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 Hampi.
(E) Alexander Greenlaw takes the first detailed photographs of the archaeological remains at Hampi.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (E), (D), (C), (B)
(A) Colin Mackenzie visits Hampi. — 1800: Colin Mackenzie visited Vijayanagara.
(E) Alexander Greenlaw takes the first detailed photographs of the archaeological remains at Hampi. — 1856: Alexander Greenlaw took the first detailed photographs of archaeological remains at Hampi.
(D) J.F. Fleet begins documenting the inscriptions on the temple walls of Hampi. — 1876: J.F. Fleet began documenting the inscriptions on the temple walls at the site.
(C) Conservation of Hampi begins under John Marshall. — 1902.
(B) Hampi declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. — 1986.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 7: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara (2026-27)
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