Andhra Pradesh - Study Mode
[#431] Gomateshwara was built by
Correct Answer
(D) Chamundaraya
Explanation
Solution: Gomateshwara was built by Chamundaraya in 981 AD. It is carved out of a single block of granite and looms on the top of Vindhyagiri Hill.
[#432] Which is the famous seaport of Andhra Pradesh?
Correct Answer
(C) Visakhapatnam Port
Explanation
Solution: Visakhapatnam Port is one of 13 major ports in India and the only major port of Andhra Pradesh. It is India's third largest state owned port by volume of cargo handled and largest on the Eastern Coast.
[#433] Where is the penna ahobilam hydroelectric project is situated?
Correct Answer
(B) Anantapur
Explanation
Solution: Penna Ahobilam Balancing Reservoir (PABR) is an irrigation project located across Penna River in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh state in India.
[#434] When did N. T. Rama Rao became the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?
Correct Answer
(C) 1983
Explanation
Solution: Their alliance with the Sanjaya Vichara Manch fetched 202 seats. Rao was sworn in as the 10 th and the first non-Congress Chief Minister of the state on 9 th January 1983 with ten cabinet ministers and five ministers of State.
[#435] In which year Turks captured Constantinople?
Correct Answer
(C) 1453
Explanation
Solution: On 29 th May 1453, Sultan Mehmed II "the Conqueror", entered Constantinople after a 53-day siege during which his cannon had torn a huge hole in the Walls of Theodosius II. The city became the fourth and final capital of the Ottoman Empire.