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UPSC CDS Art & Culture — practice questions — page 35

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Contemporaries called the Vijayanagara Empire the:Read the answer and worked solution →In Vijayanagara tradition the Deccan Sultans were called ashvapati, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →Local horse merchants in the Vijayanagara trade were called:Read the answer and worked solution →The first dynasty of Vijayanagara, the Sangama, ruled till:Read the answer and worked solution →Krishnadeva Raya belonged to which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →Krishnadeva Raya acquired the Raichur doab in:Read the answer and worked solution →Krishnadeva Raya founded a suburban township named after his mother, called:Read the answer and worked solution →In 1565, Rama Raya's army was routed at Rakshasi-Tangadi, also known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The amara-nayaka system of Vijayanagara likely drew on which Delhi Sultanate institution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Russian merchant visited Vijayanagara in the fifteenth century?Read the answer and worked solution →Which traveller compared Vijayanagara in size to Rome?Read the answer and worked solution →The most important tank of Vijayanagara, built in the early fifteenth century, is now called:Read the answer and worked solution →Abdur Razzaq mentioned how many lines of forts around Vijayanagara?Read the answer and worked solution →The fort walls of Vijayanagara were held together without mortar because the stone blocks were:Read the answer and worked solution →The mahanavami dibba rises from a base of about 11,000 sq ft to a height of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Hazara Rama temple in the royal centre has wall panels depicting scenes from the:Read the answer and worked solution →Vijayanagara kings claimed to rule on behalf of which guardian deity?Read the answer and worked solution →The title Hindu Suratrana used by Vijayanagara rulers is a Sanskritisation of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Vitthala temple's principal deity is a form of Vishnu generally worshipped in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Vijayanagara wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the travellersRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Vijayanagara yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Vijayanagara termsRead the answer and worked solution →Royal centre or sacred centreRead the answer and worked solution →Sort dynasties, travellers and buildingsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Vijayanagara bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The first map of Hindustan in 1782, showing Brahmans offering Shastras to Britannia, was produced by:Read the answer and worked solution →Rennel was asked to produce maps of Hindustan by:Read the answer and worked solution →The 1922 Lipton tea advertisement showed Prince Arthur, third son of Queen Victoria, titled:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Contemporaries called the Vijayanagara Empire the:

  1. Tamilakam kingdom
  2. Karnataka samrajyamu
  3. Andhra maha rajyam
  4. Dravida maha desam
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Correct answer: B. Karnataka samrajyamu

1. Vijayanagara means city of victory. 2. Contemporaries said Karnataka samrajyamu. 3. Historians use the name Vijayanagara Empire. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History II, Theme 7, An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara._

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In Vijayanagara tradition the Deccan Sultans were called ashvapati, meaning:

  1. Lord of all men
  2. Lord of the sea
  3. Lord of horses
  4. Lord of elephants
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Correct answer: C. Lord of horses

1. The Gajapatis of Orissa were lords of elephants. 2. Ashvapati means lord of horses. 3. The rayas were narapati, lords of men. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History II, Theme 7, An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara._

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Local horse merchants in the Vijayanagara trade were called:

  1. Nanadesi guild
  2. Manigramam men
  3. Banjara traders
  4. Kudirai chettis
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Correct answer: D. Kudirai chettis

1. Horses came from Arabia and Central Asia. 2. Kudirai chettis were the local horse merchants. 3. The Portuguese entered this trade after 1498. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History II, Theme 7, An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara._

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