Andhra Mahasabha

1. The Nizam government permitted the Andhra Mahasabha to be held subject to certain conditions. Which of the following was one of these conditions?

2. Consider the following statements about the government's conditions for permitting the Andhra Mahasabha: (I) The president had to be a resident of Hyderabad State. (II) No situation should arise causing displeasure or insult to other religious communities. (III) The sabha could freely discuss political matters. Which of the above is/are correct?

3. The Andhra movement entered its second phase in which year?

4. The first Andhra Mahasabha began with its first session in 1930 in which district?

5. The first Andhra Mahasabha of 1930 was held at:

6. At the first Andhra Mahasabha, financial assistance was provided by:

7. Jogipeta is located at what distance from Shankarpalli railway station on the Hyderabad railway line?

8. In Kakatiya Prataparudra's era, Jogipeta was known by which inscriptional name?

9. The old name of Jogipeta is believed to have derived from the village being situated amid:

10. Over time under Nizam administration, the pronunciation of Jogipeta's old name changed in Urdu usage from "Tekumbedda" to:

11. The government order (G.O.) permitting the first Andhra Mahasabha to be held, under gazette notification "Tirvan," was issued in:

12. Who presided over the first Andhra Mahasabha?

13. Suravaram Pratapa Reddy, president of the first Andhra Mahasabha, held which academic/legal qualifications?

14. Apart from being editor of the Golconda Patrika, Suravaram Pratapa Reddy was also known as:

15. The first Andhra Mahasabha opened with a song whose refrain was:

16. The main focus/objective of the Andhra movement in its early phase, as reflected in the first Mahasabha, was to instil among Telugu people of Hyderabad State the feeling:

17. In his presidential address at the first Andhra Mahasabha, Pratapa Reddy strongly condemned the practice among villagers of:

18. At the first Andhra Mahasabha, which social practice concerning women did Pratapa Reddy specifically call for abolishing?

19. At the first Andhra Mahasabha, it was resolved that Gasti Nishan (Circular) No. 53 restricted people's freedom regarding public meetings, and the Mahasabha demanded it be:

20. The first Andhra Mahasabha also resolved that the government and the people should make intense efforts to eliminate the widespread bad habit of:

21. The first women's Andhra Mahasabha (Andhra Mahila Sabha) was held on a day separate from the main Mahasabha, presided over by:

22. Consider the following statements about topics discussed at the first women's Andhra Mahasabha: (I) The condition of ancient women's traditions and their present degraded state. (II) Marriage problems and chastity (pativratyam). (III) The status of widows and of women in famine-affected areas. Which of the above is/are correct?

23. The second Andhra Mahasabha was held in 1931 in:

24. The second Andhra Mahasabha of 1931 was held over which dates in March?

25. Who presided over the second Andhra Mahasabha at Devarakonda?

26. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao's family home was originally named "Pullamarajuvaru," located in Burgula village of which taluka?

27. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao's family belonged to which background?

28. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao acquired the name "Rankinson Rao Burgula" while studying which profession in Pune?

29. After his elder brothers, Burgula Ramakrishna Rao later became, for the region, its first:

30. At the Devarakonda Mahasabha, delegate Vamanaik was noted for:

31. Vamanaik, present at the Devarakonda Mahasabha, made a financial contribution to which institution in Guntur?

32. At the second Andhra Mahasabha, Arya Samaj president Keshava Rao attempted to bring Andhras forward under the influence of which ideology?

33. Who presided over the second women's Mahasabha held alongside the Devarakonda session?

34. At the second women's Mahasabha, it was demanded that a mandatory basic education be introduced, taught through:

35. Consider the following statements regarding resolutions passed at the second women's Mahasabha: (I) It called for rejecting the purdah system. (II) It called for permitting widow remarriage. (III) It called for imposing a ban on child marriages. Which of the above is/are correct?

36. How many years elapsed between the second Andhra Mahasabha (Devarakonda) and the third session, due to delay in government permission?

37. The initial attempt to hold the third Andhra Mahasabha was made to hold it within which samsthanam?

38. The lawyer from Pentlavalli village who initiated efforts to hold the third Mahasabha in Jatprolu samsthanam was:

39. When approached, the Jatprolu samsthan government stated that authority to grant permission lay with:

40. The Mahbubnagar collector responded that the district administration would not interfere in samsthan affairs, and that the same policy followed for which earlier sabha should be applied?

41. After escalation, the final decision that no Mahasabha would be permitted anywhere in the state came from:

42. After the initial refusal, a fresh attempt to seek permission for the third Mahasabha was begun on:

43. Following repeated petitions, the delegation was told to meet the Police Minister, Colonel Trench, on:

44. Before Colonel Trench, Madapati Hanumantha Rao and Burgula Ramakrishna Rao argued that their movement was:

45. Colonel Trench objected by comparing the library movement to revolutionary societies he had learned of in which region?

