Telangana History Visalandhra Movement Andhra Pradesh-1956

Telangana History Visalandhra Movement Andhra Pradesh – 1956 

Visalandhra Movement

Andhras hoped ttiat their dream of Visalandra would be .realised since the people of Hyderabad state were Unanimous for the trifurcation of their state. Further Andhras thought that all the out lying Telugu areas in Mysore, Orissa, Tamilnadu and Madhyapradesh would be incorporated in Visalandhra. In fact this movement was not formed after the formation of Andhra State. It started as early as the beginning of the 20th century The Communists propagated the idea of ‘Visalandhra’ from 1946. A daily news paper called ‘Visalandra’ was started by the Communists in June 1952. Communist leader Puchchalapalli Sundaraiah wrote a book called ‘Visalandhralo Prajarajyam’.

Visalandhra mahasabha (1949)

After the completion of police action in Hyderabad state, the demand for Visalandhra gained ground in circar districts. In November 1949, A. Kaleswara Rao formed the Visalandhra Mahasabha at Vijayawada. Slowly the demand for Visalandhra gained acceptence in Telangana also. After the appointment of SRC, the demand for Visalandhra received a big boost. The protagonists of separate Telangana also intensified their efforts. K.V. Ranga Reddy and his nephew M. Chenna’ Reddy, though originally favoured Visalandhra, changed their stand and became very articulate in their support for separate Telangana.

The SRC submitted its report on 30 September 1955. It recommended the disintegration of Hyderabad state and formation of a Visalandhra sate including Telangana. It also favoured the for¬mation of a separate Telangana state meanwhile. In 1950 and in 1954 two conferences of the Visalandhra Mahasabha were held at Warangal and Hyderabad respectively and demanded the formation of Visalandhra state with Hyderabad as its capital.

In the 1950 meeting of Hyderabad state Congress and 1953 conference of AICC, resolutions were moved for the disintegration of the Hyderabad state and the merger of Telugu, Kannada and Maharashtra districts into their respective provinces. This strengthened the demand for Visalandhra. In the 1952 elections, though Communists won more slats in Telangana, the Congress had gotten majority and Burgula Ramakrishna Rao became the chief minister.

The SRC report favouring the creation of Telangana led to intensive lobbying by both the advocates of Telangana and Visalandhra. The com-munists wanted to resign and contest again Some Telangana Congress men hailed the recommenda¬tion. But a majority of the Congress legislators from Telangana and 7 out of ten district Congress committees supported Visalandhra. In the Hyderabad legislative assembly, the issue was raised. In the 174 member house, 147 members expressed their views. Of this 103 members supported Visalandhra and only 29 wanted a separate Telangana and 15 remained neutral. In Andhra almost all leaders favoured Visalandhra. The recommendations of the SRC were not well received by the public of India. Finally the congress High command accepted the demand for Visalandhra. The hardcore Telangana protagonists like K.V. Ranga Reddy and Marri chennareddy however stuck to their demand for a separate Telangana.

Gentlemen’s Agreement

In order to prevent misunderstandings between the two regions of Andhra and Telangana, the Congress high command arranged a meeting of the leaders of the regions at Delhi on 20 February, 1956. Andhra was represented by B.Gopalareddy (CM of Andhra state), N.Sanjeevareddy, G.Lachchanna, A.Sathanarayana Raju (President of AICC). Telangana was represented by Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (CM of Hyderabad state), K.V. Rangareddy, Marri Chenna Reddy and J.V. Narasingarao. The meeting resulted in an agreement over the formation of Visalandhra by providing certain safeguards to Telangana. All the eight participants signed an accord. This agreement is popularly known as the Gentlemen Agreement .

