NMMS SAT Vijayanagar and Bahmani Kingdoms 7th Term 2 Question and answer English medium
NMMS SAT Vijayanagar and Bahmani Kingdoms 7th Term 2 Question and answer English medium
🏰 Founding and Rise of Vijayanagar Empire
- Who founded the Vijayanagar Empire?
a) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
b) Vidyaranya
c) Harihara and Bukka
d) Adil Shah
✅ Answer: c) Harihara and Bukka - What was the primary motive behind
Harihara and Bukka’s break from Tughluq rule?
a) To establish trade ties
b) To oppose Muslim rule
c) To explore new regions
d) To unify South India
✅ Answer: b) To oppose Muslim rule - Who was the spiritual guide of Harihara
and Bukka?
a) Ramanuja
b) Gangadevi
c) Vidyaranya
d) Madhvacharya
✅ Answer: c) Vidyaranya - What does the term 'Vijayanagara' mean?
a) City of Kings
b) City of Gold
c) City of Victory
d) City of Temples
✅ Answer: c) City of Victory - What was the earlier name of the
Vijayanagar kingdom?
a) Karnataka Samrajya
b) Vidyanagara
c) Tulu Nadu
d) Hampi Nadu
✅ Answer: b) Vidyanagara - Which river basin did Krishnadevaraya
first bring under control after ascending the throne?
a) Krishna
b) Godavari
c) Tungabhadra
d) Cauvery
✅ Answer: c) Tungabhadra
🛡️ Dynasties and Rulers of Vijayanagar
- Which was the first dynasty of the
Vijayanagar Empire?
a) Tuluva
b) Aravidu
c) Saluva
d) Sangama
✅ Answer: d) Sangama - Who was the most prominent ruler of the
Tuluva dynasty?
a) Harihara II
b) Saluva Narasimha
c) Krishnadevaraya
d) Narsa Nayaka
✅ Answer: c) Krishnadevaraya - Which dynasty succeeded the Sangama
dynasty?
a) Aravidu
b) Tuluva
c) Saluva
d) Chola
✅ Answer: c) Saluva - Who founded the Saluva dynasty?
a) Devaraya I
b) Krishnadevaraya
c) Saluva Narasimha
d) Bukka II
✅ Answer: c) Saluva Narasimha - Who established the Tuluva dynasty?
a) Narsa Nayaka
b) Saluva Narasimha
c) Kumara Kampana
d) Rama Raya
✅ Answer: a) Narsa Nayaka - Which was the last dynasty of the
Vijayanagar Empire?
a) Tuluva
b) Saluva
c) Aravidu
d) Sangama
✅ Answer: c) Aravidu - Who succeeded Krishnadevaraya?
a) Venkata I
b) Achyuta Deva Raya
c) Rama Raya
d) Sadashiva Raya
✅ Answer: b) Achyuta Deva Raya
⚔️ Battles and Decline
- Which battle marked the end of the
Vijayanagar Empire?
a) Battle of Panipat
b) Battle of Plassey
c) Battle of Talikota
d) Battle of Wandiwash
✅ Answer: c) Battle of Talikota - In which year was the Battle of Talikota
fought?
a) 1556
b) 1565
c) 1570
d) 1540
✅ Answer: b) 1565 - What was another name for the Battle of
Talikota?
a) Rakshasa Tangadi
b) Panipat II
c) Kondavidu Battle
d) Raichur War
✅ Answer: a) Rakshasa Tangadi
📚 Literature and Culture
- What were the eight scholars in
Krishnadevaraya’s court called?
a) Navaratnas
b) Ashtadiggajas
c) Ashta Pradhans
d) Sapta Rishis
✅ Answer: b) Ashtadiggajas - Who was the most renowned among the
Ashtadiggajas?
a) Tenali Ramakrishna
b) Dhurjati
c) Alasanai Peddana
d) Nandi Thimmana
✅ Answer: c) Alasanai Peddana - What did Krishnadevaraya name the towering
temple gateways he constructed?
