41. Which of the following measures were taken by NTR when he was CM?
- Reducing retirement age of employees from 58 to 55
- Abolition of village officers like karnam and Munsifs by abolishing their hereditary positions
- Creation of Dharma mahamatra office to go into the charges of corruption against government employees:
[A] Only 2
[B] Only 3
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] All of them
Answer: D [All of them]
42. The founder of Democratic Telugu Desam party was:
[A] NTR
[B] Chandrababu Naidu
[C] Nadendla Bhaskar Rao
[D] None of the above
Answer: C [Nadendla Bhaskar Rao]
Notes:
The Democratic Telugu Desam party was formed by Nadendla Bhaskara Rao.
43. In whose cabinet both Chandra Babu Naidu and YSR worked as ministers?
[A] Marri Chenna Reddy
[B] T. Anjaiah
[C] Bhavanam Venkat Ram Reddy
[D] Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy
Answer: B [T. Anjaiah]
Notes:
Both YSR and Nara Chandra Babu worked in the cabinet of Anjaiah as Village Development minister and Library, cinematography minister.
44. Telangana regional committee was formed in:
[A] 1956
[B] 1957
[C] 1958
[D] 1960
Answer: C [1958]
Notes:
Telangana regional committee was formed in 1958 with K. Achyutha Reddy as the president.
45. Third World Telugu conference was held at:
[A] Malaysia
[B] Singapore
[C] Mauritius
[D] Hyderabad
Answer: C [Mauritius]
Notes:
Third World Telugu conference was held at Mauritius in 1990.
46. Misra Manjari is the poetic work of:
[A] Rayaprolu Subba Rao
[B] K.A. Neelkanta Shastry
[C] Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao
[D] None of the above
Answer: A [Rayaprolu Subba Rao ]
Notes:
Rayaprolu Subba rao received Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetic work Misra Manjari in 1965.
47. In which year Chandrababu Naidu elected as MLA for the first time?
[A] 1970
[B] 1974
[C] 1975
[D] 1978
Answer: D [1978]
Notes:
Chandrababu Naidu elected as MLA for the first time in 1978 from Chandragiri on a congress (I) ticket. Later he worked in the cabinet of Anjaiah as the minister of cinematography.
48. Who among the following chief ministers declared Urdu as the second official language of Andhra Pradesh?
[A] NT Ramarao
[B] Chandrababu Naidu
[C] YS Rajasekhar reddy
[D] None of the above
Answer: B [Chandrababu Naidu]
49. In which year Sri Krishna committee was constituted to look into the demand for separate statehood for Telangana?
[A] 2008
[B] 2009
[C] 2010
[D] 2011
Answer: C [2010]
Notes:
Sri Krishna committee was constituted in 2010 to look into the demand for separate statehood for Telangana.
The committee was also known as Committee for Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh (CCSAP).
50. As per Vision 2029, Andhra Pradesh will be one among the top three performing states by:
[A] 2020
[B] 2021
[C] 2022
[D] 2025
Answer: C [2022]
Notes:
As per AP vision 202, Andhra Pradesh will become one among the top three performing states in the country by 2022 and the best state in the country by 2029.