1. In which city did Potti Sriramulu begin his fast unto death demanding a separate Andhra state?
2. On what date did Potti Sriramulu begin his fast unto death?
3. For how many days did Potti Sriramulu's fast continue before his death?
4. On what date did Prime Minister Nehru announce in Parliament that an Andhra state would be formed?
5. Whose name was proposed by minister Pattabhirama Rao for the post of Andhra Congress Legislature Party leader?
6. On whose advice did Shankar Reddy withdraw from the contest for the Congress Legislature Party leadership?
7. Which town, being Sanjeeva Reddy's own home town, was considered unacceptable to others as Andhra's capital?
8. Which city was ultimately accepted by all three parties as the capital of Andhra state?
9. Consider the following statements regarding proposals for Andhra's capital:
(I) The Communists proposed keeping Kurnool only as a temporary name while shifting the real capital to Vijayawada.
(II) The Kisan Mazdoor Lok Party pushed for Tirupati as the capital.
(III) Nellore was finally adopted as a compromise capital.
Which of the above is/are correct?
10. Who became the first Chief Minister of Andhra state in 1953?
11. Who served as Deputy Chief Minister in T. Prakasam's first Andhra ministry?
12. Consider the following statements about the Shanti Ramamurthy Committee:
(I) It was appointed to examine the question of prohibition.
(II) It recommended lifting the prohibition ban.
(III) Congress's own ideology supported implementing its recommendation.
Which of the above is/are correct?
13. On what date did the Prakasam ministry fall following a no-confidence vote?
14. Which two Congress members voted against their own government, causing the fall of the Prakasam ministry?
15. By how many votes did the Prakasam ministry fall?
16. With which two parties did Congress form a United Front ahead of the 1955 Andhra elections?
17. Delimitation ahead of the 1955 elections increased the Andhra assembly's seats from 140 to how many?
18. In the 1955 Andhra elections, how many seats did the Congress party win?
19. Which two contesting ministers lost in the 1955 Andhra elections?
20. Who became Chief Minister of Andhra state following the 1955 elections?
21. Which minister in Gopala Reddi's ministry died on 4 May 1955 at the age of 41?
22. Who became PCC president during Gopala Reddi's tenure as Chief Minister?
23. Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya left Andhra state politics after being appointed Governor of which state?
24. Which office building was converted into the Secretariat when Kurnool became the capital?
25. With whose encouragement was a 45-day budget session of the Andhra assembly held in Visakhapatnam?
26. In which year was the Peddamanushula Oppandam (Gentlemen's Agreement) signed?
27. Who signed the Gentlemen's Agreement as Chief Minister representing the Andhra region?
28. Who signed the Gentlemen's Agreement as Chief Minister representing the Telangana region?
29. Consider the following signatories of the Gentlemen's Agreement:
(I) Alluri Satyanarayana Raju — signed from the Andhra side
(II) J.V. Narsingarao — signed from the Telangana side
(III) Gouthu Latchanna — signed from the Telangana side
Which of the above is/are correctly matched to their region?
30. As per the Gentlemen's Agreement, for how many years would the proportionate sharing of central/general administrative expenditure between Andhra and Telangana initially last?
31. As per the Gentlemen's Agreement, in Telangana's region, whose decision would determine the implementation of prohibition?
32. As per the Gentlemen's Agreement, candidates for posts reserved for Telangana were required to have how many years of residence in the region?
33. For how many years, as per the Gentlemen's Agreement, would Urdu retain its existing position in Telangana's administration and courts?
34. Under the Gentlemen's Agreement, how many members would the Telangana Regional Committee have?
35. Consider the following statements about the composition of the Telangana Regional Committee under the Gentlemen's Agreement:
(I) It included two elected MLAs from each of Telangana's nine districts.
(II) It included six members chosen from Telangana representatives in Parliament or the state legislature.
(III) The Chief Minister was a compulsory member of this Committee.
Which of the above is/are correct?
