APPSC Group 2 Prelims 2019 · Question 72

Question 72 of the APPSC Group-II Screening Test 2019 (5 May 2019). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. Screening 2019 · Q72 · AP History & Culture · Modern Andhra

   The Polavaram project was initially envisaged with the name Ramapada Sagar by

   పోలవరం సమీపాన రామపాద సాగరం అను పేరుతో ప్రాజెక్టు కట్టదగుననిఎవరు తెలిపారు ?

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   Answer: Sir Sonti Venkata Ramamurthy

   సమాధానం: సర్ శొంఠి వెంకట రామమూర్తి

   In 1941 Diwan Bahadur Sonti Venkata Ramamurthy, then an engineer in the Madras Presidency, proposed a Godavari reservoir called Ramapada Sagar, which became the Polavaram project.

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