a) Vimana
b) Rayagopuram
c) Mandapam
d) Gopuram
✅ Answer: b) Rayagopuram - What was the main purpose of building
large irrigation tanks by Krishnadevaraya?
a) Transportation
b) Rainwater harvesting
c) Bathing
d) Entertainment
✅ Answer: b) Rainwater harvesting - What boosted customs income during
Krishnadevaraya’s reign?
a) Land revenue
b) Friendly trade with Portuguese and Arabs
c) Salt tax
d) Maritime conquest
✅ Answer: b) Friendly trade with Portuguese and Arabs
🌍 Bahmani Kingdom
- How many monarchs ruled the Bahmani
kingdom?
a) 15
b) 18
c) 20
d) 12
✅ Answer: b) 18 - Into how many sultanates did the Bahmani
kingdom break?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 3
✅ Answer: b) 5
- Where is the site of Vijayanagar located?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
✅ Answer: d) Karnataka - What is the present name of the
Vijayanagar site?
a) Badami
b) Hampi
c) Mysore
d) Belur
✅ Answer: b) Hampi - Which river flows near Hampi?
a) Krishna
b) Godavari
c) Tungabhadra
d) Kaveri
✅ Answer: c) Tungabhadra - Which dynasty began after the death of
Rama Raya?
a) Sangama
b) Saluva
c) Tuluva
d) Aravidu
✅ Answer: d) Aravidu - Where did Tirumaladeva Raya move with
treasures?
a) Penukonda
b) Hampi
c) Chandragiri
d) Madurai
✅ Answer: c) Chandragiri - Who was killed on the battlefield from the
Aravidu Dynasty?
a) Krishnadevaraya
b) Rama Raya
c) Harihara
d) Bukka
✅ Answer: b) Rama Raya - Which place became the new capital under
the Aravidu Dynasty?
a) Madurai
b) Chandragiri
c) Penukonda
d) Tiruchirapalli
✅ Answer: c) Penukonda - When did the Aravidu dynasty collapse?
a) 1500
b) 1646
c) 1565
d) 1450
✅ Answer: b) 1646
📘 Vijayanagar Administration
- What type of kingship was followed in
Vijayanagar?
a) Democratic
b) Elective
c) Hereditary
d) Military
✅ Answer: c) Hereditary - The hereditary kingship was based on which
principle?
a) Autocracy
b) Democracy
c) Primogeniture
d) Succession War
✅ Answer: c) Primogeniture - What is the lowest administrative unit in
Vijayanagar?
a) District
b) Province
c) Grama
d) Nadu
✅ Answer: c) Grama - What is a ‘mandalam’ in Vijayanagar
administration?
a) Town
b) Village
c) Province
d) Headman
✅ Answer: c) Province - Who looked after the village
administration?
a) Mandalesvara
b) Gauda
c) Nayaka
d) Raja
✅ Answer: b) Gauda - Who governed each province?
a) Nayaka
b) Gauda
c) Mandalesvara
d) Mantri
✅ Answer: c) Mandalesvara
📘 Military & Economy
- Which branches did the Vijayanagar army
have?
a) Infantry, cavalry, navy
b) Cavalry, artillery, navy
c) Infantry, cavalry, elephant corps
d) Infantry, navy, rocket corps
✅ Answer: c) Infantry, cavalry, elephant corps - Which technology made Vijayanagar’s army
strong?
a) Swords
b) Cannons
c) Firearms
d) Elephants
✅ Answer: c) Firearms - What was the combination that made
Vijayanagar army feared?
a) Infantry and swords
b) Cavalry and elephants
c) Firearms and cavalry
d) Cannons and forts
✅ Answer: c) Firearms and cavalry - What was the lowest administrative unit
called?
a) Nadu
b) Grama
c) Mandalam
d) Sthala
✅ Answer: b) Grama - What is the name of the village assembly?
a) Sabha
b) Grama Sabha
c) Mahasabha
d) Lok Sabha
✅ Answer: b) Grama Sabha - What were the gold coins of Vijayanagar
called?