46. Colonel Trench questioned why the Andhras objected to paying a monetary deposit/fine (jamanatu) to hold the sabha. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao refused, arguing that paying it would:

47. The third Andhra Mahasabha was eventually held at:

48. Who presided over the third Andhra Mahasabha?

49. At the third Mahasabha, the government imposed a ban on discussing:

50. Because political and social topics were banned at the third Mahasabha, the leaders devised a strategy of instead passing resolutions on:

51. The third Andhra Mahasabha is notable for being the session at which which group came into prominence for the first time?

52. Who presided over the third Andhra Mahila Sabha (women's session)?

53. The fourth Andhra Mahasabha was held in Sirisilla, in which district?

54. The fourth Andhra Mahasabha was held over which dates in January 1935?

55. Who presided over the fourth Andhra Mahasabha?

56. Who presided over the fourth Andhra Mahila Sabha at Sirisilla?

57. At the Sirisilla session, president Hanumantha Rao specifically encouraged speakers to:

58. A notable outcome of the Sirisilla session was that a formal rulebook/constitution for the Andhra Mahasabha was:

59. How many resolutions were adopted at the Sirisilla session?

60. Consider the following statements about resolutions adopted at the Sirisilla session: (I) Compulsory primary education. (II) Higher education for Andhra girls through the mother tongue. (III) Condemnation of child marriages. Which of the above is/are correct?

61. Six months after the Sirisilla session, Hanumantha Rao met the head of the Government Publications Department, namely:

62. Aliyawar Jung expressed suspicion to Hanumantha Rao that the true aim of the Andhra movement was to:

63. Hanumantha Rao responded to Aliyawar Jung's suspicion by calling such a demand:

64. The fifth Andhra Mahasabha was held at Shadnagar in:

65. Who presided over the fifth Andhra Mahasabha?

66. The Shadnagar session was notable as the first of the Mahasabha sessions to be held within a:

67. The Shadnagar Mahasabha was held within whose jagir?

68. Before Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy's rise, there was no Andhra representative in the:

69. Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy joined the Andhra Jana Sangham at the encouragement of:

70. After independence, Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy went on to hold which position in Andhra Pradesh?

71. Which present-day district is named after Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy?

72. The special building constructed at Shadnagar to host the Mahasabha was built under the supervision of:

73. The Shadnagar session marked the first-ever attendance at an Andhra Mahasabha of the engineer:

74. Who presided over the fifth Andhra Mahila Sabha at Shadnagar?

75. At the Shadnagar session, Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy and his workers organised opposition to a religious conversion campaign led by:

76. To counter the conversion campaign, Ranga Reddy's workers visited the homes of converts to Islam in order to:

77. The sixth Andhra Mahasabha was held at:

78. Elections held under British India's 1935 Act resulted in Congress governments being formed in how many provinces?

79. In response to the changing political climate following the 1935 Act elections, the Nizam government appointed a reforms committee (సంస్కరణ సంఘం) headed by:

80. Who presided over the sixth Andhra Mahasabha at Nizamabad?

81. Mandumula Narasingarao served as editor of which Urdu daily newspaper?

82. Narasingarao's newspaper Rayyat, though published in Urdu, is described as having:

83. Narasingarao took particular interest in resolving problems related to:

84. Narasingarao maintained friendly personal relationships with:

85. After the formation of self-rule (స్వరాజ్యం), Narasingarao's brother-in-law Burgula Ramakrishna Rao's government appointed Narasingarao to head the:

86. After the formation of Andhra Pradesh, Narasingarao went on to become a:

87. Consider the following statements about the Nizamabad Mahasabha session: (I) It was naturally presided over as usual by an elected president. (II) Delegates argued the state's constitutional reforms should follow the British India pattern. (III) The Andhra Mahasabha's true form/character was clearly revealed through this session. Which of the above is/are correct?

88. As a result of the Nizamabad session, the aspirations and objectives of the Andhra people were:

89. In Hyderabad State, political awakening first gained ground upon the platform of the:

90. The seventh Andhra Mahasabha was held at Malkapuram in:

91. Who presided over the seventh Andhra Mahasabha at Malkapuram?

92. At the Malkapuram session, it was noted that land revenue on dry lands in Telangana ranged from Rs. 15 to as high as:

93. By comparison, land revenue rates in British India at the time ranged from:

94. The Malkapuram session cited that when Prakasam Panthulu became Revenue Minister in Madras Presidency, he reduced land revenue by what fraction?

95. At the Malkapuram session, the Mahasabha demanded that Telangana's land revenue be reduced to bring it in line with the rates of:

96. On the occasion of the Nizam's Silver Jubilee, the Diwan announced a general remission of dues amounting to how much for the state as a whole?

