2004 Election Alliances:
1. TRS allied with which national party in the 2004 elections?
a) BJP
b) Congress
c) CPI
d) TDP
👉 Answer: b) Congress
2. In which city did Sonia Gandhi declare Congress respects Telangana people’s aspirations in 2004?
a) Hyderabad
b) Warangal
c) Karimnagar
d) Secunderabad
👉 Answer: c) Karimnagar
3. On which date was Sonia Gandhi’s Telangana assurance given in Karimnagar?
a) March 12, 2004
b) April 1, 2004
c) May 26, 2004
d) June 7, 2004
👉 Answer: a) March 12, 2004
4. Who mediated the Congress–TRS seat-sharing agreement in 2004?
a) Manmohan Singh
b) Pranab Mukherjee
c) Sharad Pawar
d) Sushil Kumar Shinde
👉 Answer: b) Pranab Mukherjee
5. How many assembly seats did Congress allocate to TRS in 2004?
a) 30
b) 42
c) 50
d) 25
👉 Answer: b) 42
6. How many Assembly seats did TRS win in 2004 elections?
a) 23
b) 30
c) 26
d) 28
👉 Answer: c) 26
7. How many Lok Sabha seats did TRS win in 2004 elections?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
👉 Answer: b) 5
8. After UPA came to power in 2004, who became Union Minister for Shipping?
a) Harish Rao
b) A. Narendra
c) K. Chandrashekar Rao
d) Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy
👉 Answer: c) K. Chandrashekar Rao
9. Which TRS leader became Rural Development Minister in the UPA cabinet?
a) A. Narendra
b) T. Harish Rao
c) Nayani Narasimha Reddy
d) Santosh Reddy
👉 Answer: a) A. Narendra
10. Name two TRS leaders who joined the Andhra Pradesh state cabinet in 2004.
👉 Answer: Y. Santosh Reddy & Vijayrama Rao
Kakinada Resolution (1998):
11. In which year did BJP adopt the Kakinada Resolution supporting small states?
a) 1996
b) 1998
c) 2000
d) 2001
👉 Answer: b) 1998
12. The Kakinada Resolution was passed in which city?
a) Warangal
b) Kakinada
c) Karimnagar
d) Vijayawada
👉 Answer: b) Kakinada
13. What was the slogan of the Kakinada Resolution?
a) Separate Telangana Now
b) Jai Telangana
c) One Vote – Two States
d) Telangana Our Right
👉 Answer: c) One Vote – Two States
14. Which national party passed the Kakinada Resolution?
a) Congress
b) BJP
c) CPI
d) TDP
👉 Answer: b) BJP
15. The Kakinada Resolution boosted which regional movement?
👉 Answer: Telangana Movement
UPA Decisions (2004):
16. On which date did UPA include Telangana issue in its Common Minimum Programme?
a) May 26, 2004
b) June 7, 2004
c) Dec 1, 2004
d) Aug 23, 2006
👉 Answer: a) May 26, 2004
17. On which date did the President mention Telangana in his address to both Houses of Parliament?
a) March 12, 2004
b) May 26, 2004
c) June 7, 2004
d) August 25, 2006
👉 Answer: c) June 7, 2004
TRS Protests (2004–2006):
18. Where did TRS hold a massive public meeting on Dec 1, 2004?
a) LB Stadium
b) Parade Grounds, Secunderabad
c) Tank Bund
d) Koti
👉 Answer: b) Parade Grounds, Secunderabad
19. What was the name of TRS worker training programme launched in 2005?
👉 Answer: Telangana Jagarana
20. How many TRS workers were trained under Telangana Jagarana?
a) 400
b) 500
c) 600+
d) 700
👉 Answer: c) 600+
21. On which date did TRS organize Polavaram Garjana?
a) Feb 12, 2006
b) Aug 23, 2006
c) Dec 1, 2004
d) May 26, 2004
👉 Answer: a) Feb 12, 2006
22. Where was the Polavaram Garjana organized?
👉 Answer: Bhadrachalam
23. Who resigned as Union Minister on Aug 23, 2006?
👉 Answer: K. Chandrashekar Rao
24. Where did KCR launch his indefinite hunger strike on Aug 25, 2006?
👉 Answer: Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
25. Who ended KCR’s fast by offering fruit juice?
👉 Answer: Sharad Pawar
Pranab Mukherjee Committee (2005):
26. Who was the chairman of the Telangana sub-committee in 2005?
👉 Answer: Pranab Mukherjee
27. Who were the other members of the committee?
👉 Answer: Dayanidhi Maran, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
28. What was the time frame given to the committee?
👉 Answer: 8 weeks
29. How many parties supported Telangana in writing to the committee?
👉 Answer: 36 parties
30. Which party argued it did not need to give a separate written consent as it was leading UPA?
👉 Answer: Congress
Support for Telangana:
31. Name two former Prime Ministers who supported Telangana.
👉 Answer: Deve Gowda & Atal Bihari Vajpayee
32. Which NDA leader openly supported Telangana?
👉 Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
33. Which left-wing party expressed support through 3 of its members?
👉 Answer: Forward Bloc
34. Which party remained neutral on Telangana issue?
👉 Answer: Samajwadi Party
35. In which year did TDP submit a report supporting Telangana?
👉 Answer: October 2008
Additional MCQs:
36. Who was the first TRS MP to become a Union Minister?
👉 Answer: K. Chandrashekar Rao
37. What was the main aim of TRS formation in 2001?
👉 Answer: Separate Telangana state
38. Which TRS MLA is the nephew of KCR?
👉 Answer: T. Harish Rao
39. The slogan "One Vote – Two States" refers to?
👉 Answer: Kakinada Resolution
40. The UPA’s CMP of 2004 included which statehood demand?
👉 Answer: Telangana
41. Where was Telangana Jagarana training held?
👉 Answer: Nomu Function Hall, Hyderabad
42. Which year did KCR launch an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar?
👉 Answer: 2006
43. Who was the President of India in 2004 when Telangana issue was mentioned in the address?
👉 Answer: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
44. Name one TRS minister in the Andhra Pradesh state cabinet in 2004.
👉 Answer: Nayani Narasimha Reddy
45. Which Congress leader played a key role in Telangana seat-sharing in 2004?
👉 Answer: Pranab Mukherjee
46. Which event was organized to oppose Polavaram Project?
👉 Answer: Polavaram Garjana
47. Which political front was ruling at the Centre in 2004?
👉 Answer: UPA (United Progressive Alliance)
48. Which state was TRS demanding to be separated from?
👉 Answer: Andhra Pradesh
49. Who was the CM of Andhra Pradesh during 2004 elections?
👉 Answer: Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy
50. When was separate Telangana finally achieved?
👉 Answer: June 2, 2014