Q110. The Battle of Talikota of 1565 contributed to the downfall of which empire?
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A. Bahmani
B. Vijayanagara
C. Chalukya
D. Maratha
Answer: B. Vijayanagara
Explanation: Vijayanagara’s defeat at Talikota destroyed its supremacy in the Deccan. Though successor rulers continued elsewhere, Hampi was devastated and the empire fragmented increasingly.
Q109. Neither Alauddin Khalji nor Malik Kafur conducted a campaign against which of the following?
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A. Devagiri
B. Warangal
C. Vijayanagara
D. Madurai
Answer: C. Vijayanagara
Explanation: Khalji expeditions reached Devagiri, Warangal and Madurai before Vijayanagara was founded in 1336. Therefore Vijayanagara could not have been among their campaign targets.
Q108. In which year was the Vijayanagara Kingdom founded?
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A. 1346
B. 1356
C. 1366
D. 1336
Answer: D. 1336
Explanation: Vijayanagara was founded in 1336 by Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty and developed into the dominant power of southern India.
Q107. Who led Vijayanagara at the Battle of Talikota?
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A. Harihara I
B. Deva Raya II
C. Krishnadevaraya
D. Rama Raya
Answer: D. Rama Raya
Explanation: Aliya Rama Raya exercised effective authority during Sadasiva Raya’s reign and commanded Vijayanagara at Talikota, where he was captured and killed in 1565.
Q106. Who brought the ruins of Hampi prominently to scholarly attention through his survey around 1800?
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A. Colin Mackenzie
B. Henry Hardinge
C. Francis Grant
D. John Shore
Answer: A. Colin Mackenzie
Explanation: Mackenzie, an engineer and later India’s first Surveyor General, documented Hampi using maps, drawings, inscriptions and local traditions, pioneering systematic study of Vijayanagara.
Q105. The Battle of Talikota led to the decline of which South Indian empire?
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A. Mughal
B. Vijayanagara
C. Chola
D. Maratha
Answer: B. Vijayanagara
Explanation: The combined Deccan Sultanates defeated Vijayanagara in 1565. The ensuing destruction of Hampi deprived the empire of its great capital and weakened central political authority.
Q104. Rama Raya led the Vijayanagara army at Rakshasi-Tangadi in which year?
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A. 1559
B. 1565
C. 1569
D. 1570
Answer: B. 1565
Explanation: Rakshasi-Tangadi is another name for the Battle of Talikota, fought in 1565 between Vijayanagara and a coalition of major Deccan Sultanates.
Q103. Which dynasty initially established the Vijayanagara Empire?
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A. Sangama
B. Aravidu
C. Tuluva
D. Saluva
Answer: A. Sangama
Explanation: Harihara and Bukka belonged to the Sangama family. Their dynasty founded Vijayanagara and ruled until the rise of Saluva Narasimha in the late fifteenth century.
Q102. Which was the last dynasty to rule the Vijayanagara Empire?
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A. Saluva
B. Tuluva
C. Aravidu
D. Sangama
Answer: C. Aravidu
Explanation: Tirumala established the Aravidu dynasty after the post-Talikota crisis. Its rulers governed from centres including Penukonda, Chandragiri and Vellore after Hampi’s decline.
Q101. Which confederation defeated Vijayanagara at the Battle of Talikota?
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A. Rajput Confederacy
B. Mughal forces
C. Maratha Confederacy
D. Deccan Sultanates
Answer: D. Deccan Sultanates
Explanation: Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Golconda and Bidar formed the principal anti-Vijayanagara coalition. Their victory in 1565 fundamentally changed the political balance of the Deccan.
