UPPSC 2011 GS-1 Medieval History
Question

Where did Maharaja Jaisingh II built observatories ?

1. Delhi
2. Jaipur
3. Ujjain
4. Varanasi

Select the correct answer from the codes given below-
Codes :

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 1, 2, 3 and 4

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “1, 2, 3 and 4”.

Sawai Jai Singh II, Maharaja of Amber and Jaipur, constructed five observatories in the second quarter of the eighteenth century in the north Indian cities of Shahjahanabad (Delhi), Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura, and Varanasi.

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1. Delhi
2. Jaipur
3. Ujjain
4. Varanasi

Select the correct answer from the codes given below-
Codes :
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  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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