Historical Background

Q.

What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?

Q. When did Tipu Sultan die?

1. 1799 CE
2. 1800 CE
3. 1801 CE
4. 1802 CE

Q. Karnataka during the medieval ages was ruled by ______.

1. Mauryas
2. Delhi Sultans
3. Vijayanagara Emperors
4. Pallavas

Q. Who ruled the Kannada-speaking region in the 18th century?

1. Tipu Sultan
2. Hyder Ali
3. Nawab of Hyderabad
4. Nawab of Bengal

Q. After Tipu Sultan's death, the empire was divided into ___ administrative divisions.

1. 19
2. 20
3. 21
4. 22

Q. With the fall of _____ empire, the Kannada speaking region disintegrated into several small kingdoms.

1. Imperial
2. Vijayanagara
3. Pallava
4. Mauryan

Q. Vijayanagara empire declined in _____.

1. 17th century CE
2. 14th century CE
3. 16th century CE
4. 15th century CE

Q. Who among the following parties ruled over portions of Tipu's territories after his demise?

1. Arabs
2. Marathas
3. Portuguese
4. Nizam of Hyderabad

Q. Which of the following statements best describe the extent of Kannada-speaking region by 850 CE?

1. The Deccan
2. The region between river Tapti and river Godavari
3. The region between river Cauvery and river Godavari
4. The region between river Cauvery and river Vaigai

Q. Which of the following literary works comment on the extent of the Kannada-speaking region?

1. Kambaramayanam
2. Valmiki Ramayana
3. Kavirajamarga
4. Kaviranimarga

Q. Arrange the following administrators of Karnataka in ascending order of chronology (top to bottom).

1. Wodeyars
2. Vijayanagara
3. Tipu Sultan
4. Maratha & Nizams
5. Unified state

Q. Where did Tipu Sultan rule from?

1. Tumkur
2. Mysuru
3. Bengaluru
4. Kempegowda

Q. Vijayanagara empire declined because of ________.

1. uprising of the people
2. weak rulers
3. natural calamities
4. man-made disasters