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upsc-p1-history-vijayanagara-bahmani MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to the Vijayanagara-Bahmani rivalry, consider the following statements: 1. The Raichur Doab lay between the Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers. 2. The rivalry was driven only by religion. 3. Revenue, forts, horses, ports, chiefs and diplomacy were also central to the rivalry. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The fertile and fortified Raichur Doab occupied the strategic land between the Krishna and Tungabhadra. The conflict cannot be reduced to religion because control of revenue, forts, horses, ports, chiefs and routes was equally important.
Q2Consider the following statements about the economy of Vijayanagara: 1. Temples held land, employed artisans, organised festivals, attracted merchants and anchored urban bazaars. 2. Access to western ports mattered because the quality of imported war horses directly affected cavalry warfare. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Both statements are correct. Vijayanagara temples combined ritual, landed, artisanal and commercial functions. The state also sought western coastal access because horses imported through Arabian Sea routes were a strategic resource for its cavalry.
Q3Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Source) A. Nicolo Conti B. Abdur Razzaq C. Domingo Paes and Fernao Nuniz D. Temple inscriptions List II (Association) 1. Rulers, grants, irrigation works and temple endowments 2. Persian envoy who visited the court in the 1440s 3. Early 15th-century European notice of Vijayanagara 4. Portuguese observations useful for court ceremony, markets and war
Conti supplied an early 15th-century European notice; Abdur Razzaq was the Persian envoy of the 1440s; Paes and Nuniz recorded 16th-century court, market and military impressions; and temple inscriptions document rulers, grants, irrigation and endowments. Thus the matching is A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1.
Q4With reference to sources for Vijayanagara history, consider the following statements: 1. Nicolo Conti gave an early European notice of Vijayanagara after visiting South India in the early 15th century. 2. Abdur Razzaq visited the Vijayanagara court in the 1440s. 3. Domingo Paes and Fernao Nuniz were Portuguese observers of the 16th century. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Conti belongs to the early 15th century, Abdur Razzaq visited in the 1440s, and Paes and Nuniz were 16th-century Portuguese observers. Their accounts illuminate the capital, court, markets and warfare, though their numerical claims require comparison with inscriptions and archaeology.
Q5Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Monument or feature) A. Gulbarga Jami Masjid B. Mahmud Gawan Madrasa C. Stone chariot D. Hazara Rama temple reliefs List II (Association) 1. Ramayana scenes and royal imagery 2. Early Bahmani power 3. A shrine form at Hampi, not a moving chariot 4. Learning and tile decoration at Bidar
The Gulbarga Jami Masjid is associated with early Bahmani power; the Mahmud Gawan Madrasa at Bidar is linked with learning and tile work; Hampi's stone chariot is a shrine form; and the Hazara Rama reliefs depict Ramayana scenes and royal imagery. The correct matching is A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1.
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6Arrange the following events in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: A. Execution of Mahmud Gawan B. Foundation of the Bahmani Sultanate C. Krishnadevaraya's major victory at Raichur D. Shift of the Bahmani capital from Gulbarga to Bidar Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Consider the following statements about architectural interaction in the Deccan: 1. The Lotus Mahal and elephant stables show that Vijayanagara courtly architecture could use arches and domes without becoming Bahmani architecture. 2. Bahmani architecture at Gulbarga and Bidar merely copied Delhi Sultanate architecture without local adaptation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Arrange the following Vijayanagara dynastic phases in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: A. Aravidu B. Sangama C. Tuluva D. Saluva Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9With reference to the political history of Vijayanagara, consider the following statements: 1. Vijayanagara passed through the Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu lines. 2. The Tuluvas, especially Krishnadevaraya, were associated with the empire's strongest phase. 3. The Aravidu line continued after Talikota from centres such as Penukonda and Chandragiri. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.