Wodeyars of Mysore Top 100 MCQs With Answer and Explanation

1. The Wodeyars of Mysore established their rule in which year?
A) 1336
B) 1399
C) 1423
D) 1565

2. Who was the founder of the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Yaduraya Wodeyar
C) Chamaraja Wodeyar
D) Narasaraja Wodeyar

3. The Wodeyars of Mysore initially served as feudatories of ____________.
A) Bahmani Sultanate
B) Vijayanagara Empire
C) Cholas
D) Hoysalas

4. Who was the first powerful Wodeyar ruler after independence from Vijayanagara?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Chamaraja Wodeyar I
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I
D) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar

5. Raja Wodeyar I shifted his capital from Mysore to____________.
A) Srirangapatna
B) Mandya
C) Bengaluru
D) Chitradurga

6. The famous Dasara festival at Mysore was started by____________.
A) Tipu Sultan
B) Raja Wodeyar I
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
D) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar

7. Who succeeded Raja Wodeyar I?
A) Narasaraja Wodeyar
B) Chamaraja Wodeyar V
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I
D) Devaraja Wodeyar I

8. The Mysore kingdom expanded significantly under which ruler?
A) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
B) Raja Wodeyar I
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
D) Tipu Sultan

9. Which ruler of Mysore minted coins in his own name for the first time?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Chamaraja Wodeyar VI
C) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
D) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I

10. Which Wodeyar ruler first adopted the title “Maharaja”?
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I
B) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
C) Chamaraja Wodeyar VII
D) Raja Wodeyar I

11. During the time of which Wodeyar ruler did the Nayakas of Keladi attack Mysore?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
C) Devaraja Wodeyar II
D) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar

12. Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar ruled Mysore between____________.
A) 1659–1675
B) 1673–1704
C) 1724–1734
D) 1760–1782

13. Who is called the “Chikka Devaraja” of Mysore?
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I
B) Narasaraja Wodeyar II
C) Devaraja Wodeyar II
D) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar

14. The Wodeyars faced constant threats from which Sultanate in the 17th century?
A) Bijapur Sultanate
B) Golconda Sultanate
C) Ahmadnagar Sultanate
D) Bahmani Sultanate

15. Who introduced the “Mysore Revenue System”, later adopted by Tipu Sultan?
A) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
B) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
D) Raja Wodeyar I

16. The Wodeyars became subordinate to the Nawab of Arcot during:
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I
B) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
D) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I

17. Hyder Ali rose to power in Mysore during the reign of____________.
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
C) Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
D) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

18. Which Wodeyar ruler invited European traders to Mysore?
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I
C) Narasaraja Wodeyar II
D) Raja Wodeyar I

19. The Wodeyars temporarily lost their power to Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan during____________.
A) 1761–1799
B) 1704–1724
C) 1782–1800
D) 1799–1831

20. The Wodeyars were restored to power in Mysore in____________.
A) 1799
B) 1800
C) 1805
D) 1810

21. Who was the Wodeyar ruler restored by the British in 1799?
A) Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

22. The capital of Mysore kingdom was shifted permanently to Mysuru from Srirangapatna during the reign of____________.
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

23. The British took direct control of Mysore between____________.
A) 1761–1799
B) 1831–1881
C) 1800–1825
D) 1881–1947

24. The Wodeyars were restored again in 1881 under the policy of____________.
A) Subsidiary Alliance
B) Doctrine of Lapse
C) Rendition of Mysore
D) Partition of Mysore

25. Who was the last ruling Maharaja of Mysore before independence?
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
B) Chamaraja Wodeyar X
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

26. The Wodeyars of Mysore initially followed which administrative model?
A) Mughal Mansabdari
B) Vijayanagara Nayaka system
C) British Zamindari
D) Bahmani Taraf system

27. Who among the Wodeyars is credited with laying the foundation of Mysore’s efficient administration?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar
C) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
D) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

28. The Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar revenue system was based on____________.
A) Crop-sharing with peasants
B) Land measurement and classification
C) Fixed rent system
D) European commercial model

29. Who introduced the Dasara festival as a state celebration in Mysore?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
D) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar

30. Which Wodeyar ruler established a centralized treasury and efficient taxation?
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I
C) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

31. The capital of Mysore was shifted back from Srirangapatna to Mysuru permanently during____________.
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
C) Tipu Sultan
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

32. During the 1831–1881 period, Mysore was administered directly by____________.
A) Nawab of Arcot
B) Mughal governors
C) British Commissioners
D) Maratha Sardars

33. The Rendition of Mysore (1881) refers to____________.
A) Annexation by British
B) Restoration of Wodeyars after Commissioner rule
C) Shift of capital to Mysuru
D) End of Tipu’s rule

