six

66. Which of the following is NOT one of the three days of the Sankranti festival in Andhra Pradesh?
a) Bhogi b) Sankranti c) Kanuma d) Bathukamma
Answer: d) Bathukamma

67. The Tirupati Brahmotsavam is conventionally a festival of how many days?
a) Three b) Five c) Nine d) Twelve
Answer: c) Nine

68. Gongura, an iconic ingredient of Andhra cuisine, is a type of:
a) Lentil b) Sorrel leaf c) Millet d) Root vegetable
Answer: b) Sorrel leaf

69. Guntur district is especially famous, in a culinary and trade context, for which crop?
a) Coffee b) Chilli c) Cardamom d) Coconut
Answer: b) Chilli

70. Hyderabadi biryani and haleem are most correctly identified with which culinary tradition, as distinguished in this book?
a) Coastal Andhra cuisine b) Rayalaseema cuisine c) Hyderabadi/Telangana Nizami cuisine d) Araku tribal cuisine
Answer: c) Hyderabadi/Telangana Nizami cuisine

Section G: Static GK (Q71-Q75)

71. The Tirupati Laddu received Geographical Indication (GI) tag protection in which year?
a) 2005 b) 2009 c) 2014 d) 2019
Answer: b) 2009

72. Telugu was accorded Classical Language status by the Government of India in which year?
a) 2004 b) 2008 c) 2014 d) 2000
Answer: b) 2008

73. Karnam Malleswari, the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal, hails from which district?
a) Guntur b) Srikakulam c) Chittoor d) Kurnool
Answer: b) Srikakulam

74. How many Lok Sabha seats does Andhra Pradesh have?
a) 17 b) 25 c) 42 d) 11
Answer: b) 25

75. IIT Tirupati, established under the commitments of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, is located in which district?
a) Chittoor b) Guntur c) Krishna d) Nellore
Answer: a) Chittoor