Leading Personalities of Rajasthan MCQ — 48 Practice Questions with Answers

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Seth Damodar Das Rathi was an important freedom fighter from Jodhpur who contributed to the Marwar Praja Mandal movement and supported the civil liberties struggle in the princely state of Jodhpur.

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Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner represented India at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and signed the Treaty of Versailles. He modernized Bikaner by building the Gang Canal and introducing railways and electricity.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A. Sawai Jai Singh II (1688-1743) was an extraordinary ruler-astronomer. He constructed five Jantar Mantar observatories at Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi, Ujjain, and Mathura equipped with massive masonry instruments for precise astronomical measurements. He also compiled the Zij-i-Muhammad Shahi (astronomical tables) and translated the works of European astronomers. The Jaipur Jantar Mantar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (2010). The five observatories (R) are the primary evidence establishing his distinction as an astronomer (A).

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Narayani Devi Verma (wife of Manikyalal Verma) founded the Samta Sena, a women's organization that worked for women's empowerment and participation in the freedom movement in Mewar. She was an active participant in the Mewar Praja Mandal movement.

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Gokul Bhai Bhatt is known as the 'Gandhi of Rajasthan' for his nonviolent leadership of the Sirohi Praja Mandal movement. He founded the Sirohi Praja Mandal in Bombay along with Vikas Shankar Trivedi.