Telangana, Rayalseema, and Coastal Andhra

Q. Arrange the following statements in chronological order.

1) Jawaharlal Nehru decided to merge Hyderabad state with the Union of India.

2) Hyderabad emerged as a democratic state under the leadership of Chief Minister Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao.

3) Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions were carved out of Madras Presidency to form the state of Andhra.

4) The leaders of our nation enacted the States Reorganisation Act.

1. 1-> 4-> 3-> 2
2. 2-> 1-> 4-> 3
3. 4-> 2-> 3-> 1
4. 1-> 2-> 3-> 4

Q. Why were the rich folks of Coastal Andhra keen on investing in Telangana?

1. To uplift Telangana
2. To utilise the abundant resources
3. Lack of rivers in Telangana
4. Due to the modernisation in Telangana

Q. Which of the following are correct statements regarding Coastal Andhra and Telangana?

1. The British rule resulted in a rapid modernisation of the Coastal Andhra.
2. Telangana progressed with high literacy rate.
3. Sanskrit culture influenced Telangana.
4. Sanskrit culture influenced Coastal Andhra.

Q. Analyse the following statements and find out the region which is having the following characteristics features.

• It is one of the Telugu speaking regions.
• In this region, the Telugu was more influenced by Sanskrit and also with Sanskritic culture.
• This region was under British rule in the 19th century, because of which more people had access to English education. This resulted in a rapid modernisation of the region.

1. Rayalseema region
2. Madras
3. Telangana
4. Coastal Andhra

Q. During the British rule, was more developed in terms of agriculture, trade, and industry among the Andhra regions.

1. Rayalseema region
2. Telangana
3. Coastal Andhra

Q. Choose the correct answer regarding the Telangana region.

1. Majority of people belonged to tribal communities, backward castes and Muslims.
2. Under the Nizam’s rule, focus was more on Urdu language as the medium instruction.
3. Telugu spoken in Telangana was a mix of various tribal languages, Deccani Urdu, Kannada and Marathi.
4. In 1948, the literacy rate for men was only 4%, and for women, it was only 8%.

Q. The Telugu language is spoken in three different regions, i.e., Telangana, Coastal Andhra, and Rayalseema region.

1. True
2. False