1. The Keladi Nayakas rose to power after the decline of which empire?
a) Cholas
b) Bahmanis
c) Vijayanagara Empire
d) Hoysalas
Answer: c) Vijayanagara Empire
Explanation: The Keladi Nayakas were provincial chiefs of Vijayanagara who declared independence after its fall in the 16th century.
2. Who was the founder of the Keladi Nayaka dynasty?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Sadashiva Nayaka
c) Chowdappa Nayaka
d) Venkatappa Nayaka
Answer: c) Chowdappa Nayaka
Explanation: Chowdappa Nayaka (1499–1544) is considered the founder of the dynasty.
3. The capital of Keladi Nayakas was originally at:
a) Ikkeri
b) Keladi
c) Sagar
d) Bidar
Answer: b) Keladi
Explanation: The dynasty started at Keladi, hence the name. Later shifted to Ikkeri and then to Bednur (Nagara).
4. Which Keladi ruler shifted the capital from Keladi to Ikkeri?
a) Chowdappa Nayaka
b) Sadashiva Nayaka
c) Venkatappa Nayaka
d) Shivappa Nayaka
Answer: b) Sadashiva Nayaka
Explanation: Sadashiva Nayaka shifted capital to Ikkeri for strategic reasons.
5. Which later became the permanent capital of Keladi Nayakas?
a) Srirangapatna
b) Bednur (Nagara)
c) Hampi
d) Madurai
Answer: b) Bednur (Nagara)
Explanation: Bednur became the strong capital, especially under Shivappa Nayaka.
6. The Keladi Nayakas ruled mainly over which region of Karnataka?
a) Malnad and coastal Karnataka
b) Northern Karnataka
c) Southern Karnataka
d) Kalyana region
Answer: a) Malnad and coastal Karnataka
Explanation: Their kingdom included Shimoga, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi regions.
7. The Keladi Nayakas were originally feudatories under:
a) Vijayanagara Empire
b) Bahmani Sultanate
c) Mysore Wodeyars
d) Chalukyas
Answer: a) Vijayanagara Empire
Explanation: They served as governors under Vijayanagara before becoming independent.
8. Which Keladi ruler is known for introducing a systematic land revenue system?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Venkatappa Nayaka
c) Chowdappa Nayaka
d) Basava Nayaka
Answer: a) Shivappa Nayaka
Explanation: He introduced the famous Shivappa Nayaka Shist (tax system).
9. Shivappa Nayaka is often called:
a) Tiger of Bednur
b) Lion of Ikkeri
c) Abhinava Chhatrapati Shivaji
d) Sword of Karnataka
Answer: c) Abhinava Chhatrapati Shivaji
Explanation: For his administrative and military skills, he was compared to Shivaji.
10. Who was the Keladi ruler during the fall of Vijayanagara at Talikota (1565)?
a) Chowdappa Nayaka
b) Sadashiva Nayaka
c) Venkatappa Nayaka
d) Shivappa Nayaka
Answer: b) Sadashiva Nayaka
Explanation: He asserted independence after Vijayanagara’s decline.
11. Venkatappa Nayaka ruled during which years?
a) 1560–1582
b) 1586–1629
c) 1629–1660
d) 1660–1687
Answer: b) 1586–1629
Explanation: Venkatappa Nayaka was one of the most important early rulers.
12. Venkatappa Nayaka built which famous fort?
a) Chandragiri Fort
b) Kavaledurga Fort
c) Bidar Fort
d) Gulbarga Fort
Answer: b) Kavaledurga Fort
Explanation: Kavaledurga Fort was strengthened by Venkatappa Nayaka.
13. The Keladi kingdom at its peak extended till:
a) Goa and Malabar
b) Bengal
c) Orissa
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: a) Goa and Malabar
Explanation: They controlled coastal Karnataka, parts of Malabar, and trade ports.
