UPSC Medieval India – Chapter 10: The Vijayanagara Empire (25 MCQs)
UPSC Medieval India – Chapter 10: The Vijayanagara Empire (25 MCQs) – 24 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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Vijayanagara was founded by Harihara I and his brother:
Correct Answer: D [Bukka I]
Explanation:
Bukka I, brother of Harihara I, co-founded Vijayanagara in 1336 and later succeeded him on the throne.
Krishnadeva Raya belonged to the:
Correct Answer: C [Tuluva dynasty]
Explanation:
Krishnadeva Raya (1509–1529) was a ruler of the Tuluva dynasty, the third of Vijayanagara's four dynasties.
The Telugu work Amuktamalyada was written by:
Correct Answer: C [Krishnadeva Raya]
Explanation:
Krishnadeva Raya himself wrote the Telugu poem Amuktamalyada, which also contains his advice on statecraft.
The Vijayanagara leader killed at the battle of Talikota was:
Correct Answer: B [Aliya Rama Raya]
Explanation:
Aliya Rama Raya, regent for Sadashiva Raya, led Vijayanagara at Talikota in 1565 and was captured and killed.
The territories assigned to nayakas in the Vijayanagara empire were called:
Correct Answer: A [amaram]
Explanation:
Nayakas received territories called amaram to collect revenue, in return maintaining troops and paying tribute to the king.
The gold coin of Vijayanagara, called pagoda by Europeans, was the:
Correct Answer: A [varaha]
Explanation:
The gold varaha was Vijayanagara's standard coin; Europeans called it the pagoda.
The Mahanavami Dibba is located at:
Correct Answer: D [Hampi]
Explanation:
The Mahanavami Dibba is the great platform in Hampi's royal centre used for the Mahanavami festival.
The famous stone chariot of Hampi is in the:
Correct Answer: C [Vitthala temple]
Explanation:
The stone chariot, a shrine of Garuda, stands in the courtyard of the Vitthala temple at Hampi.
Consider the following statements:
1. The Vijayanagara kings ruled as agents of the god Virupaksha.
2. Krishnadeva Raya won the Raichur doab in 1520.
3. Vijayanagara won the battle of Talikota.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
Statements 1 and 2 are true, but statement 3 is false because Vijayanagara was defeated at Talikota in 1565.
Assertion (A): Devaraya II recruited Muslim cavalry and archers into his army.
Reason (R): He wanted to match the cavalry of the Bahmani sultans.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Devaraya II recruited Muslim cavalry and archers because the Bahmanis' superior cavalry gave them an edge, so R explains A.
In the Vijayanagara empire, ayagars were:
Correct Answer: D [village servants paid by land grants]
Explanation:
Ayagars were hereditary village functionaries such as headman, accountant and watchman, paid through tax-free land grants.
The founder of the Saluva dynasty was:
Correct Answer: B [Saluva Narasimha]
Explanation:
Saluva Narasimha seized the throne from the last Sangama ruler in 1485 and founded the Saluva dynasty.
The Sanskrit poem Madhuravijayam was written by:
Correct Answer: C [Gangadevi]
Explanation:
Gangadevi, wife of Kumara Kampana, wrote Madhuravijayam celebrating his conquest of the Madurai Sultanate.
After Talikota, the Aravidu rulers shifted their capital first to:
Correct Answer: B [Penukonda]
Explanation:
After Hampi was sacked in 1565, Tirumala of the Aravidu dynasty made Penukonda the capital; Chandragiri came later.
The group of poets known as the Ashtadiggajas adorned the court of:
Correct Answer: B [Krishnadeva Raya]
Explanation:
The Ashtadiggajas, eight Telugu poets including Allasani Peddana, adorned the court of Krishnadeva Raya.
Arrange the following events in chronological order:
1. Battle of Talikota
2. Foundation of Vijayanagara
3. Abdur Razzaq's visit
4. Capture of the Raichur doab by Krishnadeva Raya
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [2-3-4-1]
Explanation:
1336, 1443, 1520, 1565.
Sayana, who lived in the Vijayanagara period, is known for his commentaries on the:
Correct Answer: C [Vedas]
Explanation:
Sayana, a scholar of the Sangama court, wrote the Vedartha Prakasha, the celebrated commentary on the Vedas.
The Gajapati ruler of Odisha from whom Krishnadeva Raya took Udayagiri and Kondavidu was:
Correct Answer: D [Prataparudra]
Explanation:
Krishnadeva Raya took Udayagiri and Kondavidu from the Gajapati king Prataparudra of Odisha.
In 1510 the Portuguese captured Goa from the sultanate of:
Correct Answer: D [Bijapur]
Explanation:
Albuquerque captured Goa in 1510 from the Adil Shahi sultanate of Bijapur.
Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?
Correct Answer: C [Harihara I]
Explanation:
Vijayanagara on the Tungabhadra; the deity was Virupaksha.
Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-aqueduct several kilometres long from the river to the capital city?
Correct Answer: A [Devaraya I]
Explanation:
Devaraya I (1406–1422) built the Tungabhadra dam and a long canal-cum-aqueduct bringing water to the capital.
Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagar, consider the following statements:
1. The tax rate on land was fixed depending on the quality of the land.
2. Private owners of workshops paid an industries tax. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2]
Explanation:
land was classified and taxed by quality; workshops paid an industry tax.
Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?
Correct Answer: A [Krishnadevaraya]
Explanation:
Krishnadeva Raya, friendly with the Portuguese for the horse trade, allowed them to build a fort at Bhatkal.
According to Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in the Vijayanagara Empire were experts in which of the following areas?
1. Wrestling
2. Astrology
3. Accounting
4. Soothsaying
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 and 4]
Explanation:
Nuniz wrote that palace women were wrestlers, astrologers and soothsayers, and that women kept the palace accounts.
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