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Q1. In which year did India Post issue a commemorative stamp honouring Damodaram Sanjivayya?
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Answer: D
India Post issued a Rs 5 stamp on 14 February 2008, which was his birth anniversary.
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Q2. Where in Hyderabad is the park named after Sanjivayya, which also holds his grave?
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Answer: B
Sanjivayya Park lies on the banks of Hussain Sagar. His grave is inside the park.
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Q3. Who was Andhra Pradesh’s first Chief Minister, the man Sanjivayya followed in office?
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Answer: C
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the first Chief Minister. He is a different person from Damodaram Sanjivayya.
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Q4. In which year did Damodaram Sanjivayya become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?
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Answer: C
Sanjivayya took office on 11 January 1960 and served until 12 March 1962. He became Congress president in 1962.
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Q5. Which state institution did Sanjivayya set up as Chief Minister, alongside the Lalitha Kala Akademi?
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Answer: B
As Chief Minister, Sanjivayya founded the Lalitha Kala Akademi fine arts academy and also set up Andhra Pradesh’s Anti-Corruption Bureau.
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Q6. Besides Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, which other post did Damodaram Sanjivayya become the first Dalit to hold?
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Answer: D
Sanjivayya was also the first Dalit to become All India Congress Committee (AICC) President, a post he held twice.
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Q7. Besides an old-age and widows’ pension scheme, what other major reform did Sanjivayya’s government pass in 1960?
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Answer: C
In 1960, alongside the pension scheme, Sanjivayya’s government passed land reform laws that redistributed surplus land from large landowners to the poor.
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Q8. Under which Prime Minister did Damodaram Sanjivayya serve as Union Minister of Labour and Employment, starting June 1964?
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Answer: A
Sanjivayya was appointed Union Minister of Labour and Employment on 9 June 1964, under Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
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Q9. As Chief Minister, Damodaram Sanjivayya founded which state institution for the fine arts?
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Answer: B
Sanjivayya founded the Lalitha Kala Akademi, Andhra Pradesh’s fine arts academy, as part of his reforms as Chief Minister.
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Q10. Damodaram Sanjivayya served as Union Minister of Labour and Employment, from June 1964, under which Prime Minister?
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Answer: D
Sanjivayya served as Union Minister of Labour and Employment from June 1964 to January 1966, under Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
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Q11. Besides being Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister, Damodaram Sanjivayya also became the first Dalit to hold which national party position?
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Answer: C
Sanjivayya became the first Dalit to serve as All India Congress Committee (AICC) President, a post he held twice.
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Q12. Damodaram Sanjivayya, who became Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister in 1960, holds which distinction?
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Answer: A
Damodaram Sanjivayya became India’s first Dalit Chief Minister of any state, taking office in Andhra Pradesh on 11 January 1960.
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