CBSE Class 12 (Arts) An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara — practice questions
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Practice CBSE Class 12 (Arts) An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara in the app →Which two brothers are traditionally credited with founding the Vijayanagara Empire?In which year was the Vijayanagara Empire founded, according to tradition?What did contemporaries call the empire that historians now call Vijayanagara?The title Gajapati, borne by the rulers of Orissa, literally means what?In Vijayanagara's popular traditions the Deccan Sultans were called ashvapati. What does it mean?From which regions did rival kingdoms import horses crucial for their cavalry?What were the local communities of horse merchants in the region known as?From which year did the Portuguese arrive on the west coast of the subcontinent?What superior military technology helped the Portuguese become important players in Deccan politics?Which was the first dynasty to rule Vijayanagara, holding power till 1485?Krishnadeva Raya, the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara, belonged to which dynasty?Which fertile tract between the Tungabhadra and Krishna was acquired in 1512?In which year were the rulers of Orissa subdued under Krishnadeva Raya?After whom did Krishnadeva Raya name the suburban township Nagalapuram?Strain began to show in the imperial structure after the death of Krishnadeva Raya in which year?Control at the centre shifted to which lineage by 1542, lasting to the seventeenth century?By what other name is the 1565 battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi known?Who led the Vijayanagara army to defeat at Rakshasi-Tangadi in 1565?After the sack of the city, from where did the Aravidu dynasty first rule?In which language did Krishnadeva Raya compose his work on statecraft, the Amuktamalyada?Who were the amara-nayakas in the Vijayanagara polity?The term amara is believed to derive from the Sanskrit samara, meaning what?What did amara-nayakas have to maintain from the revenue they collected?Which Chola-era temple at Thanjavur is cited as part of the tradition Vijayanagara built on?Who became the first Surveyor General of India in 1815?In which year was Hampi recognised as a site of national importance?Which fifteenth-century ambassador from Persia admired Vijayanagara's seven lines of forts?Which Russian merchant visited Vijayanagara in the fifteenth century?Which Italian trader was a notable fifteenth-century visitor to Vijayanagara?Which of these sixteenth-century visitors to Vijayanagara came from Portugal?Domingo Paes judged Vijayanagara to be as large as which city?Which river forms the natural basin in which Vijayanagara was sited?What type of hills seem to form a girdle around Vijayanagara?Which important tank, built in the early fifteenth century, fed a channel to the royal centre?Which canal watered the valley between the sacred centre and the urban core?How many lines of forts did Abdur Razzaq mention around Vijayanagara?What was most significant about Vijayanagara's outermost fortification?What do art historians call the style of arched gateways with domes introduced by the Turkish Sultans?Which imported ware found in the urban core suggests areas occupied by rich traders?Roughly how many temples did the so-called royal centre include?The mahanavami dibba rises from a base of about 11,000 sq. ft to what height?Which animal received worship during the Mahanavami ceremonies at Vijayanagara?Who gave the Lotus Mahal its name?What does a map drawn by Mackenzie suggest the Lotus Mahal may have been?Sculpted panels from which epic survive on the walls of the Hazara Rama temple?Pampadevi, the local mother goddess, did penance to marry which deity?How were royal orders of the Vijayanagara kings usually signed?The title Hindu Suratrana is a Sanskritisation of which Arabic term?The principal deity of the Vitthala temple is a form of which god?When was an important project launched to document Vijayanagara's remains in detail?What does the name Vijayanagara translate to?Where was the original capital of the empire, before it moved to Vijayanagara?Under which ruler did the empire reach its peak in military victories?What name is given to the eight famous scholars in Krishnadevaraya's court?How many critical elements of governance did the emperor, ministry, territory and others make up?Diamond mining was active in which region of the empire's east coast trade?Krishnadevaraya's Amuktamalyada tells the story of the wedding of Vishnu to which saint poet?