Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Question:

Which of the following building constituted the "House of Victory" as stated by Domingo Paes?

a-Audience hall
b-Kamalapuram Tank
c-Mahanavami Dibba
d-Hiriya Canal

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

a and b

a and c

b and d

b and c

Correct Answer:

a and c

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - a and c

a- Audience hall
c- Mahanavami Dibba

Domingo Paes, together called the audience hall and mahanavami dibba the "House of Victory".

 

This is what Paes had to say about the audience hall and the mahanavami dibba, which together he called the “House of Victory”:

These buildings have two platforms one above the other, beautifully sculpted … On the upper platform … in this House of Victory the king has a room made of cloth … where the idol has a shrine ... and in the other in the middle is placed a dais on which stands a throne of state, (the crown and the royal anklet) …