June 2023

Q. With reference to the Vijaynagar administration, consider the following statement : 1. The tradition of village self government was discarded. 2. The kingdom was divided into rajyas or mandalams below which nadu, sthala and grama. Which of the above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither

Q. The feature of Dravidian architecture added in the Vijayanagar period was, (a) Ammana Shrine (b) Kalyana mandapa (c) Extensive decoration of gopurams (d) Paintings on the walls of temples Ans: (b) Kalyana mandapa Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Kalyana mandapa. Kalyana mandapa is a feature of Dravidian architecture that was added during the

Q. Which one of the following travellers is not associated with the description of the glories of Vijayanagar kingdom? (a) Abdur Razzaq (b) Paes (c) Ibn Batuta (d) Nuniz Ans: (c) Ibn Batuta Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Ibn Batuta. Ibn Batuta, a Moroccan traveler, visited India during the 14th century. While he extensively

Q. List I List II A Muhammad bin 1 Land revenue Tughlaq assessment based on actual B Firuz Tughlaq 2 Restoration of the prestige of the Crown C Balban 3 Creation of the department of agriculture D Alauddin Khilji 4 Creation of the Employment Bureau (a) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 (b) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

Q. Match the last rulers with their dynasties List I List II A Kaiqubad 1 Slave dynasty B Nasir-ud-din Khusrau 2 Khalji dynasty C Mahmud II 3 Tughluq dynasty D Ala-ud-din Alam Shah 4 Syed dynasty E Ibrahim 5 Lodhi dynasty (a) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-5, E-1 (b) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5 (c) A-5,