1.Which dynasty founded the Vijayanagara Empire?
a) Hoysala
b) Kakatiya
c) Sangama
d) Chalukya
c) Sangama
2. Who was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire?
a) Bukka I
b) Harihara I
c) Krishna Deva Raya
d) Devaraya II
a) Bukka b) Harihara I
3. Which of the following was NOT a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire?
a) Krishnadevaraya
b) Sadasiva Raya
c) Akbar
d) Achyuta Deva Raya
c) Akbar
4. Who was the famous Muslim general who served under Krishna Deva Raya?
a) Malik Kafur
b) Timur
c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
d) Abdul Razak
d) Abdul Razak
5. Which of the following was NOT a capital city of the Vijayanagara Empire?
a) Hampi
b) Vijayanagara
c) Warangal
d) Penukonda
c) Warangal
6. Who was the last ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire?
a) Krishnadevaraya
b) Sadasiva Raya
c) Achyuta Deva Raya
d) Rama Raya
d) Rama Raya
7. What was the main reason for the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire?
a) Invasions by the Bahmani Sultanate
b) Economic collapse
c) Internal conflicts and weak rulers
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
8. Which famous battle marked the end of the Vijayanagara Empire?
a) Battle of Panipat
b) Battle of Talikota
c) Battle of Plassey
d) Battle of Haldighati
b) Battle of Talikota
9. Who was the leader of the coalition forces that defeated the Vijayanagara Empire at the Battle of Talikota?
a) Ibrahim Adil Shah II
b) Mahmud Gawan
c) Krishnadevaraya
d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
a) Ibrahim Adil Shah II
10. Which famous Portuguese traveler visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Krishnadevaraya?
a) Vasco da Gama
b) Marco Polo
c) Ibn Battuta
d) Niccolo de Conti
d) Niccolo de Conti
11. Which river flows near the capital city of Vijayanagara?
a) Godavari
b) Kaveri
c) Tungabhadra
d) Krishna
c) Tungabhadra
12. Which Poet is revered as Andhra Kavita Pitamahudu?
a) Allasani Peddana
b) Vidyaranya
c) Tikkana
d) Tenali Ramakrishna
a) Allasani Peddana
13. What was the language of the Vijayanagara Empire's court and administration?
a) Telugu
b) Kannada
c) Tamil
d) Sanskrit
Telugu and To some extent Kannada
14. Which famous temple in Hampi was built during the reign of Krishnadevaraya?
a) Brihadeeswara Temple
b) Kailasanatha Temple
c) Vitthala Temple
d) Meenakshi Temple
c) Vitthala Temple
15. Name the first Vijayanagara Ruler who bore the title 'Maharajadhiraja'?
a) Hari hara
b) Bukka
c) Hari Hara II
d) Virupaksha
c) Hari Hara II
16. Which Vijayanagara ruler was known as the "Lion of Karnataka"?
a) Harihara I
b) Bukka I
c) Deva Raya I
d) Krishnadevaraya
d) Krishnadevaraya
17. Which famous foreign traveler visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Deva Raya II?
a) Marco Polo
b) Ibn Battuta
c) Niccolo de Conti
d) Vasco da Gama
b) Ibn Battuta
18. Which famous Vijayanagara ruler wrote the work "Amuktamalyada" in Telugu?
a) Harihara II
b) Bukka II
c) Krishnadevaraya
d) Achyuta Deva Raya
c) Krishnadevaraya
19. Which famous battle was fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Bahmani Sultanate in 1367 CE?
a) Battle of Talikota
b) Battle of Raichur
c) Battle of Diu
d) Battle of Khanwa
b) Battle of Raichur
20. Which famous Vijayanagara ruler was known as the "King of Kings"?
a) Harihara I
b) Bukka I
c) Krishnadevaraya
d) Devaraya II
c) Krishnadevaraya
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