Question

The city of Vijayanagar (now known as Hampi) is situated on the northern bank of the river ___________.
a. Krishna
b. Tungabhadra
c. Kaverii
d. Godavari

Answer 1

Hint:
- The large chariot roads flanked by the range of pillaged mandapas form one of Hampi's unique features.
- Vijayanagar was one of the ten largest cities of the world, a dominant city centre in South India, from the 14th to 16th centuries.

Complete solution:
Vijayanagar (Hampi) –
- In the eastern part of central Karnataka, Vijayanagara is near the border with Andhra Pradesh.
- A portion of the ruins of Vijayanagara called Hampi has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
- Hampi is an old human village, mentioned in Hindu texts and has temples and monuments before Vijayanagara.
- Left by Persian and European travellers, particularly the Portuguese, chronicles state that Hampi is a prosperous, rich, and great city.
- The Hampi site primarily consists of the vestiges of the capital city of the Kingdom of Vijayanagara (14th-16th centuries), the last major Hindu empire.
- The spectacular setting of Hampi is dominated by the Tungabhadra river, rugged hills and open plains with wide-range physical remains.
- The village of Hampi has an area of 4187, 24 hectares, situated on the Tungabhadra basin of Bellary, Central Karnataka.
- From 1600 surviving remains that include the fortresses, the riverbanks, royal, religious complexes, the temples, the shrines, the pillared halls, the Mandapas etc., we can see how sophisticated the varying urban, royal and sacred systems are
- Hampi is on the north bank of the Tungabhadra river. The splendid ruins in Hampi display a strong town.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
- A decision to demolish restaurants, hotels, guest houses and other facilities built at Virupapura Gaddi was recently confirmed by the Supreme Court of Karnataka.
- The town centre's name, Hampi, derives from Pampa, another Hindu theology name of deity Parvati.