Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Mansagar Lake.

• Jal Mahal is situated in the middle of Mansagar Lake.

Key Points

• Jal Mahal literally means the “Water Palace”, but when it was built, Maharaja Madho Singh I did not intend to use it as a palace.
  • Instead, it was supposed to be a hunting lodge for the king and his entourage during their duck hunting trips.
  • The palace stands in the middle of Man Sagar Lake.
  • The Jal Mahal is designed in a classic Rajput manner, with pink sandstone in a symmetrical style.
• Mansagar Lake
  • Man Sagar Lake is an artificial lake, situated in Jaipur.
  • It is named after Raja Man Singh, the then ruler of Amer, who constructed it in c. 1610 by damming the Dravyavati river.
  • The Jal Mahal is situated in the middle of the lake.

Additional Information 

• Kayalana Lake
  • Kaylana Lake is located 8 km west of Jodhpur.
  • It is an artificial lake, built by Pratap Singh in 1872. 
• Foy Sagar Lake 
  • ​Lake Foy Sagar is an artificial lake situated near Ajmer.
  • It is named after the engineer Mr Foy, an Englishman, who created it under a famine relief project in 1892.
• Anasagar Lake
  • ​Ana Sagar Lake is an artificial lake situated in the city of Ajmer.
  • It was built by Arnoraja, the grandfather of Prithviraj Chauhan, in 1135 -1150 AD.