Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Question:

Arrange the below given information on Vijayanagara in a chronological order :

(A) Colin Mackenzie visits Hampi.
(B) Hampi declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
(C) Conservation of Hampi begins under John Marshall.
(D) J.F. Fleet begins documenting the inscriptions on the temple walls of the Hampi.
(E) Alexander Greenlaw takes the first detailed photographs of the archaeological remains at Hampi.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (E), (D), (C), (B)

(E), (D), (A), (C), (B)

(D), (A), (E), (B), (C)

(A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

Correct Answer:

(A), (E), (D), (C), (B)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (E), (D), (C), (B)

(A) 1800: Colin Mackenzie visits Vijayanagara (Hampi)
(B) 1986: Hampi declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO
(C) 1902: Conservation begins under John Marshall
(D) 1876: J.F. Fleet begins documenting the inscriptions on the temple walls at the site
(E) 1856: Alexander Greenlaw takes the first detailed photographs of archaeological remains at Hampi

So, the correct option is [1] - (A), (E), (D), (C), (B).