Q. 1.- Where are the ruins of Vijayanagar empire found ?
(A) Bijapur
(B) Bidar
(C) Golconda
(D) Hampi
Q. 2.- Lotus Mahal is an important monument in___
(A) Pattadakal
(B) Hampi
(C) Badami
(D) Aihole
Q.3.- Which among the following was the single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar empire?
(A) Cotton and silk clothes
(B) Spices
(C) Horses
(D) Sugar
Q.4.- Who was the most famous ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire?
(A) Krishnadeva Raya
(B) Harihara II,
(C) Sadasiva Raya
(D) Deva Raya
Q.5, - Who was the author of Madhura Vijayam?
(A) Shilabhattarika
(B) Gangadevi
(C) Tirumalamba
(D) Vijjika
Answer
Q.1- D
The nucleus of the Vijayanagar kingdom was the city of Vijayanagar, identified with present day Hampi (located on the banks of the Tungabhadra River) in Karnataka.
Q.2- B
Lotus Mahal or Chitrangini Mahal is an important structure in Hampi.
Q.3- C
Horses was the single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar empire.
Q.4. - A
One of the greatest kings of India, Krishnadeva Raya raised the Hindu power of Vijayanagar to the zenith of its prosperity and glory.
Q.5. - B
Gangadevi was a 14th-century princess and Sanskrit-language poet of the Vijayanagara Empire of present-day India.She was the wife of Veera kampana, son of the Vijayanagara ruler Bukka Raya I (c. 1360s-1370s).
Madhurā Vijayam was written by the poet Gangadevi.
Madhurā Vijayam is also named Vira Kamparaya Charitham by the poet. It chronicles the life of Kumara Kampana. The poem describes in detail, the conquest of the Madurai Sultanate by the Vijayanagara Empire
Gangadevi is a key inspiration for Pampa Kampana, the protagonist of Salman Rushdie's novel Victory City.
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