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

1. A

   Devaraya I

   Devaraya I. Built a dam on the Tungabhadra and a long aqueduct into Vijayanagara.

2. B

   Mallikarjuna

   Mallikarjuna. A later Sangama king; not this irrigation work.

3. C

   Vira Vijaya

   Vira Vijaya. Not the builder named in the chronicles for this dam.

4. D

   Virupaksha

   Virupaksha. Another later name.

Summary. Official key is (a) Devaraya I. Nuniz and later historians credit him with a large dam across the Tungabhadra and a canal-aqueduct several kilometres into the capital. The other three are not that builder.