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1. Under the Public Employment Act, 1957, residency-based employment protections continued to apply to Telangana along with which of the following?
2. In which year were the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment Regulations (Requirement as to Residence) issued under the Public Employment Act, 1957?
3. The Mulki Rules were first implemented with effect from 21 March of which year, for a five-year term?
4. On what date did the Supreme Court rule that Telangana's residency-based employment requirement was invalid, holding that residency status should apply to the whole state rather than one region?
5. Consider the following statements regarding the impact of the 1965–66 India–Pakistan war on Telangana engineers:
(I) The state government cut its budget by 10 percent.
(II) All temporary posts were eliminated as an economy measure.
(III) Most permanent posts were held by employees from the Andhra region.
Which of the above is/are correct?
6. Osmania University Vice-Chancellor D.S. Reddy was replaced in 1967 by which official, triggering student protests over university autonomy?
7. Which student leader led the strike against Chief Minister Kasu Brahmananda Reddy's interference in Osmania University's autonomy in 1967?
8. When former Hyderabad State Chief Minister Burgula Ramakrishna Rao died on 14 September 1967, what contrast was drawn with the 1957 death of former Andhra CM Tunguturi Prakasam Pantulu?
9. On what date did the High Court invalidate Marri Chenna Reddy's 1967 Assembly election win and bar him from contesting elections for six years?
10. Who was the founding president of the Telangana Non-Gazetted Officers Union (TNGO), formed in 1964–65?
11. KR Amos first joined government service in 1953 as a Typist in which department?
12. "Telangana Safeguards Day" (Telangana Hamila Dinam) was first celebrated by the TNGO Union on which date?
13. The Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS) was established in 1961 at Palvancha in which district?
14. Who is credited with first exposing that most employees at the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station were from the Andhra region?
15. On 3 January 1969, which High Court judge ruled that the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, being an autonomous body, was not bound by local-reservation requirements?
16. The first protest of the 1969 Telangana movement took place on 5 January 1969 at which location?
17. The separate-Telangana slogan was first raised at Kothagudem on 30 December 1968, provoked by a speech from which leader?
18. Who was the first person to undertake a fast unto death in the 1969 Telangana movement, beginning on 8 January 1969 at Gandhi Chowk, Khammam?
19. On 11 January 1969, representatives of Warangal college student unions formed which committee, with Muralidhar Reddy as its president?
20. The Telangana Students Action Committee, formed on 13 January 1969, split the student movement into the Separatists (centred at Nizam College) and which rival group?
21. Who was elected General Secretary of the Telangana Students Action Committee on 13 January 1969?
22. The All-Party Agreement of 19 January 1969, attended by 45 politicians, was reached at which venue?
23. The first police firing of the 1969 Telangana movement occurred on 20 January 1969 at which location?
24. G.O. No. 36, issued on 21 January 1969 to remove non-natives from Telangana posts, was signed by which Chief Secretary?
25. Ex-Chief Minister Damodaram Sanjeevaiah opposed G.O. No. 36 on the day it was issued, remarking that transferring employees was not as simple as doing what?
26. Who was recognized as the first martyr of the 1969 Telangana movement, killed in police firing at Sadashivpet on 24 January 1969?
27. The Telangana Liberation Movement Committee summit, held in Warangal on 28 January 1969, was presided over by which leader?
28. A twelve-year-old seventh-class student named Narasimhulu died in police firing on 30 January 1969 at which location?
29. Consider the following statements regarding the events of 18 January 1969 in Hyderabad:
(I) Two rival student processions collided at Abids Chourasta.
(II) Telangana employees issued an ultimatum demanding the return of about 6,000 Andhra employees.
(III) Five opposition parties jointly warned they would join the students if the Chief Minister did not act.
Which of the above is/are correct?
30. Which five opposition parties jointly warned on 18 January 1969 that they would support the student movement if the Chief Minister failed to act?
31. Andhra people attacked the Eegalapenta colony, inhabited by Telangana workers building which dam project, on 1 February 1969?
32. Which minister visited Eegalapenta on 17 February 1969 to investigate the attack on Telangana workers and condemned the incident?
33. The Telangana People's Convention, formed on 28 February 1969, was later converted into which organization?
34. Who led the Telangana People's Convention, formed on 28 February 1969?
35. Consider the following statements regarding the 3 March 1969 Telangana bandh:
(I) The Jana Sangh, Majlis, and Communist parties issued a joint statement opposing it.