34. Who is known as the “Maker of Modern Mysore”?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

35. Who was the Dewan of Mysore under Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, responsible for many modern reforms?
A) Mir Jumla
B) Dewan Rangacharlu
C) Sir M. Visvesvaraya
D) Dewan Purnaiah

36. The Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) dam was built during the reign of____________.
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I
B) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

37. The famous Mysore Palace (Amba Vilas Palace) was rebuilt in its present form during____________.
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

38. The Wodeyars were patrons of which dance form?
A) Bharatanatyam
B) Kathak
C) Yakshagana
D) Mysore style of Bharatanatyam

39. Which Wodeyar ruler was a great patron of Kannada literature and scholars?
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

40. Krishnaraja Wodeyar III was also known as____________.
A) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
B) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Doddadevaraja Wodeyar
D) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar

41. Who compiled the famous work Sritatvanidhi, an encyclopedia of arts and culture?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
D) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar

42. Which Wodeyar ruler introduced reforms in the judicial system with civil and criminal courts?
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

43. Which ruler of Mysore introduced compulsory primary education?
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

44. Who is called the “Rajarshi” among the Wodeyars?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

45. Under whose reign did Mysore become a model princely state praised by British administrators?
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

46. Which Wodeyar ruler encouraged Carnatic music and was himself a veena player?
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

47. Who among the Wodeyars was a patron of Western classical music and invited foreign musicians to Mysore?
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I
B) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
D) Raja Wodeyar I

48. The Wodeyars established many industries in Mysore under the guidance of____________.
A) Dewan Rangacharlu
B) Sir M. Visvesvaraya
C) Purnaiah
D) Tippu Sultan

49. The Mysore University was founded in 1916 during the reign of____________.
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
B) Chamaraja Wodeyar X
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

50. The Wodeyars’ greatest contribution to Karnataka’s culture is____________.
A) Patronage of Kannada and Sanskrit literature
B) Development of music and dance
C) Modern education and industry
D) All of the above

51. Raja Wodeyar I (1578–1617) declared independence after capturing____________.
A) Keladi
B) Srirangapatna
C) Chitradurga
D) Hampi

52. Which Wodeyar ruler faced attacks from the Bijapur Sultanate?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
C) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
D) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II

53. Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar expanded Mysore by defeating____________.
A) Nayakas of Keladi and Madurai
B) Marathas
C) Portuguese
D) Nawab of Arcot

54. Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar had to pay tribute to____________.
A) Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
B) Marathas
C) Portuguese
D) Dutch

55. During whose reign did Mysore first come into conflict with the Marathas?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
D) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I

56. Who was the Dewan of Mysore under Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, known for reforms?
A) Purnaiah
B) Sir Mirza Ismail
C) Narasaraja Nayaka
D) Tirumalai Iyengar

57. The Mysore Wodeyars became subordinate to the Nawab of Arcot during the reign of____________.
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
B) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
C) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
D) Raja Wodeyar I

58. Hyder Ali first rose to prominence in Mysore during the reign of____________.
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
C) Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
D) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

59. After Hyder Ali, the Mysore throne was controlled by____________.
A) Purnaiah
B) Tipu Sultan
C) Chamaraja Wodeyar IX
D) British

60. Which Anglo-Mysore war led to Tipu Sultan’s death?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

61. After Tipu’s death, who restored the Wodeyars to the throne?
A) Marathas
B) Nizam of Hyderabad
C) British East India Company
D) Nawab of Arcot

62. The ruler restored to the throne in 1799 was____________.
A) Chamaraja Wodeyar IX
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
D) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar II

63. Between 1831 and 1881, Mysore was directly ruled by____________.
A) Mughal governors
B) Nawab of Arcot
C) British Commissioners
D) Maratha Sardars

64. The revolt of 1830 in Mysore, against heavy taxation, was known as____________.
A) Bidanur revolt
B) Nagar revolt
C) Nagarakatte revolt
D) Nagarapete revolt

65. Which ruler was restored under the “Rendition of Mysore” in 1881?
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
B) Chamaraja Wodeyar X
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

66. Chamaraja Wodeyar X is remembered for____________.
A) Expanding Mysore
B) Social reforms and modernization
C) Opposing British rule
D) Building KRS dam

67. Who ruled Mysore between 1902–1940, often called the “Rajarshi”?
A) Chamaraja Wodeyar X
B) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
D) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II

68. Which Wodeyar ruler worked closely with Sir M. Visvesvaraya?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
D) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar

69. During Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar’s rule, Mysore was called____________.
A) Jewel of the Deccan
B) Model State of India
C) Crown of Karnataka
D) Gateway of South India

