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AP State Syllabus 7th Class Social Bits 13th Lesson The Kings of Vijayanagara with Answers

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Question 1.
The city of Vijayanagara was located on the banks of the river
A) Krishna
B) the Godavari
C) Tungabhadra
D) Kaveri
Answer:
C) Tungabhadra

Question 2.
The kingdom of Vijayanagara was founded in the year
A) 1339 A.D
B) 1347 A.D
C) 1336 A.D
D) 1346 A.D
Answer:
C) 1336 A.D

Question 3.
The sage with whose blessings Hari Hara and Bukka founded the Vijayanagara kingdom was
A) Vidyananda
B) Ramanuja
C) Vidyaranya
D) Vijayaranya
Answer:
C) Vidyaranya

Question 4.
The name of the Lord worshipped by Vijayanagara kings was
A) Hazara Rama
B) Vithala
C) Virupaksha
D) Raghunatha
Answer:
C) Virupaksha

Question 5.
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the dynasties that ruled the Vijayanagara kingdom?
A) Tuluva, Saluva, Sangama and Araviti
B) Sangama, Tuluva, Saluva and Araviti
C) Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva and Araviti
D) Araviti, Sangama, Saluva and Tuluva
Answer:
C) Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva and Araviti

Question 6.
The capital of the Bahmani kingdom was
A) Bijapur
B) Mysore
C) Golkonda
D) Gulbarga
Answer:
D) Gulbarga

Question 7.
The Sultans of Bahmani Kingdom originally belonged to
A) Prussia
B) Egypt
C) Turkey
D) Arabia and Iran
Answer:
D) Arabia and Iran

Question 8.
The traveller Nicolo Conti who visited Vijayanagara came from
A) Italy
B) Persia
C) Portugal
D) Arabia
Answer:
A) Italy

Question 9.
The Portuguese traveller, who visited Krishnadevaraya’s court was
A) Nicolo Conti
B) Paes
C) Nuniz
D) Razzak
Answer:
B) Paes

Question 10.
The person who visited the Vijayanagara kingdom in 1537 A.D was
A) Nuniz
B) Marco Polo
C) Alberuni
D) Amir Khusro
Answer:
A) Nuniz

Question 11.
The rulers of Vijayanagara imported horses from
A) Arabia
B) Iran
C) Portugal
D) All the three countries
Answer:
D) All the three countries

Question 12.
Which Vijayanagara ruler started recruiting Muslims to train his soldiers in the new modes of warfare?
A) Harihara Raya – II
B) Krishnadevaraya
C) Devaraya – II
D) None of these
Answer:
C) Devaraya – II

Question 13.
Which Vijayanagara ruler permitted the construction of mosques in the capital city?
A) Krishnadevaraya
B) Devaraya – II
C) Harihararaya – II
D) Aliyaramaraya
Answer:
B) Devaraya – II

Question 14.
The revenue assignments given to the nobles in the Sultanate period were called?
A) Iqtas
B) Subahs
C) Paraganas
D) Jagirs
Answer:
A) Iqtas

Question 15.
The nayaka who challenged the Vijayanagara kings was
A) Narasanayaka
B) Achyutaraya
C) Devaraya – II
D) Harihararaya-II
Answer:
A) Narasanayaka

Question 16.
In the Vijayanagara Empire, the village administration was done by
A) Gramani
B) Nayaka
C) Amir
D) Mukti
Answer:
B) Nayaka

Question 17.
The main imports of Vijayanagara rulers were ………..
A) Horses
B) Guns
C) Cannons
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 18.
When did Krishnadevaraya ascend the throne?
A) 1509 AD
B) 1519 AD
C) 1529 AD
D) 1520 AD
Answer:
A) 1509 AD

Question 19.
How long had Krishnadevaraya ruled the Vijayanagara Kingdom?
A) 40 years
B) 25 years
C) 20 years
D) 30 years
Answer:
C) 20 years

Question 20.
The European country which had es¬tablished their power in India by the Krishnadevaraya was
A) England
B) Spain
C) France
D) Portugal
Answer:
D) Portugal

Question 21.
In India where did the Portuguese establish their power?
A) Mumbai
B) Calicut
C) Goa
D) Koehin
Answer:
C) Goa

