Vijayanagara's walls from outside inwards: (A) outer wall enclosing fields and gardens; (B) missing; (C) wall round the royal centre; (D) walls round each set of major buildings. Which is (B)?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A line of fortification round the inner core of the urban complex
Option (1) A line of fortification round the inner core of the urban complex — Correct. Inside the outer wall, the second line of fortification went round the inner core of the urban complex. The third line then surrounded the royal centre, so this is the missing step.
Option (2) A line of fortification round the sacred centre on the river bank — Incorrect. The sacred centre lay outside the urban core, with the agricultural tract between them. The second line went round the inner core of the urban complex.
Option (3) A line of fortification round the Muslim residential quarter — Incorrect. The Muslim residential quarter was one area in the north-eastern corner of the urban core. It had no separate line of walls; the whole inner core was walled.
Option (4) A line of fortification round the bazaars on the temple roads — Incorrect. Bazaars lined the important roads that ran from temple gateways. The second wall followed the edge of the urban core as a whole.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 Fortifications and roads … “A second line of fortification went round the inner core of the urban complex, and a third line surrounded the royal centre, within which each set of major buildings was surrounded by its own high walls.” |