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Telugu
Question 51Single Answer
The Telugu language belongs to which language family?
A
Indo-Aryan
B
Tibeto-Burman
C
Austro-Asiatic
D
Dravidian
Question 52Single Answer
Which ancient inscription is considered the earliest evidence of Telugu language?
A
Renati Chola inscription
B
Bhattiprolu inscription
C
Kalamalla inscription
D
Erragudi inscription
Question 53Single Answer
Around which century does the Renati Chola inscription belong?
A
7th century CE
B
5th century CE
C
3rd century CE
D
9th century CE
Question 54Single Answer
Who is regarded as the father of Telugu literature?
A
Palkuriki Somanatha
B
Errana
C
Tikkana
D
Nannaya
Question 55Single Answer
The first known Telugu poet Nannaya translated which text into Telugu?
A
Mahabharata
B
Ramayana
C
Bhagavata Purana
D
Vedas
Question 56Single Answer
Nannaya, Tikkana, and Errana are collectively known as?
A
Kavitrayam
B
Trishaktulu
C
Andhra Ratnalu
D
Trividha Kavulu
Question 57Single Answer
The Dravidian family of languages includes Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and?
A
Malayalam
B
Bengali
C
Hindi
D
Marathi
Question 58Single Answer
The word “Telugu” is derived from which root form?
A
Trilinga
B
Telinga
C
Tailanga
D
All of the above
Question 59Single Answer
The phonological system of Telugu is primarily influenced by which language family?
A
Sanskrit
B
Dravidian
C
Indo-Aryan
D
Austric
Question 60Single Answer
The script of Telugu is derived from which ancient script?
A
Brahmi
B
Devanagari
C
Kharosthi
D
Grantha
Question 61Single Answer
Which era is marked as the Classical period of Telugu literature?
A
6th to 8th centuries
B
11th to 14th centuries
C
15th to 17th centuries
D
18th to 19th centuries
Question 62Single Answer
In which inscription is the earliest known Telugu sentence found?
A
Bhattiprolu inscription
B
Kalamalla inscription
C
Amaravati inscription
D
Renati Chola inscription
Question 63Single Answer
Telugu is also known historically as?
A
Pali
B
Deshabhasha
C
Prakrit
D
Andhrabhasha
Question 64Single Answer
The term “Andhra” was first used in which ancient text?
A
Mahabharata
B
Ramayana
C
Rigveda
D
Arthashastra
Question 65Single Answer
Which of the following is a feature of Telugu phonology?
A
Absence of aspirated sounds
B
Use of tonal variation
C
Agglutinative morphology
D
Genderless nouns
Question 66Single Answer
The Dravidian Etymological Dictionary was compiled by?
A
Robert Caldwell
B
Bishop Caldwell
C
Thomas Burrow & Murray Emeneau
D
Grierson
Question 67Single Answer
The term “Proto-Dravidian” refers to?
A
Common ancestor of Dravidian languages
B
Modern Telugu
C
Sanskritized Telugu
D
Old Tamil dialect
Question 68Single Answer
Robert Caldwell’s “Comparative Grammar of Dravidian Languages” was published in?
A
1856
B
1840
C
1875
D
1890
Question 69Single Answer
Telugu shares maximum linguistic features with which Dravidian language?
A
Malayalam
B
Tamil
C
Kannada
D
Tulu
Question 70Single Answer
The earliest prose writing in Telugu was by?
A
Nannaya
B
Srinatha
C
Ketana
D
Tikkana
Question 71Single Answer
The period between 1000–1400 CE in Telugu is known as?
A
Bhakti period
B
Kavitraya period
C
Middle Telugu period
D
Modern Telugu period
Question 72Single Answer
The first grammatical treatise in Telugu is?
A
Andhra Sabdachintamani
B
Andhra Bhasha Bhushanam
C
Vemana Satakam
D
Kavyalankaram
Question 73Single Answer
Who wrote Andhra Sabdachintamani?
A
Tikkana
B
Nannaya
C
Palkuriki Somanatha
D
Vemana
Question 74Single Answer
Which script preceded modern Telugu script?
A
Bhattiprolu
B
Telugu-Kannada script
C
Kadamba
D
Kalinga
Question 75Single Answer
The Kakatiya period is notable for?
A
Prose development
B
Sanskrit influence decline
C
Emergence of Prabandha
D
None of these
Question 76Single Answer
The medieval period of Telugu language saw extensive use of?
A
Sanskrit borrowings
B
Persian words
C
Greek influence
D
English vocabulary
Question 77Single Answer
“Vemana” is famous for his?
A
Epic poems
B
Prose style
C
Grammar
D
Philosophical poetry
Question 78Single Answer
The term “Andhram” in inscriptions generally referred to?
A
Andhra region
B
Land of rivers
C
Dravidian tribes
D
Buddhist settlements
Question 79Single Answer
Modern Telugu developed mainly during which century?
A
19th century
B
17th century
C
15th century
D
20th century
Question 80Single Answer
The famous “Basava Puranamu” was written by?
A
Nannaya
B
Srinatha
C
Palkuriki Somanatha
D
Annamayya
Question 81Single Answer
Who among the following poets belonged to the Vijayanagara period?
