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  1. Which Muslim ruler was hailed as “Jagadguru” for his tolerance? (IAS 2000)
    1. Husain Shah
    2. Zain-ul-Abidin
    3. Ibrahim Adil Shah II
    4. Mahmud II
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    Answer: (C) Ibrahim Adil Shah II

    Bijapur’s Ibrahim Adil Shah II. Zain-ul-Abidin of Kashmir is the “Akbar of Kashmir”.

  2. Which are correct? 1. Saluva Narasimha ended the Sangama line and founded the Saluva dynasty. 2. Vira Narasimha removed the last Saluva king and took the throne. 3. Krishnadeva Raya, his younger brother, came after Vira Narasimha. 4. Achyuta Raya, a half-brother, succeeded Krishnadeva Raya. (IAS 2004)
    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 2, 3 and 4
    3. 1 and 4
    4. All four
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    Answer: (D) All four

    All four statements are correct.

  3. How did the Nizam Shahi dynasty of Ahmednagar end? (IAS 2004)
    1. Ahmednagar was annexed and Husain Shah was imprisoned for life
    2. The Mughals destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed Nizam-ul-Mulk
    3. Fateh Khan usurped the throne
    4. Malik Ambar lost in 1631 and the royal family was killed
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    Answer: (A) Ahmednagar was annexed and Husain Shah was imprisoned for life

    After Daulatabad fell (1633) the boy-king Husain Shah was sent to Gwalior fort as a prisoner.

  4. When Raja Wodeyar founded Mysore, who ruled Vijayanagara? (IAS 2006)
    1. Sadashiva
    2. Tirumala
    3. Ranga II
    4. Venkata II
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    Answer: (D) Venkata II

    Venkata II (1586–1614); Srirangapatna was taken in 1610.

  5. Rana Kumbha built the Tower of Victory at Chittor to mark his victory over —
    1. Ahmad Shah of Gujarat
    2. Mahmud Khilji of Malwa
    3. the Khan of Nagaur
    4. Rao Jodha of Marwar
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    Answer: (B) Mahmud Khilji of Malwa

    The Vijay Stambha celebrates the defeat of Mahmud Khilji of Malwa.

  6. Chand Bibi belonged to which kingdom?
    1. Bijapur
    2. Berar
    3. Golconda
    4. Ahmednagar
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    Answer: (D) Ahmednagar

    She defended Ahmednagar against Akbar’s army in 1595.

  7. The Raichur Doab, the lasting cause of Vijayanagara–Bahmani wars, lies between —
    1. the Krishna–Godavari delta
    2. the Kaveri and Tungabhadra
    3. the Krishna and Tungabhadra
    4. the Krishna and Kaveri
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    Answer: (C) the Krishna and Tungabhadra

    Raichur and Mudgal were its key forts.

  8. Which was the largest administrative unit of the Vijayanagara empire?
    1. Nadu
    2. Mandalam
    3. Sthala
    4. Grama
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    Answer: (B) Mandalam

    Mandalam (also called Rajya) → Nadu → Sthala → Grama.

  9. The Amara-nayakas of Vijayanagara got their name because —
    1. their office was hereditary
    2. they were given amaram land for maintaining troops
    3. they granted land to temples
    4. their deeds were thought immortal
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    Answer: (B) they were given amaram land for maintaining troops

    Amaram was territory assigned in return for keeping soldiers, horses and elephants for the king.

  10. Who built a new capital on the south bank of a tributary of the Krishna and ruled it as the agent of a deity believed to own all land south of the Krishna? (IAS 2015)
    1. Amoghavarsha I
    2. Ballala II
    3. Harihara I
    4. Prataparudra II
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    Answer: (C) Harihara I

    Harihara I founded Vijayanagara on the Tungabhadra and ruled in the name of Virupaksha.

  1. The first Vijayanagara king to conclude treaties with the Portuguese was —
    1. Deva Raya II
    2. Virupaksha
    3. Saluva Narasimha
    4. Krishnadeva Raya
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    Answer: (D) Krishnadeva Raya

    He dealt with Albuquerque and bought horses through Portuguese Goa.

  2. In whose reign was the Hazara Rama temple at Hampi built?
    1. Harihara II
    2. Deva Raya II
    3. Krishnadeva Raya
    4. Venkata II
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    Answer: (C) Krishnadeva Raya

    Exam keys credit Krishnadeva Raya; some scholars date its core to Deva Raya I.

  3. Who moved the Bahmani capital from Gulbarga to Bidar?
    1. Hasan Gangu
    2. Firoz Shah
    3. Ahmad Shah Wali
    4. Muhammad Shah III
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    Answer: (C) Ahmad Shah Wali

    This began the Bidar phase of the kingdom.

  4. Mahmud Gawan was called an “Afaqi” because he —
    1. was born in the Deccan
    2. was of foreign (Persian) origin
    3. was a Sufi saint
    4. was a converted Hindu noble
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    Answer: (B) was of foreign (Persian) origin

    Afaqis or Gharibs were newcomers from abroad; Deccanis were the local nobles.

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