36. Under which Article of the Constitution was the Telangana Regional Committee to be constituted?
37. As per the Gentlemen's Agreement, disagreements between the state government and the Regional Committee were to be referred to whom?
38. In the absence of a fresh agreement, after how many years was the Gentlemen's Agreement's arrangement to be reviewed?
39. As per the Gentlemen's Agreement, what was the fixed ratio of ministers between Andhra and Telangana in the cabinet?
40. As per the Gentlemen's Agreement, if the Chief Minister was from Andhra, from where was the Deputy Chief Minister required to be?
41. As per the Gentlemen's Agreement, until which year did Hyderabad's Pradesh Congress leaders seek a separate Congress committee for Telangana?
42. On what date did the "Peddamanushulu" meet again and finalise further points in a joint note?
43. What name did Telangana representatives originally want for the new state, which appeared in the draft bill?
44. Which body changed the proposed name of the new state to "Andhra Pradesh"?
45. Regarding the High Court, what did Telangana representatives want under the Gentlemen's Agreement discussions?
46. Who, as Union Home Minister, directed leaders on both sides to obtain legal advice on which points of the agreement were constitutionally valid?
47. Under what name was the bill initially introduced in Parliament, before being renamed?
48. Which Andhra High Court Chief Justice suggested that Hyderabad's High Court alone be retained for the merged state?
49. On what date did the Hyderabad legislature approve the Andhra Pradesh formation bill?
50. On what date did the Andhra Pradesh formation bill receive presidential assent?
51. At what number was Andhra Pradesh's legislature strength fixed under the formation bill?
52. What was the combined total membership with which the Andhra Pradesh legislature actually began, combining Andhra's 196 and Telangana's 101 members?
53. On what date did Prime Minister Nehru inaugurate the new state of Andhra Pradesh?
54. Who was elected AP Congress Legislature Party leader and became the first Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh?
55. Which Congress observer came from the high command to oversee proceedings for the AP Chief Ministership contest at Kurnool?
56. Which post did Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao accept after withdrawing from AP politics following the Chief Ministership contest?
57. Who, having opposed Sanjeeva Reddy in the Chief Ministership contest, alone remained without a ministerial post?
58. Consider the following statements about the two Telangana factions during the AP Chief Ministership contest:
(I) The "Telangana-vadulu" faction was led by Konda Venkat Ranga Reddy.
(II) The "Vishalandhra-vadulu" faction was led prominently by Valluri Basavaraju.
(III) Valluri Basavaraju had stronger grassroots strength in Telangana's villages than Ranga Reddy.
Which of the above is/are correct?
59. Who was given the position of Pradesh Congress Secretary instead of a sixth ministerial post he deserved?
60. Which earlier agreement, similarly not implemented, did Sanjeeva Reddy draw on from his own region's experience?
61. At which venue did Prime Minister Nehru deliver his historic composite-culture inauguration speech in Hyderabad?
62. Who translated Nehru's inauguration speech into Telugu, easing the unrest in the gathering?
63. What popular name was given to the Madras/Andhra administrative procedure that officialdom insisted be followed across the merged state?
64. Consider the following statements about administrative friction after AP's formation:
(I) Copies of the Boston Home procedure manual were not available in print.
(II) Telangana staff had no familiarity with the Boston Home procedure.
(III) Kurnool officials delayed implementation of the new procedure until Telangana staff were retrained.
Which of the above is/are correct?
65. In 1957, assembly elections were held only for which region of Andhra Pradesh?
66. Until which year did the Hyderabad Provincial Congress Committee remain separate from the Andhra Provincial Congress, as per the Gentlemen's Agreement?
67. Which AICC president appointed Alluri Satyanarayana Raju as his secretary, triggering new turbulence in Andhra politics?
