UPSC Prelims 2023 – Question 48

Q 48. Who among the following rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across the Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-aqueduct several kilometers long from the river to the capital city? 

1. Devaraya I 

2. Mallikaijuna 

3. Vira Vijaya 

4. Virupaksha 

Correct Answer: Option (a) 

• Deva Raya I constructed a dam across the Tungabhadra so that he could bring the canals into the city to relieve the shortage of water. It irrigated the neighboring fields also, for we are told that the canals increased his revenues by 350,000 parados. He also built a dam on the river Haridra for irrigation purposes. Hence, option (a) is correct. 

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