Thursday 22 August 2013

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The 1st Chief Minister of Justice Party Government in the Madras Province was Subbarayalu Reddiar.

The 1st President of Andhra Congress Circle was Nyayapati Subba Rao.

The 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra State was Dr. N. Sanjeeva Reddy.

The 1st Governor of Andhra Pradesh was C.M.Trivedi.

Dr. Pattabhi Seetharamaiah wrote the History of Indian National Congress.

The editor of ‘Andhra Prakasika’ was A.C. Parthasarathi Naidu.

C. Rajagopalachari was the chief minister of Madras Presidency in 1937.

The ceded districts were named as ‘Rayalaseema’ by Gadicherla Hari sarvothama Rao.

Samastha Gandharva Vidya Kovida’ chellavva was the court musician of Chalukya Bhima.

Kurnool was the capital of Andhra State.

Sri Venkateswara University was established in the year 1954.

Sri Baghpact was made in the year 1937.

The Editor of the Urdu daily newspaper ‘Rayyat’ was M.Narsinga Rao.

The Vira Siromantapa at Srisailam was constructed by Anavema Reddy.

The Kohinoor diamond was discovered in the diamond mines at Kolluru.

The Italian traveller who visited South India during the reign of Devaraya-II was Nicolo Conti.

The musical instrument ‘Jalakaranda’ was referred in the Kakatiya inscription of Dharmasagaram.

According to Kridabhiramam, Orugallu was known as an adobe of drama artists/actors.

Chin Qilich Khan was the founder of Hyderabad State.

The main point of difference between Nizam Ali of Hyderabad and the English was ‘The Northern Circar’.

Moturpha indicates Tax on looms.

The Wahabi movement was Anti-British.

The Poligars of Rayalaseema were suppressed by Thomas Munro.

The Christian missionaries did considerable service in spreading education in Andhra.

The Rampa rebellion took place in 1879.

Anantapur was made headquarter of ceded region.

The 1st novel written in Telugu literature by Veeresalingam was Rajasekhara Charitram.

Rev-Nobel established a school at Machilipatnam in 1843.

The Hyderabad Nizam College was established in 1887.

The 1st Telugu journal that was published from Bellary was Satya Doota.

The Gentle men’s Agreement was made in 1956.

Bipin Chandrapal’s tour of Andhra was organised by Mutnuri Krishna Rao.

N.G.Ranga led the Kisan and agrarian movements in Andhra.

National college in Machilipatnam was started in 1910.

The Anti-Drink and Swadeshi movements were conducted in the ceded districts by Kalluru Subba Rao.

Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu started the English daily paper ‘Swarajya’.

C.R.Reddy was the 1st Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University.

K.Linga Raju translated Maxim Gorky’s ‘Mother’ into Telugu.

P. Ananda Charyulu was the 1st Telugu man to become the President of Indian National Congress.

The 1st Nizam Andhra Mahasabha was presided by Suravaram Pratapa Reddy.

‘Sri Krishnadevaraya Bhasha Nilayam’ was established in 1901.

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was the 1st elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad State.

Kasim Razvi was the leader of the Razakars.

According to the puranas Pulomavi-III    was the last ruler of the Satavahanas.

‘Bhattiprolu inscription’ refers to ‘nigama-sabha’ of the Satavahana times.

‘Syadwadachala Simha’ was the title of Somadeva Suri.

Vijayapuri was the capital of the Ikshvakus.

Vengi was the capital city of the Salankayanas.

The language used in the inscriptions of Satavahanas is Prakrit.

Saivisam was patronised by the Salankayanas.

Gungaga Vijayaditya was the greatest of the kings of Eastern Chalukyan dynasty.

Rajaraja patronised Nannayabhattu.

The 1st Chalukya-Chola emperor was Kulottunga-I.

Motupalli was an important seaport in the Kakatiya Kingdom.

Jainism was patronised by the early Kakatiya Kings.

The 1000 pillared temple at Hanumakonda was constructed under the patronage of Rudradeva.

The traveller who visited Andhradesha during the reign of Rudramadevi was Marco Polo.

‘Prataparudra Yashobhushanam’ was written by Vidyanatha.

The popular religion of the Reddy period was Veerasaivism.

Pedakomati Vema Reddy was the author of Sangita Chintamani.

Erra preggada was the Vidyadhikari in the court of Prolaya Vema Reddy.

‘Meruka’ was a tax on Wet lands.

The literary work of the Reddy period which gives lot of information regarding the sea-borne trade is Haravilasam.

Coldwel argued that the Ikshvakus are originally Telugu people.

The Nasik inscription of Gautami Balasri was issued during the reign of Vasistiputra Pulomavi.

The Vijayanagara ruler who tried to strengthen his military positions by recruiting 10,000 Muslim bowmen in his army was Devaraya-II.

The Persian envoy who visited the court of Devaraya-II was Abdur Razzack.

The word ‘Salankayana’ means ‘The Holy Bull’.

Robert Sewell wrote the ‘Forgotten Empire’.

‘Sangita Sudhakaram’ a commentary on ‘Sangitaratnakara’ of Sarangadhara was written by Singabhupala-II.

Annamayya the lyric writer was a contemporary to Saluva Narasimha Raya.

Potana was the author of Virabhadra Vijayam.

‘Andhra Suratrana’ was the popular title of Kapaya Nayaka.

Saturday 17 August 2013

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The continuous congress rule in Andhra Pradesh since 1956 was broken by a newly formed political party in the year 1983.

