Andhra Pradesh GK Questions
21. Which of the following metals was not used by Satavahanas to issue coins?
[A] Lead
[B] Tin
[C] Copper
[D] All three metals were used by Satavahanas
D [All three metals were used by Satavahanas ]
Notes:
The Satavahanas struck coins in metals like copper, lead and tin. They struck maximum number of lead coins.
22. Who among the following were the first in Indian history to make tax free land grants to Buddhists and Brahmanas to gain religious merit?
[A] Satavahanas
[B] Guptas
[C] Vakatakas
[D] Mauryas
A [Satavahanas]
23. Who among the following Eastern Chalukyan king granted the village Musinikonda for the construction of Vasati or Jain temple at Vijayawada?
[A] Kubja Vishunuvardhana
[B] Jayasimha Vallabha
[C] Indhrabhattarka
[D] Vishnuvardhana-III
D [Vishnuvardhana-III]
24. Kopparam copper plate granths were associated with:
[A] Pulakesi- I
[B] Kubja vishunuvardhana
[C] Pulakesi- II
[D] None of the above
C [Pulakesi- II ]
25. Who among the following was the last king of the Eastern Chalukyas?
[A] Vijayaditya IV
[B] Chalukya Bhima
[C] Vijayaditya VII
[D] Gunga Vijayaditya
C [Vijayaditya VII]
26. Who among the following shifted Capital of Kakatiyas from Anumakonda to Warangal?
[A] Rudrama devi
[B] Rudradeva
[C] Prola-I
[D] Prola-II
B [Rudradeva]
27. What was the name of taxable villages during the rule of Reddi kingdom?
[A] Agraharamas
[B] Racha voolu
[C] NayankaraPatlu
[D] None of the above
C [NayankaraPatlu]
28. Consider the following taxes in the Vijayanagar empire and identify wrongly matched pair from the given options:
- Staladayam- Tax on goods imported from foreign countries
- Maragdayam- transit duty
- Mamuladayam- Tax on goods exported to foreign countries
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 3
[D] All are correct
D [All are correct]
29. Who among the following Vijayanagar rulers involved in Battle of Talikota?
[A] Devaraya-I
[B] Devaraya-II
[C] Ramaraya
[D] Krishnadeva raya
C [Ramaraya]
30. The earliest European visitor to Vijayanagar empire was:
[A] Durate Barbosa
[B] Fernao Nuniz
[C] Nicolo-conti
[D] Dominigos Paes
C [Nicolo-conti ]