Question

When Gangadhar Rao married the Rani of Jhansi, she was only ______ years old.
1. 15
2. 20
3. 18
4. 22

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 15

The correct answer is '15'.

• The correct Option to fill in the given blank is '15'.
• Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar was the 5th raja of Jhansi situated in northern India, a vassal of the Maratha Empire.
• He was a Maratha. He was the son of Shiv Rao Bhau and a descendant of Raghunath Hari Newalkar (who was the first governor of Jhansi under Maratha rule). 
• In 1842, at the age of fifteen, she got married to forty years old, Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, who was the then Maharaja of Jhansi.
• Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that the correct answer is Option 1.
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Correct Answer: When Gangadhar Rao married the Rani of Jhansi, she was only 15 years old.