Where is the world's first 'Vedic Clock' installed?

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Correct — C, Ujjain. The world's first 'Vedic Clock' — a public installation displaying time in both the modern 24-hour format and traditional Vedic/Panchang units — was installed in 2024 at the historic Jantar Mantar (Vedh Shala) observatory in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Ujjain was the natural choice: it has served as India's traditional reference point for astronomical time calculations since antiquity and already hosts a working Jantar Mantar observatory, making it the fitting home for a clock that bridges Vedic and modern timekeeping.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A major Ganga pilgrimage city in Uttar Pradesh — not the site named for this 2024 installation.  (b) Site of the Triveni Sangam and the Kumbh Mela, in Uttar Pradesh — not the site named here.  (d) Madhya Pradesh's capital city, but the Vedic Clock was installed at Ujjain, not Bhopal.

Concept: Ujjain has been India's traditional seat of astronomical timekeeping since antiquity — ancient Indian astronomers, including Varahamihira, used the Ujjain meridian as a reference point for calculations. The city also has its own Jantar Mantar (Vedh Shala), one of the masonry observatories built in the tradition associated with Maharaja Jai Singh II, alongside those at Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi, and Mathura. This astronomical legacy is why Ujjain was chosen as the site for the 'Vedic Clock', a 2024 current-affairs installation.

State PCS 2024 Q89 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2024 Q89 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer