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MCQs โ€” UNESCO Heritage



๐Ÿ“ Chapter 10 ยท MCQs ยท UNESCO Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage Sites โ€” Practice MCQs

10 practice questions on UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Intangible Cultural Heritage of India for UPSC & PSC exams.

Q1Dholavira, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021, is located in which state?
  • A) Rajasthan
  • B) Gujarat
  • C) Haryana
  • D) Punjab
โœ… Answer: B โ€” Dholavira is located in the Rann of Kutch, Kutch district, Gujarat. It is one of the largest Harappan cities and is known for its sophisticated water management system.
Q2The Ramappa Temple (Rudresvara Temple), inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021, belongs to which dynasty?
  • A) Chalukya
  • B) Chola
  • C) Kakatiya
  • D) Hoysala
โœ… Answer: C โ€” The Ramappa Temple was built in 1213 CE by Recharla Rudra, a general of the Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva. It is located in Palampet, Telangana.
Q3India’s only “mixed” UNESCO World Heritage Site (meeting both cultural and natural criteria) is:
  • A) Western Ghats
  • B) Nanda Devi NP
  • C) Khangchendzonga NP
  • D) Kaziranga NP
โœ… Answer: C โ€” Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim (2016) is India’s only mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site, meeting both cultural (sacred landscape) and natural (biodiversity) criteria.
Q4The Rani ki Vav (Queen’s Stepwell) in Patan, Gujarat appears on which Indian currency note?
  • A) โ‚น50
  • B) โ‚น100
  • C) โ‚น200
  • D) โ‚น500
โœ… Answer: B โ€” The Rani ki Vav appears on the โ‚น100 note. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.
Q5Yoga was inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list in which year?
  • A) 2014
  • B) 2015
  • C) 2016
  • D) 2017
โœ… Answer: C โ€” Yoga was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2016. The International Day of Yoga (21 June) was declared by the UN in 2015.
Q6The Hoysala Sacred Ensembles were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in which year?
  • A) 2021
  • B) 2022
  • C) 2023
  • D) 2024
โœ… Answer: C โ€” The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas (Belur, Halebidu, Somanathapura) were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in September 2023.
Q7Kutiyattam, the oldest surviving Sanskrit theatre, is associated with which state?
  • A) Tamil Nadu
  • B) Kerala
  • C) Karnataka
  • D) Andhra Pradesh
โœ… Answer: B โ€” Kutiyattam is the oldest surviving form of Sanskrit theatre, performed in Kerala. It was inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2008.
Q8The first Indian city to receive UNESCO World Heritage City status was:
  • A) Jaipur
  • B) Ahmedabad
  • C) Varanasi
  • D) Mumbai
โœ… Answer: B โ€” Ahmedabad, Gujarat became the first Indian city to receive UNESCO World Heritage City status in 2017. Jaipur received it in 2019.
Q9The Garba dance of Gujarat was inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list in which year?
  • A) 2021
  • B) 2022
  • C) 2023
  • D) 2024
โœ… Answer: C โ€” The Garba of Gujarat was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in December 2023.
Q10The Ramappa Temple is famous for its “floating bricks.” What is special about these bricks?
  • A) They are made of pure gold
  • B) They are lightweight and float on water, reducing structural weight
  • C) They were imported from Persia
  • D) They are made of volcanic rock
โœ… Answer: B โ€” The floating bricks of Ramappa Temple are lightweight bricks made from a special mixture of sand, charcoal, and organic material. They float on water and were used in the shikhara to reduce the weight on the structure below.