Indian History PYQ – Vijayanagar & Bahmani Kingdoms – Part 1 (Q 1–26)

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Indian History PYQ – Vijayanagar & Bahmani Kingdoms – Part 1 (Q 1–26) – 26 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
GSASO – 2020
Who wrote Amuktamalyada?

Correct Answer: A [Krishnadevaraya]

Explanation:

Krishnadevaraya wrote the Telugu work Amuktamalyada.

2.  
VAS AHGS – 2020
The war of Noses took place during the reign of

Correct Answer: B [Thirumalai Nayak]

Explanation:

The War of Noses took place under Thirumalai Nayak of Madurai, when Mysore and Madurai forces cut off captives' noses.

3.  
ADGS – 2021
Who was the Vijayanagar emperor when Goa was occupied by the Portuguese?

Correct Answer: C [Krishna Deva Raya]

Explanation:

Goa was captured by the Portuguese under Albuquerque in 1510, during Krishnadevaraya's reign.

4.  
PTGS – 2021
Nicolo Conti, who visited Vijayanagar, was a

Correct Answer: A [Italian traveller]

Explanation:

Nicolo Conti, who visited Vijayanagar about 1420, was an Italian traveller.

5.  
AGGS – 2021
Which one of the coins of Vijayanagar kings comes under the copper category?

Correct Answer: B [Jittal]

Explanation:

The jittal was the copper coin of Vijayanagar, while varaha (pagoda) was gold and dhara was silver.

6.  
GROUP 1 – 2021
How was the coronation of the crown prince described under the Vijayanagar rule?

Correct Answer: D [Yuvaraja Pattabhishekam]

Explanation:

The coronation of the crown prince in Vijayanagar was called Yuvaraja Pattabhishekam.

7.  
GROUP 1 – 2022
Meadows Taylor observes that the death of ______ was 'the beginning of the end' of the Bahmani kingdom.

Correct Answer: A [Mahmud Gawan]

Explanation:

Meadows Taylor saw the execution of Mahmud Gawan (1481) as the beginning of the end of the Bahmani kingdom.

8.  
CAGS – 2022
Name the Russian traveller who visited India in 1474 A.D.

Correct Answer: D [Nikitin]

Explanation:

The Russian merchant Afanasy Nikitin visited the Bahmani kingdom in the 1470s.

9.  
CAGS – 2022
Which one was called industrial tax under Vijayanagar rule?
  1. Attakada Sangam, Masthi
  1. Padi Kaval
  1. Sandhai Mudhal
  1. Tari kadamai and Chekku Kadamai

Correct Answer: D [4 only]

Explanation:

Tari kadamai (loom tax) and chekku kadamai (oil-press tax) were taxes on industries, hence industrial taxes under Vijayanagar.

10.  
DPGS – 2022
The city Vijayanagaram was called as
  1. Bija Nagar
  1. Virupatchapuram
  1. Hosepattanam
  1. Vidyanagaram

Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3, 4]

Explanation:

Vijayanagar city was also called Bijanagar, Virupakshapuram, Hosapattanam and Vidyanagaram, so all four names apply.

11.  
DPGS – 2022
Mahmud Gawan was executed on the charge of

Correct Answer: C [Forged charge of Treason]

Explanation:

Mahmud Gawan was executed in 1481 on a forged charge of treason made by jealous nobles.

12.  
CEGS – 2022
Match List I with List II and choose your answer from the codes given below:
List I (Traveller) – List II (Rulers of Vijayanagar)
(a) Nicolo de Conti – 1. Krishnadevaraya
(b) Domingo Paes – 2. Devaraya II
(c) Ferno Nunz – 3. Devaraya I
(d) Abdul Razzak – 4. Achyuta Raya

Correct Answer: A [3 1 4 2]

Explanation:

Conti visited Devaraya I, Paes Krishnadevaraya, Nuniz Achyutadevaraya and Abdur Razzaq Devaraya II: 3 1 4 2.

