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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
161	Abdur Razzaq described how many lines of fortification around Vijayanagara?	History The city and its water	Easy
162	Why did the fortifications of Vijayanagara enclose agricultural fields and not just houses?	History The city and its water	Medium
163	What was the main function of the Hiriya canal at Vijayanagara?	History The city and its water	Medium
164	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
165	The Mahanavami Dibba at Vijayanagara is best described as:	History Royal centre	Easy
166	Who gave the Lotus Mahal its present name?	History Royal centre	Easy
167	The Hazara Rama temple in the royal centre was most probably used by:	History Royal centre	Medium
168	Which activity took place on the last day of the Mahanavami festival according to the descriptions used by hi…	History Royal centre	Medium
169	Why do historians say that very little survives of the palaces in the royal centre even though about thirty p…	History Royal centre	Hard
170	Virupaksha, the guardian deity of the Vijayanagara kingdom, is a form of:	History Sacred centre	Easy
171	Which temple at Vijayanagara has a shrine designed in the shape of a stone chariot?	History Sacred centre	Easy
172	Why were royal orders at Vijayanagara signed "Shri Virupaksha"?	History Sacred centre	Medium
173	The worship of Vitthala at Vijayanagara is significant to historians mainly because it shows that:	History Sacred centre	Medium
174	Which of these is the best explanation for why Vijayanagara kings built tall gopurams at temple entrances?	History Sacred centre	Hard
175	The Ain-i-Akbari forms part of which larger work?	History Sources: the Ain-i-Akbari	Easy
176	Which book of the Ain-i-Akbari deals with the fiscal side of the empire and gives provincial statistics?	History Sources: the Ain-i-Akbari	Medium
177	Which of the following is a recognised limitation of the Ain-i-Akbari as a source?	History Sources: the Ain-i-Akbari	Medium
178	A student wants to understand how peasants themselves viewed the revenue demands of the Mughal state. Why is …	History Sources: the Ain-i-Akbari	Hard
179	In Mughal sources, a peasant who cultivated land in a village other than his own was called:	History Peasants and agricultural production	Easy
180	In Mughal agrarian terms, kharif and rabi refer to:	History Peasants and agricultural production	Easy