1. Which was the first newspaper published in India?
2. Which ordinance issued by the Nizam Government prohibited the freedom of expression and the press?
3. Which was the first printing press established in the Hyderabad State?
4. In which year was a printing press established at Gadwal Samsthanam?
5. Which of the following was the first English newspaper published from Hyderabad?
6. Which newspaper is regarded as the first newspaper published in Hyderabad?
7. Consider the following pairs:
(I) Jubdoot-Ul-Akbar – 1833
(II) Deccan Times – 1878
(III) Octareshfak – 1864
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
8. Who established the Deccan Times, the first English newspaper from Hyderabad?
9. Consider the following statements regarding the Hyderabad Recorder:
(I) It was the first newspaper banned by the Nizam Government.
(II) It described the British Resident as "Kaizer."
(III) It was an Urdu newspaper.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
10. In which language was the newspaper Octareshfak published?
11. Who started the Hyderabad Bulletin in 1904, which rendered service for nearly 50 years despite Nizam-era restrictions?
12. Who is known as the "father of journalism in Hyderabad"?
13. Which is considered, according to researcher Sangishetty Srinivas, the first Telugu newspaper published in Telangana?
14. Which is regarded, per researchers Rapolu Andhra Bhaskar and Veludurthi Manikya Rao, as the first daily Telugu newspaper?
15. Who founded Hithabodhini, the first Telugu newspaper distributed all over Telangana?
16. Which was the first political weekly magazine in Telangana?
17. Which library did Shabnaveesu Venkatarama Narasimha Rao, editor of Nilgiri Patrika, establish?
18. Who were the founders of Tenugu Vara Patrika?
19. On which date was Tenugu Vara Patrika started?
20. Which book series did the Oddiraju brothers establish in 1919 for publishing educational books?
21. Who served as the editor of Golconda Patrika from its establishment?
22. What name did Suravaram Pratap Reddy originally intend to give the paper that eventually became Golconda Patrika?
23. Who was the editor of Sujatha Patrika, a literary monthly magazine started in 1927?
24. Who founded the Bhagyanagar Patrika in 1931 for the development of Dalits?
25. Which was the first children's paper in Telangana?
26. Which was the first paper published by a woman editor in Telangana?
27. Which was the first daily newspaper from Telangana?
28. Who founded the Kakatiya Vaara Patrika in 1946?
29. Who founded Shoba, a literary monthly magazine started in 1947?
30. Which taluka's village, Inugurthi, served as the base of the Oddiraju brothers' printing press for Tenugu Vara Patrika?
31. Who among the following contributed poems and essays to Nilgiri Patrika?
32. Whose sensational story did Nilgiri Patrika refuse to publish, creating a stir?
33. Who started the monthly magazine Shaiva Pracharini from Warangal in 1923?
34. Which two papers were engaged in a spirited rivalry after 1923?
35. Who started the weekly paper Andhrakesari from Secunderabad in 1924?
36. Deshabandhu, a monthly magazine tagged "Andhra Vignana Prabodha," was run by Bellamkonda Narasimha Charyulu and which brother?
37. B.N. Sarma trained in journalism under which two editors of Nilgiri Patrika?
38. Which paper did B.N. Sarma run from Bezwada for five years after moving there due to Nizam government harassment?
39. Who started the Hyderabad Bulletin paper in Hyderabad city in 1929?
40. Which daily column featured in the Telangana daily, published in 1942 under Bukkapatnam Ramanujacharyulu's editorship?
41. Ramanujacharyulu joined his friend Rajagopal to start which weekly in 1937, which became a daily in 1939?
42. What was the name of the evening paper started by Ramanujacharyulu after his ties with Deccan Chronicle ended?
43. Which English daily, started by Ramanujacharyulu in 1947, saw him die within a month of its launch?
44. Who founded the Bhagyanagar Patrika, which was discontinued when he fell ill and left for Mysore, then restarted as Adi Hindu Patrika upon his return?
45. Under whose editorship was the Vibhuti paper run?
46. Who started the Telugu monthly Tarani in 1945?
47. Khwaja Abdul Gaffar, editor of the Urdu paper Payam, also started which Telugu paper that ran for only six months?
48. Which Urdu daily, started by Khaji Abdul Gaffar in 1935, supported the independence struggle of the Nizam's subjects?
