TEST SERIES - 30 (II)

Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin?

• Assam

• Delhi

• Kashmir

• Orissa

The Kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by

• Vijaya Raja

• Harihar II

• Harihar and Bukka

• Bukka II

‘A Forgotten Empire’, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell is about which one of the following Empires?

• Mauryan Empire

• Kushan Empire

• Vijayanagar Empire

• Mughal Empire

The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar kingdom was

• Sangama

• Tuluva

• Saluva

• Hoyasala

When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire?

• Sadasiva

• Tirumala

• Ranga II

• Venkata II

The most important cause of the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire was

• Rivalries within the empire

• Unity among the Muslim rulers of Bijapur, Golconda and Ahmednagar

• Rebellion of the Hindu feudatories

• Weak successors of Krishnadeva Raya

How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmednagar come to an end?

• Ahmednagar was annexed into Mughal empire and Husain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment.

• Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed Nizam-ul-Mulk of Ahmednagar.

• Fateh Khan usurped the throne from Nizam-ul-Mulk.

• Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle with Mughals in 1631 and the entire royal family was killed by the Mughal troops.

The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted

• Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit

• Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit

• Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit

• Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit

The Nayakas in the Vijayanagar empire were

• Central Ministers

• Military Chiefs controlling particular territories

• Cavalry soldiers

• Priests of large and powerful temples

When Harihar and Bukka set up a principality in the South India, which later became Vijayanagar Empire, who was the Delhi Sultan?

• Jalaluddin Khalji

• Alauddin Khalji

• Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

• Firoz Shah Tughlaq