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Details about the prominent districts in Telangana and their history will help aspirants score better
T hese practice questions focusing on Telangana will aid aspirants to prepare
better for the State government recruitment examinations.
1. Which of the following is correct about Jogulamba Gadwal district?
a) Lowest tribal population
b) Celebrates Maldakal Fair
c) Nizam Konda Fort is in this district
d) All of the above
Ans: d
Explanation: 4The population of tribals in Gadwal district as per Samagra Kutumba survey
is 12,660. The percentage of scheduled tribes is 1.90% which is the lowest tribal population.
# The Maldakal Fair is very famous for Lord Timmappa Temple in Jogulamba Gadwal district. The temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara. The local people call the lord as Maldkal Timmappa. Every year, devotees celebrate Maldkal Timmappa Jathara (Tirunala) on Pournami in December.
# Nizam Konda, a hill fort located on a small river island near Beechupally (village), Itikyala (mandal), Jogulamba Gadwal district which can be reached only by boat, is being developed into a tourist
attraction.
2. Which district is named as “Sthambadri”?
a) Bhadradri–Kothagudem
b) Khammam
c) Jayashankar–Bhupalapally
d) None of the above
Ans: b
Explanation: This is the earlier name of present Khammam city. The name Khammam is derived from the name of a local hill called Stambhadri, which is an abode of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy and also believed to have been in existence since Tretayuga. The name of the town Stambhadri, reportedly became
Khambhadri, Khambham Mettu, and finally to its present name Khammam. The city is located near the Munneru River, a tributary of the Krishna river.
3. Bhaktha Ramadas’s house was in?
a) Mudigonda b) Nelakonda pally
c) Khammam d) Badrachalam
Ans: b
Explanation: Kancharla Gopanna, popularly known as Bhakta Ramadasu or Bhadrachala Ramadasu was a 17th century devotee of Lord Rama. He was a saintpoet and a composer of Carnatic
music. He is a famous Vaggeyakara (classical composer). He was born in Nelakondapalli village in
Khammam district.
4. The Pocharam reservoir was constructed across?
a) Manjeera river b) Alair river
c) Godavari river d) None of the above
Ans: b
Explanation: Pocharam project is an existing medium irrigation project constructed across Alair stream near Pocharam (village), Nagireddypet (mandal) in Kamareddy district. This scheme is to irrigate an ayacut of 10,500 acres and also supply water to Yellareddy town. This project was constructed in 1922 at a cost of Rs 27.11 lakh.
5. Which of these rivers passes through the Eturnagaram sanctuary?
a) Godavari b) Chalivagu
c) Kinnerasani d) Munner
Ans: a
Explanation: Godavari River passes through the Eturunagaram sanctuary. This sanctuary is located near Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana border in Mulugu district covering an area
of 812.15 sq kms. It is one of the oldest sanctuaries in Telangana.
6. The second official language of Telangana is?
a) Kannada b) Tamil c) Urdu d) None of the above
Ans: c
Explanation: Urdu is the second official language of Telangana. Telugu is one of the classical languages of India and is the official language of Telangana State. About 75 per cent of the population speak Telugu and 12 per cent of the population speak Urdu.
7. Parnasala is located in which of the following districts of Telangana?
a) Khammam
b) Jayashankar—Bhupalapally
c) Mahabubabad
d) Bhadradri—Kothagudem
Ans: d
Explanation: Parnasala is located 32 km from Bhadrachalam in Bhadradri—Kothagudem
district. It is believed to be the site where Lord Rama spent many years of his exile along with his brother and consort. There is a hillock here where it is believed that the demon king Ravana parked his vehicle named ‘Pushpaka’.
THE NAME KHAMMAM IS DERIVED FROM THE NAME OF A LOCAL HILL CALLED
STAMBHADRI
THE HILL IS AN ABODE OF LORD LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SWAMY AND IS SAID TO HAVE
BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE TRETAYUGA
K Aloke Kumar,
Director, Telangana State BC
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