Which of the following pairs about the urban core of Vijayanagara is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → North-eastern corner of the urban core - finds of fine Chinese porcelain
Option (1) North-eastern corner of the urban core - finds of fine Chinese porcelain — Correct. Fine Chinese porcelain was found in the north-eastern corner of the urban core. Archaeologists think rich traders lived there.
Option (2) South-western part of the settlement - the Muslim residential quarter — Incorrect. The Muslim residential quarter was in the north-eastern corner of the urban core, where the porcelain was found. The south-western part held the royal centre.
Option (3) Area between the royal centre and the urban core - an agricultural tract — Incorrect. The agricultural tract lay between the sacred centre and the urban core, watered by canals from the Tungabhadra. The royal centre is the wrong boundary.
Option (4) Royal centre - the north-eastern part of the settlement — Incorrect. The royal centre stood in the south-western part of the settlement. The north-eastern corner of the urban core was the traders' and Muslim quarter.
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