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1.  What is the total number of Cooperative Societies functioning in different fields in Andhra Pradesh, according to the Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Union, the apex body of the Cooperative Societies in the state ?
1. 46,000
2. 55,000
3. 6,000
4. 12,000

2. Who of the following was elected unaniiomously as all-India President of the Indian National Trade Union Congress TNTUC) for its 27th session held at Ranchi in Jharkhand state on 13th November, 2001?
1. Pavan Singh Ghotover
2. Ramchandar Khanthia
3, KK Nair
4, G. Sanjiva Reddy

3. Who of the following has been selected for the Ninth Pratibha Murthi Lifetime Achievement Award for 2000 by the Appajyosyul Vishnubhotla Foundation of America Inc.?

1. PV Narasimha Rao
2. Juvvadi Goutama Rao
3. M.L. Narasimha Rao
4. C.Narayana Reddy

4. Where was the 12th International Children's Film Festival inaugurated on 14th November, 2001?
1. Hyderabad 
2. Chennai
3. Mumbai
4. Bangalore

5. Who of the following is the Captain of the English cricket team that visited India during November-December 2001?
1. Alec Stewart
2. Mike Atherton
3. Andrew Caddick
4. Nasser Hussain

6. The author of "Madura Vijayamu" was ?
1. Gangadevi
2. Thirumalamba
3. Potana
4. Thikkana

7. Vasco de Gama reached Calicut in the year ?
1. 1453
2. 1492
3. 1498
4. 1505

8. The founder of Saluva dynasty was ?
1. Narasimha
2. Sadasiva
3. Ramaraya
4. Virupaksha

9. Ahobilam is situated now in the district of?
1. Chittoor
2. Kurnool
3. Mahaboobnagar
4. Anantapur

10. The first vijayanagara Monarch who enlisted the Muslims in his army was ?
1. Devaraya I
2. Devaraya II
3. Saluva Narasimha
4 Ramanaya

11. The author of "Amuktamalyada" was ?
1. Krishanadevaraya 
2. Peddana
3. Tenali Ramakrishna
4. Sreenatha

12. The Gajapathi Monarch defeated by Krishnadevaraya was ?
1. Kapileswara
2. Bhanudeye-IV
3. Pratapanudra
4. Purushottama

13. Which of the following was the most important port on the Andhra Coast in the 17th century
1. Coringa
2. Visakhapatnam
3. Machilipatnam
4. Narasapur

14, Who, among the following, curbed the power of the Polaigars of Rayalaseema
1. Forde
2. Rumbold
3. George Russell
4. Thomas

15. Which of the following statements shows correctly the attitude of the Nizam Hyderabad ?
1. He was indifferent towards the revolt
2. He sided with British
3. He suppressed the revolt on his own accord
4. He was forced to supress the revolt

16. Who among the following was not a member of the State Reorganisation Commission?
1. H. N. Khunzroo
2. Sayyid Fazl Ali
3. Kailas nath Wanchoo 
4. KM. Pannikkar

17. Ichampalli irrigation project has been planned across the river ?
1. The Kadam

2. The Musi
3. The Godavari
4. The Krishna

18. The Steel Plant at Visakhapatnam has been set up with the assistance of ?
1. West Germany
2. Italy
3. U.S.S.R
4. U.S.A.

19. The ministerial level WTO conference was held in Doha in the third week of November 2001. In which country is Doha?
1. United Arab Emirates
2, Saudi Arabia
3, Libya
4. Qatar

20. The India Civil Service was introduced during the rule of ?
1. Curzon
2. Dalhousie
3. Cornwallis
4. William Bentick

21. Where did Mahayana Buddhism originate?
1. Indo-Gangetic Region
2. Andhra Region
3. North-Eastern Region
4. Malwa Region

22. Who among the following offered maximum resistance to the British?
1. Mughals
2. Marathas 
3. Rajputs
4. Sikhs

23. As water freezes, its temperature ?
1. does not change
2. decreases
3. fluctuates
4. increases

24. Who of the following is presently the vice-Chairman of the Indian Red Cross Society and was elected on 9th November, 2001 as the Vice President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva?
1. Jaya Jaitley
2. Medha Patkar
3. Menaka Gandhi
4. Murali S. Deora