Sultanate Period (1206 AD-1526 AD) II. Vijayanagar and other provincial states

51.Who built Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur which is the second largest dome in the world and is famous for its Whispering Gallery?
 
A. Muhammad Rasan
 
B. Yousuf Adilshah
 
C. Ismail Adilshah
 
D. Muhammad Adilshah
 
Option “D” is correct.
52.Who was Krishnadeva Raya’s contemporary?
 
A. Sher shah
 
B. Humayun
 
C. Babar
 
D. Akbar
 
Option “C” is correct.
53.Who was the builder of ‘Rayagopuram’ built in front of temples like Hampi, Tiruvannamalai, Chidambaram, Srirangam, Tirupati etc.?
 
A. University
 
B. Krishnadev Rai
 
C. Harihar
 
D. Rajaraja
 
Option “B” is correct.
54.The first dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire is known as the Sangam dynasty because?
 
A. It was inspired by the greatness of the Tamil Sangam
 
B. Vijayanagar was situated at the confluence of Tungabhadra and Krishna
 
C. Sangam was the father of Harihara and Bukka.
 
D. Harihara and Bukka had organized a big confluence of poets on the occasion of the establishment of the state.
 
Option “C” is correct.
55.The name of the saint under whose influence Harihara and Bukka established the Vijayanagara kingdom was?
 
A. Madhav University
 
B. Ramanujacharya
 
C. Madhvacharya
 
D. Nimbarkacharya
 
Option “A” is correct.
56.With which kingdom did Vijayanagara struggle from its inception till its decline?
 
A. From the portuguese
 
B. From Calicut
 
C. From the Bahmani kingdom
 
D. From the Pandyas
 
Option “C” is correct.
57.During whose reign did the Vijayanagara-Bahmani conflict begin?
 
A. Harihara and Bukka
 
B. Devaraya.
 
C. Devaraya II
 
D. Krishnadev Rai
 
Option “A” is correct.
58.Which place was famous for the manufacture of rugs in the Vijayanagara Empire?
 
A. Pulicat
 
B. Vijayanagar
 
C. Calicut
 
D. Warangal
 
Option “C” is correct.
59.Where is Meenakshi Temple situated?
 
A. Mahabalipuram
 
B. Madurai
 
C. Chennai
 
D. Kolkata
 
Option “B” is correct.
60.When was the Vijayanagara Empire established?
 
A. 16th century
 
B. 15th century
 
C. 14th century
 
D. 13th century
 
Option “C” is correct.