Question

    In which one of the following cities, Sawai Jai Singh II did not built an observatory?

    A Delhi Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Ujjain Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Jaipur Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Agra Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    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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