Choose first, then check both the answer and the reason.

11. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Alluri Sitharama Raju district?

A. Rampachodavaram B. Paderu C. Bhimavaram D. Bapatla

Answer B. Paderu is the present headquarters of Alluri Sitharama Raju. Since 31 December 2025 Rampachodavaram and its surrounding new Polavaram district must not be treated as part of the present Alluri district.

12. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Araku Valley, tribal administration, hill ecology and the memory of Alluri's anti-colonial struggle are major associations?

A. East Godavari B. Guntur C. Tirupati D. Alluri Sitharama Raju

Answer D. The anchor belongs with Alluri Sitharama Raju. The present district is the Eastern Ghats hill region centred on Paderu after the Polavaram split. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

13. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Polavaram district?

A. Kakinada B. Eluru C. Rampachodavaram D. Ongole

Answer C. Rampachodavaram is the present headquarters of Polavaram. Created in the 31 December 2025 reorganisation from the former Alluri district. Do not infer its exact current mandal total from a 2022 Alluri profile.

14. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Rampachodavaram is the district headquarters; the separate Polavaram irrigation project is a project-site association, not the headquarters?

A. Polavaram B. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema C. Palnadu D. Chittoor

Answer A. The anchor belongs with Polavaram. The new district lies inland along the Godavari-side hill and agency belt, west of the delta districts. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

15. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Kakinada district?

A. Rajamahendravaram B. Machilipatnam C. Markapuram D. Kakinada

Answer D. Kakinada is the present headquarters of Kakinada. The old East Godavari district covered Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram and Konaseema together; they are now separate district answers.

16. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Kakinada port, coastal fisheries and the Coringa mangrove area are distinct geography and economy cues?

A. West Godavari B. Kakinada C. Bapatla D. Annamayya

Answer B. The anchor belongs with Kakinada. This eastern coastal district faces the Bay of Bengal and links the Godavari region with port and industrial activity. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

17. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of East Godavari district?

A. Rajamahendravaram B. Amalapuram C. Vijayawada D. Nellore

Answer A. Rajamahendravaram is the present headquarters of East Godavari. Kakinada is not the current East Godavari headquarters; an older East Godavari source may reflect the pre-2022 district.

18. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Dowleswaram's Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage and Rajamahendravaram's literary and river heritage are high-yield anchors?

A. Eluru B. Prakasam C. East Godavari D. Y. S. R. Kadapa

Answer C. The anchor belongs with East Godavari. The present district centres on Rajamahendravaram and the Godavari corridor upstream of its delta branches. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

19. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district?

A. Bhimavaram B. Amalapuram C. Guntur D. Tirupati

Answer B. Amalapuram is the present headquarters of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema. The district's full official name includes Dr. B. R. Ambedkar; its headquarters is Amalapuram, not Rajamahendravaram.

20. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Alluvial soils, canals, paddy, coconut and pilgrimage sites such as Antarvedi are linked by the delta setting?

A. Krishna B. Markapuram C. Kurnool D. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema

Answer D. The anchor belongs with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema. This low-lying Godavari delta district is threaded by distributaries and bordered by the Bay of Bengal. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.