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

41. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Tirupati district?

A. Tirupati B. Chittoor C. Nandyal D. Visakhapatnam

Answer A. Tirupati is the present headquarters of Tirupati. Tirumala is a hill temple area; Tirupati is the district headquarters. Older Chittoor or Nellore tags may reflect pre-2022 boundaries.

42. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Tirumala temple, Sriharikota launch centre and Pulicat lagoon are different institutional and geographic anchors?

A. Y. S. R. Kadapa B. Parvathipuram Manyam C. Tirupati D. Kakinada

Answer C. The anchor belongs with Tirupati. A southern district connects the Tirumala hills, inland plains and the coastal Pulicat-Sriharikota belt. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

43. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Chittoor district?

A. Madanapalle B. Chittoor C. Ananthapuramu D. Anakapalli

Answer B. Chittoor is the present headquarters of Chittoor. Do not use the former undivided Chittoor map to place Tirumala inside present Chittoor district.

44. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Chittoor town and the Kuppam region are administrative and border-location cues; horticulture is an important broad economic theme?

A. Kurnool B. Vizianagaram C. East Godavari D. Chittoor

Answer D. The anchor belongs with Chittoor. The south-western border district sits against Karnataka and Tamil Nadu after the Tirupati and Annamayya splits. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

45. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Annamayya district?

A. Kadapa B. Puttaparthi C. Madanapalle D. Paderu

Answer C. Madanapalle is the present headquarters of Annamayya. Rayachoti was headquarters in the 2022 structure, and old Kadapa sources placed Mangampeta in the then Kadapa district. Both are dated labels.

46. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Madanapalle is the current headquarters following the 31 December 2025 restructuring; Mangampeta barytes is in the present district?

A. Annamayya B. Nandyal C. Visakhapatnam D. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema

Answer A. The anchor belongs with Annamayya. This Rayalaseema district occupies uplands between Chittoor, Kadapa and the southern interior. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

47. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Y. S. R. Kadapa district?

A. Kurnool B. Srikakulam C. Rampachodavaram D. Kadapa

Answer D. Kadapa is the present headquarters of Y. S. R. Kadapa. The old Kadapa district included localities now in Annamayya; Mangampeta's current district must not be inferred from an older Kadapa mineral profile.

48. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Gandikota, Kadapa stone associations and the Penna valley link physical geography with heritage and industry?

A. Ananthapuramu B. Y. S. R. Kadapa C. Anakapalli D. West Godavari

Answer B. The anchor belongs with Y. S. R. Kadapa. The inland Rayalaseema district lies around the Penna basin and the Kadapa-Cuddapah geological region. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.

49. As of September 2026, what is the headquarters of Kurnool district?

A. Kurnool B. Nandyal C. Parvathipuram D. Kakinada

Answer A. Kurnool is the present headquarters of Kurnool. Nandyal was carved from the former Kurnool district in 2022, so old Kurnool cave or temple lists need current-site checking.

50. Which present district should be paired with this study anchor: Kurnool city and the Tungabhadra-Krishna water setting are reliable anchors; Srisailam's district association needs site-specific care?

A. Sri Sathya Sai B. Alluri Sitharama Raju C. Kurnool D. Eluru

Answer C. The anchor belongs with Kurnool. The north-western Rayalaseema district borders Telangana and Karnataka across the Krishna-Tungabhadra basin. The other options transfer it to unrelated current districts.