Question 22.
Which Vijayanagara ruler personally visited the temples Tirupathi, Srisailam and Ahobilam?
A) Devaraya – II
B) Harihararaya
C) Harihararaya – II
D) Krishnadevaraya
Answer:
D) Krishnadevaraya

Question 23.
Which of the following rulers was a great patron of Telugu literature?
A) Devaraya -II
B) Harihararaya
C) Saluva Narasimha
D) Sri Krishnadevaraya
Answer:
D) Sri Krishnadevaraya

Question 24.
‘Amuktamalyada’ was written by
A) Allasani Peddana
B) Mukku Timmana
C) Dhurjati
D) Krishnadevaraya
Answer:
D) Krishnadevaraya

Question 25.
‘Ashtadiggajas’ – eight poets adorned the court of
A) Saluva Narasimha
B) Devaraya – II
C) Krishnadevaraya
D) Aliya Rama Raya
Answer:
C) Krishnadevaraya

Question 26.
The battle of Rakkasi tangadi was held in the year
A) 1556 AD
B) 1546 AD
C) 1555 AD
D) 1565 AD
Answer:
D) 1565 AD

Question 27.
The Vijayanagara ruler who was defeated in the Rakkasi tangadi war was
A) Achyutaramaraya
B) Aliya Rama Raya
C) Harihara Raya – II
D) Saluva Narasimha
Answer:
B) Aliya Rama Raya

Question 28.
After the war of Tallikota, the capital of Vijayanagara was shifted to
A) Hampi
B) Anegondi
C) Chandragiri
D) Tirupathi
Answer:
C) Chaodragiri

Question 29.
Vijayanagara means
A) city of heavens
B) city of victories
C) city on the land
D) all the above
Answer:
B) city of victories

Question 30.
Vijayanagar was built on the banks of this river
A) Krishna
B) Tungabhadra
C) the Godavari
D) Vamsadhara
Answer:
B) Tungabhadra

Question 31.
…………… says that the city had seven rings of fortifications.
A) Archaeologists
B) Abdul Razak
C) Paes
D) None
Answer:
B) Abdul Razak

Question 32.
…………. Kings adopted guns and canons in their forces.
A) Vijayanagara
B) Cholas
C) Pallavas
D) None
Answer:
A) Vijayanagara

Question 33.
Most of the Amaranayakas were ………….. warriors.
A) English
B) Telugu
C) Muslims
D) None
Answer:
B) Telugu

Question 34.
The Vijayanagara empire lasted for about years.
A) 200
B) 250
C) 300
D) 350
Answer:
B) 250

Question 35.
The dynasties that ruled the Vijayanagara empire
A) Sangama, Saluva
B) Tuluva, Araviti
C) Both A & B
D) Slave
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 36.
The king gave due importance of the Telugu language.
A) Harihararaya
B) Bukkaraya
C) Narasimharaya
D) Srikrishnadevaraya
Answer:
D) Srikrishnadevaraya

Question 37.
Krishna Devaraya paid special attention to the ………….. of his kingdom.
A) Church
B) Mosques
C) Temples
D) None
Answer:
C) Temples

Question 38.
The Bahamani kingdom was divided into 5 small kingdoms.
A) 1489 -1520 AD
B) 1500 -1530 AD
C) 1540 -1550 AD
D) 1550 – 1560 AD
Answer:
A) 1489 -1520 AD

Question 39.
Identify mismatches.
1) Harihararaya -1336 – 1357 AD
2) Devaraya – II -1426 -1446 AD
3) Srikrishnadevaraya – 1509 – 1529 AD
4) Aliya Ramaraya – 1543 – 1565 AD
A) 1
B) 1, 2
C) 1,2, 3, 4
D) None
Answer:
D) None

Question 40.
The Italian pilgrim visited Vijayanagara in 1420 AD.
A) Nicolo Conti
B) Abdul Razzak
C) Domingo Paes
D) Nuniz
Answer:
A) Nicolo Conti

Question 41.
The Persian trader visited Vijayanagara in 1443 AD.
A) Abdul Salani
B) Abdul Razzak
C) Domingo Paes
D) Nunico
Answer:
B) Abdul Razzak

Question 42.
The Portuguese traveller visited Vijayanagara in 1520 AD.
A) Nuniz
B) Abdul Razzak
C) Domingo Paes
D) Nicolo Conti
Answer:
C) Domingo Paes