Terms of the agreement

1. The expenditure on the administration of the state should be borne proportionately by the regions and the balance of income from Telangana should be reserved for the develop¬ment of the region. The arrangement will be reviewed after 5 years and can be continued.
2. Existing educational facilities in Telangana should be’secured to the students of Telangana and further improved. Admission in technical institutions in Telangana to be restricted to Telangana students or they should have l/3rd seats in the whole of state, which ever is more favourable to Telangana.
3. Retrenchment in services should be proportion¬ate from both regions if it became inevitable due to integration.
4. Some kind of domicile rules, eg: residence for 12 years should be provided in order to assure the prescribed proportion to recruitment of services from Telangana areas. (This is called as the Mulki).
5. The position of Urdu in the administration and Judicial structure existing in Telangana may continue for 5 years when the Regional council will review the position.
6. Sale of agricultural land in Telangana area to be controlled by the Regional council. A Regional council, with 20 members (9 members from MLAs, one each of each district, 6 mem¬bers of the Assembly or Parliament from Telangana and members from outside) to be set up for Telangana for its all round development.
7. The Regional council will be a statutary body empowered to deal with and decide about -matters of planning and development of Telangana area. Unless revised, this agreement will be reviewed at the end of 10 years.
8. Cabinet ministers should be in proportion to 60: 40. Out of Telangana ministers one will be a Muslim.
9. If the chief minister is from Andhra, Deputy chief minister should be from Telangana and vice versa.
10. Two out of the following five portfolios should go to Telangana 1. Home, 2. Finance, 3. Revenue, 4. Planning and Development and 5. Commerce and Industry.
From the above agreement, it will be seen that the Andhra leaders went more than half way to meet the genuine demands of Telangana people. The government of India gave statutary support to the provisions of the Agreement and the draft bill named the new state as ’Andhra Telangana. When objections arose, it was amended as ’Andhra Pradesh’. On November 1, 1956, the new state was inaugurated by Nehru. Neelam Sanjeevareddy became the first chief minister, K.V. Ranga reddy the first deputy chief minister and C.M.Trivedi the first governor.

