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

31. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Palnadu district?

A. Bapatla B. Tirupati C. Ananthapuramu D. Narasaraopeta

Answer D. Narasaraopeta is the present headquarters of Palnadu. Narasaraopeta is the headquarters. A pre-2022 Guntur record may cover the same place without using the district name Palnadu.

32. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Nagarjuna Sagar's AP-side regional impact, limestone-cement activity and Palnadu historical traditions are separate recall cues?

A. Markapuram B. Palnadu C. Kurnool D. Vizianagaram

Answer B. The anchor belongs with Palnadu. An inland district stretches from the Krishna-side plain toward the Nallamala-side dry interior. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

33. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Bapatla district?

A. Bapatla B. Ongole C. Chittoor D. Puttaparthi

Answer A. Bapatla is the present headquarters of Bapatla. The present district was separated from old Guntur; a historical Guntur coastline description cannot be assigned wholesale to current Guntur.

34. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Bapatla town, Chirala's textile association and Suryalanka beach illustrate administration, industry and tourism as different question types?

A. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore B. Nandyal C. Bapatla D. Visakhapatnam

Answer C. The anchor belongs with Bapatla. A central coastal district includes farming plains and the Bay of Bengal shore. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

35. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Prakasam district?

A. Markapuram B. Ongole C. Madanapalle D. Srikakulam

Answer B. Ongole is the present headquarters of Prakasam. Western Nallamala and Veligonda references in old Prakasam sources may now point to Markapuram district; date the source.

36. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Ongole headquarters, Chimakurthy Black Galaxy granite and the coastal Ramayapatnam area are distinct location anchors?

A. Tirupati B. Ananthapuramu C. Anakapalli D. Prakasam

Answer D. The anchor belongs with Prakasam. The present district spans an inland-to-coast belt, reduced after the 2025 creation of Markapuram. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

37. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Markapuram district?

A. Nellore B. Kadapa C. Markapuram D. Parvathipuram

Answer C. Markapuram is the present headquarters of Markapuram. Markapuram is a current district as of 31 December 2025; a 2022 district map correctly lacks it for that earlier date.

38. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Its official profile names Markapuram and Kanigiri revenue divisions; Veligonda and Gundlakamma are useful water-geography cues?

A. Markapuram B. Chittoor C. Sri Sathya Sai D. Alluri Sitharama Raju

Answer A. The anchor belongs with Markapuram. This new inland district was carved from western Prakasam and reaches the Nallamala-side terrain. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

39. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district?

A. Tirupati B. Kurnool C. Vizianagaram D. Nellore

Answer D. Nellore is the present headquarters of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore. Tirupati district was carved from the older Nellore-Chittoor geography; always check whether a site belongs to present Nellore.

40. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Somasila, Kandaleru and Krishnapatnam provide reservoir, water-transfer and port associations respectively?

A. Annamayya B. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore C. Srikakulam D. Polavaram

Answer B. The anchor belongs with Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore. A southern coastal district follows the Penna corridor toward the Bay of Bengal. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.