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Q65·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

UNESCO World Heritage List 2023

Curr. AffairsArt, Culture & CinemaHow-many countingMediumCurrent-affairs-linked

Question

Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO: How many of the above properties were included in 2023?

  1. 1.

    Shantiniketan

  2. 2.

    Rani-ki-Vav

  3. 3.

    Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas

  4. 4.

    Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodhgaya

Options

a

Only one

b

Only two

Answer
c

Only three

d

All four

Explanation

Only two properties were inscribed in 2023: Shantiniketan (West Bengal) and the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas (Karnataka). Rani-ki-Vav was added in 2014, and the Mahabodhi Temple Complex was added much earlier in 2002.

UNESCO lists are dynamic; examiners frequently test the exact temporal awareness of the most recent national inscriptions.

Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q65

Subject

Current Affairs

Sub-topic

Art, Culture & Cinema

Type

How-many counting

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

UNESCO World Heritage / Shantiniketan & Hoysala Inscriptions 2023

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