Post-1971 Andhra Pradesh Political History

1. Who succeeded Kasu Brahmananda Reddy as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, taking oath on 21 September 1971?

2. In the land ceiling law introduced by the P.V. Narasimha Rao government, what was the ceiling fixed on wet lands?

3. On what date did the Supreme Court uphold the validity of the Mulki Rules, overturning the Andhra Pradesh High Court's 1972 verdict?

4. The Panchasutra (Five-Point) Formula, announced by Indira Gandhi to address the Mulki Rules crisis, set which year as the end of Mulki-based reservations for the Telangana region (excluding the twin cities)?

5. Under the Six-Point Formula of 1973, in what ratio were central development funds distributed among Telangana, Rayalaseema, and Andhra?

6. P.V. Narasimha Rao resigned as Chief Minister on 17 January 1973, following which the state was placed under President's Rule for how many days?

7. Who succeeded P.V. Narasimha Rao as Chief Minister on 10 December 1973?

8. The Nagarjuna Sagar collapse, which killed about 10,000 people due to the absence of advance-warning systems, occurred on which date?

9. Which party was formed in March 1977 by the merger of the old Congress, Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Lok Dal, and the Socialist Party?

10. Consider the following statements about the 1977 Lok Sabha elections: (I) Congress won only 153 seats nationally. (II) The Janata Party and its allied Democratic Congress together won 298 seats. (III) Indira Gandhi resigned as Prime Minister on 23 March 1977. Which of the above is/are correct?

11. In the Congress presidential contest of 7 May 1977, Kasu Brahmananda Reddy defeated which rival?

12. On what date did Indira Gandhi break from the All India National Congress to form the Indira Congress?

13. In the February 1978 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, which party emerged as the single largest party without securing a majority?

14. Who became Chief Minister on 6 March 1978 as leader of the Indira Congress legislature party?

15. Dr. M. Chenna Reddy's first tenure as Chief Minister ended with his resignation on which date?

16. Who succeeded Dr. M. Chenna Reddy as Chief Minister on 13 August 1980, becoming known for heading the largest-ever ministry in Andhra Pradesh's history?

17. Who became Chief Minister on 16 February 1982 and resigned after only about six months, having been asked to step down to make way for a leader who could counter N.T. Rama Rao's rising influence?

18. Who became Chief Minister on 20 September 1982, and whose government fell after Congress's defeat in the elections of 8 January 1983?

19. On what date did N.T. Rama Rao found the Telugu Desam Party?

20. In the 1983 Assembly elections, how many seats did the Telugu Desam Party win?

21. NTR's first Mahanadu (party plenary), where leaders of 23 opposition parties discussed forming a unified anti-Congress alliance, was held in May 1983 in which city?

22. On 16 August 1984, who was sworn in as Chief Minister by Governor Ramlal while N.T. Rama Rao was in the USA for medical treatment?

23. Consider the following statements about NTR's removal and reinstatement in 1984: (I) Of the Assembly's 294 members, NTR retained the support of 168. (II) Governor Ramlal refused to allow three days for verifying legislators' support before swearing in Bhaskara Rao. (III) The Assembly was dissolved on 27 September 1984, having lasted 22 months and 15 days. Which of the above is/are correct?

24. In the mid-term elections of January 1985, the Telugu Desam Party won a majority of what proportion in the Assembly?

25. Which national political front was formed with great fanfare on 6, 7, and 8 August 1988, with NTR as its unanimously chosen president?

26. In the 1989 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, which party returned to power in the state?

27. On which date did Dr. M. Chenna Reddy take oath as Chief Minister for the second time?

28. Who succeeded Dr. M. Chenna Reddy as Chief Minister on 17 December 1990, becoming the first Chief Minister from Nellore district since Dr. Bezawada Gopala Reddy in 1955?

29. On what date was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated near Sriperumbudur, close to Madras?

30. After Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, P.V. Narasimha Rao became Prime Minister after being made Congress party president. From which constituency did he win his required Parliament seat, vacated for him by Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's brother?

31. Who took oath as Andhra Pradesh's fourteenth Chief Minister on 9 November 1992, notably banning arrack (liquor) in the state?

32. In the December 1994 Assembly elections, how many seats did the Telugu Desam Party win?

33. In September 1993, N.T. Rama Rao publicly announced his marriage to which woman, an event that eventually led to his removal from the party's leadership?

34. On what date did N.T. Rama Rao resign as Chief Minister, following Chandrababu Naidu's unanimous election as party president?

35. In the 1999 elections, which legislator, who had earlier sided with Chandrababu Naidu against his own father NTR in 1995, later broke away to found the "Anna Telugu Desam" on 27 January 1999?

36. In the 1999 Assembly elections held alongside the Lok Sabha polls, how many Assembly seats did the TDP-BJP alliance win in Andhra Pradesh?

37. In the "hung" Lok Sabha of 1996, Chandrababu Naidu played the leading role in shaping which political formation as an alternative to Congress and the BJP?

38. Which Chief Minister, before dying in an accident, held the Lok Sabha Speaker's post accepted by the TDP as its share of power in the 1999 NDA government?

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