Multiple Choice Questions for APPSC
GROUP II (MAINS EXAM.)2026
PAPER – I (150M)
SECTION- A
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF ANDHRA
PRADESH (75M)
REDDY RULERS
(Set 18)
Notes prepared by : Praturi Potayya Sarma
Please Note: The
following notes is for only guidance purpose. For clarification of any doubt,
please refer to any standard text book.
Short
notes:-
1)Prolaya Vema Reddy started ruling from Addanki
2)His successor Anapotha Reddy shifted the capital from Addanki to
Kondaveedu.
3)Later his successors, Anavema Reddy and Kumaragiri Reddy expanded the
kingdom
4)During the period of Kumara Reddy, Kondaveedu lost prominence, but
Rajandry continued
5)Similarly, under Prolaya
Vemareddy’s youger brother Mallareddy, Kandukooru rajyam continued for 70
years.
1)They encouraged agriculture, trade
2)Built many forts
3)Honoured poets, artists
4)Built many temples
5)For irrigation and drinking purpose, they dug water tanks/lakes
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Sources:-
1)Tiltles of Reddy Kings:
(Jaganobba ganda; Alaviya varda –sirahkhandana; chemchumala choorakaara;
racfhooru durga vibhala ; gujjaritattu vibhala; dandenagova(gopa);
appayya-goppayya disapatta; pandyaraya gajakesari simha ;
aneyamandalikaraganda;
2)Telugu Books : Harivamsamu , Bheemeswara Puranamu , Kaseekhandamu
3) Prolaya Vemareddy’s Manchella copper inscription
4)Copper inscription of Vema’s, in Madras Museum
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Questions:
1)Between 1324 AD and 1434 AD, Kondaveeti Reddi’s ruled which places ?
a)Addanki
b) Kondaveedu
c)Kandukooru
d) All the above
Ans : d
2)Which of the following is correct about Reddy Rulers?
a)They are called ‘panta reddies’
b)Their caste is : Devati kulam
c)Their gotram : Vellachouri
d)All the above
Ans : d
3)In the family hierarchy of Reddy Rulers, the first one is Kamareddy.
Which of the following is correct about Kamareddy ?
a) Komati Prolaya Reddy : Son
of Kamareddy
b)They are contemporaries of Kakateeya Pratapa Rudra
c)Reddy Kings Caste Godess : Moolagooramma
d) All the above
Ans : d
4)Which of the following is correct ?
a)Different forms of names like Rattadi, Raddi, Raddu, Reddy can be seen
in the 12th century inscriptions
b)For Kondaveeti Reddy’s , Komati sub-title is there, as per Kondaveeti
Kaifeeyath
c)Later on, Komati name is added to Kondaveeti Reddy’s names
d)All the above
Ans :d
PROLAYA VEMA REDDY : (1325
AD – 1353 AD)
1)What is the capital of Prolaya Vema Reddy ?
a) Addanki
2)Who is Prolaya Vema Reddy ?
A)He is second son of Komati Prolaya Reddy
3)What is the role played by Prolaya Vema Reddy in freedom fighting of
Andhra area at that time ?
a)He assisted Musunoori Prolaya Nayaka
4)Who is
called as ‘Bhlochchabdhi Kumbhodbhava’
in the inscription of Mutloori?
a) Prolaya
Vema Reddy
5)Which of
the following is correct about Prolaya Vema Reddy ?
a) He is
founder of independent Reddy Kimgdom
b)Errapragada
dscribed him as ‘Yavana Nrupabalabdi
c)As per the
inscription of Nekarikanti and Cheemakurti, the area of Guntur is under his
control
d)All the
above
Ans : d
6) Which
areas Prolaya Vema Reddy merged in the Reddy Kingdom ?
a)Tripurantakam
b)Srisailam
c)Ahobilam
d)All the
above
Ans : d
7)Which of
the following construction works were started and completed by Prolaya Vema
Reddy ?
a)Steps on
hills of Ahibilam temple
b) Steps from
Patalaganga to Srisailam temple
c)He
constructed choultries, summer pendals, gardens
d)All the
above
And : d
8)Which of
the following is correct about Prolaya Vema Reddy ?
a)He donated
many villages to Brahmins
b)He is a
great devotee of Lord Shiva
c)He has
titles like Dharmapratisthapana guru, Nisseema Bhoodana Parasurama,
d)All the
above
Ans : d
9)Who
dedicated ‘Harivamsamu’ telugu book to Prolaya Vema Reddy ?
a) Errapragada
( Errapragada is the last one in the famous tio i.e., Nannaya , Tikkana and
Errapragada).
Errapragada is the court poet of Prolaya Vema
Reddy
10)Who built
enemyproof forts in Kondaveedu and Kondapalle ?
a)
Prolayavema Reddy
11) As per
Akumalla Viropanna inscription, a part of the empire of Prolaya Vema Rddy was
occupied by whom ?