(II) 52 Telangana legislators warned they would withdraw support if safeguards were not implemented by 15 March.
(III) T. Purushottama Rao and G.V. Sudhakar Rao boycotted the Legislative Assembly in solidarity.
Which of the above is/are correct?
36. Which Telangana CPI leader chaired a committee (secretary: Rajabahdur Gour) aimed at implementing safeguards while preserving state integration, around the time of the first bandh?
37. The Conference of B.C. (Backward Classes) Associations on 6 March 1969 was chaired by which opposition leader?
38. The two-day Telangana Conference at Reddy Hostel, Hyderabad, held on 8–9 March 1969, was presided over by whom?
39. Who gave the slogan "Quit Telangana" for the first time at the Reddy Hostel Convention on 8–9 March 1969?
40. The map of the proposed Telangana state, unveiled at the Reddy Hostel Convention, was prepared on 7 March 1969 by E.V. Padmanabham, Adiraju Venkateswara Rao, and which magazine editor?
41. What new organization did student leaders announce at the Reddy Hostel Convention to lead the Telangana movement?
42. On 10 March 1969, the Telangana Employees–Teachers Action Committee was formed by merging an employees' action committee led by K.R. Amos with a teachers' action committee led by whom?
43. Korrapati Pattabhiramaiah, who began fasting for a separate Telangana on 4 March 1969 before the Assembly, belonged to which region of Andhra?
44. Swami Ramananda Tirtha founded the "Public Events for Emotional Integration" organization, chairing its first meeting on which date?
45. The Telangana People's Convention designated 17 March 1969 as which observance, marked by students?
46. On 17 March 1969, Parliament passed a bill extending the Mulki Rules for Telangana, issued under which Act?
47. Which Andhra-region MP supported a separate Telangana on 17 March 1969, arguing that multiple states already existed for Hindi speakers?
48. The Telangana People's Convention (formed February 1969) was formally converted into the Telangana Praja Samithi on which date?
49. Which Chief Justice headed the five-member Supreme Court bench that cancelled G.O. No. 36 on 28 March 1969?
50. Andhra students attacked Telangana students with iron rods at which college on 28 March 1969?
51. Who became the first minister to resign over the Telangana issue, on 28 March 1969?
52. On 30 March 1969, a Backward Classes meeting chaired by Gouthu Lachanna passed a resolution demanding the resignation of which Chief Minister?
53. Which National Liberation Front (Scheduled Castes) leader warned on 30 March 1969 of possible armed revolt in Telangana if the Centre failed to act?
54. On 1 April 1969, which Lok Sabha Speaker suggested appointing a parliamentary committee to examine the Telangana issue, while acknowledging unfulfilled Gentlemen's Agreement promises from his own tenure as CM?
55. The Citizens' Integration Association, formed on 3 April 1969 to oppose Telangana's separation, was chaired by which MP?
56. The 4 April 1969 police firing that killed three people occurred following a Communist Party meeting held at which venue?
57. On 6 April 1969, which act was invoked for the first time in the 1969 Telangana movement to arrest protesters, including TPS president Madan Mohan?
58. Who was appointed TPS President on 6 April 1969, after Madan Mohan was detained under the PD Act?
59. Which SSP leader proposed a rights resolution in the Lok Sabha on 7 April 1969, criticizing Chief Minister Brahmananda Reddy's opposition to a parliamentary committee?
60. Mass Satyagraha Day, called by TPS President S.B. Giri, took place on which date?
61. Which political party became the first to formally demand a separate Telangana state?
62. At the Prime Minister's all-party meeting in Delhi on 9 April 1969, which party alone supported a fully separate Telangana state?
63. The Eight-Point Formula was formulated following a high-level meeting held by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on which date?
64. The Telangana Development Committee, set up on 25 April 1969 to implement the Eight-Point Formula, was chaired by whom?
65. Which Jana Sangh leader questioned whether the Eight-Point Formula would improve the Telangana situation, given that the linguistic-state theory itself was being challenged?
66. The Kumar Lalith Committee, set up on 23 January 1969 as part of the All-Party Agreement, was headed by an official from which body?
67. Who headed the higher-level committee announced on 22 April 1969 to re-examine Telangana's surplus funds under the Eight-Point Formula?