a) Dinars
b) Mohurs
c) Varahas
d) Rupaiya
✅ Answer: c) Varahas
🌾 Agriculture & Cottage Industries
- Which policy did Vijayanagar rulers
promote to support agriculture?
a) Land Redistribution
b) Irrigation Policy
c) Forest Clearance
d) Tax Exemption
✅ Answer: b) Irrigation Policy - Who recorded the construction of a large
tank during Krishnadevaraya’s rule?
a) Marco Polo
b) Ibn Battuta
c) Abdur Razzaq
d) Domingo Paes
✅ Answer: c) Abdur Razzaq - Who helped build the huge tank in
Krishnadevaraya’s court?
a) Chinese engineers
b) Persian architects
c) Portuguese masons
d) French masons
✅ Answer: c) Portuguese masons - What kind of industries supported
agriculture in Vijayanagar?
a) Large factories
b) Cottage industries
c) Foreign companies
d) Heavy industries
✅ Answer: b) Cottage industries - Which was NOT among the major cottage
industries in Vijayanagar?
a) Textile
b) Mining
c) Metallurgy
d) Banking
✅ Answer: d) Banking - What regulated the crafts and industries
in Vijayanagar?
a) Zamindars
b) Guilds
c) Royal Decrees
d) Trade Unions
✅ Answer: b) Guilds
🌍 Trade & Foreign Relations
- Vijayanagar Empire traded silks from which
country?
a) Arabia
b) Burma
c) China
d) Africa
✅ Answer: c) China - From which region did Vijayanagar import
spices?
a) Gujarat
b) Malabar
c) Bengal
d) Deccan
✅ Answer: b) Malabar - With which of the following regions did
Vijayanagar NOT trade?
a) Portugal
b) Sri Lanka
c) Russia
d) Persia
✅ Answer: c) Russia - Which empire traded with South Africa and
Arabia?
a) Mughal Empire
b) Chola Empire
c) Vijayanagar Empire
d) Maurya Empire
✅ Answer: c) Vijayanagar Empire
📚 Literature
- Who authored Amuktamalyada in
Telugu?
a) Tenali Raman
b) Krishnadevaraya
c) Abdur Razzaq
d) Ramakrishna
✅ Answer: b) Krishnadevaraya - What is the theme of Amuktamalyada?
a) War and conquest
b) Trade and commerce
c) A girl offering garlands to the deity
d) Construction of tanks
✅ Answer: c) A girl offering garlands to the deity - In which languages were books written
under Vijayanagar rulers?
a) Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
b) Urdu, Arabic, Tamil, Hindi
c) Persian, Hindi, Sanskrit
d) English, Telugu, Tamil
✅ Answer: a) Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada - Which Sanskrit drama was written by
Krishnadevaraya?
a) Ramayana
b) Raghuvamsha
c) Jambavati Kalyanam
d) Gita Govinda
✅ Answer: c) Jambavati Kalyanam - What is the meaning of ‘Amuktamalyada’?
a) The one who wears jewelry
b) The one who prays in temples
c) The one who gives away garlands
d) The one who builds tanks
✅ Answer: c) The one who gives away garlands
🏛️ Architecture
- What style did Vijayanagar rulers promote
in temples?
a) Chalukya style
b) Dravidian style
c) Indo-Islamic style
d) Vijayanagara style
✅ Answer: d) Vijayanagara style - Which animal was most commonly depicted on
Vijayanagar pillars?
a) Lion
b) Horse
c) Elephant
d) Bull
✅ Answer: b) Horse - What is a ‘mandapam’ in Vijayanagar
temples?
a) Temple bell tower
b) Watch tower
c) Raised platform or open pavilion
d) Secret chamber
✅ Answer: c) Raised platform or open pavilion
🏰 Bahmani Kingdom
- Who founded the Bahmani Kingdom?
a) Alauddin Khilji
b) Hasan Gangu
c) Krishnadevaraya
d) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
✅ Answer: b) Hasan Gangu - When was the Bahmani Kingdom founded?
