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Vijayanagara empire - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CGL, 2023
    The Amara-Nayakas were _____________ in the Vijayanagara Empire.
    1. Forced labourers
    2. Finance officers
    3. Military commanders
    4. Ordinary peasants​
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  2. Question 2

    SSC MTS, 2023
    Which battle led to the destruction of the Vijayanagara Empire?​
    1. Battle of Raichur​
    2. Battle of Haldighati​
    3. Battle of Talikota
    4. Battle of Arcot​
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CPO
    Identify the first ruler of Vijayanagara who captured Goa from the Bahmani Kingdom.
    1. Harihara I
    2. Harihara II
    3. Bukka II​
    4. Deva Raya II
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  4. Question 4

    SSC CPO
    With whom did the king of Vijayanagara, Krishnadeva Raya, fight the battle of Golconda?
    1. Quli Qutb Shah
    2. Qutb ud-Din Aibak​
    3. Ismail-Adil Khan​
    4. Gajapati
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  5. Question 5

    The ruling period of Krishnadeva Raya was the golden age of which literature?​
    1. Konkani
    2. Malayalam
    3. Tamil
    4. Telugu
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  6. Question 6

    SSC MTS/GD
    Who among the following was the Sultan at Delhi when the Vijayanagara Empire was founded?​
    1. Firoz Tughlaq​
    2. Sikandar Lodi​
    3. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq​
    4. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq​
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  7. Question 7

    SSC MTS/GD
    Which among the following was the single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagara Empire?​
    1. Precious stones​
    2. Horses
    3. Luxury goods
    4. Raw silk
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  8. Question 8

    Which river served as the foundation for the birthplace of Vijayanagara city?
    1. Yamuna
    2. Godavari
    3. Tungabhadra
    4. Kaveri
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  9. Question 9

    Who was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire?
    1. Harihara
    2. Bukka
    3. Both A and B
    4. Hasan Gangu
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  10. Question 10

    RRB NTPC 2024
    Who was the greatest ruler of the Sangama Dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire?
    1. Deva Raya I
    2. Krishna Deva Raya
    3. Harihara II
    4. Bukka I
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  11. Question 11

    RRB NTPC 2024
    Which traveler visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Krishna Deva Raya?
    1. Ibn Battuta
    2. Marco Polo
    3. Niccolò de’ Conti
    4. Domingo Paes
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  12. Question 12

    RRB NTPC 2024
    The term ‘Amara Nayaka’ was associated with which aspect of the Vijayanagara administration?
    1. Land Revenue
    2. Military Administration
    3. Trade and Commerce
    4. Judicial System
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  13. Question 13

    RRB NTPC 2024
    The bone of contention between Bahmani and Vijayanagar kingdoms was:
    1. Kavery delta
    2. Malabar parts
    3. Krishna delta
    4. Krishna-Tungabhadra doab
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  14. Question 14

    RRB NTPC 2024
    Which of the following rulers earned the title of 'Purvapaschima Samudradhishavara'?
    1. Samudragupta
    2. Karikala Chola
    3. Harihara I
    4. Parantaka-I
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  15. Question 15

    RRB NTPC 2024
    Which among the following towns/cities of Karnataka is most famous for monuments of the Vijayanagara Empire?
    1. Gulbarga
    2. Belgaum
    3. Gadag
    4. Hampi
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  16. Question 16

    UKPSC Prelims 2004
    Who were the founders of the Vijayanagara Empire?
    1. Krishnadeva Raya and Achyuta Raya
    2. Harihara I and Bukka I
    3. Deva Raya I and Deva Raya II
    4. Saluva Narasimha and Vira Narasimha
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  17. Question 17

    RPSC 2010​
    In which year was the Vijayanagara Empire founded?
    1. 1326
    2. 1336
    3. 1346
    4. 1356
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  18. Question 18

    UKPSC 2011
    Which was the first dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire?
    1. Saluva
    2. Tuluva
    3. Sangama
    4. Aravidu
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  19. Question 19

    SSC 2019
    The ruins of Hampi, the capital of Vijayanagara, are located in which present-day state?
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Karnataka
    3. Andhra Pradesh
    4. Telangana
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  20. Question 20

    UKPSC 2004
    Who among the following saints inspired Harihara and Bukka to establish the Vijayanagara Empire?
    1. Ramanuja
    2. Vidyaranya
    3. Basava
    4. Shankaracharya
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