UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I · Question 42

Question 42 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I (3 August 2025). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2025 · P-I · Q42 · History · Medieval India

   Krishnadevaraya, a king of Vijayanagara, composed a work on statecraft known as Amuktamalyada in

   1. Telugu
   2. Kannada
   3. Tamil
   4. Sanskrit

   विजयनगर के राजा कृष्णदेवराय ने शासनकला पर आमुक्तमाल्यद नामक ग्रंथ की रचना किस भाषा में की?

   1. तेलुगु
   2. कन्नड़
   3. तमिल
   4. संस्कृत
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   Answer: (1) Telugu

   उत्तर: (1) तेलुगु

   Krishnadevaraya (r. 1509-1529) wrote Amuktamalyada in Telugu; alongside the story of the Tamil saint-poetess Andal, it sets out his ideas on statecraft. Sanskrit is the tempting option because he also wrote the Sanskrit play Jambavati Kalyanam.

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