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NDA 2 2024 GAT, question 127

Topic: History

Q127

Domingo Paes describes a king in these words : ‘Of medium height, and of fair complexion and good figure, rather fat than thin; he has on his face signs of smallpox’. Identify the king from the options given below.

  1. (a) Krishnadeva RayaCorrect answer
  2. (b) Ram Raya
  3. (c) Devaraya II
  4. (d) Devaraya I

Solution.

Answer: (a) Krishnadeva Raya

  1. The Portuguese traveller Domingo Paes visited Vijayanagara during Krishnadeva Raya's reign and described its ruler and prosperity.
  2. The quoted description is associated with Krishnadeva Raya.