Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms NDA Questions

NDA Medieval Indian History

Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms MCQ Questions


1.
The Vijayanagara Empire, one of the most powerful South Indian kingdoms of medieval times, was founded in 1336 by two brothers, Harihara I and:
A.
Bukka I
B.
Krishnadevaraya
C.
Sadashiva Raya
D.
Deva Raya I
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ANSWER :
A. Bukka I
2.
The founders of the Vijayanagara Empire, Harihara I and Bukka I, are traditionally believed to have been guided and inspired in establishing their kingdom by the sage/scholar:
A.
Shankaracharya
B.
Vidyaranya (Madhava Vidyaranya)
C.
Ramanuja
D.
Basava
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ANSWER :
B. Vidyaranya (Madhava Vidyaranya)
3.
The city of Vijayanagara, capital of the empire and giving it its name, was established on the southern banks of the river:
A.
Godavari
B.
Kaveri
C.
Krishna
D.
Tungabhadra
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ANSWER :
D. Tungabhadra
4.
The ruins of the once-magnificent city of Vijayanagara are located near the present-day town of:
A.
Bijapur
B.
Gulbarga
C.
Hampi, Karnataka
D.
Bidar
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ANSWER :
C. Hampi, Karnataka
5.
The Vijayanagara Empire was ruled successively by four major dynasties; the founding dynasty, established by Harihara I and Bukka I, was the:
A.
Tuluva dynasty
B.
Sangama dynasty
C.
Saluva dynasty
D.
Aravidu dynasty
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ANSWER :
B. Sangama dynasty
6.
Following the Sangama dynasty, the Vijayanagara throne passed to the Saluva dynasty, which was in turn succeeded by the Tuluva dynasty, under which the empire reached its zenith under the celebrated ruler:
A.
Rama Raya
B.
Achyuta Deva Raya
C.
Deva Raya II
D.
Krishnadevaraya
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ANSWER :
D. Krishnadevaraya