49. Who started and edited the Urdu weekly Rayyat in 1927, which fought for people's rights against the Nizam?
50. Who started the Urdu weekly Imroze in 1947, meaning "fire"?
51. Consider the following statements about Shoebullah Khan:
(I) He began his journalism career at the Urdu weekly Tej.
(II) He worked at Rayyat before starting Imroze.
(III) He advocated Hyderabad's merger into the Indian Union through his editorials.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
52. Who were the editors of Rahbar-e-Deccan, a paper supported by the MIM party?
53. Who founded the paper Meezan in 1944, the first paper in Telangana published in three languages?
54. Consider the following statements about the political alignment of Meezan's editions:
(I) The Urdu edition supported the Razakars.
(II) The English edition supported the Nizam.
(III) The Telugu edition supported communists and other radicals.
Which of the above is/are correct?
55. Who was the editor of Meezan's Telugu edition?
56. Who founded the news agency Vatan News and its paper Momibbe Vatan to counter the pro-Nizam Deccan News agency?
57. Through which agency did Ganapati Rao Akhilekar circulate the pro-government news supplied by Deccan News agency?
58. Who started the Urdu weekly Masawat, meaning "Equality"?
59. Besides the Srikrishna Devaraya Andhra Basha Nilayam, who ran the only Telugu book stall in the entire Nizam State?
60. Which paper, started in 1917, was published on behalf of the Divine Life Society from Secunderabad?
61. Which paper is considered the first fortnightly paper in Telangana, run by Revenue officers from Warangal?
62. Kashtukar (1931), a peasant journal published from Dablipura of Hyderabad, was notable for being published in which two languages?
63. Who founded the medical/health-related paper Vaidyakala in 1931?
64. Who started the paper Deccan Kesari in 1934?
65. Who started the paper Andhra Kesari in 1941?
66. Who ran the paper Prajavani in 1951?
67. The paper Navayuga (1954) was run by which organization?
68. Who ran the Hyderabad Weekly paper?
69. Who was the first person to conduct research into Telangana's literature?
70. Komarraju Venkat Laxman Rao worked as Diwan to which Zamindar?
71. Komarraju Venkat Laxman Rao proved that the ancient city of Ekasila was actually which city?
72. Which book by Komarraju Venkat Laxman Rao is described as the first Vignana Sarvasvam (encyclopaedia) in Telugu?
73. Consider the following statements regarding Telangana's first short story:
(I) Komarraju Laxman Rao wrote "Ebadivella Bheramu" in 1910.
(II) Some scholars instead credit Madapati Hanumanthrao's 1912 story "Hrudaya Shalyamu" as the first.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
74. Seshadri Ramana Kavulu established the Historical Research Council (Charitraka Parishodaka Mandali) at which place?
75. Adiraju Veerabhadra Rao established the Andhra Research Council (Andhra Parishodaka Mandali) under which organization?
76. Which book by Suravaram Pratap Reddy, a social history of the Telugu people, won the Kendra Sahitya Academy Puraskaram in 1955?
77. What is the title of Suravaram Pratap Reddy's autobiography?
78. In which village was Suravaram Pratap Reddy born?
79. Which organization did Suravaram Pratap Reddy found in 1941?
80. Which of the following is a pen name used by Suravaram Pratap Reddy?
81. Which drama by Suravaram Pratap Reddy is based on the story of Kalhana in Rajatarangini?
82. In the first general elections of Hyderabad State in 1952, Suravaram Pratap Reddy was elected to the legislative assembly from which constituency?
83. Consider the following statements about Suravaram Pratap Reddy's writings:
(I) Mogalayi Kathalu is a collection of his stories.
(II) Verrivengalappa and Kavilekattalu are his comic/satirical writings.
(III) He wrote the novels Arevirulu and Suddantha Katha.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
84. In which district was Biruduraju Ramaraju, a researcher in folklore literature, a native?
85. Which university conferred a Ph.D. in Telugu literature on Biruduraju Ramaraju in 1956?
86. Biruduraju Ramaraju discovered and researched Kakatiya Prataparudra's work titled:
87. Consider the following pairs of works discovered/researched by Biruduraju Ramaraju and their authors:
(I) Jambavati Parinayam – Sri Krishna Devaraya
(II) Panditharadhya Charitra – Palkuriki Somanatha
(III) Shiva Ratri Mahatyam – Madiki Singanna
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
88. In which village was Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu born?
89. For which work did Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu win the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award in 1974?