14. Who succeeded Venkatappa Nayaka?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Virabhadra Nayaka
c) Sadashiva Nayaka
d) Chowdappa Nayaka
Answer: b) Virabhadra Nayaka
Explanation: Venkatappa was succeeded by his son Virabhadra Nayaka (1629–1645).
15. Who is considered the greatest ruler of Keladi dynasty?
a) Chowdappa Nayaka
b) Sadashiva Nayaka
c) Shivappa Nayaka
d) Venkatappa Nayaka
Answer: c) Shivappa Nayaka
Explanation: Shivappa Nayaka (1645–1660) is remembered as the greatest.
16. Shivappa Nayaka waged wars against:
a) Mysore Wodeyars
b) Portuguese at Goa
c) Bijapur Sultanate
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: He successfully resisted many powers and expanded Keladi’s influence.
17. Who succeeded Shivappa Nayaka?
a) Basava Nayaka
b) Somashekara Nayaka
c) Venkatappa Nayaka II
d) Virabhadra Nayaka
Answer: a) Basava Nayaka
Explanation: Basava Nayaka (1660–1662) succeeded him.
18. The famous queen who ruled Keladi was:
a) Abbakka Rani
b) Chennamma of Keladi
c) Rani Durgavati
d) Belavadi Mallamma
Answer: b) Chennamma of Keladi
Explanation: Rani Chennamma (1671–1697) ruled as a queen regent.
19. Rani Chennamma gave shelter to which fugitive Mughal prince?
a) Aurangzeb
b) Dara Shikoh
c) Akbar II
d) Prince Muazzam
Answer: b) Dara Shikoh
Explanation: She gave asylum to Dara Shikoh, Aurangzeb’s brother.
20. Rani Chennamma fought against:
a) Aurangzeb
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Hyder Ali
d) Krishnadevaraya
Answer: a) Aurangzeb
Explanation: She resisted Mughal attempts when Aurangzeb demanded surrender of Dara Shikoh.
21. Rani Chennamma successfully defended Keladi against the Mughals in which year?
a) 1675
b) 1682
c) 1683
d) 1690
Answer: c) 1683
Explanation: She fought and protected her kingdom from Mughal armies.
22. The Keladi Nayakas encouraged trade with:
a) Portuguese
b) Dutch
c) British
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: They maintained trade ties with European powers on the west coast.
23. The Keladi rulers mainly depended on which port for trade?
a) Honnavar
b) Mangalore
c) Karwar
d) Goa
Answer: a) Honnavar
Explanation: Honnavar was their chief port for Arab and European trade.
24. Keladi rulers followed which religion?
a) Shaivism
b) Vaishnavism
c) Jainism
d) Buddhism
Answer: a) Shaivism
Explanation: They were mainly Shaivites, though tolerant towards other faiths.
25. The dynasty of Keladi Nayakas ended in the year:
a) 1763
b) 1767
c) 1769
d) 1771
Answer: a) 1763
Explanation: Hyder Ali of Mysore annexed Keladi in 1763, ending the dynasty.
26. The Keladi Nayakas followed which administrative model?
a) Mughal mansabdari
b) Vijayanagara provincial system
c) Bahmani taraf system
d) Mysore Wodeyar’s system
Answer: b) Vijayanagara provincial system
Explanation: As Vijayanagara feudatories, they adopted its Amara-nayaka system and later modified it.
27. The Keladi kingdom was divided into provinces called:
a) Taluks
b) Seemes
c) Nadus
d) Tarafs
Answer: b) Seemes
Explanation: Their administration had Seemes (provinces) managed by local chiefs.
28. Who introduced the famous Shist system of land revenue?
a) Venkatappa Nayaka
b) Shivappa Nayaka
c) Basava Nayaka
d) Rani Chennamma
Answer: b) Shivappa Nayaka
Explanation: His Shivappa Nayaka Shist was a scientific revenue settlement based on land measurement.
