The temple not built by Krishna Deva Raya (70 AD-1529) is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Sun Temple
Krishna Deva Raya, the greatest ruler of the Tuluva dynasty of Vijayanagara, adorned his capital Hampi with fine buildings. The other three options belong to his Hampi; the Sun Temple does not:
Option (1) Vijaya Mahal — the “House of Victory” in Hampi’s royal centre, raised to mark his victory over the Gajapati kings of Odisha.
Option (2) Hazara Rama Temple — the royal chapel in the palace area of Hampi, its walls carved with scenes from the Ramayana, usually credited to his reign.
Option (3) Sun Temple — the famous Sun Temple is at Konark in Odisha, built by the Eastern Ganga king Narasimhadeva I in the 13th century, long before Krishna Deva Raya; so the Sun Temple is the one not built by him.
Option (4) Vithal Swami Temple — the Vitthala temple of Hampi, with its stone chariot and musical pillars, greatly enlarged under him.
Note: It seems that there is a mistake in the original NTA paper, which prints Krishna Deva Raya’s years as (70 AD–1529) when it should read (1509–1529), the years of his reign. The date does not change the answer. NTA’s dates would give him a reign of more than 1,400 years; the real one lasted twenty.