70. The last ruler of Mysore Wodeyars was____________.
A) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
B) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
C) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
D) Chamaraja Wodeyar X

71. Jayachamaraja Wodeyar became the first____________.
A) Governor of Karnataka
B) Governor of Mysore state
C) Governor of Madras and later Maharashtra
D) President of India

72. Jayachamaraja Wodeyar signed the Instrument of Accession to India in____________.
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1950

73. After independence, the Wodeyars continued as____________.
A) Princes without power
B) Presidents of India
C) Governors of Mysore only
D) Feudatories under Nizam

74. The Wodeyar dynasty ruled Mysore for nearly____________.
A) 200 years
B) 300 years
C) 500 years
D) 600 years

75. The Wodeyars’ biggest military and political challenge came from____________.
A) Vijayanagara
B) Bijapur Sultanate
C) Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan’s takeover
D) British Commissioners

76. The Wodeyars of Mysore were originally feudatories under which empire?
A) Hoysalas
B) Vijayanagara Empire
C) Bahmanis
D) Cholas

77. The first Wodeyar ruler to declare independence from Vijayanagara was____________.
A) Chamaraja Wodeyar I
B) Raja Wodeyar I
C) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
D) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar

78. The “Dasara festival” as a state ceremony in Mysore was initiated by____________.
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
C) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
D) Tipu Sultan

79. The first Wodeyar ruler to issue coins in his name was____________.
A) Chamaraja Wodeyar V
B) Raja Wodeyar I
C) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar I
D) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar

80. Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar is credited with____________.
A) Expanding Mysore’s territory and reforming revenue
B) Defeating Aurangzeb
C) Conquering Goa
D) Moving capital to Bangalore

81. Hyder Ali took real power in Mysore during the reign of____________.
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II
B) Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII
C) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
D) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

82. Which Anglo-Mysore war ended with Tipu Sultan’s death?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

83. Who was placed on the throne of Mysore by the British in 1799?
A) Chamaraja Wodeyar IX
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
C) Kanthirava Narasaraja Wodeyar II
D) Raja Wodeyar II

84. Between 1831–1881, Mysore was ruled directly by____________.
A) Marathas
B) British Commissioners
C) Nizam of Hyderabad
D) Nawab of Arcot

85. The restoration of Wodeyar rule in 1881 is known as____________.
A) Doctrine of Lapse
B) Rendition of Mysore
C) Partition of Mysore
D) Subsidiary Alliance

86. Who is known as the “Rajarshi” among the Wodeyars?
A) Raja Wodeyar I
B) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

87. Under whose reign was Mysore University founded in 1916?
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
B) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
D) Chamaraja Wodeyar X

88. Which Dewan of Mysore worked with Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar to industrialize Mysore?
A) Purnaiah
B) Rangacharlu
C) Sir M. Visvesvaraya
D) Mirza Ismail

89. Mysore became the first state in India to introduce compulsory primary education under____________.
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
B) Chamaraja Wodeyar X
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

90. Who was the last ruling Wodeyar of Mysore?
A) Chamaraja Wodeyar X
B) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
D) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II

91. Jayachamaraja Wodeyar signed the Instrument of Accession to India in____________.
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1950

92. After independence, Jayachamaraja Wodeyar served as____________.
A) Prime Minister of Mysore
B) Governor of Madras and Maharashtra
C) Chief Minister of Karnataka
D) President of India

93. Who compiled the famous encyclopedic work Sritatvanidhi?
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar (Krishnaraja III)
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

94. Which Wodeyar ruler built the present Mysore Palace (Amba Vilas Palace)?
A) Krishnaraja Wodeyar I
B) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

95. Mysore was praised by British administrators as____________.
A) “Cradle of Civilization”
B) “Model State of India”
C) “Crown of Karnataka”
D) “Garden State”

96. Who among the Wodeyars was a noted musician and composer?
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

97. The Wodeyar dynasty ruled Mysore for about____________.
A) 300 years
B) 400 years
C) 500 years
D) 600 years

98. The Wodeyars’ reign is significant because____________.
A) They protected Karnataka after Vijayanagara’s fall
B) They modernized Mysore with industries and education
C) They created a cultural renaissance in Karnataka
D) All of the above

99. Which ruler’s reign is often called the “Golden Age of Mysore”?
A) Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar
B) Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
C) Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
D) Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

100. The greatest legacy of Wodeyars in Karnataka history is____________.
A) Preservation of Hindu culture after Vijayanagara’s fall
B) Transformation of Mysore into a modern princely state
C) Patronage of Kannada, Sanskrit, music, dance, and arts
D) All of the above