Static Quiz 31 December 2025 (Medieval History)

Q1.

Consider the following events:

1. Decline of the Hoysala kingdom
2. End of the Madurai Sultanate
3. Establishment of the Bahmani kingdom
4. Disintegration of the Bahmani kingdom

How many of the above events occurred during the period of the Vijayanagara Empire?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four

Q1. (c) Only three

Explanation

• Decline of the Hoysala kingdom — Yes
  Vijayanagara emerged around 1336 CE, soon after the fall of the Hoysalas in the same period → concurrent phase.
• End of the Madurai Sultanate — Yes
  The Vijayanagara rulers defeated the Madurai Sultanate in the mid-14th century, bringing it under their control.
• Establishment of the Bahmani kingdom — Yes
  The Bahmani kingdom was founded in 1347 CE, i.e., after Vijayanagara was established → falls within the Vijayanagara period.
• Disintegration of the Bahmani kingdom — No
  The Bahmani breakup into five Deccan Sultanates happened during the late 15th century, when Vijayanagara continued —
  but this marks Bahmani decline independent of Vijayanagara chronology, not an event caused during its formative political phase and is generally placed after Vijayanagara’s rise as a dominant power.
  Hence it is not counted among concurrent formative-period events in standard chronology questions.

👉 Therefore, three events overlap with the Vijayanagara period.

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Q2.How many of the above works were composed during the Vijayanagara period?

1. Amuktamalyada
2. Madhuravijayam
3. Manucharitam

(a) Only one pair
(b) Only two pairs
(c) All three pairs
(d) None of the pairs

Q2. (c) All three pairs

Explanation

• Amuktamalyada — Yes
  Authored by Krishnadevaraya during the Tuluva phase of Vijayanagara (Telugu composition).
• Madhuravijayam — Yes
  Written by Gangadevi, narrating the Vijayanagara campaign against the Madurai Sultanate.
• Manucharitam — Yes

Manucharitam (Manucharitram / Manucharitra) was authored by Allasani Peddana, one of the Ashtadiggajas in the court of Krishnadevaraya.

It is a Telugu prabandha work and is often called the first great prabandha of Telugu literature.

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Q3.

1. Tuluva Narasa Nayaka was associated with the Tuluva dynasty.
2. Krishnadevaraya belonged to the Tuluva dynasty.
3. The Tuluva dynasty was the last ruling dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire.

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Q3. (b) Only two

Explanation

• Tuluva Narasa Nayaka — Correct
  Founder of the Tuluva line and regent before Krishnadevaraya.
• Krishnadevaraya — Correct
  Belonged to the same Tuluva dynasty.
• Last dynasty — Incorrect
  The Aravidu dynasty was the last ruling line of Vijayanagara (after the Battle of Talikota).

👉 Hence, two statements are correct.

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Q4.

1. Krishnadevaraya was a native Tulu speaker.
2. He personally composed Amuktamalyada in Kannada.
3. He was popularly known by the title Andhra Bhoja.

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Q4. (b) Only two

Explanation

• Native Tulu speaker — Correct
  Krishnadevaraya belonged to a Tulu-Kannada cultural background.
• Amuktamalyada in Kannada — Incorrect
  Amuktamalyada was written in Telugu, not Kannada.
• Title Andhra Bhoja — Correct
  He earned the epithet due to patronage of Telugu literature and learning.

👉 Therefore, two statements are correct.

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Q5.

1. The Portuguese Governor Afonso de Albuquerque sent ambassadors to the court of Krishnadevaraya.
2. He defeated the Gajapatis of Odisha as well as the Bahmani Sultanate.
3. His court was adorned by eight distinguished scholars, collectively known as the Ashtadiggajas.

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

Q5. (c) All three

Explanation

• Portuguese diplomatic contacts — Correct
  Afonso de Albuquerque sent envoys to Krishnadevaraya’s court to build commercial-political ties.
• Military victories — Correct
  He defeated the Gajapatis of Odisha and asserted supremacy over Bahmani successor states in the Deccan.
• Ashtadiggajas — Correct
  His court hosted eight eminent scholars, marking a high point of Telugu literary renaissance.

👉 Hence, all three statements are correct.

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