Q65 · UPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · Art and Culture

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Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO :1.Shantiniketan2.Rani-ki-Vav3.Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas4.Mahabodhi Temple Complex at BodhgayaHow many of the above properties were included in 2023 ?

A Only one
B Only two
C Only three
D All four

Correct answer: (b) Only two

Explanation

  1. A

    Only one

    Only one. 2023 added two Indian properties, not one.

  2. B

    Only two

    Only two. Santiniketan and the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas entered in 2023.

  3. C

    Only three

    Only three. Rani-ki-Vav and Mahabodhi were already on the list earlier.

  4. D

    All four

    All four. Two of the four were inscribed well before 2023.

Summary. Official key is (b) only two. UNESCO’s 2023 World Heritage additions from India were Santiniketan and the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas. Rani-ki-Vav (Patan) was inscribed in 2014; the Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya in 2002.

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