The ruler who was known as 'Padmanabhadasa'?

 a) Sakthan Thampuran
 b) Swathi Thirunal
 c) Marthanda Varma
 d) Dharmaraja

KPSC Lab Asst-2016

Marthanda Varma. In 1750, Marthanda Varma decided to "donate" his realm to Sri Padmanabha (Vishnu) and thereafter rule as the deity's "vice-regent" and thereafter he was referred to as Sree Padmanabhadasa.