29. Under the Shist system, land was classified according to:
a) Crops grown
b) Fertility and productivity
c) Size of holdings
d) Owner’s caste
Answer: b) Fertility and productivity
Explanation: Land was measured and classified, and tax fixed accordingly.
30. The Keladi revenue system inspired later reforms under:
a) Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan
b) Marathas
c) British
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: The Shist system influenced Mysore rulers and even early colonial settlements.
31. The chief source of revenue for Keladi rulers was:
a) Maritime trade
b) Land tax
c) Mining
d) War booty
Answer: b) Land tax
Explanation: Land revenue was the backbone of their economy.
32. Apart from land tax, Keladi rulers also collected:
a) Custom duties on ports
b) Taxes on forest produce
c) Taxes on salt and trade
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: They controlled trade on the west coast and taxed salt, forest, and market activities.
33. Which port was the main trading centre of Keladi kingdom?
a) Goa
b) Honnavar
c) Calicut
d) Karwar
Answer: b) Honnavar
Explanation: Honnavar port was their maritime trade hub with Arabs, Portuguese, and Dutch.
34. The Keladi rulers encouraged which European traders?
a) Portuguese
b) Dutch
c) British
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: They engaged in diplomacy and trade with all European powers.
35. Keladi rulers exported mainly:
a) Spices, rice, pepper, sandalwood
b) Silk textiles
c) Diamonds
d) Horses
Answer: a) Spices, rice, pepper, sandalwood
Explanation: Malnad and coastal produce formed their major exports.
36. The society under Keladi Nayakas was influenced by:
a) Only Shaivism
b) Both Hindu and Islamic traditions
c) Buddhist traditions
d) Jainism
Answer: b) Both Hindu and Islamic traditions
Explanation: They followed Shaivism but were tolerant towards Islam and Christianity.
37. Which religion did Keladi rulers mainly follow?
a) Shaivism (Hinduism)
b) Islam
c) Jainism
d) Christianity
Answer: a) Shaivism (Hinduism)
Explanation: They were staunch Shaivites, patrons of Virashaiva mathas.
38. The Keladi rulers granted patronage to which sect of Hinduism?
a) Advaita Vedanta
b) Vaishnavism
c) Virashaivism (Lingayatism)
d) Shakta tradition
Answer: c) Virashaivism (Lingayatism)
Explanation: They strongly supported Lingayat mathas and saints.
39. Rani Chennamma built which famous temple in Keladi?
a) Rameshwara Temple
b) Aghoreshwara Temple
c) Chennakeshava Temple
d) Virabhadra Temple
Answer: b) Aghoreshwara Temple
Explanation: She built the Aghoreshwara temple at Keladi.
40. Which art form flourished under Keladi Nayakas?
a) Hoysala sculpture
b) Yakshagana
c) Kathakali
d) Bharatanatyam
Answer: b) Yakshagana
Explanation: Yakshagana, a folk dance-drama of Karnataka, received patronage.
41. Which Keladi ruler supported Sanskrit scholars?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Rani Chennamma
c) Venkatappa Nayaka
d) Chowdappa Nayaka
Answer: c) Venkatappa Nayaka
Explanation: He patronized Sanskrit literature and temple building.
42. Keladi inscriptions were written mostly in:
a) Sanskrit
b) Kannada
c) Persian
d) Marathi
Answer: b) Kannada
Explanation: Kannada inscriptions were dominant, showing regional culture.
43. Keladi rulers also promoted which language in administration?
a) Marathi
b) Persian
c) Kannada
d) Both Kannada and Sanskrit
Answer: d) Both Kannada and Sanskrit
Explanation: Kannada was for local administration, Sanskrit for religious grants.
44. Which ruler of Keladi encouraged both Shaiva and Vaishnava temples?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Venkatappa Nayaka
c) Sadashiva Nayaka
d) Rani Chennamma
Answer: a) Shivappa Nayaka
Explanation: Though a Shaivite, he gave grants to Vaishnava temples too.
