Question

Jantar Mantar of Rajasthan is located in which district?
A) Jodhpur
B) Jaipur
C) Bikaner
D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Rajasthan is a state situated in northern India and covers about 342,239 square kilometers or 10.4 percent area of the absolute geological space of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population and has many tourist places like Jantar Mantar, Ranthambore National Park, Amber Palace, etc.

Complete answer:
The Jantar Mantar is an assembly of 19 astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur, Rajasthan and was fully established in 1734. The 19 astronomical instruments allow the observation of astronomical positions with the naked eye. Its essential purpose was to accumulate astronomical tables which in turn would help predict the time and movement of the celestial bodies such as the sun, moon and other planets.

Jantar Mantar, a famous tourist place of India is located in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and was built by Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II, and completed in 1734 CE. Jantar Mantar of Rajasthan is located in Jaipur district of Rajasthan.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: The features of Jantar Mantar are:
- It features the world's largest stone sundial.
- It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Jantar Mantar literally means 'calculating instrument'.
- Its nearby places are City Palace and Hawa Mahal.
- The most important of 19 astronomical instruments are: Misra yantra, Jaiprakash yantra, Samrat yantra, and Ram yantra.
- This observatory and its 19 instruments are painted in red and have been repaired over the years.