Match the LIST-I with LIST-II:
| LIST-I Structures | LIST-II Use/Purpose/ Characteristics | ||
| A. | Mahanavami Dibba | I. | Made to store rainwater |
| B. | Kamalapuram tank | II. | Chariot streets |
| C. | Vitthala temple | III. | Massive platform |
| D. | Hazara Rama temple | IV. | Used only by the king and his family |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV
(A) Mahanavami Dibba — this matches (III) Massive platform. Standing on one of the highest points of the city, it is a massive platform rising from a base of about 11,000 sq. ft to a height of 40 ft, and it once supported a wooden structure.
(B) Kamalapuram tank — this matches (I) Made to store rainwater. Vijayanagara lay in one of the most arid zones of the peninsula, so rainwater had to be stored and carried to the city. Kamalapuram tank, built in the early fifteenth century, was the most important such tank.
(C) Vitthala temple — this matches (II) Chariot streets. Its temple complex has the chariot streets that ran in a straight line from the temple gopuram, paved with stone slabs and lined with pillared pavilions.
(D) Hazara Rama temple — this matches (IV) Used only by the king and his family. This richly sculpted temple was probably meant to be used only by the king and his family.
NCERT (2025-26): “4.1 The mahanavami dibba … Located on one of the highest points in the city, the ‘mahanavami dibba’ is a massive platform rising from a base of about 11,000 sq. ft to a height of 40 ft. There is evidence that it supported a wooden structure.… 3.1 Water resources … As this is one of the most arid zones of the peninsula, elaborate arrangements had to be made to store rainwater and conduct it to the city. The most important such tank was built in the early years of the fifteenth century and is now called Kamalapuram tank.… 5.2. Gopurams and mandapas … Another shrine, the Vitthala temple, is also interesting. Here, the principal deity was Vitthala, a form of Vishnu generally worshipped in Maharashtra. The introduction of the worship of the deity in Karnataka is another indication of the ways in which the rulers of Vijayanagara drew on different traditions to create an imperial culture. As in the case of other temples, this temple too has several halls and a unique shrine designed as a chariot (Fig. 7.24). A characteristic feature of the temple complexes is the chariot streets that extended from the temple gopuram in a straight line. These streets were paved with stone slabs and lined with pillared pavilions in which merchants set up their shops.… 4.2 Other buildings in the royal centre … One of the most spectacular of these is one known as the Hazara Rama temple. This was probably meant to be used only by the king and his family.…” |