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Who constructed the Jantar Mantar in Rajasthan?
A
Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh
B
Maharana Patap
C
Maharaja Uday Singh
D
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -History. In the early 18th century, Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five Jantar Mantar in total, in New Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi; they were completed between 1724 and 1735.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jantar Mantar located in New Delhi is built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur in the year 1724. The maharaja built five observatories during his ruling time in the 18th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jantar Mantar, in Jaipur, is an astronomical observation site built in the early 18th century. It includes a set of some 20 main fixed instruments.

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