90. Along with which poet was Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu arrested in 1947 and imprisoned at Induru Fort Jail, Nizamabad?
91. In which year did Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu found the Telangana Rachayithala Sangam (Telangana Writers' Association)?
92. Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu entered the cinema field in 1961 by writing lyrics for which film?
93. Which award did Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu receive for his work Kavitha Pushpakam?
94. The 1st Daasarathi Krishnamacharya Award, given by the Telangana Government, was awarded to whom?
95. Daasarathi Rangacharya, brother of Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu, was expelled from school in which standard for organizing a strike?
96. What is Daasarathi Rangacharya known as, alongside "Telangana Karadeepika"?
97. What is the title of Daasarathi Rangacharya's autobiography?
98. Which award did Daasarathi Rangacharya's work "Modugu Pulu" win?
99. Which award did Daasarathi Rangacharya's work "Chillera Devullu" win, and it was also adapted into a successful film?
100. Which two Telugu epics did Daasarathi Rangacharya translate, along with all four Vedas?
101. In which district was Daasarathi Rangacharya, like his brother Krishnamacharyulu, born?
102. Which of the following is NOT among Daasarathi Rangacharya's literary works?
103. Which award, given in 1974 for Timiramto Samaram, was won by Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu?
104. Which title did Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu hold, along with "Abhyudhaya Bhaavi"?
105. What are the two titles by which Vattikota Alwar Swamy is known?
106. Vattikota Alwar Swamy was jailed for his participation in which movement (1942–43)?
107. Which work by Vattikota Alwar Swamy describes the conditions of Telangana people between 1934 and 1938?
108. In which publication was Vattikota Alwar Swamy's work "Ramappa Rabhasa," written against social evils, published?
109. Vattikota Alwar Swamy established which organization, whose first published book was Suravaram Pratap Reddy's "Prajadhikaramulu"?
110. In which village was Devulapalli Ramanuja Rao born?
111. Devulapalli Ramanuja Rao served as President of the Andhra Saraswatha Parishad in 1953, held at which place?
112. Which of the following is a literary work by Devulapalli Ramanuja Rao on the Telangana freedom struggle?
113. Consider the following statements about Devulapalli Ramanuja Rao's literary works:
(I) Telanganalo Jathiyodhyamalu concerns the Telangana Nationalist Movement.
(II) Telugu Seemalo Samskrutika Punarjeevam concerns cultural revival in Telugu Seema.
(III) Fifty Years of Remembrance covers the period 1929–79.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
114. What is the title of Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sharma's autobiography, which won the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award in 2007?
115. Which of the following is a literary work by Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sharma?
116. In which village was Dr. Cingi Reddy Narayana Reddy (C. Narayana Reddy) born in 1931?
117. For which work did C. Narayana Reddy win the prestigious Jnanpith Award in 1988?
118. Which university awarded C. Narayana Reddy his post-graduate degree and doctorate in Telugu literature, where he later became a professor?
119. Consider the following pairs of C. Narayana Reddy's awards and years:
(I) Kendra Sahitya Academy Award – 1973
(II) Padma Shri – 1977
(III) Padma Bhushan – 1988
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
120. Which was C. Narayana Reddy's first literary work, published in 1953?
121. C. Narayana Reddy entered the film industry as a lyricist in 1962 with which film?
122. In which year did C. Narayana Reddy receive the Kendra Sahitya Academy Fellowship?
123. Who wrote Telangana's first novel, "Kambukandhara Charitra"?
124. Which of the following is a literary work by Palla Durgaiah (1916–1983)?
125. Consider the following pairs of works belonging to the modern-dialect "Kavyatrayam" (trio of poetic works):
(I) Gangula Sai Reddy – Kapu Bidda
(II) Palla Durgaiah – Gangireddu
(III) C. Narayana Reddy – Ruthu Chakram
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
126. Bunna Ilaiah's research book "Telangana Sahitya Samasthalu" documents the founding history of literary centres spanning which region?
127. In which story did Bunna Ilaiah depict the lives of Telangana's people?
128. Who is credited with writing all four Vedas' translation into Telugu?
129. Which raised Vattikota Alwar Swamy after his father's early death?
130. Which work by Vattikota Alwar Swamy covers Telangana people's history from 1940–45?
131. Devulapalli Ramanuja Rao's work "Mana Desham" is subtitled with which region's name?
132. Which award, given in 1977, did C. Narayana Reddy receive before the Jnanpith Award in 1988?