A) Hampi
Vijayanagar Kings
12)Which of
the following is correct(Prolayavema Reddy built strong forts) ?
a)Dharanikota
: Amaravathi
b)Dhanada
prolu : Chandavolu
c) Both (a)
& (b)
d) None of
these
Ans : c
13)Which of
the following are the most important forts built by Prolayavema Reddy?
a)Vinukonda
b)Kondaveedu
c)Kondapally
and Bellampalli
d)All the
above
Ans : d
14)Which of
the following is correct about Prolaya Vema Reddy ?
a) Malla
Reddy : His brother . He was military incharge
b)Macha Reddy
: His Brother
c) As per his
Valiveru inscription ( 1332 AD) he is independent ruler
d)All the
above
Ans : d
ANA
POTHA REDDY :
1)Anapotha
Reddy came to power after whose rule ?
a)Prolaya
Vema Reddy .
2)Who is Ana
Potha Reddy ?
a)Son of
Prolaya Vema Reddy
3)Ana Potha
Reddy waged wars with whom ?
a)Kalinga Gangulu
b)Padma Nayakas
c)Bahamani
Sultans
d) All the
above
Ans: d
4) Ana Potha
Reddy conquered many forts. As per Drakshama inscription, which titles he got ?
a)Veeranna
Votha Bhoopathi and Veepa Vijetha
5)As per
Temple inscription of Amaravathi, after the destruction of Amavavathi temple,
who rebuilt the Amaravathi temple ?
a)Anapotha
Reddy
6)As per 1364
AD Manyamapuram inscription , who shifted the capital from Addanki to
Kondaveedu ?
a)Ana Potha
Reddy
7) Which of
the following is correct about Ana Potha Reddy ?
a)He is great
warrior
8) Who
introduced reforms for Motupalli sea
port, for trade and business development
a)Ana Potha
Reddy
9)Which of
the following is correct about Motupalli sea port ?
a)From
Motupalli, business transactions were undertaken to different island countries
i.e., shipping and marine trade
b)Anapotha
Reddy got erected a blessing/guarantee inscription in Motupalli for the welfare
of traders
c) He removed
tax on Gold. He is also removed
Sunkadaya tax, which is a major source of income for treasury
d) All the
above
Ans : d
10) Which of
the following is correct about Motupalli, sea port ?
a)Motupalli
is located at a distance of about 17 Kilometers from Bapatla
b)In the
inscriptions, Motupalli is mentioned as ‘Mukula puramu’
c)During the
period of Kakathi Ganapathi Deva, Motupalli is mentioned as Deseeyakkonda
d) All the
above
Ans : d
11) Who
described Motupalli as ‘Mutaphili’ ?
a) Marco Polo
12) By the
time of whom, Motupalli sea port import a lot ?
a)Kumaragiri
Reddy
13)Traders
like Avachi Tippaya Setti, conducted sea trade / foreign trade during whose time ?
a) about
Anapotha Reddy ruling period
14) Who authored all the inscriptions of Anapotha
Reddy ?
a) Bala
Saraswathi
15) Who is
the Education Officer in the court of Anapotha Reddy ?
a) Bala
Saraswathi
ANA
VEMA REDDY :
1)Who came to
power after the Ana Potha Reddy ?
a)Ana Vema
Reddy (It happened because Kumaragiri Reddy is younger )
2)Which of
the following is correct about Ana Vema Reddy ?
a)He
established prestige of Reddy Rulers prominence, with the victories in wars
b)He
conquered Divi seema (Which is at the mouth of Krishna river )
c) Both (a)
& (b)
d)None of
these
Ans : c
3)Ana Vema
Reddy conquered which of the following ?
a) He is
victorious on Sooravara pattanam, Bheemavaram Surya Vamsa Rajas
b)He is
victorious on Kamavaram Bhakti Raju
c)He got
Rajamandry : By conquering Niravadyapuram (Nidavolu)Chalukya kings &
Dakshina Kalinga
d) All the
above
Ans : d
4)Ana Vema
Reddy conquered which of the folloiwng ?
a)From
Haihaya rulers, he won Konaseema which is called as Waterfort and Panaara seema ( Rajolu taluq)
b)He
conquered Simhachalam, Vaddadi, Mademula
(Madugula)
c)His empire
stretched from Sreesailam to East Sea ;
from Simhachalam to Nellore
d) All the
above
Ans : d
5)Anavema
Reddy got which titles ?
a)Dhoorika
Sahaya
b)Praja
parichita
c)Chathurvidhopaya
d) All the
above
Ans : d
6) Who got
the titles like Vasantharayudu and Karpooravasantha rayalu ?
a)Ana Vema
Reddy (as he revived forgotten Spring
festivals and conducting spring festivals every year)
7)Ana Vema
Reddy donated Vemapuramu (i.e., a village Naduvooru in Kona Seema ) ?
a) for the
punyam of his sister Vema Saani
8)Anavema
Reddy is ordent follower of Saivism . Which of the following were constructed ?