68. The Wanchoo Committee, appointed on 19 April 1969, was headed by which former Chief Justice?
69. According to the Wanchoo Committee's findings, Parliament had the power to legislate a state's employment preference, but not for what?
70. The Wanchoo Committee recommended transferring recruitment authority for 4th-class employees from the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission to which authority?
71. The Telangana Advocates' Association, formed on 15 April 1969, was chaired by whom?
72. On 17 April 1969, Konda Laxman reiterated his demand for Telangana as an independent sub-state within Andhra Pradesh, modelled on the status of which region within Assam?
73. Marri Chenna Reddy formally entered the Telangana movement, declaring there was no alternative to separation, on which date?
74. "Telangana Deception Day" (Telangana Vanchana Dinam) was observed on which date?
75. Which party, meeting in Vijayawada under Sitharami Reddy on 22 April 1969, passed a resolution supporting a separate Telangana state?
76. Visiting Tirupati on 24 April 1969, which Sarvodaya leader said the formation of smaller states would strengthen the Centre?
77. At Congress's 72nd session on 27 April 1969, Nijalingappa argued the country should be restructured on which basis rather than a linguistic one?
78. Who was appointed Osmania University Vice-Chancellor on 30 April 1969, upon D.S. Reddy's completion of tenure?
79. Consider the following statements regarding the Eight-Point Formula's criticism:
(I) Konda Laxman Bapuji argued the problem was fundamentally political, not just about safeguards and jobs.
(II) TPS President Sadalakshmi said the Delhi meeting's proposed solutions were unnecessary.
(III) Jana Sangh's Vajpayee doubted the formula would improve the situation given the challenge to linguistic-state theory.
Which of the above is/are correct?
80. Which Union Home Secretary led the Central government team that visited Hyderabad on 3 April 1969 to inspect the situation?
81. Members of the Justice Bhargava Committee included Vihari Mathur and which other person, alongside its Secretary Krishna Swamy?
82. Which two persons served as members alongside K.N. Wanchoo on the Wanchoo Committee?
83. Under the Eight-Point Formula, which point specifically proposed a constitutional arrangement to reserve local jobs for Telangana natives?
84. TPS observed 1 May 1969 as which day, planning a joint parade to present a report to the Governor?
85. On 1 May 1969, KV Ranga Reddy delivered a historic speech at Charminar declaring what?
86. Which student leaders led the Charminar procession on 1 May 1969 that was fired upon near Siddi Amber Bazaar mosque?
87. Who died in police firing at Raj Bhavan during the 1 May 1969 procession, as president of the Secunderabad College Students' Union?
88. What single demand did the joint procession's petition to the Governor make on 1 May 1969?
89. Which journalist's letter to the Prime Minister, flagging her lack of direct consultation with Telangana leaders on the Eight-Point Formula, prompted her to invite TPS leaders to Delhi talks on 6 May 1969?
90. A bomb attack on a police van in Secunderabad on 4 May 1969, carried out by Narender and Kumar, killed which constable?
91. Telangana leaders temporarily suspended the movement on 3 May 1969 out of respect for the mourning period following whose death?
92. The Vishalandhra Unity (Integrity) Convention, held by the two Communist parties on 4 May 1969, took place at which location?
93. On which date did Konda Laxman Bapuji make his first explicit demand for a fully separate Telangana state, having earlier sought only sub-state recognition?
94. "Telangana Dead Heroes Day," observed in Hyderabad to pay tribute to the movement's martyrs, fell on which date?
95. The Telangana College Teachers Convention held at YMCA Hall on 20 May 1969 was chaired by whom?
96. Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy assumed the TPS presidency, causing a split in the organization, on which date?
97. Who announced the rival "Rebel" (Poti) Telangana Praja Samithi on 22 May 1969, in protest of Chenna Reddy's takeover of the TPS presidency?
98. Consider the following statements regarding the split within the Telangana Praja Samithi on 22 May 1969:
(I) Marri Chenna Reddy assumed the TPS presidency.
(II) Student leaders resented the takeover by politicians.
(III) Sridhar Reddy formed a rival Rebel Telangana Praja Samithi.
Which of the above is/are correct?
99. Who is described as the pioneer of the separate-state movement, having fought for Telangana employees' rights since 1956?
100. The Rebel TNGO, formed on 26 May 1969 by government-employee supporters of the Chief Minister, was chaired at its formation meeting by whom?
