Consider the following information regarding Vijayanagara and arrange them in chronological order.
(A) Hampi declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
(B) Conservation begins under John Marshall.
(C) J.F. Fleet begins documenting inscriptions on temple walls.
(D) Alexander Greenlaw takes first detailed photograph at Hampi.
(E) Colin Mackenzie visits Vijayanagara.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (E), (D), (C), (B), (A)
(E) Colin Mackenzie visits Vijayanagara. — 1800: Colin Mackenzie visited Vijayanagara.
(D) Alexander Greenlaw takes first detailed photograph at Hampi. — 1856: Alexander Greenlaw took the first detailed photographs of archaeological remains at Hampi.
(C) J.F. Fleet begins documenting inscriptions on temple walls. — 1876: J.F. Fleet began documenting the inscriptions on the temple walls at the site.
(B) Conservation begins under John Marshall. — 1902.
(A) Hampi declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. — 1986.
Tip: Every date in this question sits in one small table, the timeline at the end of the Vijayanagara chapter. Five minutes with each chapter’s timeline can win marks like these.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | – | – | 24-05 S2* 30-05 S2* 31-05 S3* 05-06 S2* 13-06 S1 14-06 S3* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 7: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara (2026-27)
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