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Question
Why was Vijayanagar named as Hampi? Select the appropriate option from the following:
Options
This name was given by Krishnadeva Raya to Vijaynagar.
This name was derived by Colin Meckenzie, an antiquarian.
This name was derived from the local goddess named Pampadevi.
This name was devoted to Vithhla and Virupaksha deities.
Solution
This name was derived from the local goddess named Pampadevi.
Explanation:
The local goddess Pampadevi's name was the source of the name Hampi. It is well-known for its Vijayanagar Empire rains.
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What have been the methods used to study the ruins of Hampi over the last two centuries? In what way do you think they would have complemented the information provided by the priests of the Virupaksha temple?
Another name of Vijayanagara city was ____________.
Local Goddess of Vijayanagara was ____________.
Match the following.
| List I | List II |
| A. Colin Mackenzie | 1. Ambassador of the ruler of Persia |
| B. Dominago Paes | 2. First Surveyor General of India |
| C. Abdur Razzag | 3. Reconstructed the Vijayanagara Empire |
| D. JohnM Fritz | 4. Portuguese traveller to India |
Consider the following statements regarding the discovery of Hampi:
I. The ruins at Hampi were brought to light in 1800 by an engineer and antiquarian named Colonel Colin Mackenzie.
II. As early as 1836 epigraphists began collecting several dozen inscriptions found at this and other temples at Hampi.
III. In an effort to reconstruct the history of the city and the empire, historians collated information from these sources with accounts of foreign travellers and other literature written in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Sanskrit.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