Bit Bank

★ When did the Hyderabad state got independence? – 17th September, 1948
★ Who expressed his wish about the united Andhra State at first? Konda Venkatappayya
★ Who wrote the book titled ‘Andhra Rashtram’ – Konda Venkatappayya
★ Which parties announced that the Andhra state with Telangana must be formed? – Andhra Congress and Swarajya Party
★In which year, ‘Andhrabhudaya Celebrations’ were held in Andhra University? ■ 1937
★ In which year, Karnataka unification conference requested to form united Karnataka state? –1947
★ The year in which All Malayalis conference was held? – 1947
★ Under whose chairmanship Kerala pradesh congress society requested to form united kerala state? – Kelappan
★ The commission appointed by Indian Government to examine the formation of linguistic states and the administration problems raised because of that type of formation? – Dhar Commission
★ Dhar Commission was appointed on – 17th June, 1948
★ Who was the chairman of Dhar commission? – S.K.Dhar
★ The members of Dhar commission?-Dr. Pannalal, Jagat Narayanlal, B.C.Bhanjar ‘
★ When did Dhar Commission submitted its report? – 10th December, 1948
★ Which commission stated in its report that the linguistic states were detrimental to the welfare of the country and only on the basis of administrative facility, the states must be re-organised in future: – Dhar Commission
★ In the year 1920, which congress meeting formed the stable congress societies on the basis of languages? – Nagpur congress meeting argued in favour of linguistic states in the year 1927? – Indian statutary commission
★ In which year Gandhiji, wrote a letter to Kaleswararao about his willingness to linguistic state? –1938
★ The famous communist leader who created the idea of Visalandhra for the first time? – Puchchalapalli Sundaraiah
★ In which year Puchalapalli Sundaraiah made a beginning for Visalandhra movement? –1946
★ The daily paper of communist party – Visalandhra
★ The author of a book called Visalandhra lo Prajarajyam’ – Puchchalapalli Sundaraiah
★ ‘Visalandhralo Prajarajyam’ published in the year? –1944
★ The party which started “Visalandhra” paper – Communist party
★ Who organised the Visalandhra Mahasabha on 26th November 1949? – Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao
★ Visalandhra Mahasabha established at – Vijayawada
★ First Visalandhra Mahasabha held in the year –1950
★ First Visalandhra Mahasabha held at – Warangal
★ Under whose chairmanship first Visalandhra Mahasabha held? – T.Hayagreevachari
★ Who said that ‘Formation of Visalandhra is a birth right to all Andhras’ in the first Visalandhra meeting? – Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu
★ Who opposed Visalandhra movement? – Marri Chenna Reddy and K.V.Ranga Reddy
★ Visalandhra Mahasabha first annual function held in the year – 26th November, 1950
★ Who visited Hyderabad in 1949 and said ‘that it is good for Hyderabad state to stay as multilingual state ? – D.Rajagopala chari
★ Who criticised that ‘Visalandhra movement’ is nothing but imperialism Andhras’ in October 1953 ? – J.L.Nehru
★ General, elections held in the year. –1952
★ In the first general elections, which party won majority seats in Hyderabad state? – Telangana community party
★ Hyderabad corporation Deputy Mayor who sup-ported Visalandhra movement? – Mir Ahmad Ali Khan
★ The trade union leader who supported Visalandhra movement? – Maqdum Mohiyuddin
★ The papers which contributed to Visalandhra movement in Telangana? – Andhra Janata, Kakateeya and Telugudesam
★ Second Visalandhra meeting was held in the year –1954
★ Second Visalandhra meeting held at Hyderabad
★ Under whose chairmanship second Visalandhra meeting held? – Sri rangam Srinivasa Rao (Srisri)
★ In which. Visalandhra Mahasabha, separate Telangana argument was raised? – Second Visalandhra meeting
★ The first linguistic state in India? Andhra state
★ In which year state Re-organisation commission (S.R.C) was formed? – 22nd December, 1953
★ Who is the chairman for states Re-organisation commission? – Sayyad Fazl Ali
★ The members of states Re-organisation commission – H.N.Kunzru and K.M.Panikkar
★ States Re-organisation commission, submitted it’s report on: – 30th September, 1955
★ In which year States Re-organisation commission visited Hyderabad? –1954
★ Under whose leadership Visalandhra friendship (sauhards) representative group visited Andhra and Telangana regions also? Paga Pulla Reddy
★ Who opposed separate Telangana argument? – Communists
★ Under the auspices of communist first visalandhra conference held at – Secunderabad
★ The chairman of first communist Visalandhra conference? – Ravi Narayana Reddy
★ Second communist Visalandhra conference held at – Hyderabad exhibition grounds
★ The chairman of second communist Visalandhra conference? – Srisri
★ The chairman of reception committee for second communist Visalandhra conference – Baddam Eella Reddy
★ The chairman of third communist Visalandhra conference? – Ravi Narayana Reddy
★ Where the public meeting was arranged by the leaders of congress and communist who supports for Visalandhra? – Vivekavardhini grounds, Hyderabad
★ Between which regions Gentlemen Agreement was reached? – Andhra and Telangana
★ The year of Gentlemen Agreement – 20th February 1956
★ The place of Gentlemen Agreement – Hyderabad guest house
★ Where is the Hyderabad guest house? – Delhi
★ Telangana chief minister, who signed on Gentlemen Agreement? – Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
★ The chairman of Hyderabad state congress committee who signed on Gentlemen Agreement? – J.V. Narsinga Rao
★ supporters of separate Telangana who signed on Gentlemen Agreement – K.V. Ranga Reddy and Marri Chenna Reddy
★ The Chief minister of Andhra area, who signed on Gentlemen Agreement? – Bejawada Gopala Reddy
★ The deputy chief minister of Andhra area, who signed on Gentlemen Agreement? – Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
★ Congress president of Andhra state who signed on Gentlemen Agreement – Alluri Satyanarayana
★ Minister of Andhra state who signed on Gentlemen Agreement? – Gowtu Lachchanna
★ Total number of persons who signed on Gentlemen Agreement? – 8 members
★ All the people who signed on Gentlemen Agreement belongs to which party? – Congress party
★ Formation day of Andhra Pradesh – 1st November, 1956 First Governor of Andhra Pradesh C.M.Trivedi
★ First chief-minister of Andhra Pradesh • Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
★ First deputy chief-minister of Andhra Pradesh? – K.V.Ranga Reddy
★ The capital of Andhra Pradesh when it formed? – Hyderabad
★ The committee which indicated the name of Andhra Pradesh while joining both the regions of Andhra and Telangana? – Select committee

Objective Bits

1. When did Hyderabad state got independ¬ence?
1. 17th September, 1947
2. 17th September, 1948
3. 17th September, 1949
4. 17th September, 1959
Ans.2

2. Who wrote the book called ‘Andhra Rashtram’? .
1. Konda Venkatappayya
2. Konda Venkata Reddy
3. Swami Ramananda Tirtha
4. Puchalapalli Sundaraiah
Ans.1

