Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Consider the following statements regarding Krishna Deva Raya:

1. He was a gifted scholar with knowledge of Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Sanskrit.

2. Domingo Paes, an Italian traveller, reached Vijayanagar during his rule.

3. He was defeated at the Battle of Talikotta by a united force of Bahmani successor states.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. 3 only
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D None of the above

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Krishna Deva Raya was the greatest of the Vijayanagar rulers. He was a gifted scholar in Telugu, Kannada and Sanskrit, in which he wrote the book on statecraft called Amukta Malyada.

The Portugese traveller, Domingo Paes, gives testimony to the grandeur of the Vijayanagar state under Krishnadeva Raya. His successors were not as competent as him.

The Vijayanagar state was destroyed at the Battle of Talikotta where the Prime Minister Rama Raya was defeated by a combined force of Bahmani successor states.