13.  
PSY – 2022
Jambavati Kalyanam was written in the language of

Correct Answer: D [Sanskrit]

Explanation:

Jambavati Kalyanam was a Sanskrit play written by Krishnadevaraya.

14.  
PSY – 2022
Who shifted his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar in the Bahmani Kingdom?

Correct Answer: A [Ahmad Shah I]

Explanation:

Ahmad Shah I shifted the Bahmani capital from Gulbarga to Bidar.

15.  
EO GRADE III (HR&CE) – 2022
Nicolo Conti and Abdur Razzaq visited India during the reign of

Correct Answer: C [Vijayanagar rulers]

Explanation:

Nicolo Conti and Abdur Razzaq visited India under the Vijayanagar rulers Devaraya I and II.

16.  
FA – 2022
The most famous state festival of the Vijayanagara empire was

Correct Answer: B [Mahanavami]

Explanation:

Mahanavami, a nine-day festival when chiefs paid tribute to the king, was the most famous state festival of Vijayanagar.

17.  
JAILOR – 2022
The last ruler of Sangama Dynasty ______.

Correct Answer: C [Virupaksha – II]

Explanation:

Virupaksha II (1465-1485) was the last ruler of the Sangama dynasty, after which Saluva Narasimha seized power.

18.  
JAILOR – 2022
An astronomical observatory near Daulatabad was built by

Correct Answer: D [Firoz Shah Bahmani]

Explanation:

Firoz Shah Bahmani (1397-1422) built an astronomical observatory near Daulatabad.

19.  
JAILOR – 2022
The battle that gave a severe blow to the Vijayanagar Empire and thereby paved the way for the transfer of capital from Vijayanagar to Penukonda was ______

Correct Answer: A [Battle of Talaikotta]

Explanation:

The Battle of Talaikotta (1565) crushed Vijayanagar, forcing the capital's shift from Vijayanagar to Penukonda.

20.  
JUNIOR REHABILITATION OFFICER – 2023
Name the rulers who had organized a military department called Kandachara.

Correct Answer: A [Vijayanagar rulers]

Explanation:

Kandachara was the military department of the Vijayanagar rulers.

21.  
FISHERY DEPT INSPECTOR – 2023
Tarafdars in Bahmani Sultanate refers to

Correct Answer: A [Provincial Governors]

Explanation:

Tarafdars were the provincial governors of the four tarafs (provinces) of the Bahmani Sultanate.

22.  
FISHERY DEPT INSPECTOR – 2023
Match the List I with List II and choose your answer from the codes given below:
List I (State) – List II (Capital)
(a) Nizam Shahi – 1. Golkonda
(b) Qutub Shahi – 2. Bijapur
(c) Imad Shahi – 3. Ahmednagar
(d) Adil Shahi – 4. Berar

Correct Answer: A [3 1 4 2]

Explanation:

Nizam Shahi had Ahmednagar, Qutb Shahi Golconda, Imad Shahi Berar and Adil Shahi Bijapur as capitals: 3 1 4 2.

23.  
AJ – 2023
Who founded the Adilshahi Kingdom of Bijapur?

Correct Answer: D [Yusuf Adil Shah]

Explanation:

Yusuf Adil Shah founded the Adil Shahi kingdom of Bijapur around 1490.

24.  
JSO – 2023
"Amuktamalyada" the work of Krishnadevaraya deals with the life of

Correct Answer: A [Perialvar]

Explanation:

Amuktamalyada tells the story of the Alvar Periyalvar and his foster daughter Andal.

25.  
GEOLOGY – 2023
Ala-ud-din Hasan Shah was succeeded by

Correct Answer: A [Muhammad Shah I]

Explanation:

Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah, founder of the Bahmani kingdom, was succeeded by Muhammad Shah I (1358-1375).

26.  
ACF – 2023
Which foreign traveller mentioned that "The circumference of the Vijaya Nagar city was sixty miles"?

Correct Answer: B [Nicolo Conti]

Explanation:

Nicolo Conti reported that Vijayanagar city's circumference was sixty miles.

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