3. In which year, Andhrabhyudaya celebra¬tions held in Andhra University ?
1. 1934 2. 1936
3. 1937 4. 1938
Ans.3

4. In which year, All Malayalis conference was held?
1. 1947 2. 1948
3. 1949 4. 1947
Ans.1

5. In which year kamataka unification con¬ference resolved to form the state of kar¬nataka?
1. 1950 2. 1945
3. 1949 4. 1947
Ans.4

6. Dhar commission was appointed in the year:
1. 17th June, 1949 . 2. 17th June, 1948
3. 17th June, 1950
4. 17th September, 1948
Ans.2

7. The chairman of Dhar commission?
1. S.KDhar
2. Fazl Ali
3. Jayaprakash Narayan
4. C.Rajagopala Chari
Ans.1

8. The members of Dhar commission?
1. Pannalal
2. Jagati Narayana lal ,
3. B.C.Bhanjar
4. All the above ‘
Ans.4

9. Dhar Commission submitted its report on:
1. 10th December, 1947
2. 10th November, 1948
3. 10th December, 1948
4. 10th January, 1948
Ans.3

10. Who wrote a letter to Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao mentioning that he is infavour of linguistic states in 1938?
1. Gandhi
2. Nehru
3. Patel
4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans.1

11 The famous communist leader who created the idea of Visalandhra for the first time?
1. Ravi Narayana Reddy
2. Baddam Yella Reddy
3. Puchchalapalli Sundaraiah
4. N.G. Ranga
Ans.3

12. In which year, Puchchalapalli Sunda raiah made a beginning to Visalandhra move¬ment?
1. 1942 2. 1946
3. 1950 4. 1948 ‘
Ans.2

13. Who organised Visalandhra daily ?
1. Congress people of Andhra
2. Socialists
3. Congress
4. Communists
Ans.4

14 The name of the book written by Puchalapalli Sundaraiah?
1. Visalandhralo Prajarajyam
2. Visalandhralo Communist Charitra 3.. Visalandhralo Congress Charitra 4. Visalandhra
Ans.1

15. The book ‘Visalandhralo Prajarajyam’ published in the year?
1. 1946 2. 1943
3.1944 4.1945
Ans.3

16. Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao organised Visalandhra Mahasabha on:
1. 26th November, 1948
2. 26th November, 1949
3. 26th November, 1947
4. 26th November, 1950
Ans.2

17. Visalandhra Mahasabha organised at:
1. Kakinada
2. Tirupathi
3. Vijayawada
4. Visakhapatnam
Ans.3

18. First Visalandhra conference was held in the year:
1. 1950 2. 1951
3. 1949 4. 1948
Ans.1

19. First Visalandhra conference held at:
1. Vijayawada
2. Nizamabad
3. Khammarn
4. Warangal
Ans.4

20. The chairman of first Visalandhra confer¬ence
1. Suravaram Pratapa Reddy
2. T. Hayagreeva Chari
3. Swami Ramananda Tirtha
4. K.V. Ranga Reddy
Ans.2

21. Who visited Hyderabad in the year 1949 and said that ‘it is better for Hyderabad state to stay as multilingual state’?
1. Patel
2. Nehru
3. C.Rajagopala Chari
4. J.B.Kripalani
Ans.3

22. Who criticised that ‘Visalandhra move¬ment is nothing but imperialism of Andhras in October 1953?
1. J.L.Nehru
2. C.Rajagopala chari
3. KV.Ranga Reddy
4. M.Chenna Reddy
Ans.1

23. The deputy mayor of Hyderabad corpora¬tion who supported Visalandhra move¬ment:
1. Makhdun Mohiyuddin
2. Mir Ahmed Ali Khan
3. Mahmad Shah
4. Akbar Hyderi
Ans.2

24. Second Visalandhra conference was held in the year:
1. 1951 2. 1952
3.1953 4.1954
Ans.4

25. Second visalandhra conference held at:
1. Warangal
2. Hyderabad
3. Nizamabad
4. Hanumakonda •
Ans.2

26. States Re-organisation commission (S.R.C) was established on:
1. 22nd November, 1953
2. 22nd December, 1953
3. 22nd December, 1952
4. 22nd November, 1952
Ans.2

