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Prelims 2024

1 question
History & CultureMedieval HistoryVijayanagara and Bahmani KingdomsHard (editorial estimate)
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Single choice
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
Vijayanagara · Bhatkal · Portuguese fort
Related topics:
European Arrival, Trade and Colonial Expansion

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2024 · Q56

Prelims 2024, question 56: Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms

Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?

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Prelims 2023

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History & CultureMedieval HistoryVijayanagara and Bahmani KingdomsEasy (editorial estimate)
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Fact recall
Tags:
Vijayanagara irrigation works · Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms

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2023 · Q48

Prelims 2023, question 48: Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms

Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-aqueduct several kilometers long from the river to the capital city?

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Prelims 2021

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History & CultureMedieval HistoryVijayanagara and Bahmani KingdomsMedium (editorial estimate)
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Statement based
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
Vijayanagara women · Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms
Related topics:
Medieval Economy and Society

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2021 · Q35

Prelims 2021, question 35: Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms

According to Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in Vijayanagara Empire were expert in which of the following areas? 1. Wrestling 2. Astrology 3. Accounting 4. Soothsaying Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Prelims 2016

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History & CultureMedieval HistoryVijayanagara and Bahmani KingdomsMedium (editorial estimate)
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Fact recall
Tags:
Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms · Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagar, consider the following statements :
Related topics:
Medieval Economy and Society

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2016 · Q9

Prelims 2016, question 9: Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms

Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagar, consider the following statements : 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?

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Prelims 2015

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History & CultureMedieval HistoryVijayanagara and Bahmani KingdomsMedium
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Single choice
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Fact recall
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Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms
2015 · Q47

Prelims 2015, question 47: Vijayanagara and Bahmani Kingdoms

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?

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