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Vijayanagara empire - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Pre 2007
    Who was given the title of 'Andhra-Kavita Pitamaha' ?
    1. Sayan
    2. Madhav
    3. Srinath
    4. Peddan
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  2. Question 2

    Who was called as Grandfather of Andhra poetry?
    1. Peddan
    2. Sayan
    3. Madhav
    4. Srinath
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  3. Question 3

    Who is the author of 'Manucharitam' ?
    1. Srinath
    2. Peddan
    3. Krishnadeva Raya
    4. Sayan
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  4. Question 4

    WBCS Pre 2006
    Narshingha Saluva was the ruler of
    1. Chandragiri
    2. Udaynagar
    3. Konkan
    4. Barisa
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  5. Question 5

    WBCS Pre 2005
    In Which year Battle of Talikota fought?
    1. 1556
    2. 1565
    3. 1571
    4. 1581
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  6. Question 6

    WBCS Pre 2002
    Krishnadeva Raya wrote his famous work Amuktyamalyada in
    1. Telegu
    2. Kannada
    3. Tamil
    4. Malayalm
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Pre 2001
    The Bahamani Kingdom & Vijayanagara empire clashed frequently over the territory of
    1. Madurai
    2. Warangal
    3. Malabar
    4. Raichur Doab
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  8. Question 8

    WBCS Pre 1999
    The Tuluva dynasty was a rulling house of the kingdom of
    1. Bijapur
    2. Bidar
    3. Bahamani
    4. Vijayanagara
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  9. Question 9

    WBCS Mains 2020
    Which of the following system were the backbone of the Vijayanagara administration?
    1. Nitinirdesha and Dandniti
    2. Krayapalika and Nayankara
    3. Nayankara and Ayagar
    4. Dandniti and Spy system
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  10. Question 10

    Alvar was _________ hymnodist of the Tamil devotional cult.
    1. Shaivite
    2. Vaishnavite
    3. Buddhist
    4. Jain
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  11. Question 11

    WBCS Mains, 2018
    The foreign traveler named one of the famous Vijayanagara coins as 'pagoda'. Originally it was:
    1. Pan
    2. Varaha
    3. Hun
    4. Panam
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  12. Question 12

    WBCS Mains 2017
    Policeman of Vijaynagara were paid out of taxes collected from
    1. Wine shops
    2. Land revenue
    3. Taxes on Goods
    4. Prostitutes
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  13. Question 13

    WBCS Mains 2017
    The 96 year old man who was captured and beheaded at talikota (Bannihatti) in 1565 was
    1. Rama Raya
    2. Krishnadeva Raya
    3. Bukka-I
    4. Saluva Narsimha
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  14. Question 14

    WBCS Mains 2016
    According to Abdur Razzaq, the Policeman of Vijayanagara were paid out of taxes collected from
    1. Wine shop
    2. Brothels (Prostitues)
    3. Land revenue
    4. Taxes on goods
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  15. Question 15

    WBCS Mains 2016
    Nicolo de Conti, an Italian visitor, came to Vijayanagara during the reign of
    1. Harihara-I
    2. Bhukka-I
    3. Deva Raya-II
    4. Deva Raya-I
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  16. Question 16

    WBCS Mains 2016
    By whom was the most significant commentary on Rigveda composed in the medieval period in the Vijayanagar realm?
    1. Chakrapanidatta
    2. Sayana
    3. Kannada
    4. Sagarnandin
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Mains 2015
    City of Nagalapura was built by-
    1. Bukka-I
    2. Deva Raya-I
    3. Krishnadeva Raya
    4. Virupakash
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Mains 2015
    During whose reign did Vijayanagara come into conflict with orissa for the first time?
    1. Bukka-I
    2. Devaraya-I
    3. Devaraya-II
    4. Virupakash-II
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  19. Question 19

    WBCS Main 2015
    Which Vijayanagara ruler sent an embassy to China?
    1. Harihara-I
    2. Krishnadeva Raya
    3. Bukka-I
    4. Saluva Narasimha
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  20. Question 20

    SSC CGL, 2023
    While historians use the term Vijayanagara Empire, contemporaries of this empire described it as ________ .​
    1. Gajapati Samarajya​
    2. Karnataka Samrajyamu​
    3. Andhra Samarajyu
    4. Sthalapati Samrajya
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