97. Despite the general 40-lakh remission, how much additional remission was granted for the Sarvekhas area alone?

98. The Malkapuram session raised the demand that special permission should be required before conducting direct inquiries/investigations targeting employees of:

99. The Malkapuram Mahasabha demanded the removal of a discrepancy/disparity existing between:

100. The eighth Andhra Mahasabha was held in 1941 at Chilkur village, in which taluka of Nalgonda district?

101. Who presided over the eighth Andhra Mahasabha as a young leader (యువనాయకుడు)?

102. Ravi Narayana Reddy was one of Hyderabad State's first:

103. Ravi Narayana Reddy rose to political prominence as a young leader carrying:

104. Ravi Narayana Reddy is described as a leader with an unbroken presence in Telangana's history:

105. At the Chilkur session, membership fees for the Mahasabha were revised down from one rupee to:

106. Consider the following statements about the Chilkur (eighth) Mahasabha session: (I) Its rules were revised, including lowering membership fees. (II) The Mahasabha began paying attention to communist programmes/activities as well. (III) It was presided over by Mandumula Narasingarao. Which of the above is/are correct?

107. Who presided over the eighth Andhra Mahila Sabha, held alongside the Chilkur session?

108. The ninth Andhra Mahasabha was held at Dharmavaram, in which district?

109. Who presided over the ninth Andhra Mahasabha at Dharmavaram?

110. At the Dharmavaram session, Communists and their opponents debated sharply over differing approaches to:

111. At the Dharmavaram session, which cause reached the general public in a significant way?

112. The Dharmavaram (ninth) session was held how many years after the eighth Andhra Mahasabha?

113. Who presided over the women's sabha held alongside the Dharmavaram session?

114. At the joint sessions held alongside the Andhra Mahasabha up to this point, the Dharmavaram women's sabha stood out as:

115. At the Andhra Mahasabha around this period, how many distinct factions/groups (వర్గాలు) had emerged?

116. Consider the following statements about the three factions that had emerged within the Andhra Mahasabha: (I) Congress formed the first faction. (II) Communists formed the second faction. (III) Moderates formed the third faction. Which of the above is/are correct?

117. As the Andhra Mahasabha's growing popularity and following was recognised, the government came to acknowledge it as:

118. As the Andhra Mahasabha came to be shaped into a people's organisation (ప్రజాసంస్థ), what emerged openly within it?

119. Within the Andhra Mahasabha's factional divide, the moderates represented landholding interests, while the Communists championed:

120. The tenth Andhra Mahasabha was held in the state capital city, Hyderabad, in 1943 over which dates in May?

121. The tenth Mahasabha at Hyderabad was organised grandly at:

122. Who presided over the tenth Andhra Mahasabha at Hyderabad?

123. At the tenth Mahasabha, the presidential election contest was fought between Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy and:

124. At the tenth Mahasabha, the moderate candidate Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy:

125. Which three individuals were appointed as working committee members at the tenth Mahasabha, known for being good Communists?

126. Because the tenth session was held in Hyderabad, the sabha's importance grew, and it was attended by prominent figures including Sarojini Naidu and:

127. At the tenth Mahasabha, the main subject discussed was the need to establish, within the Hyderabad State, a:

128. The competition for dominance between Communists and Congress at this session is described as having begun clearly for:

129. At the tenth Mahasabha's contest for organisational dominance, majority support ultimately went to:

130. In 1942, when Communists opposed the Quit India Movement, they publicly portrayed their stance as being:

131. The eleventh Andhra Mahasabha was held at Bhuvanagiri in 1944, over which dates in May?

132. Who presided over the eleventh Andhra Mahasabha?

133. At the eleventh Mahasabha, membership fees were further reduced from four annas to:

134. The twelfth Andhra Mahasabha was held at Madikonda, in Warangal district, in 1945, over which dates in March?

135. Who presided over the twelfth Andhra Mahasabha?

136. Who took particular interest in ensuring the success of the twelfth Mahasabha?

137. The thirteenth Andhra Mahasabha was held at Kandi, in Medak district, in 1946, over which dates in May?

138. Who presided over the thirteenth Andhra Mahasabha?

139. The presiding leader of the thirteenth Mahasabha was noted as a foremost leader of which movement?

140. After the thirteenth Mahasabha, this leader is stated to have never again attained comparable standing within:

141. The thirteenth Andhra Mahasabha session (Kandi, 1946) was the last session held, marking a transformation of the Telangana Andhra movement from a limited cultural movement into:

142. After the final (thirteenth) Andhra Mahasabha, the moderate leaders among its ranks generally moved into:

143. After the final Andhra Mahasabha, the extremist (అతివాదులు) leaders among its ranks generally moved into:

144. The women's sabhas (mahila sabhas) held alongside the Andhra Mahasabha are described as having functioned:

145. The apex body for these women's sabhas was the:

146. Even women from families that observed strict purdah are stated to have attended these women's sabhas:

147. Consider the following statements about the significance of the women's mahila sabhas: (I) They strengthened organisational goals and worked for women's upliftment. (II) They increased consciousness and development among women. (III) They mirrored the double standards in Indian society regarding women's rights as far as was possible. Which of the above is/are correct?

