Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II of Jaipur is famous for:

Explanation

The point being tested is Jaipur's Pink City association, not its foundation or monuments. Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, while Maharaja Ram Singh had the entire city painted pink in honour of the visiting Prince of Wales in 1876. Ram Singh II ordered the old city to be painted in a pink or terracotta-rose shade to welcome the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. Since that colour tradition continued on many important buildings, the episode explains why Jaipur became famous as the Pink City.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Jaipur was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727, so founding the city cannot be credited to Sawai Ram Singh II.
• (B) Hawa Mahal is not linked here to Sawai Ram Singh II; Pratap Singh is the ruler associated with its construction.
• (D) Jantar Mantar is associated with Sawai Jai Singh II, not with Sawai Ram Singh II's 1876 pink-painting episode.

Concept

This tests ruler-event association in Rajasthan history and art-culture, especially Jaipur's urban identity. Such questions recur in RAS because they connect dynastic history with visible heritage markers like the Pink City epithet.

Source

• Lok Sabha Secretariat

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