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AP Personalities, Freedom Fighters, Poets and Reformers · Chapter 46
Practice set 1

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

1. Who led the 1922-24 Rampa rebellion?

A. Duggirala Gopala Krishnaiah B. Tanguturi Prakasam C. Pingali Venkayya D. Alluri Sitarama Raju

Answer D. Alluri led the Rampa/Manyam struggle in the Agency forest region.

2. Manyam Veerudu is an honorific associated with whom?

A. Alluri Sitarama Raju B. Potti Sriramulu C. Kandukuri Veeresalingam D. Nyapati Subbarao

Answer A. The title recalls Alluri's forest-region struggle.

3. Which broad issue appears in official accounts of the Rampa rebellion?

A. Flag-colour design B. Temple-entry fast in Nellore C. Colonial forest restrictions D. Municipal carpet tax

Answer C. Forest rules and grievances in the Agency region shaped the rebellion.

4. Andhra Kesari refers to whom?

A. Duggirala Gopala Krishnaiah B. Tanguturi Prakasam C. Nyapati Subbarao D. Sri Sri

Answer B. Prakasam earned this honorific in the nationalist protest context.

5. Prakasam's famous 1928 defiance occurred during protest against which commission?

A. Hunter Commission B. Sarkaria Commission C. States Reorganisation Commission D. Simon Commission

Answer D. The Ministry of Culture links Andhra Kesari with the Simon Commission protest.

6. Who was the first Chief Minister of Andhra State formed in 1953?

A. Tanguturi Prakasam B. Alluri Sitarama Raju C. Durgabai Deshmukh D. Pingali Venkayya

Answer A. Prakasam headed the new Andhra State; the 1956 Andhra Pradesh is a different entity.

7. Which year marks the formation of Andhra State?

A. 1947 B. 1956 C. 1953 D. 2014

Answer C. Andhra State formed in 1953, before Andhra Pradesh's 1956 formation.

8. Potti Sriramulu's final fast is most directly linked with which formation?

A. Telangana in 2014 B. Andhra State in 1953 C. Madras Presidency in 1801 D. A new district in 2025

Answer B. His final fast became a catalyst for the separate Andhra State.

9. Which second strand of work is documented for Potti Sriramulu?

A. Lacquer-toy making B. Kavi Trayam translation C. Vijayanagara court poetry D. Temple-entry and anti-discrimination efforts

Answer D. The official account records his work for Dalit entry rights at Nellore temples.

10. Which present district bears Potti Sriramulu's name?

A. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore B. NTR C. Polavaram D. Anakapalli

Answer A. The current Nellore district's full name commemorates him.

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