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1. The noted Jain poet, Madhura, was in court of which Vijayanagara King?
[A] Devaraya-I
[B] Harihara-I
[C] Krishna Devaraya
[D] Devaraya-II
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Correct Answer: A [Devaraya-I ]
Notes:
Deva Raya I was a patron of Kannada literature and architecture. A noted Jain poet, Madhura, was in his court. Madhura was also in the court of Deva Raya’s father King Harihara II.
2. Which of the following Foreign travelers came to India during the reign of Achyuta Deva Raya?
[A] Francis Drake?
[B] Fernao Nuniz
[C] Aleixo Garcia
[D] Jusepe Gutierrez
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Correct Answer: B [Fernao Nuniz ]
Notes:
Achyuta Deva Raya ruled the Vijayanagar kingdom from 1529 CE to 1542 CE. Fernao Nuniz was a Portuguese traveller, chronicler and horse trader who visited India during the reign of Achyutaraya.
3. What was the land revenue during the administration of the Vijaynagar Empire?
[A] 1/4th of the Produce.
[B] 1/5th of the Produce.
[C] 1/6th of the Produce.
[D] 2/3rd of the Produce.
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Correct Answer: C [1/6th of the Produce.]
Notes:
The different sources of income during the rule of the Vijayanagar kingdom were land revenue, tributes, and gifts from vassals and feudal chiefs, customs collected at the ports, taxes on various professions. Land revenue was fixed at generally one-sixth of the produce.
4. Which of the following foreign travellers mentions the beautiful houses of the rich and a large number of their household servants during the rule of the Vijayanagar empire?
[A] Nicolo de Conti
[B] Abdur Razzaq
[C] Paes
[D] Athanasius Nikitin
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Correct Answer: C [Paes]
Notes:
Many foreign travellers visited the Vijayanagar kingdom. Paes mentions the beautiful houses of the rich and a large number of their household servants during the rule of the Vijayanagar empire.
5. Which of the following was called the Prime minister during the administration of the Bahamani kingdom?
[A] Wazir ashraf
[B] Amir-i-kul
[C] Wazir-i-kul
[D] Sadar-i-jahan
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Correct Answer: C [Wazir-i-kul]
Notes:
The administration of the Bahamani kingdom which ruled the Deccan from 1347 CE to 1527 CE was well-organized. Wazir-i-kul was the term used for the prime minister during the rule of the Bahamani kingdom.
6. Burhan Nizarn Shah I ruled during which of the following periods?
[A] 1510-53 CE
[B] 1520-63 CE
[C] 1530-73 CE
[D] 1540-83 CE
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Correct Answer: A [1510-53 CE]
Notes:
Ahmed Bahri Nizarn Shah was succeeded by his young son, Burhan Nizarn Shah I, who ruled from 1510 to 53 CE. Burhan I came in a pact with Sadasiva Raya of Vijayanagar and occupied Bijapur, Sholapur and the neighbouring districts.
7. Krishna Deva Raya belonged to which of the following dynasties?
[A] Saluva dynasty
[B] Aravidu dynasty
[C] Sangama dynasty
[D] Tuluva dynasty
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Correct Answer: D [Tuluva dynasty]
Notes:
Krishnadevaraya was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire who reigned from 1509–1529. He was the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty and is considered to be its greatest ruler.
8. The Battle of Porto Novo was faught between:
[A] Hyder Ali and English forces
[B] Hyder Ali and French forces
[C] Tipu Sultan and English forces
[D] Tipu Sultan and French forces
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Correct Answer: A [Hyder Ali and English forces]
Notes:
The Battle of Porto Novo was fought between Hyder Ali of Mysore and the British East India Company on 1 July, 1781. The English were victorious and this battle put a check on the expansion of Hyder Ali.
9. The dynasty of Keladi was established after the fall of which of the following empires?
[A] Kingdom of Mysore
[B] Vijayanagar empire
[C] Bahmani empire
[D] Hoysala dynasty
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Correct Answer: B [Vijayanagar empire]
Notes:
Nayakas of Keladi initially ruled as a vassal of the famous Vijayanagar Empire. After the fall of the empire in 1565, they gained independence and ruled significant parts of Malnad region of the Western Ghats in present-day Karnataka, most areas in the coastal regions of Karnataka, and parts of northern Kerala, Malabar and the central plains along the Tungabhadra river.
10. Tomb of Tipu Sultan is located at which of the following places?
[A] Mysore
[B] Shimoga
[C] Srirangapatna
[D] Bijapur
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Correct Answer: C [Srirangapatna]
Notes:
The Gumbaz at Srirangapatna is a Muslim mausoleum at the centre of a landscaped garden, holding the graves of Tippu Sultan, his father Hyder Ali, and his mother Fakhr-Un-Nisa. It was built by Tippu Sultan to house the graves of his parents.
