Identify the correct statements from below:
(A) Colin Mackenzie visited Vijayanagara in 1800.
(B) ‘Hampi’ was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1986.
(C) J.F. Fleet took the first detailed photographs of archaeological remains at Hampi in 1870.
(D) Conservation began under John Marshall in 1902.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) Colin Mackenzie visited Vijayanagara in 1800. Correct. In 1800 Colonel Colin Mackenzie, an engineer and antiquarian of the East India Company, brought the ruins at Hampi to light and prepared the first survey map of the site.
(B) ‘Hampi’ was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1986. Correct. Hampi was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1986.
(C) J.F. Fleet took the first detailed photographs of archaeological remains at Hampi in 1870. Incorrect. Alexander Greenlaw took the first detailed photographs, in 1856. J.F. Fleet came later, in 1876, and began documenting the inscriptions on the temple walls.
(D) Conservation began under John Marshall in 1902. Correct. The work of conservation at Hampi began under John Marshall in 1902.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 7: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara (2025-26)
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