In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: All royal orders were signed “Shri Virupaksha”, usually in the Malayalam script by the Kings in Vijayanagara.
Reason: Vijayanagara kings claimed to rule on behalf of the god Virupaksha.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option 3 - The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.
The correct Assertion is: All royal orders were signed “Shri Virupaksha”, usually in the KANNADA script by the Kings in Vijayanagara.
It is likely that the very choice of the site of Vijayanagara was inspired by the existence of the shrines of Virupaksha and Pampadevi. In fact the Vijayanagara kings claimed to rule on behalf of the god Virupaksha (Reason). All royal orders were signed “Shri Virupaksha”, usually in the "KANNADA" script. Rulers also indicated their close links with the gods by using the title “Hindu Suratrana”. This was a Sanskritisation of the Arabic term Sultan, meaning king, so it literally meant Hindu Sultan.