UPSC Prelims 2008 · General Studies

Question 38: Polity and Governance

Which was the Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953?

aGuntur

bKurnool

cNellore

dWarangal

AnswerThe answer is (b).

Andhra State was carved out of Madras State and came into being on 1 October 1953, after the death of Potti Sriramulu following his fast for a separate Telugu-speaking State. Its capital was Kurnool. Andhra Pradesh was formed in 1956 by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State, and Hyderabad then became the capital.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Guntur was not the capital of Andhra State.
(b) Kurnool was the capital from 1953 to 1956.
(c) Nellore was not the capital.
(d) Warangal was in Hyderabad State then, not in Andhra State.

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