The 2026 trap list includes Annamayya-Madanapalle, Polavaram-Rampachodavaram, West Godavari-Bhimavaram, East Godavari-Rajamahendravaram, NTR-Vijayawada, Palnadu-Narasaraopeta and Sri Sathya Sai-Puttaparthi. Rehearse them from a blank map. A district named after a person need not have a headquarters with the same name.

Annamayya illustrates why the date is essential: Rayachoti was specified in the 2022 structure; Madanapalle became headquarters in the 2025 restructuring. A candidate who memorises both without years can answer either way by accident. Write the change as a dated arrow and recheck the official portal close to the exam.

Worked example: Some headquarters look unintuitive because the historic parent district was divided. Annamayya-Madanapalle and West Godavari-Bhimavaram deserve extra attention. Build a two-column sheet: official 2026 district-headquarters pair and common older answer. Review only the pairs you miss in practice. A district's name need not be the name of its headquarters town.

Active recall: Give the present Annamayya headquarters and identify its earlier headquarters.