45. The Keladi kings issued coins called:
a) Tankas
b) Pagodas (Honnu)
c) Fulus
d) Dinara
Answer: b) Pagodas (Honnu)
Explanation: Gold and copper pagodas were minted by them.
46. The economy of Keladi Nayakas was primarily:
a) Maritime-based
b) Agricultural-based
c) Industry-based
d) Mining-based
Answer: b) Agricultural-based
Explanation: Agriculture in Malnad and coast, with rice, pepper, and arecanut, was their backbone.
47. Who among Keladi rulers gave land grants to Christian missionaries in coastal Karnataka?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Rani Chennamma
c) Venkatappa Nayaka
d) Basava Nayaka
Answer: b) Rani Chennamma
Explanation: She showed tolerance and gave land to Christians for churches.
48. The Keladi kingdom became famous for producing which spice?
a) Pepper
b) Cardamom
c) Cloves
d) Nutmeg
Answer: a) Pepper
Explanation: The Western Ghats region under Keladi was a major pepper exporter.
49. The Keladi Nayakas maintained their own navy to protect trade on which coast?
a) Malabar coast
b) Coromandel coast
c) Konkan coast
d) West (Kanara) coast
Answer: d) West (Kanara) coast
Explanation: They had a small naval force for protecting west coast trade.
50. The greatest cultural contribution of Keladi rulers is remembered as:
a) Shaiva-Vaishnava harmony, Yakshagana patronage, and Shist revenue system
b) Only temple architecture
c) Only trade with Portuguese
d) Only Sanskrit patronage
Answer: a) Shaiva-Vaishnava harmony, Yakshagana patronage, and Shist revenue system
Explanation: Their legacy lies in administration, culture, religious tolerance, and art.
51. The Keladi Nayakas rose as independent rulers after which battle?
a) Battle of Plassey
b) Battle of Talikota (1565)
c) Battle of Raichur
d) Battle of Bannihatti
Answer: b) Battle of Talikota (1565)
Explanation: After Vijayanagara’s fall at Talikota, Keladi Nayakas asserted independence.
52. Venkatappa Nayaka (1586–1629) expanded the kingdom up to:
a) Goa and Malabar coast
b) Bengal delta
c) Tamil Nadu plains
d) Andhra coast
Answer: a) Goa and Malabar coast
Explanation: He extended his control over coastal trade centres and ports.
53. Which Keladi ruler fought against the Portuguese to protect coastal trade?
a) Chowdappa Nayaka
b) Venkatappa Nayaka
c) Shivappa Nayaka
d) Basava Nayaka
Answer: c) Shivappa Nayaka
Explanation: He opposed Portuguese attempts to monopolize pepper and spice trade.
54. Shivappa Nayaka waged successful wars against which Sultanate?
a) Golkonda
b) Bijapur
c) Ahmadnagar
d) Bahmani
Answer: b) Bijapur
Explanation: He defeated Bijapur forces and consolidated Malnad.
55. Who among the Keladi rulers fought with the Mysore Wodeyars?
a) Chowdappa Nayaka
b) Shivappa Nayaka
c) Basava Nayaka
d) Virabhadra Nayaka
Answer: b) Shivappa Nayaka
Explanation: He had frequent wars with neighbouring Mysore kingdom.
56. Which European power did Shivappa Nayaka resist on the western coast?
a) Portuguese
b) Dutch
c) French
d) British
Answer: a) Portuguese
Explanation: He restricted Portuguese influence at Honnavar and Mangalore ports.
57. The famous queen of Keladi who resisted Mughal invasion was:
a) Abbakka Rani
b) Rani Chennamma of Keladi
c) Belavadi Mallamma
d) Rudramadevi
Answer: b) Rani Chennamma of Keladi
Explanation: She ruled 1671–1697 and boldly resisted Aurangzeb’s forces.
