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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.
Q2Match 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.
Q3Consider 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.
Q4With reference to the legal and institutional framework for heritage conservation, consider the following statements: 1. Article 49 directs the State to protect monuments, places and objects of national importance. 2. Union List Entry 67 covers ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared by Parliament to be of national importance. 3. The 2010 amendment to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act strengthened restrictions around protected monuments and created the National Monuments Authority framework. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Article 49 supplies a constitutional direction, Union List Entry 67 identifies nationally important monuments and archaeological sites within the Union field, and the 2010 amendment strengthened the statutory permissions framework through the National Monuments Authority.
Q5Consider 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.
Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect. Arches and domes appeared in Vijayanagara courtly buildings without making them Bahmani. Bahmani architecture combined Persianate, Central Asian and local Deccan forms, so it was not a mere copy of the Delhi Sultanate style.
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6With 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.
7Arrange 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.
8Match 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
9Arrange 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.
10With 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.