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1. Choose the correct option: Which of the following dynasties ruled Vijayanagara?
A. Sangam dynasty
B. Saluva dynasty
C. Tuluva dynasty
D. All of these
2. Find out which one of the following is not correctly matched:
A. Amara-Nayaka System – Vijayanagara Empire
B. Harihara and Bukka – Founded Vijayanagara
C. Mahanavami Dibba – King’s palace
D. Hazara Rama Temple – New Delhi
3. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct according to the rules of Vijayanagara Empire? (a) The Vijayanagara kings competed with contemporary rulers on their northern frontier including the sultans of the Deccan and Gajapati rulers of Orissa for fertile river valleys and resources. (b) The rulers of Vijayanagara borrowed concepts and building techniques which they then developed further. (c) Ruling elites in these areas had extended patronage to elaborate temples such as the Brihadishvara temple at Thanjavur and the Chennakeshava temple at Belur. (d) The rulers of Vijayanagara, who called themselves piyadassi, built on these traditions and carried them, as we will see, literally to new heights. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
A. a, b, d
B. a, b, c
C. b, c, d
D. All of the above.
4. Which famous ruler found a suburban township of Nagalapuram, near Vijayanagara, after his mother’s name?
A. Harihara
B. Bukka
C. Krishnadeva Raya
D. Achyuta Deva Raya
5. When was Hampi declared as of the place of national importance?
A. 1976
B. 1980
C. 1982
D. 1986
6. Krishnadeva Raya ascended the throne in the year
A. 1507 AD.
B. 1509 AD.
C. 1503 AD.
D. 1512 AD.
7. Which of the following statement is correct regarding Mahnavami Dibba?
A. Mahnavami Dibba was an “audience hall” in which the entire complex is surrounded by high double walls with a street running between them.
B. Mahnavami Dibba was a “prayer hall” in which the entire complex is surrounded by high double walls with a street running between them.
C. Mahnavami Dibba was a hall for performing special rituals in which the entire complex is surrounded by high double walls with a street running between them.
D. Mahnavami Dibba was a “bathing hall” in which the entire complex is surrounded by high double walls with a street running between them.
8. Who established the Vijayanagara Kingdom?
A. Hasan Gangu
B. Prantak I
C. Harihara and Bukka
D. Krishadeva Raya
9. The first dynasty that ruled over Vijayanagara Empire was
A. Suluva dynasty
B. Sangarna dynasty
C. Tuluva dynasty
D. Aravidu dynasty
11. The Portuguese traveller who jointly called the Audience hall and ‘Mahanavami Dibba’ as ‘the house of victory’ was
A. Duarte Barbosa
B. Fernao Nuniz
C. Afanasi Nikitin
D. Domingo Paes
12. Consider the following statements regarding the Lotus Mahal: (i) Lotus Mahal of the most beautiful buildings in the royal centre is the Lotus Mahal, so named by British travellers in the nineteenth century. (ii) One suggestion, found in a map drawn by Mackenzie, is that Lotus mahal may have been a council chamber, a place where the king met his advisers. (iii) Lotus Mahal had nine towers – a high central one, and eight along the sides. (iv) The Lotus Mahal is otherwise called the Kamal Mahal or Chitragani Mahal. It is one of only a handful few astonishing building in Hampi that had not been damaged or destroyed amid the attack on the city. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
A. (i), (ii)
B. (i), (ii), (iii)
C. (i), (ii), (iv)
D. All of the above.
13. Which of these rivers are the major source of water for Vijayanagara?
A. Kaveri
B. Krishna
C. Tungabhadra
D. Mahanadi
14. On which of the following occasions were ceremonies performed at Mahanavami Dibba?
A. Worship of the state horse
B. Marriage of the king
C. Victory over the enemy
D. All of the above
15. Krishnadeva Raya's successors were disturbed by the rebellious _____.
A. Bijapur
B. Naykas
C. Cholas
D. Cheras
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