Q. Consider the following pairs: Kings – Kingdom

1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh – Punjab
2. Marthanda Varma – Mysore Kingdom
3. Maharaja Sayajirao – Gwalior
4. Jai Singh II – Amber

Which of the above is/are correctly matched?
Answer: 1 and 4
Notes: Maharaja Sayajirao was the king of Baroda State in present-day Gujarat, part of the Gaekwad Dynasty. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in the Punjab region, known as Sher-e-Punjab. Marthanda Varma ruled the Travancore Kingdom in present-day Kerala and is regarded as the "Maker of Modern Travancore," from the Venadu Kulasekhara Dynasty. Jai Singh II was a ruler of the Amber Kingdom in Jaipur, belonging to the Kachhwaha clan of the Rajputs.