a)Mandapams
in Draksharama Bheemeswaram Temple
b)For
devotees Veera Siro Mandapam in Srisailam
c)Ana
Vemagiri Mandapam in Simhachalam
d) All the
above
Ans : d
9) Who are
the important ministers in the court of Ana Vema Reddy ?
a) Mavindi
Peddanna and Immadeendrudu
10) Immadi
Lanka village, near Rajamandry is
donated to whom by Ana Vema Reddy ?
a)
Immadeendrudu
KUMARA
GIRI REDDY :
1)Kumara giri
Reddy came to power after the death of whom ?
a)Ana Vema
Reddy
2) Between
whom there was succession war ?
a) Kumaragiri
Reddy and Pedakomati Vema Reddy. Finally there was truce and Kumaragiri Reddy succeeded after Ana
Vema Reddy
3)Which of
the following is correct ?
a)Kumaragiri
Reddy is patron of arts
b)He spent
most of the time in comorts
c)He is
patron of literature
d) All the
above
Ans : d
4) Kumaragiri
Reddy handed over the burden of ruling, to whom ?
a)Kataya Vema
Reddy, (He is his wife’s brother)
5)By
defeating Hari Hara Raya II of Vijayanagara empire, Kataya Vema Reddy ,
conquered which of the following areas ?
a)Tripuranthakam
b) Srisailam
c) Both (a)
& (b)
d) None of
these
Ans : c
6)Which books
describe the victories of Kataya Vema Reddy ?
a)Sreendha’s
Kaseekhandam
b)Bheemeswara
puranam
c)Kommana
Sivaleela Vilasam
d) All the
above
Ans : d
7)Kumaragiri
Reddy encouraged which of the following ?
a)Spring
festivals,
b)Poet lareautes discussions
c)Natya
sastram , Abhinaya vidya
d)All the above
8)According
to Kondaveeti Kaifeeyat, which building/palace , Kumaragiri Reddy built ?
a)Gruharaja
Soudham
9)As per the
illustrated political narration written by Kaktaya Vema Reddy which places he
conquered ?
a)Rampa ,
Kimmooru , forts of Bendapudi (East Godavari)
b)Vajrakutam
(Visakha district )
c)Ramagiri,
Vaddadi, Madagula, Katakam (Odisha)
d)All the
above
Ans: d
PEDAKOMATI
VEMA REDDY :
1)When
Pedakomati Vema Reddy came to throne ?
a) 1402 AD
2)Which of
the following is correct about Pedakomati Vema Reddy ?
a)There is
fight between Kataya Vema Reddy and Pedakomati Vema Reddy for the Rajhamandry
b)As per the
Korumilla inscription, and Kommana Siva Leela Vilasam book, Peda Komati Vema Reddy waged war on
Rajamandry and he was defeated
c) Both (a)
& (b)
d) Noe of
these
Ans : c
3)Which of
the following is correct about Peda Komati Vema Reddy ?
a)He is poet,
critic, Alankara scholar, great musician
4)’Sahitya
Chinthamani ‘ book is written by whom?
a)Peda Komati
Vema Reddy
5)Who wrote
explanation in Sanskrit for the Book ‘Amaruka Kavyam’?
a)Pedakomati
Vema Reddy
6)In the
Royal Court of Pedakomati Vema Reddy who is appointed as EducationOfficer ?
a) Sreenadha
Maha Kavi
7)In the
Royal Court of Peda Komati Vema Reddy , who is the court poet ?
a)Vamana
Bhatta Banudu
8)’Vema
Bhoopala Charitham (or) Veera Narayana Charita book is written by whom ?
a)Vamana
Bhatta Banudu
9)Peda Komati
Vema Reddy encouraged Medical Sciences. He donated Ponnapalli and Vemavaram villages to whom ?
a)
Bhaskaracharya , who is eminently known as ‘Bhooloka Dhanvanthari’
10) Who got
dug ‘Santhana Sagaram’ tank near Phirangipuram , Guntur district ?
a)Sooramamba
( wife of Pedakomati Vema Reddy )
11)Who got
erected rock edict opposite to Veebhadraswami in Phiramgipura village, Guntur
District ?
a)Sooramamba
(wifeof Pedakomati Vema Reddy )
12)Who are
the important ministers in the royal officials of Peda Komati Vema Reddy ?
a) Mamidi
Singamatyudu and Singana mantra
13) Who has
royal title ‘Sarvajna Chakravarti’ ?
a) Peda
Komati Vema Reddy
RACHA
VEMA REDDY :
1)Which of
the following is correct about Rachavema
Reddy ?
a) He is the
last of the Reddy Rulers of Kondaveedu.
b) As he is
incompetent, and to fill the exchequer, He imposed taxes (i.e., sunkaalu) on
hearths, child births
c)As per
Kondaveeti Danda Kaifeeyath, he was killed by Ellayya, a Balija leader
With this end
came for Kondaveedu empire and it is occupied by Vijayanagar Kings
d)All the
above
Ans : d
1)’Hara
Vilasm’ book is dedicated to whom by /Srinadha Kavi Sarvbhouma ?
a)Avachi Tippaiah
Setty
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