58. Rani Chennamma sheltered which Mughal prince, leading to Aurangzeb’s attack?
a) Dara Shikoh
b) Prince Akbar
c) Muazzam
d) Khusrau
Answer: a) Dara Shikoh
Explanation: She gave asylum to Dara Shikoh, Aurangzeb’s brother.
59. Aurangzeb sent a large army against Rani Chennamma in:
a) 1675
b) 1681
c) 1683
d) 1686
Answer: c) 1683
Explanation: She successfully defended Keladi against the Mughals in 1683.
60. Which title did Rani Chennamma earn for her bravery?
a) Abhinava Shivaji
b) Lioness of Bednur
c) Veeramahadevi
d) Rajmata of Karnataka
Answer: b) Lioness of Bednur
Explanation: For her valor, she was known as the Lioness of Bednur (Keladi Nagara).
61. Who was the last strong ruler of Keladi before decline?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Venkatappa Nayaka
c) Rani Chennamma
d) Basava Nayaka
Answer: c) Rani Chennamma
Explanation: After her, weak rulers led to decline and eventual annexation.
62. After Rani Chennamma, Keladi rulers struggled mainly against:
a) Marathas
b) Hyder Ali of Mysore
c) British
d) Portuguese
Answer: b) Hyder Ali of Mysore
Explanation: Hyder Ali attacked and annexed Keladi in 1763.
63. The Keladi army mainly consisted of:
a) Cavalry and elephants
b) Infantry only
c) Navy only
d) Mercenaries from Delhi
Answer: a) Cavalry and elephants
Explanation: Their strength was cavalry, elephants, and local militia.
64. The Keladi rulers maintained a small navy to protect trade along which coast?
a) Coromandel coast
b) Malabar coast
c) Konkan coast
d) Kanara coast
Answer: d) Kanara coast
Explanation: They used a small fleet to safeguard Honnavar and nearby ports.
65. Which ruler was called “Abhinava Chhatrapati Shivaji” for his policies?
a) Chowdappa Nayaka
b) Venkatappa Nayaka
c) Shivappa Nayaka
d) Virabhadra Nayaka
Answer: c) Shivappa Nayaka
Explanation: His revenue reforms and administration resembled those of Shivaji.
66. Which fort was the strongest defence of Keladi kingdom?
a) Bednur Fort
b) Kavaledurga Fort
c) Srirangapatna Fort
d) Chitradurga Fort
Answer: b) Kavaledurga Fort
Explanation: Kavaledurga Fort, strengthened by Venkatappa Nayaka, was their key fortification.
67. Rani Chennamma’s resistance to Aurangzeb is remembered as:
a) First war of independence
b) A rare example of female leadership in medieval Karnataka
c) Defeat of Mughals in South India
d) Mughal expansion to South
Answer: b) A rare example of female leadership in medieval Karnataka
Explanation: She stood as a woman ruler who resisted Mughal military power.
68. Which Mughal general led Aurangzeb’s campaign against Keladi?
a) Asad Khan
b) Mir Jumla
c) Prince Muazzam
d) Shaista Khan
Answer: a) Asad Khan
Explanation: Aurangzeb’s general Asad Khan led the forces but failed.
69. Who annexed Keladi kingdom to Mysore in 1763?
a) Tipu Sultan
b) Hyder Ali
c) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
d) Marathas
Answer: b) Hyder Ali
Explanation: Hyder Ali of Mysore annexed Keladi in 1763.
70. The Keladi dynasty lasted for nearly:
a) 150 years
b) 200 years
c) 250 years
d) 300 years
Answer: b) 200 years
Explanation: From 1499 to 1763, around two centuries.
71. Which European power took advantage of Keladi’s coastal trade?
a) Portuguese
b) Dutch
c) British
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: At different times, all European traders were active at Honnavar.
72. Who was the Keladi ruler when Mysore first began to interfere in their politics?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Somashekara Nayaka
c) Venkatappa Nayaka
d) Rani Chennamma
Answer: b) Somashekara Nayaka
Explanation: Internal weakness under him gave Mysore an opportunity.
