Q40. The Amara-Nayaka system was a major political innovation of which empire?
[UPSC CDS – 2021]
A. Chola
B. Chalukya
C. Gupta
D. Vijayanagara
Answer: D. Vijayanagara
Explanation: Vijayanagara’s Amara-Nayaka arrangement linked territorial revenue assignments with military obligations and provided the kings with substantial armed contingents for imperial campaigns.
Q39. Domingo Paes described which medieval Indian city?
[UPSC CDS – 2021]
A. Madurai
B. Vijayanagara
C. Arikamedu
D. Gingee
Answer: B. Vijayanagara
Explanation: Paes visited during Krishnadevaraya’s reign and wrote extensively about Vijayanagara’s enormous markets, festivals, irrigation system, military strength and royal ceremonial life.
Q38. Krishnadevaraya belonged to which Vijayanagara dynasty?
[SSC GD – 2021]
A. Saluva
B. Tuluva
C. Sangama
D. Aravidu
Answer: B. Tuluva
Explanation: Krishnadevaraya was the greatest Tuluva ruler. His reign from 1509 to 1529 represented Vijayanagara’s military, economic, architectural and literary high point.
Q37. The Vijayanagara Empire was founded in which century?
[RRB NTPC – 2021]
A. Fourteenth century
B. Thirteenth century
C. Fifteenth century
D. Sixteenth century
Answer: A. Fourteenth century
Explanation: Vijayanagara was established in 1336, placing its foundation firmly in the fourteenth century amid profound political transformation in peninsular India.
Q36. Which sixteenth-century ruler was emperor of Vijayanagara?
[RRB NTPC – 2021]
A. Krishnadevaraya
B. Pulakeshin II
C. Rajaraja Chola
D. Adi Shankara
Answer: A. Krishnadevaraya
Explanation: Krishnadevaraya ruled from 1509 to 1529. His military victories, effective administration, literary patronage and temple construction made him Vijayanagara’s most celebrated ruler.
Q35. The ancient city of Hampi was capital of which empire?
[RRB NTPC – 2021]
A. Maurya
B. Vijayanagara
C. Mughal
D. Kushana
Answer: B. Vijayanagara
Explanation: Hampi preserves the extensive ruins of the imperial capital, including temples, bazaars, fortifications, reservoirs and royal structures spread across the Tungabhadra landscape.
Q34. When was the Battle of Talikota fought?
[DSSSB AE – 2021]
A. 1558
B. 1535
C. 1565
D. 1532
Answer: C. 1565
Explanation: In 1565, Rama Raya’s forces met the allied armies of the Deccan Sultanates at Talikota, suffering a defeat that profoundly weakened Vijayanagara.
Q33. The Battle of Talikota took place in which year?
[DSSSB PGT – 2021]
A. 1576
B. 1611
C. 1565
D. 1582
Answer: C. 1565
Explanation: Talikota, also known as Rakshasi-Tangadi, was fought in 1565. Rama Raya’s death and Hampi’s destruction transformed the political history of southern India.
Q32. The Kingdom of Vijayanagara was founded by:
[Allahabad High Court RO – 2021]
A. Vijaya Raja
B. Harihara II
C. Harihara and Bukka
D. Bukka II
Answer: C. Harihara and Bukka
Explanation: The two Sangama brothers founded Vijayanagara in 1336 and created a durable political centre capable of resisting and competing with neighbouring Deccan powers.
Q31. Which of the following rulers ruled the Vijayanagara Empire?
[AAI ATC Junior Executive – 2021]
A. Tenali Raman
B. Chandragupta
C. Vikramaditya
D. Krishnadevaraya
Answer: D. Krishnadevaraya
Explanation: Krishnadevaraya was Vijayanagara’s outstanding Tuluva monarch. Tenali Raman, by contrast, is remembered as a celebrated poet and figure associated with his court.
