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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
3541	The terms "great tradition" and "little tradition" were coined by:	History Integration of cults	Easy
3542	Local goddesses were often incorporated into the Puranic framework by:	History Integration of cults	Medium
3543	Puranic texts were written in simple Sanskrit so that women and Shudras could hear them. Which process does t…	History Integration of cults	Medium
3544	The image of Jagannatha at Puri is made by local tribal specialists. Why is this detail important for histori…	History Integration of cults	Hard
3545	Who brought the ruins of Hampi to light in 1800?	History Discovery of Hampi	Easy
3546	The name "Hampi" is derived from the name of which deity?	History Discovery of Hampi	Easy
3547	Colin Mackenzie's first survey map of Hampi relied heavily on information from which source?	History Discovery of Hampi	Medium
3548	Which later office did Colin Mackenzie hold in the colonial administration?	History Discovery of Hampi	Medium
3549	A historian wants to know how the buildings of Hampi looked in the mid-nineteenth century before further deca…	History Discovery of Hampi	Hard
3550	Which dynasty did Krishnadeva Raya belong to?	History Rayas, nayakas and sultans	Easy
3551	According to tradition, the Vijayanagara empire was founded in 1336 by:	History Rayas, nayakas and sultans	Easy
3552	Under the amara-nayaka system, what was the main obligation of the nayaka towards the raya?	History Rayas, nayakas and sultans	Medium
3553	The battle of 1565 that led to the sacking of Vijayanagara was fought against:	History Rayas, nayakas and sultans	Medium
3554	A historian notes that the amara-nayaka system resembled an institution of the Delhi Sultanate. Which institu…	History Rayas, nayakas and sultans	Hard
3555	Which river forms the natural basin in which Vijayanagara was located?	History The city and its water	Easy
3556	Abdur Razzaq described how many lines of fortification around Vijayanagara?	History The city and its water	Easy
3557	Why did the fortifications of Vijayanagara enclose agricultural fields and not just houses?	History The city and its water	Medium
3558	What was the main function of the Hiriya canal at Vijayanagara?	History The city and its water	Medium
3559	Archaeologists found Chinese porcelain in the north-eastern part of the urban core. What is the most reasonab…	History The city and its water	Hard
3560	The Mahanavami Dibba at Vijayanagara is best described as:	History Royal centre	Easy