Who wrote ‘The Forgotton Empire of Vijayanagara’ :
(a) Ferista
(b) Robert Sewell
(c) Nicolo Konti
(d) Barbosa
. Where is the aluminium industry generally located? (1) Near the consuming centres (2) Near the source of power (3) Near the seacoast (4) Near the centers of raw materials
The famous contemporary poet of Hala was: (a) Gautamiputra Satakarni (b) Satakarni II (c) Simukha (d) Hala
Who defeated pratapa Rudra and forced to pay tributes? (a) Mahammad-bin-Tughlaq (b) Malik Kapur, the general of Allauddin Khilji (c) Both A & B (d) None
. The Rashtrakutas were originally the vassels of (1) The Pallavas of Kanchi (2) The Chalukyas of Badami (3) The Gangas of Mysore (4) The Chalukyas of Vengi
. “By conquering most parts of the Indian subcontinent and giving it one of the best systems of administration then known to the world, he perpetuated the name of his forebears and of the Mughal dynasty in the land”. This statement most aptly sums up the reign of: (1) Akbar (2) Jahangir (3) Shahjahan (4) Aurangzeb
The court Krishnadeva Raya was visited by a Portuguese traveler by name: (a) Nicolokonti (b) Abdul Razak (c) Damingopaes (d) None
Famous ruler among the Ikshvakus was: (a) Veerapurusha data (b) Ehuzula (c) Vasistee putra Sri Chatamula (d) None
. The major producer of coconut oil in India is (1) A.P. (2) Tamilnadu (3) Kerala (4) Karnataka
. The ruler who sent Magasthenese as ambassador at the court ofChandra gupta Maurya was (1) Alexander (2) Seleucus (3) Porus (4) Nearchus
. The Lok Sabha is dissolved by the (1) Prime Minister (2) Speaker (3) Home Minister (4) President
. Which one of the following is the longest dam? (1) Hirakud (2) Bhakranagal (3) Nagarjuna sagar (4) Mettur
The script used by the Indus Valley Civilization (1) Has not yet been developed (2) Was the Vedic language (3) Was depicted through pictures and diagrams (4) None of these