101. Chenna Reddy launched the movement's second phase of satyagraha on which date?
102. Assembly Chief Whip K. Ramachandra Reddy resigned on 28 May 1969 in protest of police violence against activists at which location?
103. Which Communist leader ended a week-long hunger strike on 31 May 1969, demanding the state government's dismissal, after Konda Laxman Bapuji persuaded him with lemon juice?
104. Which national party leader extended support to the Telangana movement on 31 May 1969, joining the Swatantra Party and SSP in having already done so?
105. Following whose 25 May 1969 visit to a Vishalandhra-supporters' meeting in Nagar Kurnool did police lathi-charge and fire on protesting Telangana activists there?
106. Who was elected TPS Vice-President and arrested at Abids Chourasta during the second phase of satyagraha launched on 26 May 1969?
107. The Secunderabad procession on 1 May 1969, which merged with the Charminar procession at the public gardens, was led by S.B. Giri, Nagam Krishna, and which other leader?
108. "Telangana Protest Day," observed on 2 June 1969, was called in protest of which earlier incident?
109. On 3 June 1969, "No Revenge Day" (Paga Sadhimpu Vyatireka Dinam) was observed on the call of which leader?
110. Which MP resigned as president of the (pro-unity) United Association on 4 June 1969, having grown critical of the government's brutality toward the movement?
111. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi made a sudden visit to Hyderabad on 4 June 1969, accompanied by which leader?
112. The Telangana Employees' indefinite strike, which began on 10 June 1969, lasted for approximately how many days?
113. The successful Telangana Bandh of 16 June 1969 was called by which organization?
114. Which prominent freedom fighter, who had worked for Backward Classes and Munnur Kapu communities, was dragged from his home in Sultan Bazar by police during the 16 June 1969 bandh?
115. Hyderabad Mayor Kumud Nayak was arrested during satyagraha at Abids on which observance day?
116. On 20 June 1969, protesters in Abids cut a map of Andhra Pradesh in two, handing the Telangana portion to whom?
117. Telangana leaders travelled to Delhi between 21–24 June 1969 but failed to reach agreement with central leaders; which Deputy Prime Minister stated flatly there was no option of a separate Telangana?
118. On 27 June 1969, Chief Minister Kasu Brahmananda Reddy sent his resignation letter not to the Governor but to whom in Delhi?
119. How many Telangana ministers actually resigned on 27 June 1969 to support the movement, whose resignations the Governor accepted on 14 July?
120. Which day was observed on 5 July 1969?
121. A separate-Andhra conference held in Guntur on 5 July 1969 was chaired by whom?
122. On 7 July 1969, Telangana agitators bombed the house of which Deputy Chief Minister, who wanted a united Vishalandhra?
123. Police arrested MP GS Melkote on 12 July 1969, "Telangana Flag Day," for unfurling a separate-Telangana flag at which location?
124. Consider the following statements regarding reasons for the withdrawal of the TNGO strike:
(I) The government lured a few employee leaders, causing splits within the union.
(II) Chief Minister Brahmananda Reddy negotiated a deal with INTUC president G. Sanjeevareddy.
(III) N. Sathyanarayana Reddy alleged the Birla business group was confirmed to be backing the movement.
Which of the above is/are correct?
125. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy rebuilt his cabinet on 18 July 1969, appointing which Andhra-region politician as Home Minister?
126. Speaking in Palvancha on 5 August 1969, new Home Minister Jalagam Vengal Rao vowed to suppress the movement as which historical figure had suppressed the Razakars?
127. Independent MP Narayana Reddy's private bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on 25 July 1969, proposed what?
128. At Kothagudem on 5 August 1969, police fired on protesters at Home Minister Vengal Rao's congratulatory meeting, killing Dastagiri and which other person?
129. Three legislators — J. Eshwaribai, Palwai Govardhan Reddy, and DV Sudhakar — were arrested under the PD Act on which date?
130. Governor Khandubhai Khasamji Desai's inaugural address at the AP Legislative Council on 14 August 1969 was interrupted by which slogan, forcing him to leave without finishing?
131. At the 15 August 1969 meeting at Vivekavardhini College, which legislator was wounded by a tear-gas shell and later displayed her blood-stained clothes in protest?
