NCERT Class 12 History — Chapter 3: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara (c. 14th - 16th centuries)

Consider the following statements regarding the titles used in popular traditions of Vijayanagara: 1. The Deccan Sultans were termed as ashvapati. 2. The Gajapati rulers of Orissa were termed as narapati. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following pairs of travellers and their countries of origin is/are correctly matched? 1. Nicolo de Conti : Italy 2. Abdur Razzaq : Persia 3. Afanasii Nikitin : Portugal 4. Fernao Nuniz : Russia Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which one of the following waterworks drew water from a dam across the Tungabhadra and irrigated the cultivated valley separating the "sacred centre" from the "urban core"?

The battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi (1565), which led to the sacking of the city of Vijayanagara, was fought between the Vijayanagara army led by Rama Raya and the combined armies of:

With reference to the discovery and reconstruction of the history of Hampi, consider the following statements: 1. The initial information received by Mackenzie was based exclusively on the written records preserved in the Virupaksha temple. 2. The ruins at Hampi were first brought to light in 1800 by Colonel Colin Mackenzie. 3. Epigraphists began collecting inscriptions at Hampi only after 1947. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?