Question 43.
“The king has made a very strong city; fortified with walls and towers …. These walls are not made like those of other cities, but are made of strong masonry…. and inside, very beautiful rows of building with flat roofs …………
A) Nuniz
B) Abdul Razzak
C) Domingo Paes
D) Nicolo Conti
Answer:
C) Domingo Paes

Question 44.
In the view of archaeologists, the city was divided into parts.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Answer:
C) 4

Question 45.
Devaraya – II started recruiting ………….. fighters to train his Soldiers in the new modes of warfare.
A) Hindu
B) Muslim
C) Christians
D) None
Answer:
B) Muslim

Question 46.
“This king has a million fighting troops, Which include 35,000 cavalries, ready to be dispatched to any quarter whenever necessary….. He is the most feared king in these parts”…. who said these words?
A) Abdul Razzak
B) Domingo Paes
C) Nuniz
D) Nicolo Conti
Answer:
B) Domingo Paes

Question 47.
Besides the troops supplied by the captains, the king has his own troops whom he pays were called as
A) Nayakas
B) Amaranayakas
C) Swarga Dhamakas
D) Army captains
Answer:
B) Amaranayakas

Question 48.
‘Amaram’ in Vijayanagara kingdom means
A) Dandanayakas
B) Army
C) The power of collecting Revenue in a particular region
D) The administrative officer of a particular region
Answer:
C) The power of collecting Revenue in a particular region

Question 49.
The administrative period of Sri Krishnadevaraya
A) 1509 – 1529 AD
B) 1530 -1559 AD
C) 1508 -1509 AD
D) 1500 – 1529 AD
Answer:
A) 1509 – 1529 AD

Question 50.
Srikrishnadevaraya maintained a friendly relation with these Europeans
A) The Portuguese
B) The British
C) The French
D) The Dutch
Answer:
A) The Portuguese

Question 51.
Srikrishnadevaraya got these from the Portuguese
A) Horses
B) Explosives
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 52.
Srikrishnadevaraya visited these places of his own ………….
A) Tirupati
B) Srisailam
C) Ahobilam
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 53.
Srikrishnadevaraya explained the biography of this god in ‘Amukta- malyada’
A) Srikrishna
B) Srirama,
C) Andal
D) Meenakshi
Answer:
C) Andal

Question 54.
This person was not in Ashtadiggajas of Srikrishnadevaraya court.
A) Pingali Surana
B) Ramaraja Bhushana
C) Bhattumurthy
D) Ayyalaraju Ramabadhrudu
Answer:
C) Bhattumurthy

Question 55.
The year of Thallikota war
A) 1560
B) 1565
C) 1570
D) 1575
Answer:
B) 1565

Question 56.
Who won the Thallikota war?
A) Aliya Ramaraya
B) Achyutadevaraya
C) Bahmani Sultans
D) None
Answer:
C) Bahmani Sultans

Question 57.
The towering temple gateway is called.
A) Raja gopuram
B) Goparam
C) Raja
D) None
Answer:
A) Raja gopuram

Question 58.
Find out the correct statement.
A. Sri Krishnadevaraya was the founder of the Vijayanagara empire.
B. Hari Hara Raya, Bukkaraya were the founders of the Vijayanagara empire.
A) A only
B) B only
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
B) B only

Question 59.
Bukkaraya: Sangama dynasty: : Sri Krishnadevaraya: ………………
A) Araviti
B) Saluva
C) Tulava
D) Sangama
Answer:
C) Tulava

Question 60.
Nicolo Conti: Italy:: Abdul Razzak: ……………….
A) Portuguese
B) Spain
C) Germany
D) Persia
Answer:
D) Persia

Question 61.
The city of Vijayanagara was looked at and destroyed in this war.
A) Battle of Khanwa
B) Battle of Bauxes
C) Battle Plassey
D) Rokkasi Tangadi
Answer:
D) Rokkasi Tangadi

Question 62.
He was permitted the construction of mosques in the capital city where the Muslim soldiers were garrisoned.
Q. Who permitted to the construction of mosques in the capital city?
A) Sri Krishnadevaraya
B) Rama Raya
C) Devaraya II
D) Achyutharaya
Answer:
C) Devaraya II

