1. The Amara-Nayaka system was a major political innovation of which Indian imperial rulers? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]
(a) Cholas
(b) Chalukyas
(c) Guptas
(d) Vijayanagara
2. Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?
(a) Sangam
(b) Aniridu
(c) Tuluva
(d) Saluva
3. Which of the following statements about Amaranayakas of Vijayanagara are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2021]
1. The Amaranayakas were military commanders who were given territories to govern by the Raya.
2. In lieu of their service and also to maintain their contingents, they were paid in cash.
3. They maintained stipulated contingents and elephants.
4. They used to send tribute to the king annually and personally appeared in the royal court with gifts to express their loyalty.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. At which one of the following places is the Vitthala temple located ? [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) Elephanta
(b) Chidambaram
(c) Hampi
(d) Nagarjunakonda
5. The ruling dynasties Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva were associated with ? [UPSC CAPF 2014]
(a) Warangal
(b) Kashmir
(c) Bengal
(d) Vijayanagara
6. Ritual kinship was the hallmark of Vijayanagar rule, Vijayanagar rulers claimed to have ruled on behalf of which one among the following shrines? [UPSC CAPF 2013]
(a) Vithala
(b) Tirupati
(c) Virupaksha
(d) Mallikarjuna
7. Sayana, the famous commentator of the Vedas, flourished under the rule of [UPSC CAPF 2012]
(a) Bahmani kings
(b) Golconda kings
(c) Gajapati kings
(d) Vijayanagar kings
8. Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong? [UPSC CSE 2015]
(a) Amoghavarsha I
(b) Ballala II
(c) Harihara I
(d) Prataparudra II
9. Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagar, consider the following statements : [UPSC CSE 2016]
1. The tax rate on land was fixed depending on the quality of the land.
2. Private owners of workshops paid an industries tax.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
10. Building ‘Kalyaana Mandapas’ was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom of [UPSC CSE 2019]
(a) Chalukya
(b) Chandela
(c) Rashtrakuta
(d) Vijayanagara
11. According to the Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in Vijayanagara Empire were expert in which of the following areas? [UPSC CSE 2021]
1. Wrestling
2. Astrology
3. Accounting
4. Soothsaying
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
12. The Portuguese traveller, Nuniz visited Vijayanagar during the reign of which one of the following ?
(a) Vira Narasimha
(b) Deva Raya-1
(c) Achyuta Raya
(d) Sadasiva Raya
13. The Nayakas in the Vijayanagar empire were: [CDS 2001]
(a) central ministers
(b) military chiefs controlling particular territories
(C) cavalry soldiers
(d) priests of large powerful temples
14. Which of the following is wrongly matched ?
(a) Athanasius Nikitin – Bahmani kingdom
(b) Nicolo Conti – Deva Raya-I
(c) Abdur Razzaq – Deva Raya-II
(d) None of the above is wrongly matched
15. Consider the following historical personalities:
1. Abdur Razzak
2. Edordo Barbosa
3. Marco Polo
4. Nicolo di Conti
What is correct chronological order in which they visited India?
(a) 4,1,2,3
(b) 3,4,1,2
(c) 2,3,4,1
(d) 1,2,3,4