A
Nannaya
B
Tikkana
C
Errana
D
Srinatha
Question 82Single Answer
The Vijayanagara rulers contributed to Telugu by?
A
Translating Vedas
B
Introducing prose novels
C
Encouraging Prabandha literature
D
Creating new script
Question 83Single Answer
The influence of Sanskrit on Telugu vocabulary is called?
A
Desi influence
B
Tatsama influence
C
Foreign influence
D
Marga influence
Question 84Single Answer
The words derived from Sanskrit but modified in Telugu are called?
A
Tatsama
B
Apabhramsha
C
Desi
D
Tadbhava
Question 85Single Answer
The Andhra Mahabharatamu is composed by?
A
Tikkana
B
Nannaya
C
All the above
D
Errana
Question 86Single Answer
The second part of Andhra Mahabharatamu was completed by?
A
Nannaya
B
Tikkana
C
Errana
D
Palkuriki Somanatha
Question 87Single Answer
The final part of Andhra Mahabharatamu was completed by?
A
Nannaya
B
Errana
C
Tikkana
D
Srinatha
Question 88Single Answer
The first complete Mahabharata translation in Telugu is known as?
A
Kavitraya Bharata
B
Andhra Bharata
C
Andhra Mahabharatamu
D
Mahabharata Prabandham
Question 89Single Answer
The Vijayanagara emperor who patronized Telugu literature was?
A
Krishnadevaraya
B
Bukka Raya
C
Harihara I
D
Deva Raya II
Question 90Single Answer
Who wrote *Amuktamalyada*?
A
Krishnadevaraya
B
Srinatha
C
Nannaya
D
Allasani Peddana
Question 91Single Answer
Who is known as *Andhra Kavita Pitamaha*?
A
Allasani Peddana
B
Krishnadevaraya
C
Nannaya
D
Tikkana
Question 92Single Answer
The Ashtadiggajas were court poets of?
A
Vijayanagara Empire
B
Chalukyas
C
Kakatiyas
D
Pallavas
Question 93Single Answer
The main theme of *Amuktamalyada* is about?
A
Lord Siva
B
Lord Vishnu
C
Lord Krishna
D
Andal
Question 94Single Answer
The Bhakti movement influenced Telugu literature during which century?
A
8th
B
12th
C
15th
D
17th
Question 95Single Answer
The famous saint-poet Annamacharya belonged to which temple?
A
Kalahasti
B
Bhadrachalam
C
Tirupati
D
Srisailam
Question 96Single Answer
The Vemana poems are written in which meter?
A
Dwipada
B
Champu
C
Sataka
D
Prabandha
Question 97Single Answer
The dialect of Telangana region is known as?
A
Seema Telugu
B
Telangana Telugu
C
Desya Telugu
D
Rayalaseema dialect
Question 98Single Answer
The main characteristic of Telugu morphology is?
A
Inflectional
B
Agglutinative
C
Analytic
D
Synthetic
Question 99Single Answer
In Old Telugu, the case endings were?
A
Infixes
B
Prefixes
C
Postpositions
D
None
Question 100Single Answer
The earliest literary work of Telugu is?
A
Prabhanda Ratnavali
B
Amuktamalyada
C
Basava Puranamu
D
Mahabharatamu
Question 101Single Answer
The earliest Telugu grammar is influenced by which language?
A
Tamil
B
Sanskrit
C
Kannada
D
Pali
Question 102Single Answer
The author of *Andhra Bhasha Bhushanam* is?
A
Vemana
B
Ketana
C
Appakavi
D
Palkuriki Somanatha
Question 103Single Answer
The *Sabda Ratnakaramu* was written by?
A
Appakavi
B
Pingali Suranna
C
Nannaya
D
Tikkana
Question 104Single Answer
The term “Desi words” refers to?
A
Pure Sanskrit words
B
Foreign words
C
Borrowed words
D
Local native words
Question 105Single Answer
The inscriptional Telugu is mainly found in which region?
A
All of the above
B
Telangana
C
Rayalaseema
D
Coastal Andhra
Question 106Single Answer
The term “Andhra” in Ashokan edicts refers to?
A
Country
B
Tribe
C
Dynasty
D
Village
Question 107Single Answer
The earliest Telugu copper plate inscription belongs to which dynasty?
A
Pallava
B
Eastern Chalukya
C
Satavahana
D
Renati Chola
Question 108Single Answer
The Old Telugu period is roughly between?
A
400–1000 CE
B
500–1200 CE
C
1000–1400 CE
D
1400–1600 CE
Question 109Single Answer
The Middle Telugu period corresponds to?
A
1100–1500 CE
B
500–1000 CE
C
1600–1900 CE
D
After 1900 CE
Question 110Single Answer
The Modern Telugu period began around?
A
1600 CE
B
1500 CE
C
1800 CE
D
1900 CE
Question 111Single Answer
Telugu morphology shows predominance of?
A
Suffixes
B
Prefixes
C
Infixes
D
All
Question 112Single Answer
The earliest Telugu word list was compiled by?