a) 1336
b) 1347
c) 1429
d) 1320
✅ Answer: b) 1347
🏰 Bahmani Kingdom - Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman
Shah
- Who was the founder of the Bahmani
Kingdom?
a) Muhammad Shah I
b) Ala-ud-din Khilji
c) Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah
d) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
✅ Answer: c) Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah - For how many years did Ala-ud-din Hasan
rule?
a) 15 years
b) 11 years
c) 18 years
d) 10 years
✅ Answer: b) 11 years - From which kingdoms did Ala-ud-din demand
annual tribute?
a) Hoysalas and Cholas
b) Marathas and Rajputs
c) Warangal and Reddi kingdoms
d) Mughals and Gonds
✅ Answer: c) Warangal and Reddi kingdoms - Into how many territorial divisions did
Ala-ud-din divide his kingdom?
a) Five
b) Six
c) Three
d) Four
✅ Answer: d) Four - What was the name of the divisions in the
Bahmani Kingdom?
a) Nadus
b) Mandals
c) Tarafs
d) Subahs
✅ Answer: c) Tarafs - Each governor in Bahmani Kingdom was NOT
responsible for:
a) Commanding army
b) Collecting revenue
c) Trade with China
d) Administration
✅ Answer: c) Trade with China
👑 Muhammad Shah I (1358–1375)
- Who succeeded Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman
Shah?
a) Krishnadevaraya
b) Muhammad Shah I
c) Firuz Shah
d) Quli Qutb Shah
✅ Answer: b) Muhammad Shah I - Which year did Muhammad Shah I attack
Warangal?
a) 1358
b) 1363
c) 1347
d) 1369
✅ Answer: b) 1363 - Which important fort did Muhammad Shah
gain from Warangal?
a) Bidar Fort
b) Raichur Fort
c) Golconda Fort
d) Red Fort
✅ Answer: c) Golconda Fort - What royal object became the throne of the
Bahmani kings?
a) Iron throne
b) Silver lion throne
c) Turquoise throne
d) Marble seat
✅ Answer: c) Turquoise throne - What is the colour of turquoise?
a) Green
b) Blue
c) Red
d) Yellow
✅ Answer: b) Blue - Turquoise is described in which Persian
work?
a) Rigveda
b) Shah Nama
c) Ain-i-Akbari
d) Tughluq Nama
✅ Answer: b) Shah Nama
🕌 Architecture – Forts and Mosques
- Where is the Golconda Fort located?
a) Near Bidar
b) Near Raichur
c) 11 km from Hyderabad
d) Near Bijapur
✅ Answer: c) 11 km from Hyderabad - What is the height of the hill where
Golconda Fort stands?
a) 100 m
b) 150 m
c) 80 m
d) 120 m
✅ Answer: d) 120 m - What is the highest point of Golconda
Fort?
a) Bala Ghar
b) Bala Hisar
c) Burj Mahal
d) Fateh Gate
✅ Answer: b) Bala Hisar - What is Golconda Fort famous for?
a) Paintings
b) Sculptures
c) Acoustic architecture
d) Royal gardens
✅ Answer: c) Acoustic architecture - What was believed to exist in Golconda
Fort leading to a palace?
a) A river
b) A flying bridge
c) A secret underground tunnel
d) An elephant gate
✅ Answer: c) A secret underground tunnel - Which mosque was completed in 1367?
a) Mecca Masjid
b) Jama Masjid
c) Great Mosque of Gulbarga
d) Bidar Mosque
✅ Answer: c) Great Mosque of Gulbarga - The size of the Gulbarga mosque is:
a) 200 by 18 feet
b) 216 by 16 feet
c) 150 by 12 feet
d) 220 by 20 feet
✅ Answer: b) 216 by 16 feet - Which groups immigrated to the Deccan
under Bahmani rule?
a) Arabs, Turks, Persians
b) Romans, Greeks
c) French, Dutch
d) Hindus, Jains
✅ Answer: a) Arabs, Turks, Persians
👑 Successors of Muhammad Shah I
- Who was the son of Muhammad Shah I?
