ANDHRA PRADESH
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Basic Facts about Andhra Pradesh
● Statehood: 1 November 1956
● Capital: Amaravati (de facto), Hyderabad (de jure)
● Number of District : 13
● Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan
● Chief Minister: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
● High court: Andhra Pradesh High Court
● Chief Justice: J. K. Maheshwari (Took Oath on 7 October 2019)
● Members of the Legislative Assembly: 175
● Lok Sabha Seats : 25
● Rajya Sabha Seats : 11
Boundaries
The state is bordered by Telangana in the north-west, Chhattisgarh and Odisha
in the north-east, Karnataka in the west, Tamil Nadu in the south
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State Symbols
● The State Animal - Blackbuck
● The State Bird - Rose ring parakeet
● The State Flower - Jasmine
● The State Tree - Neem
History of Andhra Pradesh
● One of the most powerful empires of Medieval
India – “Vijayanagar Empire” prosperoused
on this region.
● After India’s independence in 1947, Nizam of
Hyderabad was apathetic to merge with
Indian union.
● The state of Hyderabad was hence captured
as per diplomacy of Ballabh Bhai Patel on
17 Sept 1948 by military operation named
“Operation Polo”.
● Andhra Pradesh is the first Indian state of
free India which was formed on purely
linguistic basis in 1953.
● मध्यकालीन भारत के सबसे शक्ततशाली साम्राा्योंमें से एक - "विजयनगर साम्राज्य" इस क्षेत्र मेंसमदृ्ध था।
● 1947 में भारत की स्वतंत्रता के बाद, हैदराबाद काननजाम भारतीय सघं में ववलय के ललए उदासीनथा।
● इसललए हैदराबाद रा्य को 17 ऑपरेशन 1948
को “ऑपरेशन पोलो” नाम के सनै्य अलभयानद्वारा बल्लभ भाई पटेल की कूटनीतत के अनुसारहालसल ललया गया।
● आंध्र प्रदेश स्वतंत्र भारत का पहला भारतीय रा्यहै क्िसका गठन विशुद्ध रूप से भाषाई आधार पर1953 में ककया गया था।
Geography
● Andhra Pradesh has second longest coast line
after Gujarat.
● The highest peak is Arma Konda which rises 1680
m above sea level. This is not only the highest peak
of Andhra Pradesh but also of Eastern Ghats.
● Krishna and Godavari are the major river system of
the Andhra Pradesh.
● This state is Eighth largest by Area and 10th
largest state by Population.
● Anantapur is the largest district of Andhra Pradesh
by area. East Godavari district is largest by
population.
● गुिरात के बाद आंध्र प्रदेश की दसूरी सबसे लंबी तट रेखाहै।
● सबसे ऊंची चोटी अरमा कोंडा है िो समुद्र तल से 1680
मीटर ऊंची है। यह न केवल आंध्र प्रदेश की सबसे ऊंचीचोटी है, बक्ल्क पूवी घाटों की भी है।
● कृष्णा और गोदािरीआंध्र प्रदेश की प्रमुख नदी प्रणालीहै।
● यह रा्य क्षेत्रफल के हहसाब सेआठिांऔर िनसंख्याके हहसाब से 10 िां सबसे बडा रा्य है।
● अनंतपुर क्षेत्रफल के हहसाब से आंध्र प्रदेश का सबसे बडाक्िला है। पूिी गोदािरी क्िला िनसंख्या के हहसाब सेसबसे बडा है।
● The 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Andhra
Pradesh on April 11th 2019 for constituting the fifteenth Legislative Assembly in the state.
● They were held alongside the 2019 Indian general election.
● Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy's YSR Congress Party won the polls by winning 151 seats out of 175
seats, securing almost 86% of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Major Dams
● Nagarjuna Sagar Dam: Nagarjuna Sagar Dam built across the Krishna river forming boundary between
Telangana and Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh state.
● Srisailam Dam: Srisailam Dam constructed on the Krishna river at the border of Telangana and Kurnool
district of Andhra Pradesh.
