Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Question:

Arrange the following events related to Hampi in chronological order:

A-Hampi was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO

B-The ruins at Hampi were brought to light.

C-Hampi was recognized as a site of national importance.

D-Alexander Greenlaw took the first detailed photographs of archaeological remains at Hampi.

Options:

B-D-A-C

A-B-D-C

A-C-B-D

B-D-C-A

Correct Answer:

B-D-C-A

Explanation:

- The ruins at Hampi were brought to light in 1800 by an engineer and antiquarian named Colonel Colin Mackenzie.
- In 1856 Alexander Greenlaw takes the first detailed photographs of archaeological remains at Hampi.
- In 1976, Hampi was recognized as a site of national importance.
- In 1986 Hampi was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.