171. Harihara and Bbukka Rai have founded the Vijayanagar empire. They belong to which clan?
A. Saluva
B. Sangama
C. Tuluva
D. Aravidu
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Sangama
172. The Vijayanagar king who conquered the Singhal in 1442 is
A. Harihara I
B. Harihara II
C. Deva Raya I
D. Deva Raya II
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Deva Raya II
Explanation:
Deva Raya II was the greatest king of Sangama dynasty. He has written 'Mahanataka Sudhanidhi' in the Sanskrit language.
173. Persian ambassador Abdur Razzaq and Italian treader Niccolo De Conti had come to the court of?
A. Vira Narasimha Raya
B. Krishna Deva Raya
C. Harihara II
D. Deva Raya II
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Deva Raya II
174. A treaty has been signed between Portuguese Governor Almeida and Vijayanagar king to provide horses to Vijayanagar empire. Who is the King?
A. Vira Narasimha Raya
B. Harihara II
C. Deva Raya II
D. Krishna Deva Raya
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Vira Narasimha Raya
175. What was the bone of connotation between Vijayanagar and Bahmani Kingdom?
A. Raichur Doab
B. Kannouj
C. Madurai
D. Tanjore
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Raichur Doab
176. The medieval Vijayanagar empire was named after its capital city Vijayanagar. Its ruins are now a world heritage center. What is the present name of the city surrounded by its ruins?
A. Badami
B. Bidar
C. Hampi
D. Mysore
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Hampi
177. Portuguese travelers Domingo Paes has come to the court of?
A. Deva Raya II
B. Krishna Deva Raya
C. Harihara II
D. Deva Raya I
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Krishna Deva Raya
178. Qutubuddin Aibak died when playing which game?
A. Pasha
B. Polo
C. Chess
D. Carrom
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Polo
179. Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A. Alamgir I
B. Muhammad Shah
C. Jahandar Shah
D. Shah Alam II
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Shah Alam II
180. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in _____.
A. Delhi
B. Calcutta
C. Madras
D. Gujarat
Answer
Correct Explanation: Answer: [D] Gujarat
Explanation:
Tobacco in India was first introduced by the Portuguese in the year 1613 during the reign of Akbar. It was banned by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
Initially, tobacco was grown in Kaira and Mehsana districts of Gujarat and later spread to other areas of the country.
