What is the capital of Andhra Pradesh?

The correct answer is Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh. Amaravati serves as the administrative and legislative headquarters of Andhra Pradesh, housing the state secretariat, located at Velagapudi in the Amaravati Capital Region as per Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) government orders, the Legislative Assembly, and the official residences of the Governor and Chief Minister. Notably, Amaravati, on the banks of the river Krishna, has been developed as the state's greenfield capital since 2015, and Visakhapatnam, the state's largest city and a major port, is also central to the state's administrative planning. The other options given in this Andhra Pradesh question are capitals of different Indian states, and candidates often confuse them because Static GK questions on state capitals are frequently tested together in a single set. Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana, not Andhra Pradesh. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab and Haryana, not Andhra Pradesh. Panaji is the capital of Goa, not Andhra Pradesh. None of these cities administers Andhra Pradesh; only Amaravati holds that constitutional status. Competitive exams such as SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, State PSC, and Railway exams often feature an Andhra Pradesh question like this one on Amaravati, which shows why questions on Indian state capitals are considered high-scoring, since they test direct factual recall rather than complex reasoning. Remember Amaravati as the capital of Andhra Pradesh, and clearly distinguish it from the distractor capitals used here — Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Panaji — to avoid marking the wrong answer under exam-time pressure.