27. The chairman of states Re-organisation commission?
1. Sayyed Fazl Ali
2. S.KDhar
3. J.V.P.
4. Patel
Ans.1

28. The members of states Re-organisation commission
1. Dr.Pannalal 2. H.N.Kunjru
3. KM.Panikkar 4. 2 and 3
Ans.4

29. The states Re-organisation commission submitted its report on :
1. 30th November, 1954
2. 30th September, 1954
3. 30th September, 1955
4. 30th September, 1956
Ans.3

30. The states Re-organisation commission visited Hyderabad in the year ?
1. 1953 2. 1954
3. 1955 4. 1956
Ans.2

31. Communists first visalandhra conference held at
1. Warangal
2. Secunderabad
3. Vijayawada
4. Khammam
Ans.2

32. The chairman of first communist visa- landhra conference
1. Swami Ramananda Tirtha
2. Baddam Eella Reddy
3. Ravi Narayana Reddy
4. Paga Pulla Reddy
Ans.3

33. The second communist visalandhra con¬ference held at:
1. Hyderabad
2. Secunderabad
3. Warangal
4. Nizamabad
Ans.1

34. The chairman of second communists visa- r landhra conference :
1. Sri Sri
2. Ravi Narayana Reddy
3. T.Hayagreeva chari 4. Baddam Eella Reddy
Ans.1

35. Gentlemen Agreement reached on the day:
1. 20th April, 1956
2. 20th March, 1956
3. 20th February, 1956
4. 20th February, 1955
Ans.3

36. How many members signed on Gentlemen Agreement ?
1. 10 2. 6
3. 12 4.8
Ans.4

37. At which place Gentlemen Agreement was reached?
1. Hyderabad , 2. Delhi
l 3. Calcutta
4. Vijayawada
Ans.2

38. Hyderabad state chief-minister who signed on Gentlemen Agreement ?
1. Swami Ramananda Tirtha
2. KV.Ranga Reddy
3. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
4. Marri Chenna Reddy
Ans.3

39. The chairman of Hyderabad state con¬gress committee who signed on Gentlemen Agreement?
1. J.V. Narsinga Rao
2. Marri Chenna Reddy
3. K.V. Ranga Reddy
4. Swami Ramananda Tirtha
Ans.1

40. The chief minister of Andhra area who signed on Gentleman Agreement:
1. Bejawada Gopala Reddy ■
2. K.V. Ranga Reddy
3. Gawtu Lachchanna
4. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Ans.1

41. The deputy chief minister of Andhra area who singed on Gentlemen Agreement:
1. Bejawada Gopala Reddy
2. T.Prakasam Pantulu
3. Gawtu Latchchanna
4. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Ans.4

42. The Andhra state congress president who signed on Gentlemen Agreement ?
1. Gawtu Lachchanna
2. Alluri Satyanarayana
3. Kaleswara Rao
4. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Ans.2

43. Telangana members who signed on Gentlemen Agreement ?
1. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
2. J.V. Narasinga Rao
3. K.V. Ranga Reddy, Marri Chenna Reddy
4. All the above
Ans.4

44. Members of Andhra state who signed on Gentlemen Agreement ?
1. Bejawada Gopala Reddy
2. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
3. Gowthu Latchchanna
4. All of the above
Ans.4

45. All the eight members who signed on Gentlemen Agreement belongs to which party?
1. Congress .
2. Socialist
3. Communist
4. All the above
Ans.1

46. The formation day of Andhra Pradesh
1. 1st December, 1956
2. 1st November, 1956
3. 1st October, 1956 I 4. 1st September, 1956
Ans.2

47. The first governor of Andhra Pradesh.
1. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
2. C. Rajagopalachari
3. C. M.TVivedi
4. Sarada Devi
Ans.3

48. The first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.
1. Bejawada Gopala Reddy
2. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
3. T.Prakasam Pantulu
4. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Ans.2

49. The first deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.
1. P.V.Narasimha Rao
2. Damodaram Sanjeevaiah
3. Marri Chenna reddy
4. K.V.Ranga Reddy
Ans.4

50. The committee indicated the name Andhra Pradesh for the regions of Andhra and Telangana
1. Select Committee
2. Law Committee
3. Dhar Committee ’
4. Kunjru Committee
Ans.1