148. The progressive resolutions passed by these women's sabhas strongly supported:

149. The women's sabhas demanded a ban on which practices, alongside opposing dowry system and child marriage?

150. The women's sabhas demanded that daughters be given a share in:

151. The women's sabhas declared/demanded that women should have representation in:

152. Regardless of how senior or important a person was, at the women's sabhas such persons were expected to:

153. At the women's mahasabha held alongside the Sirisilla session, who were the president and vice-president respectively?

154. In the history of the Telangana Andhra movement, the unique instance where a husband presided over the main Mahasabha while his wife presided over the women's sabha occurred:

155. Following the women's sabhas, which group of women in particular came forward enthusiastically to participate in social reform programmes within the Andhra movement?

156. Despite Hyderabad State having a large Telangana population, Andhras had little representation in:

157. Under Nizam rule, permission was required even for the repair of old buildings, and new construction of which type of buildings was altogether prohibited?

158. Under Gasti Nishan 53 (Circular 53), which activities could not be conducted?

159. Smt. Cousins arrived in Hyderabad in:

160. By the time Smt. Cousins arrived in Hyderabad, which organisation had already been established in Delhi?

161. In Hyderabad city, an educational and social organisation for women was founded by Sarojini Naidu, Lady Hamina Howdri, and:

162. Who was elected president of this early women's education and social organisation in Hyderabad?

163. Sarojini Naidu, prominently associated with this movement, was also deeply engaged in:

164. In Hyderabad's Nizam-era high society, who served as president/patron among the state's leading noble families?

165. Consider the following statements regarding early participants in the Hyderabad women's social organisation: (I) English wives of British ministers, such as Lady Tussar and Lady Trench, participated. (II) Christian women such as Cornelius and Williams participated. (III) Only Muslim women were permitted to participate. Which of the above is/are correct?

166. Later, prominent Andhra women who took up efforts for this organisation included Rangamma Obulareddy, Rani Saralamma Devi, and:

167. The idea to establish an organisation called "Andhra Yuvathi Mandali" arose in the mind of Smt. Ellapragada Seetakumari during the women's mahasabha held at:

168. Seetakumari approached whose wife to help establish the Andhra Yuvathi Mandali?

169. The Andhra Yuvathi Mandali was established in:

170. Who became president of the Andhra Yuvathi Mandali, after meeting with the queen (maharani) of Gadwal?

171. In the Andhra Yuvathi Mandali, Ananta Lakshmidevi served as vice-president, while Seetakumari served as:

172. The Hyderabad Andhra Yuvathi Mandali was established how many years before Durgabai Deshmukh's "Andhra Mahila Sabha"?

173. Under Gadwal Rani Adilakshmi Devi's special patronage, the Yuvathi Mandali's programmes were held free of cost on land belonging to the Reddy Hostel located on which road?

174. The Yuvathi Mandali appointed a servant/attendant to bring good books from which library, in order to send them weekly to women who could read?

175. In 1952, the Andhra Yuvathi Mandali, founded in 1935, acquired its own premises and opened within it a:

176. The Andhra Yuvathi Mandali's primary school grew and was upgraded to a high school in:

177. In 1955, in addition to a Shishu Vikas Vihar (child development centre), the Yuvathi Mandali also established a KGBV-style hostel for women along with a:

178. The Andhra Mahasabha's efforts to eliminate the abuse of village merchants/traders by touring government officials led to the reform of a system in which villagers arranged to supply provisions by:

179. Trade associations were established across the state during the early period of the Andhra movement, alongside publication of a small booklet titled:

180. As trade associations increasingly brought officials' exploitation to the government's attention, forcible provisioning demands eventually:

181. During official district tours, officials and their staff would camp for several days, requiring villagers to supply goods including "kummari neelu," cooked food, and:

182. Which community was specifically forced to carry officials' belongings from one village to the next without receiving wages?

183. At every Andhra Mahasabha session, resolutions against vetti chakiri (forced labour) were passed and sent to the government, but the practice was not easily eliminated until:

184. Vetti chakiri was eventually completely eliminated only after:

185. The organisational/social reform movement that formed part of the Telangana Andhra movement included promoting inter-caste dining and opposing:

186. Consider the following statements about the social reform agenda pursued within the Andhra movement: (I) It promoted widow remarriages. (II) It promoted marriages after puberty (రజస్వలానంతర వివాహాలు). (III) It insisted on caste distinctions being maintained. Which of the above is/are correct?

19. Andhra Mahasabha