132. The Presidential election, held on 16 August 1969, saw Congress President Nijalingappa back which candidate?
133. Which People's Socialist Party leader compared the Telangana unrest to the Jallianwala Bagh incident during the 18 August 1969 Lok Sabha debate?
134. The Chief Minister announced establishment of a fertilizer plant, seen as an attempt to subdue the movement, at which location on 21 August 1969?
135. On 22 August 1969, how many Lok Sabha MPs walked out of the House after Home Minister Chavan rejected the parliamentary committee proposal?
136. Who was elected Mayor of Hyderabad on 28 August 1969, backed by the TPS, giving the movement a further morale boost?
137. From which month did the source note the movement had entered a declining phase, despite Chenna Reddy and Mallikarjun's 30 August 1969 vow to continue?
138. On 4 September 1969, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy suggested setting up a second State Reorganisation Committee; who rejected this proposal?
139. "Teachers Miserable Day," observed on 5 September 1969, demanded implementation of which committee's recommendations?
140. Which government Chief Whip, a longtime Brahmananda Reddy loyalist, held a meeting of 52 legislators and ministers on 6 September 1969 to discuss resolving the Telangana issue?
141. TPS president Marri Chenna Reddy launched which weekly magazine in Hyderabad on 17 September 1969?
142. On 25 September 1969, Assembly Speaker B.V. Subbareddy moved a no-confidence motion backed by how many legislators demanding a separate Telangana?
143. On 27 September 1969, Education Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao announced that how many non-mulki teachers had been removed from Telangana region?
144. Marri Chenna Reddy announced he would undertake satyagraha alongside adult (18+) participants beginning on which date, after criticism of the class-attendance decision?
145. Fifteen-year-old Kumari Ramadevi, Convener of the Telangana Students' (girls') Action Committee, began an indefinite fast on 18 October 1969 at which location?
146. Mallikarjun's indefinite fast, begun on 10 October 1969 at the Gandhi Statue in Secunderabad, ended after how many days when police arrested him?
147. Swatantra Party member Gauthu Lachanna announced the division of the state under which slogan on 11 October 1969?
148. K Narasimhareddy, President of the Telangana Liberation Committee in Warangal, called for which type of movement on 23 October 1969?
149. Konda Laxman Bapuji launched an 11-day fast at his residence, Jaladrushyam, timed to the anniversary of Andhra Pradesh's formation, beginning on which date?
150. The TPS declared 1 November 1969 as which day, organizing relay hunger strikes?
151. Returning from Delhi on 27 November 1969, Chenna Reddy announced the movement would be postponed and revived from which date?
152. Which Congress MP resigned from the party in November 1969, protesting both state and central governments' handling of Telangana?
153. On 5 December 1969, former TPS president Sadalakshmi and three others issued a statement doing what?
154. Who was unanimously elected head of the Student United Action Committee on 29 December 1969?
155. Consider the following statements regarding events between 20–25 June 1969:
(I) Thousands were arrested for striking across Telangana.
(II) City College was turned into a makeshift prison.
(III) Protesters cut a map of Andhra Pradesh in two at Abids.
Which of the above is/are correct?
156. Which MP's jeep was attacked, injuring his head, when he visited satyagrahis at Musheerabad jail after the 24 June 1969 attack there?
157. Which Warangal weekly magazine, edited by Madabhushi Srinivasacharya, was distinctive for consistently defending the 1969 movement and reporting events accurately?
158. Which of the following magazines opposed the separate-Telangana movement, publishing false and misleading reports about it?
159. The Telangana Press Association and the Telangana Journalists Union were both formed in Hyderabad on which date?
160. Who presided over the Telangana Journalists Union meeting on 1 June 1969, as President of the Telangana Journalist Union?
161. Which Jana Sangh leader was expelled from the party for publicly defending the separate-Telangana movement?
162. At Indira Gandhi's April 1969 meeting with opposition leaders, the United Socialist Party (USP) proposed what status for Telangana?
163. On 2 April 1969, which party issued a resolution demanding the Brahmananda Reddy government's dissolution and imposition of President's Rule?
164. In September 1971, Indira Gandhi had Kasu Brahmananda Reddy resign, replacing him with which Telangana leader as Chief Minister?
165. Consider the following statements regarding reasons for the 1969 movement's failure:
(I) The movement remained largely confined to urban areas and district centres.
(II) It was fought principally as an issue of jobs and surplus funds, without connecting to agriculture.
