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The correct answer is N. Bhaskara Rao.

Key Points

• N. Bhaskara Rao
• He was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 16 August 1984 to 16 September 1984.
• He served as the shortest Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh yet for 31 days.
• He played a major role in the formation of the Telugu Desam Party in 1982.

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• N.T. Rama Rao
• Nandamuri Taraka Rao, popularly known as NTR was an Indian actor, producer, director, and politician.
• He served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for 7 years over three terms.
• M. Chenna Reddy
• Dr. Marri Channa Reddy was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1990.
• K. Vijayabhaskar Reddy
• Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1983 and then from 1992 to 1994.
• He is known for introducing a mid-day meal scheme in primary school for children of 6-11 age groups in the entire state of Andhra Pradesh.

The correct answer is Chekuri Rama Rao.

Key Points

• Kala Ratna Award
• Kala Ratna, earlier known as Hamsa Award, is a civilian award conferred by the state government of Andhra Pradesh.
• It is given on the day of Telugu New Year, Ugadi.
• The awards are given to the people who have achieved a remarkable feat in the field of literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture, folk, and tribal arts.
• The awards are presented by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
• Each award carries an amount of Rs. 50,000, a shawl, a gold-plated Hasma (Swan) memento.
• These awards have been given for the first time in the year 1999, and for the last time in the year 2017.
• In 2010, it was given to Chekuri Rama Rao.

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• Ugadi is New Year Day for the people of the Telugu and Kannada communities in India.
• The date of Ugadi is based on calculations of the position of the moon.

The correct answer is Potti Sreeramulu Telegu University.

Key Points

• Potti Sreeramulu Telegu University
• It is one of the few Indian language universities in India.
• It was established as "Telugu University" on 2 December 1985.
• The University has its headquarters in Hyderabad, has four more campuses at Warangal in Telangana State and Srisailam, Rajahmundry, and Kuchipudi campuses in Andhra Pradesh state.
• This University was renamed "Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University" in the year 1998.
• E. Siva Reddy served as the Vice-Chancellor during 2012.
• Chancellor: Governor of Telangana

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• Vice-Chancellor as of July 2021: Prof. Thangeda Kishen Rao.

The correct answer is All the above.

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• Mayawati
• She is the current president of Bahujan Samaj Party( BSP) and served Uttar Pradesh for 4 terms as a Chief Minister.
• She was the first-ever Dalit woman of India to serve as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
• She became a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1994 for the first time.
• Vilasrao Deshmukh
• He was the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra who served for two terms.
• He also served in the Union Cabinet as the Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.
• Rajeev Shukla
• He was the former chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
• On 18 Dec 2020, he was elected Vice President of BCCI unopposed.

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• Rajya Sabha
• ​Actual Strength: 250(Elected:238,Nominated:12)
• Current Strength: 245(Elected:233,Nominated:12)
• Chairman: M.Venkaiah Naidu
• The Vice President Of India is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha
• Vice-Chairman: Harivansh Narayan Singh

The correct answer is All the above.

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• Disasters
• It is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, economic and environmental losses that exceed the community’s or society’s ability to cope using its own resources.
• The impact of disasters can be great reduced by:
• Making an effective plan involves assessing potential damages or injuries that could occur to people or property, and developing a strategy for protection.
• Disaster Forecasting and risk modeling provide the government with tools to better predict and prepare for catastrophic events.
• Education or awareness, good governmental planning and legal provision, afforestation, proper planning in building a strong and safe house with emergency exits, and so on are the keys to reduce the effects of dreadful natural disasters.

The correct answer is Sripada Pinakapani.

Key Points

• Sripada Pinakapani
• He was a medical doctor, administrator, and Carnatic musician.
• He wrote several books on Carnatic music and Gaanakalasarvasvamu ran multiple volumes which had every minute detail of Krithis.
• He received the title of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Treasure for the art of music.
• He received Telegu Velugu Award for Music in 2012.
• He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 1984.
• He has been honored with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1977.
• He was honored with Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna in 2011.

The correct answer is Andhra and Rayalaseema.

Key Points

• Sri Bagh Pact
• It was an agreement made between the political leaders of Andhra and Rayalaseema Mahasabha on 16 November 1937.
• This was an agreement for developing the Rayalaseema region at par with coastal areas and bringing in consensus among all the regions before the formation of the Andhra province.
• Rayalaseema Mahasabha
• Rayalaseema Mahasabha was formed in 1934 by C.L.Narasimha Reddy and K. Subrahmanyam to safeguard the interests of Rayalaseema and stay within Madras University jurisdiction.
• The first session of the Rayalaseema Mahasabha was held at Madras on 28 January 1934.
• The leaders of the Rayalaseema Mahasabha like C. L. Narasimha Reddy and Subrahmanyam were defeated by Congress candidates in the 1937 Madras legislative assembly and council elections.

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• Andhra Pradesh
• Capital: Amaravati
• Chief Minister: N. Chandrababu Naidu
• Governor: Sri S. Abdul Nazeer

The correct answer is T. Prakasam.

Key Points

• T. Prakasam
• Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu was an Indian Politician and freedom fighter, and chief minister of the Madras Presidency.
• He was the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1953 to 1954.
• He was also known as Andhra Kesari (Lion of Andhra).

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• B. Gopal Reddy
• Bezawada Gopala Reddy was an Indian politician and the second chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1955 to 1956.
• He was popularly known as Andhra Tagore.
• N. Sanjiva Reddy
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the Sixth President of India from 1977 to 1982.
• He was the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state formed by incorporating Telangana with the Andhra State.
• He was elected unopposed as President of India and the youngest -ever Indian president.

The correct answer is Swami Vivekanand.

Key Points

• Prabuddha Bharat
• It was started by Swami Vivekanand in 1896 to disseminate the core of Indian Spiritual wisdom.
• It was India's one of the longest-running English journals.
• Today, it is edited from Advaita Ashram, Mayawati, Uttarakhand, and printed in Kolkata.
• Udbodhan
• It is the only Bengali publication of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, started by Vivekanand in January 1899, with Trigunatitananda as its founding editor.
• Swami Vivekanand
• He was a Hindu monk and one of the most celebrated spiritual leaders of India.
• He carried on the free-thinking of his guru, Ramakrishna Paramhansa forward into a new paradigm.
• He is best known for his speech which began with the words "Sisters and brothers of America" in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religion in Chicago.
• His birthday, 12 January is celebrated as National Youth Day.

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• Swami Dayanand
• He was a philosopher, social leader, and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of the Vedic dharma.
• He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as India for Indians in 1876, a call later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak.
• Swami Shraddanand
• He was an Independence activist and an Arya Samaj sannyasi who propagated the teachings of Dayananda Saraswati.
• He wrote a book called Hindu Sangathan.
• He was assassinated by a man called Abdul Rashid.

The correct answer is Jyotirao Phule.

Key Points

• Satyashodhak Samaj
• Satyasodhak Samaj was founded with a purpose to give education to the lower castes, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and make them aware of the exploiting tradition of the society.
• It was founded by Jyotitrao Phule in 1873 in Pune.
• Satyashodhak Samaj rejected all kinds of Brahman domination and exploitation based on religion and all religious sources of inequality.
• ​Jyotirao Phule
• ​He was an Indian social activist, thinker, anti-caste social reformer, and writer from Maharashtra.
• His work extended to many fields, including eradicating untouchability, and the caste system, and his efforts to educate women and people of exploited castes.