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The Vijayanagar king who wrote a work 'Amuktamalayada' on the lines of Kautilya's Arthashastra, was _____.

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  1. Deva Raya II

  2. Vira Narasimha

  3. Sri Ranga II

  4. Krishnadeva Raya

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Krishnadevaraya, the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara, composed a work on statecraft in Telugu known as the Amuktamalyada. 

What was the bone of contention between Vijayanagar and the Bahmani Kingdoms?

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  1. Krishna Delta

  2. Raichur Doab

  3. Godavari Delta

  4. Telangana

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Correct Option: B

The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was ____.

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  1. Megasthenes

  2. Yuan Chawng

  3. Fa-Hien

  4. Nicolo Conti

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Correct Option: D

Among the following, who visited the court of Sri Krishnadeva Raya?

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  1. Ramananda

  2. Kabir

  3. Ramanuja

  4. Vallabhacharya

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Correct Option: D

Match List-I (Travellers) with List-II (Kings) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I List-II
A. Abdur Razzaq 1. Deva Raya-I
B. Nuniz 2. Deva Raya-II
C. Nicolo de Conti 3. Krishna Deva Raya
D. Barbosa 4. Achyuta Raya
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  1. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4

  2. A - 2, B - 4, C - 3, D - 1

  3. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

  4. A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Abdur Razzaq was the ambassador of Mirza Shah Rukh of Iran. He was summoned by the king of Vijaynagar Deva Raya-II of Sangam dynasty to visit the court. Fernao Nuniz was a Portuguese traveler and Chronicler who visited the court of Achyuta Raya and lived there for 3 years. Nicolo de Conti was an Italian merchant, scholar, and traveler who visited the Vijayanagar kingdom during the reign of Deva Raya-I. During the reign of Krishna Deva Raya Portuguese travellers, Domingo Paes and Durate Barbosa visited his court

The state of Hyderabad was founded by __________.

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  1. Mursid Kuli Khan

  2. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah

  3. Mahmud Begada

  4. Muiz-ud-din Muhammad Bin Sam

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The state of Hyderabad was founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah in 1724 A.D., during the reign of Muhammad Shah Rangila, the 12th Mughal emperor (1719 A.D.-1748 A.D.). But after the death of Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah in 1748, Hyderabad fell prey to the disruptive forces.

Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth guru of th Sikhs. He had inspired the Khalsa with the belief that their destiny was to rule. Several battles were fought by Guru Gobind Singh against the Rajput and Mughal rulers, both before and after the institution of the Khalsa in 1699.

Poona became the capital of the Marathas in the eighteenth century.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

After Shivaji’s death, effective power in the Maratha state was wielded by a family of Chitpavan Brahmanas who served Shivaji’s successors as Peshwa (or principal minister). Poona became the capital of the Maratha kingdom. Under the Peshwas, the Marathas developed a very successful military organisation.

The Buddhist philosopher ______ was the spiritual preceptor of Dharmapala.

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  1. Asvaghosha

  2. Haribhadra

  3. Aryadeva

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Mahipala I was the son of _________.

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  1. Dharmapala

  2. Rajyapala

  3. Vikramapala

  4. Devpala

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Correct Option: C