When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire?
- (a)Sadasiva
- (b)Tirumala
- (c)Ranga II
- (d)Venkata II
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Official answer(d) Venkata II
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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?
- (a)Devaraya I
- (b)Mallikarjuna
- (c)Vira Vijaya
- (d)Virupaksha
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Official answer(a) Devaraya I
According to Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in Vijayanagara Empire were expert in which of the following areas? 1. Wrestling 2. Astrology 3. Accounting 4. Soothsaying Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- (a)1, 2 and 3 only
- (b)1, 3 and 4 only
- (c)2 and 4 only
- (d)1, 2, 3 and 4
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Official answer(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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?
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Official answer(c) Both 1 and 2
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?
- (a)Amoghavarsha I
- (b)Ballala II
- (c)Harihara I
- (d)Prataparudra II
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Official answer(c) Harihara I
Consider the following statements: 1. Narasimha Saluva ended the Sangama dynasty and seized the throne for himself and started the Saluva dynasty. 2. Vira Narasimha deposed the last Saluva ruler and seized the throne for himself. 3. Vira Narasimha was succeeded by his younger brother, Krishnadeva Raya. 4. Krishnadeva Raya was succeeded by his half-brother, Achyuta Raya. Which of these statements given above are correct?
- (a)1, 2 and 3
- (b)2, 3 and 4
- (c)1 and 4
- (d)1, 2, 3 and 4
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Official answer(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Assertion (A): Saluva Narasimha put an end to the old dynasty and assumed the royal title. Reason (R): He wanted to save the kingdom from further degeneration and disintegration.
- (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
- (b)Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- (c)A is true but R is false
- (d)A is false but R is true
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Official answer(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A