A
Appakavi
B
C.P. Brown
C
Caldwell
D
Thomas Burrow
Question 113Single Answer
Who introduced the Telugu-English dictionary?
A
Caldwell
B
C.P. Brown
C
Gidugu Ramamurthy
D
Krishnadevaraya
Question 114Single Answer
The “Vyavaharika Bhasha” movement was led by?
A
Nannaya
B
Krishnadevaraya
C
Srinatha
D
Gidugu Ramamurthy
Question 115Single Answer
“Vyavaharika Bhasha” means?
A
Colloquial language
B
Poetic language
C
Classical language
D
Religious language
Question 116Single Answer
Who is called “Pidugu Ramamurthy”?
A
Nannaya
B
Gidugu Ramamurthy
C
Appakavi
D
C.P. Brown
Question 117Single Answer
Which scholar coined the term “Andhra Lipi”?
A
Krishnadevaraya
B
Gidugu Ramamurthy
C
Nannaya
D
Appakavi
Question 118Single Answer
“Desya Telugu” refers to?
A
Foreign words
B
Local dialects
C
Literary style
D
Sanskritized Telugu
Question 119Single Answer
Which region of Andhra preserves ancient Telugu phonology?
A
North Andhra
B
Rayalaseema
C
Telangana
D
Coastal Andhra
Question 120Single Answer
The *Telugu-Kannada script* evolved around which century?
A
5th
B
7th
C
9th
D
11th
Question 121Single Answer
The modern Telugu script reached its present form by which century?
A
15th
B
13th
C
17th
D
19th
Question 122Single Answer
The earliest known form of Telugu literature was?
A
Epic poetry
B
Folk songs
C
Inscriptions
D
Religious hymns
Question 123Single Answer
The Telugu script is written from?
A
Left to right
B
Right to left
C
Top to bottom
D
Bottom to top
Question 124Single Answer
Telugu language was officially recognized as a classical language in?
A
2005
B
2006
C
2008
D
2007
Question 125Single Answer
The main phonetic feature of Telugu is?
A
Syllabic
B
Tonal
C
Non-tonal
D
Nasalized
Question 126Single Answer
The word “Andhra” is mentioned in which ancient text?
A
Aitareya Brahmana
B
Rigveda
C
Yajurveda
D
Samaveda
Question 127Single Answer
The Prakrit influence on Telugu was due to?
A
Tamil invasion
B
Persian rule
C
Jain and Buddhist contact
D
None
Question 128Single Answer
The process of adding suffixes to form new words is known as?
A
Compounding
B
Agglutination
C
Inflection
D
Derivation
Question 129Single Answer
In phonology, Telugu has how many vowels?
A
10
B
12
C
14
D
16
Question 130Single Answer
In Telugu, nasal sounds are called?
A
Alpaprana
B
Visarga
C
Mahaprana
D
Anunasika
Question 131Single Answer
The first Telugu dictionary was compiled by?
A
Gidugu Ramamurthy
B
C.P. Brown
C
Appakavi
D
Krishnadevaraya
Question 132Single Answer
The Bhakti poets of Telugu mainly used which language form?
A
Sanskritized Telugu
B
Desi Telugu
C
Folk Telugu
D
Classical Telugu
Question 133Single Answer
The “Dwipada” meter in Telugu originated from which source?
A
Tamil hymns
B
Sanskrit epics
C
Folk songs
D
Persian poetry
Question 134Single Answer
The earliest use of “Andhra” as a kingdom is found in?
A
Arthashastra
B
Buddhist chronicles
C
Purana texts
D
Ashokan edicts
Question 135Single Answer
The earliest Telugu prose is found in?
A
Copper plates
B
Literature
C
Grammar
D
Dictionaries
Question 136Single Answer
The Satavahanas promoted which early dialects that influenced Telugu?
A
Sauraseni Prakrit
B
Magadhi Prakrit
C
Maharashtri Prakrit
D
Pali
Question 137Single Answer
The medieval Telugu grammar book *Andhra Bhasha Bhushanam* was written in which century?
A
16th
B
19th
C
18th
D
17th
Question 138Single Answer
The word “Telugu” was first used in which inscription?
A
Bhattiprolu
B
Renati Chola
C
Kurnool
D
Amaravati
Question 139Single Answer
The earliest usage of Telugu numerals was seen in?
A
Coins
B
Inscriptions
C
Palm-leaf manuscripts
D
None
Question 140Single Answer
The colloquial Telugu is also known as?
A
Grandhika
B
Vyavaharika
C
Desi
D
Prakrit
Question 141Single Answer
The *Basava Purana* deals with the life of?
A
Vishnu
B
Shiva
C
Basaveswara
D
Buddha
Question 142Single Answer
“Andhra Mahabharatamu” was written during which dynasty?
A
Vijayanagara
B
Kakatiya
C
Eastern Chalukya
D
Satavahana
Question 143Single Answer
Telugu evolved as a separate language from Proto-Dravidian around?
A
500 BCE
B
1000 BCE
C
200 BCE
D
1 CE
Question 144Single Answer
The Dravidian language branch to which Telugu belongs is called?
