Arrange the following in chronological order:
(A) Initial surveys of the site by Mackenzie
(B) Recognition of Hampi as a site of national importance
(C) Launch of a project to document the material remains in detail
(D) Building of the earliest shrine of the Virupaksha temple
(E) Substantial enlargement of the Virupaksha temple
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → D, E, A, B, C
(D) Building of the earliest shrine of the Virupaksha temple — First. Inscriptions date the earliest shrine of the Virupaksha temple to the ninth-tenth centuries, so it comes first.
(E) Substantial enlargement of the Virupaksha temple — Second. The temple was substantially enlarged when the Vijayanagara Empire was established, centuries after the first shrine.
(A) Initial surveys of the site by Mackenzie — Third. Mackenzie's initial surveys came long after the city's ruin and began the modern study of the site.
(B) Recognition of Hampi as a site of national importance — Fourth. Hampi was recognised as a site of national importance in 1976.
(C) Launch of a project to document the material remains in detail — Fifth. The detailed documentation project began in the early 1980s, after that recognition.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.2. Gopurams and mandapas … “We have been examining a wealth of information on Vijayanagara – photographs, plans, elevations of structures and sculpture. How was all of this produced? After the initial surveys by Mackenzie, information was pieced together from travellers’ accounts and inscriptions. Through the twentieth century, the site was preserved by the Archaeological Survey of India and the Karnataka Department of Archaeology and Museums. In 1976, Hampi was recognised as a site of national importance. Then, in the early 1980s, an important project was launched to document the material remains at Vijayanagara in detail, through extensive and intensive surveys, using a variety of recording techniques. …” |