a) Mahmud Gawan
b) Mujahid
c) Muhammad II
d) Daud
✅ Answer: b) Mujahid - What happened to Mujahid after his
expedition against Vijayanagar?
a) He became Sultan of Delhi
b) He was assassinated
c) He conquered Vijayanagar
d) He abdicated the throne
✅ Answer: b) He was assassinated - Who succeeded Mujahid as Sultan?
a) Hasan Gangu
b) Muhammad II
c) Firuz Shah
d) Alauddin
✅ Answer: b) Muhammad II - In which year did Muhammad II ascend the
throne?
a) 1347
b) 1363
c) 1378
d) 1429
✅ Answer: c) 1378 - The reign of Muhammad II is described as:
a) Turbulent and war-torn
b) Peaceful and cultural
c) Short and unstable
d) Dominated by foreign invasions
✅ Answer: b) Peaceful and cultural - Who was the most notable personality
during Muhammad III's reign?
a) Firuz Tughlaq
b) Muhammad II
c) Mahmud Gawan
d) Malik Kafur
✅ Answer: c) Mahmud Gawan - For how many years did Muhammad III rule?
a) 25 years
b) 19 years
c) 15 years
d) 10 years
✅ Answer: b) 19 years
🏛 Bahmani Administration & Ministers
- Who was the Vakil-us-saltana?
a) Prime Minister
b) Chief Justice
c) Lieutenant of the Kingdom
d) Minister of Foreign Affairs
✅ Answer: c) Lieutenant of the Kingdom - Who supervised the work of all ministers
in Bahmani state?
a) Peshwa
b) Waziri-kull
c) Kotwal
d) Sadr-i-jahan
✅ Answer: b) Waziri-kull - Who was in charge of finance as assistant
minister?
a) Nazir
b) Amir-i-jumla
c) Wasir-i-ashraf
d) Kotwal
✅ Answer: a) Nazir - Which minister handled foreign affairs?
a) Nazir
b) Sadr-i-jahan
c) Wasir-i-ashraf
d) Peshwa
✅ Answer: c) Wasir-i-ashraf - Who was the chief of police and city
magistrate in the Bahmani capital?
a) Peshwa
b) Kotwal
c) Amir-i-jumla
d) Sadr-i-jahan
✅ Answer: b) Kotwal
🧠 Mahmud Gawan’s Role
- Mahmud Gawan was originally from:
a) India
b) Persia
c) Arabia
d) Turkey
✅ Answer: b) Persia - Which Bahmani king recruited Mahmud Gawan?
a) Muhammad III
b) Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah
c) Mujahid
d) Firuz Shah
✅ Answer: b) Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah - What position did Mahmud Gawan hold under
Muhammad III?
a) Commander-in-Chief
b) Chief Justice
c) Prime Minister
d) Foreign Minister
✅ Answer: c) Prime Minister - Gawan used Persian chemists to teach
about:
a) Medicine
b) Coin minting
c) Gunpowder
d) Textile dyeing
✅ Answer: c) Gunpowder - How did Gawan reform the Bahmani
Sultanate's administration?
a) By merging provinces
b) By dividing four provinces into eight
c) By abolishing provincial governors
d) By increasing tax rates
✅ Answer: b) By dividing four provinces into eight - Gawan limited governors to control:
a) Multiple forts
b) Only one fort in their territory
c) No forts at all
d) Forts outside their province
✅ Answer: b) Only one fort in their territory - Which two groups had rivalry during
Gawan’s time?
a) Turks and Mongols
b) Deccanis and Pradesis (foreigners)
c) Hindus and Muslims
d) Persians and Arabs
✅ Answer: b) Deccanis and Pradesis (foreigners) - What led to the execution of Mahmud Gawan?
a) Failure in war
b) Heavy taxation
c) A conspiracy by Deccani nobles
d) Foreign invasion
✅ Answer: c) A conspiracy by Deccani nobles
🏰 Decline of the Bahmani Kingdom
- What led to the departure of several
foreign nobles from the Bahmani kingdom?