(III) National parties such as the Jana Sangh and Communist parties supported a united state.
Which of the above is/are correct?
166. Student leaders of 1969 who went on to lead the movement's later second phase included Jayashankar, Bhupathi Krishnamurthy, Keshava Rao Jadhav, and which other leader?
167. What was observed on 17 March 1969 by teachers, distinct from the "Democracy Preservation Day" observed by students on the same date?
168. Which observance fell on 22 April 1969?
169. "Telangana Martyrs Day" (Telangana Amaraveerula Dinam) was observed on which date?
170. Which day, observed on 1 November 1969, was named by the Telangana Fourth Class Employees' Association?
171. Who is recognized as the first person to undertake an indefinite hunger strike in the first phase of the 1969 movement?
172. The first lathi charge of the first phase of the movement occurred on which date?
173. Who is recognized as the first Andhra person to fast for a separate Telangana?
174. Which political party is recorded as the first to demand a separate Telangana in Parliament, through MP N.G. Ranga?
175. Which of the following Andhra leaders is listed among those who supported the separate-Telangana movement?
176. In May 1969, a women's conference was held at Hanumakonda, presided over by Devaki, with which leader as chief guest?
177. Which freedom fighter and MLC led the women's movement in Warangal during 1969?
178. Sangam Laxmibai is recognized as the first woman elected to the Lok Sabha from which state?
179. Sangam Laxmibai served as Deputy Minister of Education in which government (1954–56)?
180. Which organization did Sangam Laxmibai found to aid women and girls?
181. Masuma Begum holds which distinction, having served as Minister of Social Welfare in the Damodaram Sanjeevaiah government?
182. T.N. Sadalaxmi is recognized as which of the following?
183. T.N. Sadalaxmi's famous quote about a separate Telangana referenced which term?
184. J. Eshwaribai was elected to the AP Legislative Assembly from Ellareddy constituency on behalf of which party?
185. In the first-ever Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election in 1951, J. Eshwaribai won as an Independent candidate from which locality?
186. Kumudini Nayak, elected Mayor of Hyderabad in 1962, is recognized as which of the following?
187. On 6 August 1969, twelve young women were arrested for satyagraha in Secunderabad under whose leadership?
188. Marri Chenna Reddy was elected Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the first time on which date?
189. During Marri Chenna Reddy's tenure as Chief Minister, which district was formed on 15 August 1978, named after KV Ranga Reddy?
190. KV Ranga Reddy is recognized as Andhra Pradesh's first holder of which post?
191. KV Ranga Reddy established which educational institution at Nampally in 1923 using his own funds?
192. Makhdoom Mohiuddin, a prominent Urdu revolutionary poet, held which title?
193. Makhdoom Mohiuddin was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu Literature in which year?
194. Which literary work by Makhdoom Mohiuddin, appreciated by Tagore, was a play?
195. The seventh Nizam issued a firman ordering Makhdoom Mohiuddin's killing because of what?
196. During a visit to Russia, Makhdoom Mohiuddin met which famous individual and wrote a poem about him?
197. Anantula Madan Mohan won the Siddipet by-election on a TPS ticket in which year?
198. Which university was established during Anantula Madan Mohan's tenure as Minister of Technical Education, Hyderabad?
199. Tanguturi Anjaiah's cabinet, as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (1980–82), was nicknamed what, due to its unusually large size?
200. Tanguturi Anjaiah worked at which company in Hyderabad before rising to become a labour union leader?
201. Vandemataram Ramachandra Rao, whose real name was Vavilala Ramachandra Rao, was given his title by whom?
202. Which book did Vandemataram Ramachandra Rao author?
203. Who carved the Telangana Martyrs' Memorial stupa, completed in 1975?
204. What symbol sits atop the Telangana Martyrs' Memorial stupa, signifying that martyrs sacrificed their lives in defence of Dharma?
205. The memorial's central makara thoranam motif was drawn from which historical site?
206. How many white stone flowers (nine-petalled jasmine blooms), symbolizing sacrifice and peace, adorn the memorial's vertical portion?
207. Consider the following statements regarding the results of the 1969 Telangana movement:
(I) It produced future leadership, including figures like GM Anjaiah.
(II) Student leaders of 1969 went on to lead the movement's second phase.
(III) A new culture of struggle spread among Telangana's people, sustaining the later phase.
Which of the above is/are correct?