1) Who got the monumental Rayagopurams in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiruvannamalai, Chidambaram, Sri Rangam, Tirupati etc constructed ?
a) Vidyaranya b) Krishnadeva Raya c) Harihara d) Rajaraja
2) The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted –
a) Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit b) Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit c) Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit d) Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
3) Who among the following Bahmani rulers built the famous Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur ?
a) Muhammd Adil Shah b) Mahmud Gawan c) Yusuf Adil Shah d) Ismail Adil Shah
4) Bijapur is known for its –
a) Heavey rainfall b) Rock Temple c) Gol Gumbaj d) State of Gomateshwara
5) the Bahmaanis of the Deccan rose to prominence in which of the following centuries ?
a) 13th century b) 14th century c) 15th century d) 16th century
6) The most important cause of the downfall of the vijayanagar empire was – a) Rivalries within the empire b) Unity among the Muslim rulers of Bijapur, Golconda and Ahmednagar c) Rebellion of the Hindu feudatories d) Weak successors of Krishnadeva Raya
7) Taraf in the Bahmani kingdom signified –
a) Province b) Lord grant c) Transit Tax d) Gold Coin
8) When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagara empire in south India ?
a) Saluva Narasimha b) Devaraya II c) Krishnadeva Raya d) Sadashiva Raya
9) Which one of the following regions was NOT the bone of contention between the Vijayanagar rulers and the Bahamani sultans ?
a) Krishna – Godavari delta b) Marathwada country c) Tungbhadra country d) Warangal
10) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List I (Kingdom) List II (Rulers associated)
A. Ahmednagar 1. Sangram Singh Soni
B. Vijayanagar 2. Hammira
C. Malwa 3. Narasimha
D. Jaunpur 5. Malik Saravar
Codes : A B C D
a) 4 3 1 5
b) 4 2 3 5
c) 1 2 4 3
d) 2 3 5 1
11) The Nayakas in the Vijayanagar empire were –
a) Central Ministers b) Military Chiefs controlling particular territories c) Cavalry soldiers d) Priests of large and powerful temples
12) When Harihar and Bukka set up a principality in the South India, which later became Vijayanagar Empire, who was the Delhi Sultan ?
a) Jalaluddin Khalji b) Alauddin Khalji c) Mohammad – bin – Tughlaq d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
13) The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar kingdom was – a) Sangama b) Tuluva c) Saluva d) Hoyasal 14) Consider the following statements :
a) Mohammad – bin – Tughlaq was the Delhi Sultan when vijaynagar Empire was founded. b) Krishnadeva Ray was the ruler of Vijayanagar when Babur took over from Ibrahim Lodi. c) Rama Raya was defected at Talikota when Jahangir was the Emperor at Delhi .
Which of the statements given above are correct ? a) 1 and 2 b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 3 d) 1, 2 and 3 15) Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
a) Hoysals Dwarasamudra
b) Pallavan Vatapi
c) Pandyas Madurai
d) Yadavas Devagiri
16) Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul abiding ? a) Assam b) Delhi c) Kashmir d) Orissa
17) Which one of the following was the capital of Hoyasals ?
a) Malkhed b) Dwarasamudra c) Somnathpur d) Badami
18) ‘A Forgotten Empire’, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell is about which one of the following Empires ?
a) Mauryan Empire b) Kushan Empire c) Vijayanagar Empire d) Mughal Empi
19) What is the meaning of Athavana ?
a) Revenue department b) Revenue c) Import Tax d) Trade Tax 20) Who were the ashta-diggaja in the court of Krishnadeva Raya ?
a) Eight ministers b) Eight telugu poets c) Eight great generals d) Eight advisoras
21) Match List I (Dynasty) with List II (Capital) and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List I List II
A. Adil Shahi 1. Ahmednagar
B. Qutub Shahi 2. Bijapur
C. Nizam Shahi 3. Golconda
D. Imad Shahi 4. Berar
Codes : A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 3 4 1
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 2 3 1 4
22) The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of –
a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq b) Mohammad –bin – Tughlaq c) Firoz Tughlaq d) Akbar
23) The Bahmani kingdom was founded in the year – a) 1336 b) 1338 c) 1347 c) 1361 24) The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by –
a) Vijaya Raja b) Harihar II c) Harihar and Bukka d) Bukka II 25) Sufi Kalam, a type of devotional music, is the characteristic of –
a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan c) kashmir d) None of these
26) Which ruler of Vijayanagar had sent his embassy to the emperor of China ?
a) Harihar I b) Bukka I c) Krishnadeva Raya d) Saluva Narsimha 27) Who was given the title of Andhra – Kavita –Pitamaha ?
a) Sayan b) Madhav c) Srinath d) Peddana 28) Who was called the Akbar of Kasmir ?
a) Zainul Abidin b) Hussain Shah c) Balban d) Sujauddaulla 29) The founder of the Bahmani kingdom was –
a) Alauddin Mujahid Shah b) Ahmed Shah c) Alauddin Bahaman Shah d) Tajuddin Firoz Shah
30) Name the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title Gunarj Khan in the Sultanate period ?
a) Jnanadas b) Gobindadasa c) Maladhar Basu d) Chandi Das
31) Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the Jagadguru by his Muslim subjects because of his belief in secularism ?
a) Husain Shah b) Zainul Abidin c) Ibrahim Adil Shah II d) Mahmud II
32) Hoysala mare found in –
a) Hampi and Hospet b) Halebid and Belur c) Mysore and Bangalore d) Sringari and Dharwar
33) 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.
Codes :
a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A b) Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A c) A is true but R is false d) a is false but R is true
34) How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmednagar come to an end ? a) Ahmednagar was annexed into Mughal empire and Husain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment. b) Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed Nizam – ul – Mulk of Ahmednagar. C) Fateh Khan usurped the throne from Nizam-ul-Mulk. D) Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle with Mughals in 1631 and the entire royal family was killed by the Mughal troops.
35) Consider the following statements :
1. Narasimha Saluva ended the Sangama dynasty and seized the throne for himself and started Saluva dynasty.
2. Vira Narasimha deposed the last Saluva ruler and seized the throne for himself.
3. Vira narasimh was secceeded by his younger brother, Krishnadeva Raya.
4. Krishnadeva Rajya was succeeded by his half brother, Achyuta Raya.
Which of the 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
36) 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
37) Where is the famous Vijaya Vithala Temple, having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes located ?
a) Belur b) Bhadrachalam c) Hampi d) Srirangam 38) Where is the famous Virupaksha Temple located ?
a) Bhadrachalam b) Chidambaram c) Hampi d) Srikalahasti
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