Multiple choice

The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted

  1. Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit

  2. Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit

  3. Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit

  4. Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
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Explanation

The Vijayanagar Empire promoted Tamil, Telugu, and Sanskrit as the primary languages of culture and administration. The empire covered much of South India including present-day Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Telugu and Tamil literature flourished under Vijayanagar patronage, along with Sanskrit scholarship. Hindi and Marathi were not prominent in this southern empire.

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