68. Which Hindi work did Alluri Satyanarayana Raju translate into Telugu?
69. Who became AP's second Chief Minister, agreed upon by Alluri after he himself could not take the post?
70. On what date did D. Sanjeevayya take oath as Andhra Pradesh's second Chief Minister?
71. What distinction did D. Sanjeevayya hold as Andhra Pradesh's Chief Minister?
72. Which Telangana leader received the Deputy Chief Minister post in Sanjeevayya's ministry?
73. Who became PCC president alongside Sanjeevayya's ministry formation, later resigning amid controversy?
74. Who was settled upon as the new Congress president after Nookala Narottama Reddy's resignation from that post?
75. What justification did Sanjeeva Reddy use to press for his return to state politics after his term as AICC president?
76. Consider the following statements about the 1962 elections in Telangana:
(I) Congress lost one seat in Hyderabad.
(II) Congress lost two seats in Adilabad.
(III) The Jana Sangh won a single seat in Telangana.
Which of the above is/are correct?
77. Which Deputy Chief Minister lost his seat in the 1962 elections?
78. Who became Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for a second time after the 1962 elections?
79. In Sanjeeva Reddy's second ministry (post-1962), which Telangana leader finally found a place in the cabinet for the first time?
80. On what date did Alluri Satyanarayana Raju die?
81. Which district's bus route nationalisation controversy led to a Supreme Court ruling against the state government in 1964?
82. On what date did the Supreme Court uphold the complaints against Kurnool's bus-route nationalisation?
83. Which two opposition leaders' complaints regarding the bus-route nationalisation were upheld by the Supreme Court?
84. Taking the blame for the bus-nationalisation ruling, which Chief Minister resigned immediately after the Supreme Court's decision?
85. On what date did Jawaharlal Nehru die?
86. On what date did Kasu Brahmananda Reddy become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?
87. Who became Prime Minister of India following Nehru's death?
88. Consider the following statements about Brahmananda Reddy's early tenure as Chief Minister:
(I) He retained all of Sanjeeva Reddy's previous cabinet members except Sanjeeva Reddy himself.
(II) He made no departmental changes initially.
(III) He inducted three new ministers within the first month, with Sanjeeva Reddy's consent.
Which of the above is/are correct?
89. Around whom did a rival faction emerge within Brahmananda Reddy's ministry, encouraged by his allies?
90. Which district's rivalry between A.C. Subba Reddy and Chenchu Ramanaidu shaped ministry factionalism?
91. In Telangana, which two leaders had a long-standing rift that split along the lines of the Brahmananda Reddy–Sanjeeva Reddy factions?
92. Whom did Indira Gandhi defeat to become Prime Minister in the contest held on 19 January 1966?
93. Consider the following statements about states where non-Congress governments were formed after the 1967 elections:
(I) Tamil Nadu
(II) Andhra Pradesh
(III) West Bengal
Which of the above is/are correct?
94. Which post did Sanjeeva Reddy accept after the 1967 elections?
95. Which leader was inducted as a Union Minister at the centre in the period following the 1967 elections, seen by some as a move to keep him away from state politics?
96. On what date did the last Nizam, Mir Usman Ali Khan, die?
97. What phrase did Indira Gandhi use in her condolence message on the Nizam's death?
98. On what date did Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao pass away?
99. In the new ministry announced by Brahmananda Reddy in July 1969, who received the Deputy CM post following Nookala Ramachandra Rao's exclusion?
100. Consider the following statements about Brahmananda Reddy's 1971 resignation:
(I) It followed the unfulfilled promise made under the Peddamanushulu (Gentlemen's Agreement).
(II) Brahmananda Reddy described it as a sacrifice for state unity.
(III) He actively pushed for a preferred successor of his own before resigning.
Which of the above is/are correct?
101. Who was removed from the Chief Minister's post in Rajasthan around the same period as Brahmananda Reddy's resignation, as part of Indira Gandhi's leadership reshuffle?
102. Who was removed as Chief Minister in Maharashtra around the same period, as part of the same reshuffle?
103. The 1969 Presidential contest, which triggered a historic Congress split, was fought between Sanjeeva Reddy and whom?
104. Whose death made Vice President V.V. Giri the acting President?
