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Bhatkal, Hannavara and Mangalore were the important ___________ of the Vijayanagara kingdom.

  1. Administrative centres

  2. Trading centres

  3. Military cantonments

  4. Sea ports


Correct Option: D

Under the Vijayanagara Kingdom the farmers were required to give ____________ part of their produce as tax.

  1. One-sixth

  2. One-fifth

  3. One-fourth

  4. One-third


Correct Option: C

The ________ temple at Sringeri belongs to the early phase of Vijayanagara and has a unique architectural style.

  1. Virupaksha

  2. Vijaya Vittala

  3. Vidyashankara

  4. Krishna


Correct Option: C

In Krishnadevaraya's court, Ashtadiggajas were the ____________.

  1. eight great poets of his court.

  2. eight great ministers in his court.

  3. eight elephants placed at eight corners of his capital

  4. eight great scholars of his kingdom.


Correct Option: A

The traveller who came in the time of Krishnadevaraya was _____.

  1. Baruni

  2. Domingoes Paes

  3. Ibn-Battuta

  4. Marco-polo


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Domingos Paes came to India in the time of Krishnadevaraya, the most powerful king Vijayanagara Empire ever had. Domingo Paes was a Portuguese traveller who visited Vijayanagara Empire around the year 1520. He witnessed not just the wealth of Vijayanagara but also the most gallantly fought battles in the history of Vijayanagara --The Battle of Raichur between the grand army of Krishna Deva Raya and Adil Shah of Bijapur.

Which among the following place in Karnataka is the present location of the capital of Vijayanagar Empire?

  1. Hampi

  2. Kulyadi

  3. Kottigehara

  4. Thokur


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hampi is a village and temple town recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Karnataka, India. It is located within the ruins of the city of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.

The single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar empire was _________________.

  1. Luxury goods

  2. Horses

  3. Raw Silk

  4. Precious stones


Correct Option: B

Rakkasa Thangadi or Thalikote war which ruined the glory of Vijayanagara dynasty was held in which year? 

  1. 1545

  2. 1565

  3. 1550

  4. 1560


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rakkasa Thangadi or Thalikote war which ruined the glory of Vijayanagara dynasty was held in 1565. The battle took place at Talikota, today a town in northern Karnataka, about 80 kilometres to the southeast from the city of Bijapur. The treacherous defeat of Vijayanagara Empire, followed subsequent destruction and looting which became short lived before the mighty successors of Rama Raya.

Harihara II and Bukkaraya laid the foundation of _________empire in the South.

  1. Devgiri

  2. Varangal

  3. Madra

  4. Vijayanagar


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Vijaynagara empire also known as (Karnata empire) and the kingdom of Bisnegar were based in the Deccan plateau region in the south region.

It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty.