Andhra Pradesh GK
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Andhra Pradesh | |
| Capital & Imp Cities | – Hyderabad – Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Nellore, Chittoor, Anantapur, Secunderabad |
| Date of Formation | – Carved out of Madras state on 1st October 1953 – Reorganized (Telangana excluded) on 2nd June 2014 |
| Districts | 13 |
| Language | – Telugu – Urdu |
| Known as/for | – Egg bowl of Asia – Kohinoor of India – State with 2nd longest coastline (972 km) |
| Physical characteristics | – Consists of coastal regions, plateau, and plains. |
| Natural vegetation | – Tropical shrub land in the inner regions – Tropical dry forest to the west. |
| Major rivers | – Godavari (Dakshin Ganga) flowing from Brahmagiri mountain in Maharashtra to → Antarvedi into → the Bay of Bengal. – Krishna flowing from Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra to → Andhra Pradesh through Karnataka. |
| Major regional festivals | Ugadi, Rama Navami, Maha Sivarathri, Tirupati Brahmosavam |
| Major art forms | – Dance: Kuchipudi, Butta Bommalu, |
| Industry | Sugar, textiles, IT, Pearl jewellery, silver filigree & tobacco research & farming |
| Minerals | – Minerals found: oil, natural gas, manganese, asbestos, iron ore, ball clay, fire clay, gold, diamonds, graphite, dolomite, quartz, tungsten, steatitic, feldspar, silica sand – Rich in Industrial Minerals – 1/3rd of India’s limestone reserves, – Internationally known for large exclusive barytes &galaxy granite deposits – Mining: Uranium Bauxite, Copper manganese, gold, asbestos, mica, |
| Agriculture | Rice, maize, millets, sugar cane, cotton, chili, pepper, nuts, oil seeds, pulse, nuts |
| Geographical Indications | Srikalahasthi Kalamkari, Kondapalli Bommalu, Machilipatnam Kalamkari, Budithi Bell and Brass Craft, Shadow Puppets, Bobbili Veena, Uppada Jamdani Sarees, Tirupati Laddu, Venkatagiri Sarees, Mangalagiri Sarees and Fabrics, Dharmavaram Handloom Pattu Sarees, Guntur Sannam Chilli and Paavadas |
| State animal | Blackbuck |
| State Bird | Indian roller |
| State flower | Lotus |
| Important historical sites | Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Kanipakam temple, Talakona waterfall, Victoria Museum, Golconda Fort, Borra Caves, Adoni Fort, Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy, etc. |
| World heritage sites | — |
| Ramsar sites | Kolleru Lake |
| Biodiversity hotspots | — |
| Endemic Bird areas | — |
| Bird sanctuaries | Pulicat Bird Sanctuary, Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, Rollapadu Bird Sanctuary, Kondakarla Bird Sanctuary, Kolleru Bird Sanctuary |
| National parks | Sri Venkateswara National Park |
| Biosphere reserve | — |
| Wildlife sanctuaries | Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Kolleru Bird Sanctuary, Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagarjunasagar Srisailam (Project Tiger), Rolla Padu, Gundla Brahmeswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary, Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary (Project Elephant), Nelapattu, Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary, Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary |
Q1. Which is the state animal of Andhra Pradesh ?
a) Tiger
b) Black Buck
c) Rain Deer
d) Elephant
Q2. Which is the state bird of Andhra Pradesh ?
a) Indian Roller
b) Wood Duck
c) Dove
d) Grey heron
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Q3. Which is the official state flower of Andhra Pradesh ?
a) Red Rose
b) Jasmine
c) Water lily
d) Allamanda
Q4. Which is the official state tree of Andhra Pradesh?
a) Hollong
b) Neem
c) Sal
d) Coconut
Q5. Which of the following is the state song of Andhra Pradesh?
a) Maa Telugu Thalliki
b) Vande mataram
c) Sare jahan se accha
d) Maa tujhe salaam
Q6. What is the official Language of Andhra Pradesh”?
a) Telugu
b) Tamil
c) Kanada
d) Udia
Q7. From which state was Andhra Pradesh separated?
a) Bombay
b) Travancore-Cochin
c) Madras
d) Saurashtra
Q8. When was Andhra Pradesh formed?
a) 4 March 1937
b) 8 June 1951
c) 12 July 1949
d) 1 October 1953
Q9. Which state is to the south of Andhra Pradesh?
a) Orissa
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Bihar
Q10. Which was the capital of Andhra Pradesh before 1 November 1956?
a) Kurnool
b) Vishakhapatnam
c) Anantapur
d) Bezwada
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