73. Which community formed the backbone of Keladi military?
a) Lingayats and local peasantry
b) Marathas
c) Muslims from Bijapur
d) Europeans
Answer: a) Lingayats and local peasantry
Explanation: Local Lingayat peasants served as infantry and militia.
74. The final capital of Keladi rulers before annexation was:
a) Keladi
b) Ikkeri
c) Bednur (Nagara)
d) Kavaledurga
Answer: c) Bednur (Nagara)
Explanation: Bednur was their last stronghold until 1763.
75. The decline of Keladi was mainly due to:
a) Weak successors after Rani Chennamma
b) Mysore’s rise under Hyder Ali
c) Pressure from Marathas and Europeans
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Combined internal weakness, Mysore’s aggression, and external pressures ended Keladi rule.
76. The Keladi Nayakas emerged as independent rulers after the fall of which Vijayanagara capital?
a) Hampi
b) Chandragiri
c) Penukonda
d) Rayadurga
Answer: a) Hampi
Explanation: After Vijayanagara’s fall at Hampi (1565, Battle of Talikota), Keladi asserted independence.
77. Who is considered the real founder of Keladi’s power and prosperity?
a) Chowdappa Nayaka
b) Venkatappa Nayaka
c) Shivappa Nayaka
d) Rani Chennamma
Answer: c) Shivappa Nayaka
Explanation: Though Chowdappa started, Shivappa Nayaka’s reforms consolidated power.
78. The Shivappa Nayaka Shist is comparable to which other revenue settlement in India?
a) Akbar’s Zabti system
b) Mughal Mansabdari
c) Ryotwari system
d) Maratha Chauth
Answer: a) Akbar’s Zabti system
Explanation: Like Akbar’s system, it was based on measurement of land and fertility classification.
79. Which Keladi ruler built the Aghoreshwara temple at Keladi?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Rani Chennamma
c) Venkatappa Nayaka
d) Sadashiva Nayaka
Answer: b) Rani Chennamma
Explanation: She built the Aghoreshwara temple, symbolizing Shaiva devotion.
80. The Keladi Nayakas are remembered as protectors of:
a) Shaivism and Veerashaivism
b) Jainism
c) Buddhism
d) Islam
Answer: a) Shaivism and Veerashaivism
Explanation: They were staunch Shaivites, supporting Lingayat mathas.
81. Which Keladi ruler gave asylum to Mughal prince Dara Shikoh?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Rani Chennamma
c) Venkatappa Nayaka
d) Basava Nayaka
Answer: b) Rani Chennamma
Explanation: She bravely sheltered Dara Shikoh, defying Aurangzeb.
82. Aurangzeb’s army was defeated by Keladi forces under Rani Chennamma at:
a) Kavaledurga
b) Bednur
c) Keladi
d) Honnavar
Answer: b) Bednur
Explanation: She defended the Bednur fort (Nagara) successfully in 1683.
83. Who is often called the “Lioness of Bednur”?
a) Belavadi Mallamma
b) Rani Abbakka
c) Rani Chennamma of Keladi
d) Kittur Chennamma
Answer: c) Rani Chennamma of Keladi
Explanation: For her resistance against Aurangzeb, she earned this title.
84. Which European power influenced trade policy of Keladi the most?
a) Dutch
b) Portuguese
c) French
d) British
Answer: b) Portuguese
Explanation: Constant conflicts and negotiations with the Portuguese shaped Keladi’s coastal trade.
85. Which Keladi ruler is associated with the title Abhinava Chhatrapati Shivaji?
a) Chowdappa Nayaka
b) Venkatappa Nayaka
c) Shivappa Nayaka
d) Somashekara Nayaka
Answer: c) Shivappa Nayaka
Explanation: His reforms and valor earned him this epithet.
