Q. 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 […]
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Q. The ruins of the Vijayanagara at Hampi were brought to light in 1800 by (a) Colonel Colin Mackenzie (b) Sir John Shore (c) Andrew Fraser (d) John Marshall Ans: (a) Colonel Colin Mackenzie Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Colonel Colin Mackenzie. The ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire at Hampi were brought to light
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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
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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
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