a) Invasion by Vijayanagar
b) The death of Muhammad I
c) Execution of Mahmud Gawan
d) Fall of Bidar
✅ Answer: c) Execution of Mahmud Gawan - Which ruler's death marked the beginning
of Bahmani disintegration?
a) Alauddin Bahman Shah
b) Muhammad I
c) Muhammad III
d) Firuz Shah
✅ Answer: c) Muhammad III - Who ruled after Muhammad III until 1518?
a) Mahmud Gawan
b) Mahmud or Shihab-ud-din Mahmud
c) Mujahid
d) Daud
✅ Answer: b) Mahmud or Shihab-ud-din Mahmud - How is Mahmud’s reign (until 1518)
described?
a) Short and peaceful
b) Marked by victory over Vijayanagar
c) Beginning of disintegration
d) Known for reforms
✅ Answer: c) Beginning of disintegration - After Mahmud, the sultans who came to
power were:
a) Military leaders
b) Powerful rulers
c) Kings in name only
d) Foreign invaders
✅ Answer: c) Kings in name only - How many independent Deccan kingdoms
emerged after the Bahmani break-up?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
✅ Answer: c) 5 - Which of the following was NOT one of the
five Deccan kingdoms?
a) Golconda
b) Bidar
c) Mysore
d) Ahmednagar
✅ Answer: c) Mysore
🏗️ Contribution of Bahmani Sultans –
Architecture
- Bahmani kings contributed to architecture
in which city?
a) Delhi
b) Bijapur
c) Gulbarga
d) Daulatabad
✅ Answer: c) Gulbarga - Archaeological findings of Bahmani period
include all EXCEPT:
a) Temples
b) Halls of public audience
c) Domes
d) Citadels
✅ Answer: a) Temples - What do the architectural findings of
Bahmani kingdom illustrate?
a) Weak military
b) Artistic skill
c) Trade relations
d) Influence of Mughal style
✅ Answer: b) Artistic skill
🎓 Contribution of Bahmani Sultans –
Education
- Who was the founder of the Bahmani
kingdom?
a) Mahmud Gawan
b) Muhammad I
c) Ala-ud-din Hasan Shah
d) Firuz Shah
✅ Answer: c) Ala-ud-din Hasan Shah - Where was Ala-ud-din Hasan Shah educated?
a) Delhi
b) Baghdad
c) Multan
d) Kandahar
✅ Answer: c) Multan - Who took the initiative to educate
Ala-ud-din Hasan Shah?
a) Zabar Khan
b) Mahmud Gawan
c) Muhammad I
d) Firuz Shah
✅ Answer: a) Zabar Khan - Muhammad I was known for being a:
a) Conqueror
b) Patron of learning
c) Famous architect
d) Sufi saint
✅ Answer: b) Patron of learning - Muhammad I established institutions for:
a) Trade and commerce
b) Music and dance
c) Educating children of noble families
d) Training spies
✅ Answer: c) Educating children of noble families - Which Bahmani ruler was a poet and a
linguist?
a) Muhammad I
b) Mahmud Gawan
c) Sultan Firoz
d) Ala-ud-din
✅ Answer: c) Sultan Firoz - In which cities were schools founded by
the Bahmani rulers?
a) Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur
b) Gulbarga, Bidar, Daulatabad, Kandahar
c) Bijapur, Mysore, Madurai
d) Lahore, Multan, Karachi
✅ Answer: b) Gulbarga, Bidar, Daulatabad, Kandahar - What was provided at the king’s expense in
these schools?
a) Foreign teachers
b) Gold coins
c) Boarding and lodging
d) Personal guards
✅ Answer: c) Boarding and lodging - Where is Mahmud Gawan’s famous madrasa
located?
a) Gulbarga
b) Bidar
c) Daulatabad
d) Bijapur
✅ Answer: b) Bidar - How many manuscripts did Mahmud Gawan’s
madrasa library hold?
a) 1000
b) 3000
c) 500
d) 5000
✅ Answer: b) 3000
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