86. The Keladi rulers’ coinage mainly consisted of:
a) Silver rupee
b) Gold pagoda (Honnu) and copper coins
c) Bronze coinage only
d) Foreign coins
Answer: b) Gold pagoda (Honnu) and copper coins
Explanation: They minted Honnu (pagoda) as currency.
87. The Keladi kingdom’s economy was most dependent on:
a) Cotton industry
b) Pepper and spice trade
c) Diamond mines
d) Handicrafts
Answer: b) Pepper and spice trade
Explanation: Pepper exports via Honnavar port were the backbone of economy.
88. Which cultural performance art was heavily patronized by Keladi rulers?
a) Yakshagana
b) Kathakali
c) Kuchipudi
d) Bharatanatyam
Answer: a) Yakshagana
Explanation: Keladi Nayakas supported Yakshagana, giving it a classical form.
89. Rani Chennamma of Keladi is different from Kittur Chennamma because:
a) She fought against Aurangzeb, not the British
b) She ruled 200 years earlier
c) She sheltered Dara Shikoh
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Both are famous but fought different enemies in different centuries.
90. Which ruler annexed Keladi kingdom into Mysore in 1763?
a) Tipu Sultan
b) Hyder Ali
c) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
d) Aurangzeb
Answer: b) Hyder Ali
Explanation: Hyder Ali ended Keladi rule and absorbed it into Mysore.
91. Which fort was the last stronghold of Keladi before annexation?
a) Keladi fort
b) Bednur fort
c) Kavaledurga fort
d) Srirangapatna fort
Answer: b) Bednur fort
Explanation: Bednur (Nagara) was their capital and final stronghold.
92. Who among the following is NOT associated with Keladi?
a) Venkatappa Nayaka
b) Shivappa Nayaka
c) Rani Chennamma
d) Ali Adil Shah
Answer: d) Ali Adil Shah
Explanation: Ali Adil Shah belonged to Bijapur, not Keladi.
93. Which inscriptional language was most common under Keladi?
a) Sanskrit
b) Kannada
c) Persian
d) Marathi
Answer: b) Kannada
Explanation: Most Keladi inscriptions are in Kannada.
94. Keladi rulers gave grants to:
a) Temples only
b) Mathas and temples
c) Mosques and churches
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: They supported Hindu temples, Lingayat mathas, mosques, and even churches.
95. The main reason for decline of Keladi was:
a) Weak successors
b) Rise of Mysore under Hyder Ali
c) Maratha raids
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: A combination of internal weakness, Maratha pressure, and Mysore’s rise caused collapse.
96. Which ruler built strong Kavaledurga fort?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Venkatappa Nayaka
c) Rani Chennamma
d) Sadashiva Nayaka
Answer: b) Venkatappa Nayaka
Explanation: He made Kavaledurga impregnable.
97. The Keladi Nayakas ruled from which year to which year?
a) 1499–1763
b) 1510–1707
c) 1565–1686
d) 1600–1761
Answer: a) 1499–1763
Explanation: Around two centuries and more.
98. Which Keladi ruler was contemporary to Aurangzeb?
a) Shivappa Nayaka
b) Rani Chennamma
c) Venkatappa Nayaka
d) Basava Nayaka
Answer: b) Rani Chennamma
Explanation: She resisted Aurangzeb in the late 17th century.
99. Which of these best describes Keladi’s historical importance?
a) Protectors of Malnad and coast after Vijayanagara’s fall
b) Defenders against Mughals and Europeans
c) Patrons of Yakshagana and Lingayat mathas
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Keladi Nayakas are remembered for administration, military resistance, and cultural legacy.
100. The greatest legacy of Keladi Nayakas in Karnataka history is:
a) Shivappa Nayaka Shist, Rani Chennamma’s bravery, Yakshagana patronage
b) Expansion into North India
c) Establishment of Mughal power
d) Maritime empire across Asia
Answer: a) Shivappa Nayaka Shist, Rani Chennamma’s bravery, Yakshagana patronage
Explanation: These define Keladi’s unique place in Karnataka’s history.