Question

The Tungabhadra river provided sustenance to which empire?

• A. Chola
• B. Vijayanagara
• C. Vakataka
• D. Pandya

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

• The Tungabhadra River starts and flows through Karnataka during most of its course, before flowing along the border between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and ultimately joining the Krishna River along the border of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
  
• There are a number of ancient and holy sites on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. At Harihara there is a temple dedicated to Harihareshwara. Surrounding the modern town of Hampi are the ruins of Vijayanagara, the site of the powerful Vijayanagara Empire's capital city and now a World Heritage Site.