Question 63.
The picture is

A) Thousand Pillar Temple
B) Konark Surya Chariot
C) Stone Chariot of Hazara Rama temple
D) Bronze Palanquin
Answer:
C) Stone Chariot of Hazara Rama temple

Question 64.
The power of the Vijayanagara kings grew further during the time of Krishnadevaraya’s successors Achyutadeva Raya and Aliya Rama Raya. As the Bahamani rulers were unable to fight the Vijayanagara individually, by 1565 AD, all the five Bahmahi kingdoms joined together and defeated Rama Raya in Rakkasi tangadi war also known as Tallikota war, looted, and destroyed the city of Vijayanagara.
Q. Who defeated the Vijayanagara empire?
A) Bahamani Sultans
B) Deccan Sardars
C) Mangols
D) Chihalgani Sardars
Answer:
A) Bahamani Sultans

Question 65.
Rakkasi Tangadi is also known as
A) Kalinga
B) Somanadh
C) Tallikota
D) None
Answer:
C) Tallikota

Question 66.
The founder of Bahmani Sultans Kingdom was
A) Alauddin Bahman Shah
B) Abdul Razzak
C) Ghazani
D) Ghori
Answer:
A) Alauddin Bahman Shah

Question 67.
The most important poetic work of Sri Krishnadevaraya is
A) Vani Na Rani
B) Bhagavatam
C) Amuktamalyada.
D) Devi Chandra Gupta
Answer:
C) Amuktamalyada.

Question 68.
The base of Amuktamalyada was
A) The life of Kannagi
B) The life of Gowthami
C) The life of Meer Bai
D) The life of Andal
Answer:
D) The life of Andal

Question 69.

The statue belongs to ………….. metal
A) Gold
B) Silver
C) Bronze
D) Copper
Answer:
C) Bronze

Question 70.
The statue is installed at
A) Sri Rangam
B) Tirumala
C) Sri Sailam
D) Hyderabad
Answer:
B) Tirumala

Question 71.
Ashtadiggajas: Sri Krishnadevaraya:: Navaralnas : …………….
A) Ashoka
B) Kanishka
C) Raja Raja
D) Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya II
Answer:
D) Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya II

Question 72.

Tallikota war took place during these period
A) Devaraya II
B) Aliya Rama Raya
C) Venkatapathi Raya
D) Achyutaraya
Answer:
B) Aliya Rama Raya

Question 73.
Who selected Muslim fighters in his army?
A) Hari Hara Raya
B) Achyutha Raya
C) Aliya Rama Raya
D) Devaraya – II
Answer:
D) Devaraya – II

Question 74.

The Gopuram is in …………
A) Madras
B) Tirupathi
C) Kanchipuram
D) Madurai
Answer:
C) Kanchipuram

Question 75.
The following travellers visited the Vijayanagara Kingdom.
Find the wrong statement.
1) Nicolo Conti in 1420 A.D
2) Abdul Razzak in 1443 A.D
3) Paes in 1520 A.D
4) Nuniz in 1620 A.D
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 1, 2, 3
D) 4 only
Answer:
D) 4 only

Question 76.
“Ashtadiggajas” were
A) A group of emperors in the Vijayanagara Dynasty
B) A group of administrators during the period of Shivaji
C) A group of Sabha members in the Chola Dynasty
D) A group of poets during the period of Krishnadevaraya
Answer:
D) A group of poets during the period of Krishnadevaraya

Question 77.
Under which ruler did the style of temple architecture include Vimanas and Gopurams?
A) Moughal Ruler
B) British Ruler
C) Delhi Sultan Ruler
D) Vizayanagara Ruler
Answer:
D) Vizayanagara Ruler

Question 78.
Vijayanagara dynasty lies on the bank of the river
A) Krishna
B) the Godavari
C) Tungabhadra
D) Penna
Answer:
C) Tungabhadra

Question 79.
Which of the following is appreciable regarding Srikrishna Devaraya
A) A patron of Telugu literature
B) Administration
C) Construction of thanks
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 80.
According to Paes, pearls and diamonds are sold in streets in which kingdom?
A) Kakatiya
B) Chola
C) Vijayanagara
D) Bahamani
Answer:
C) Vijayanagara