Question

The rule of the Wodeyar dynasty in Mysore began during the time of?
 a. Raja Wodeyar and Chikkadevayaja
 b. Kanthiranarasaraja and Chikkadevaraja
 c. Yaduraya and Krishnaraya
 d. Krishnadevaraya and krishnaraja wodeya III

Answer 1

Hint: The Wodeyar dynasty also spelled as Wadiyar by the British was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled the kingdom of Mysore, until the Independence of India from British rule. The dynasty reached its peak under Chikka Devaraja who had widely reformed the administration.

Complete answer:
The Wodeyar was founded as a feudatory and afterward grew into the kingdom of Mysore. The rule of the Wodeyar dynasty in Mysore began during the period of Yaduraya and Krishnaraya. They were a feudatory house after the Vijayanagar Empire and also took advantage of the weakening of the Vijayanagar Empire and then became free.
It is the only royal family in India that has rules over a kingdom for more than 500 years. The rule of this royal family was extended over five centuries and was headed by twenty-five kings.
The rulers of this dynasty exercised nominal power from 1761 to 1797 as the real power was in the hands of the commanders-in-chief, Hyder Ali and his son Tipu sultan.
The present heir of the Wodeyar dynasty;
After the death of the last king of Mysore, Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wodeyar in 2013, The Wodeyar royal family adopted Yaduveer Gopal Raj as the heir to the dynasty on 23 February 2015.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: The royal family of Mysore, the Wadiyar dynasty has been trying to ward off the curse which was laid onto them by ‘Queen Alamelamma’ when she jumped into river Kaveri. It is believed that when her jewels were taken under the orders of the Wodeyar ruler she ran to a cliff and cursed them.