● Prakasam Barrage: Prakasham Barrage across the Krishna river is located at the outskirts of Vijayawada
in Krishna district and the barrage also serves as a road bridge over a lake.
● Dowleswaram Barrage: Dowleswaram Barrage across the Godavari river in Dowleswaram was built on
the last stretch of the Godavari before it empties into the Bay of Bengal.
● Polavaram Dam: Polavaram Dam across the Godavari river is a multi-purpose irrigation project under
construction in Andhra Pradesh.
● Jalaput Dam: Jalaput Dam is built across the Machkund river near by border of Odisha and Andhra
Pradesh in Visakhapatnam district.
● Tatipudi Dam: Tatipudi Dam and Reservoir is located in Tatipudi of Vizianagaram and major source of
drinking water supply to the city of Visakhapatnam.
General Facts
● The vegetation found in the state is large of dry deciduous types with a
mixture of teak, Terminalia, Dalbergia, Pterocarpus, Anogeissus, etc.
● The estuaries of river Godavari and Krishna support rich mangrove forests
with fishing cats and otters as keystone species.
● The Minister of Tourism and Culture has issued a declaration of the
Telugu language as a Classical Language.
● The famous Ongole Bull looks similar to Nandi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva.
It’s said all the stone sculptures of Nandi in all temples are modelled after
the Ongole Bull.
● Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of Sriharikota in the
Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state.
● Telugu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, was described by
Englishmen as the”Italian of the East ” for its sweetness.
General Facts
● Andhra Pradesh is also called as Ratna Garbha of India. Its resources estimates to 110 M tonnes of industrial grade
minerals and 200 M tonnes of building materials.
● The famous diamonds Kohinoor and Pitt came from the mines of Golconda.
● Tummalpalle mines are rich source of Uranium.
● Mallikarjuna Swamy temple of Srisailam (Kurnool district) is one of the twelve Jyotirlings of Shiva.
● Mogarajapuram caves of Vijaywada containing idols of shiva and vinayak are good historic tourist spot.
● The magnificent Falaknuma palace of Hyderabad was built by NawabVikar-ul-Umra in year 1893. It was later
turned to a luxary hotel.
Dances of Andhra Pradesh
● Ghatna Mardala
● Natakam
● Burrakatha
● Buttabommalu
● Tappeta Gullu
● Kuchipudi
● Bhamakalapam
● Veeranatyam
● Sri Venkateswara National Park
● Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
● Mrugavani National Park
● Rajiv Gandhi National Park
● Mouling National Park
Important National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andhra
Pradesh
● Coringa WLS
● Kawal WLS
● Kolleru WLS
● Nellapattu WLS
● Pulicat Lake WLS
● Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam) WLS
● Rollapadu WLS
Important National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andhra
Pradesh
Famous Places of Andhra Pradesh
● Rajahmundry city, located on the banks of Godavari River is one of the main attraction
of the state.
● Sriharikota, located in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state.
● Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of Sriharikota in the Nellore District
is one of the main attractions of the state.
● Talakona city, located on the banks of Chittoor District is one of the main attractions of
the state.
● Mypadu beach in Nellore.
● Borra caves in Ananthagari hills near Vishakapatnam.
● Belum caves in Kurnool district-second
largest natural caves on the Indian subcontinent.
GI Tags of Andhra Pradesh
● Pochampalli Ikat
● Kondapalli Bommallu
● Tirupathi Laddu
Famous persons of Andhra Pradesh
● Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan second president of India and Bharat Ratna Award Winner.
● Sarojini Naidu – freedom fighter and poet; Bengali, married to a Telugu person.
● Tanguturi Prakasam – known as “Andhra Kesari”
● Alluri Sita Rama Raju – revolutionary, freedom fighter, led the Rampa Rebellion, Viplava Jyoti.
● Potti Sreeramulu – a revolutionary, fasted to death in protest for separate Andhra Pradesh
● Pingali Venkayya – designed the Indian national flag
● Puchalapalli Sundaraiah – a founding member of Communist Party in India.
● Dr D. Subbarao -(IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. He was appointed the 22nd Governor of
Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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