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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 251. |
…………… introduced the theory of segmentary state for early medieval south Indian polity. |
| A. | burton stein |
| B. | mahalingam |
| C. | r.s.sharma |
| D. | d.n.jha |
| Answer» A. burton stein | |
| 252. |
The kingdom of …………… came into existence during the period of confusion which prevailed in the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | bhamini |
| C. | pallava |
| D. | mughals |
| Answer» A. vijayanagara | |
| 253. |
The foundation of the …………… kingdom was laid by two brothers Harihara and Bukka. |
| A. | chola |
| B. | kakatiya |
| C. | bhamini |
| D. | vijayanagara |
| Answer» D. vijayanagara | |
| 254. |
Harihara was a capable ruler but he had to struggle hard against his neighbours, the Hoysala ruler of ………… and sultan of Madhurai. |
| A. | mysore |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | bhamini |
| D. | pandya |
| Answer» A. mysore | |
| 255. |
The end of the …………. kingdom enables Harihara and Bukka to expand their small principality. |
| A. | bhamini |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | hoysala |
| D. | chalukya |
| Answer» C. hoysala | |
| 256. |
By 1346 the whole of the Hoysala kingdom had passed into the hands of the …………….. ruler. |
| A. | bhamini |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | chola |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» B. vijayanagara | |
| 257. |
The real rival of ……………. was the Bahmani sultanate of Deccan. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | hoysala |
| C. | mughals |
| D. | chalukya |
| Answer» A. vijayanagara | |
| 258. |
The …………….. kingdom had come into existence in 1347. |
| A. | chalukya |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | bhamini |
| D. | bahmani |
| Answer» D. bahmani | |
| 259. |
The Tungabhadra doab was the region between ……….. and Tungabhadra rivers. |
| A. | thungabadra |
| B. | krishna |
| C. | goghavari |
| D. | kaveri |
| Answer» B. krishna | |
| 260. |
Krishnadevaraya (1509 -29) is considered as the greatest and the most famous kings of ……………. empire. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | bhamini |
| C. | pandya |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» A. vijayanagara | |
| 261. |
Krishnadevaraya belonged the …………… dynasty. |
| A. | tuhva |
| B. | mughal |
| C. | slave |
| D. | pusyabhuti |
| Answer» A. tuhva | |
| 262. |
………….. captured Krishna Tungabadra Doab, and the forts of Riachar and Bidar. |
| A. | achyuta raya |
| B. | krishnadevaraya |
| C. | sadasiva raya |
| D. | rama raya. |
| Answer» B. krishnadevaraya | |
| 263. |
The famous battle of Talikotta took place on 23 January …………... |
| A. | 1455 |
| B. | 1465 |
| C. | 1555 |
| D. | 1565 |
| Answer» D. 1565 | |
| 264. |
The battle of Talikotta sounded the death knell of the ..…………. Empire. |
| A. | bhamini |
| B. | vijayanagara |
| C. | pandya |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» B. vijayanagara | |
| 265. |
The …………… king kept of fixed number of soldiers to assist him in wars. They were called Amara Nayakas. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | bhamini |
| C. | mughal |
| D. | gupta |
| Answer» A. vijayanagara | |
| 266. |
The city of Vijayanagara, the capital of the empire was founded in 1336 on the banks of the river ……………... |
| A. | kaveri |
| B. | krishna |
| C. | thungabhadra |
| D. | periyar |
| Answer» C. thungabhadra | |
| 267. |
The temple of Vithala constructed by ……………, has been described as the finest buildings of its kinds in southern India. |
| A. | krishnadevaraya |
| B. | ariyanatha mudaliyar |
| C. | achyuta raya |
| D. | ramaraya |
| Answer» A. krishnadevaraya | |
| 268. |
King …………….. encouraged Telungu literature and provided protection to a great Telungu poet Nachan soma. |
| A. | bukka i |
| B. | ariyanatha mudaliyar |
| C. | krishnadevaraya |
| D. | bukka iii |
| Answer» A. bukka i | |
| 269. |
Krishna deva Raya made free Telungu from the influence of …………. language and this opened way for independent writings called Prabhanda. |
| A. | telugu |
| B. | malayalam |
| C. | sanskrit |
| D. | tamil |
| Answer» C. sanskrit | |
| 270. |
…………. court was graced eight famous poets called Ashtadiggajs. |
| A. | krishna deva raya’s |
| B. | ariyanatha mudaliyar’s |
| C. | ramaraya’s |
| D. | guptaraya’s |
| Answer» A. krishna deva raya’s | |
| 271. |
The earlier chief minister and a commander of Vijayanagara, Tirumala appointed himself as the regent, making ……………, a remote place as his headquarters. |
| A. | talikkotta |
| B. | peshawar |
| C. | penukonda |
| D. | lothal |
| Answer» C. penukonda | |
| 272. |
The Nayakas were appointed as provincial governors by the …………. king. |
| A. | vijayanagara |
| B. | gupta |
| C. | chola |
| D. | pandya |
| Answer» A. vijayanagara | |
| 273. |
The significant aspect of the …………. administration was the ‘Polygar system’ or the ‘Palayakkara system’. |
| A. | pandya |
| B. | gupta |
| C. | chola |
| D. | nayaka |
| Answer» D. nayaka | |
| 274. |
The Polygar system was established in the second half of the 16th century by ………….., the Prime Minister of the first Nayaka ruler of Madurai to make the territorial administration more efficient. |
| A. | ariyanatha mudaliyar |
| B. | dr.manmohan singh |
| C. | indira gandhi |
| D. | i.k.gujaral |
| Answer» A. ariyanatha mudaliyar | |
| 275. |
Carnatic Nawab entrusted the …………… East India Company to collect revenue from the Polygar areas. |
| A. | dutch |
| B. | french |
| C. | english |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» C. english | |
| 276. |
The Agrarian System of Mughal India is the work of …………….. |
| A. | karashima noboru |
| B. | irfan habib |
| C. | b |
| D. | chattopadhyaya d) r.s.sharma. |
| Answer» B. irfan habib | |
| 277. |
‘Political Structure of Early Medieval South India’ is the work of ……… |
| A. | kesavan veluthat |
| B. | kulke herman |
| C. | k.a.nilakanda sastri |
| D. | sathish chandra |
| Answer» A. kesavan veluthat | |
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