Rayalaseema Mahasabha was formed in 1934. Its 1st session was held at Madras.

The Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen established in Hyderabad in 1927.

M.Annapurnayya was the 1st Secretary of the Andhra unit of the Socialist Party.

Amaravati Stupa was built during the rule of Satavahanas.

The Hyderabad Government concluded the Standstill Agreement with the Union Government of India on 29.11.1947.

The Dictator for the Civil Disobedience Movement in Andhra was Konda Venkatappayya.

Devulapalli Ramanuja Rao authored ‘The History of Telangana Armed Struggle’.

Parasurameswara temple, considered the oldest Saivite temple is in Gudimallam.

Potti Sreeramulu started fast into death for the formation of Andhra State on 19.10.1952.

Tanguturi Prakasam is called Andhra Kesari for his bravery exhibited during the Boycott of Simon Commission.

Govinda Rao Nanal was the 1st President of the Hyderabad State Congress.
Vandemataram Struggle in Osmania University took place in the year 1938.

In 1932, the Nizam of Hyderabad appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Aravamudu mainly to suggest measures for Political Reforms.

The Communist Party was banned in the State of Hyderabad in 1946.

The 1st book printed in Telugu is ‘The Bible’.

Hyderabad was the 1st Indian State that signed the Subsidiary Alliance with the East India Company.

P.Anandacharyulu was the 1st Andhra to become the President of the Indian National Congress.

Jiddu Krishna Murthy is the author of ‘At the Feet of the Master’.

National College at Machilipatnam was established in the year 1910.

Rajasekhara Charithram is the 1st novel in Telugu.

The author of ‘Mahaprasthnam’ was Srirangam Srinivasa Rao.

Vijayawada or Bezawada was the 1st headquarters of the Andhra University when it was started.

Navabrahma temple is located at Alampuram.

Pavuluri Mallanna received Navakhandavada from Rajaraja Narendra.

The maternal gotra names that are prefixed to the personal names of the Satavahana Kings started from the time of Gautamiputra Satakarni.

The Military Achievements of Gautamiputra Satakarni are mentioned in Nasik inscription.

The popular name of Ramachandra temple at Hampi is Hazara Rama temple.
Commentaries on Vedas were written under the leadership of Sayana and Madhava during the period of Harihara-II.

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah gave permission to the English East India Company to establish factory at Machilipatnam.

During the Revolt of 1857, there was an attempt to incite the revolt in Kadapa town of Rayalaseema.

Vennelakanti Raghavayya played an important role in the anti-Zamindari movement in Nellore district.

‘Zilla-Bandi’ system was introduced in State of Hyderabad in the year 1865.

Syadvada School of philosophy was propounded by Kundakundacharya.

Simukha is considered as the founder of Satavahana rule.

Fort St. George was built by the English at Madrasapatnam.

The Nasik inscription of Gautami Balasri was issued during the reign of Vasishtiputra Pulamavi.

The King who bore the title ‘Kavivatsala’ was Hala Satavahana.

According to the Nasik inscription of Rishabhadatta the arte of interest during the Satavahana period was 12%.

The Myakadoni inscription refers to the word ‘Gulmika’ to mean Feudatory chief.

The Jain philosopher who composed ‘Samayasara’ was Kundakundacharya.

The Jataka literature which refers to the defeat of Kharavela, the Kalinga King, at the hands of Satakarni, the Asmaka king, was Chulla-Kalinga Jataka.

The inscription, in which Asoka asked the teachers to inculcate the Dharma in the minds of the students, was found at Erragudi.

During the reign of Virapurushadatta, Buddism received great patronage in the Ikshvaku kingdom.

The Sidhharthaka Chaitya referred by the Buddhist literature is identified with the Chaitya as once existed at Gudiwada.

The Chalukyan king who is said to have built 108 Saiva temples on the name of Narendra Mrigeswara was Vijayaditya-II.

Vijayaditya-III is said to have developed Kandukur on the model of Bezwada.

Bhairava Konda, located in Nellore district, was a centre of Saivism.

The High Court of Andhra State was established in Guntur.

During the Satavahana rule, Nigama Sabhas looked after the administration of Cities.

The Chanda Railway Scheme Agitation in Hyderabad State signifies the beginning of public awakening in the State.

Sri Krishnadevaraya Andhra Bhasha Nilayam was established by Kommaraju Lakshman Rao.

Bezwada Gopala Reddy was the last chief Minister of Andhra State.

Telugu was the official language of the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi.

Vijayapuri was the capital of Ikshvakus.

The journal ‘Satihita Bodhini’ was started by Kandukuri Veeresalingam Panthulu.

Eight members signed on the Gentlemen’s Agreement.

Sribagh Pact was signed in 1937.

Osmania University was established in 1918.

The 1st Kisan School was started by Acharya N.G.Ranga at Nidubrolu.

Justice Party was started with the aim of safeguarding the interests of Non-Brahmins.

Kandukuri Veeresalingam Panthulu celebrated the 1st Widow Remarriage on 11.12.1881.

V.N.Suktankar argued that Satavahanas were not Andhras but Andhrabhrityas.

The battle of Padmanadham took place in the year 1794.

Ryotwari System was 1st introduced in the Madras Presidency in Baramahals.

C.P.Brown collected the poems of Vemana.

Ammaraju built Rajahmundry.

The author of Gathasaptasati was Hala