UNESCO World Heritage

Question 1

UNESCO
Year
India accepted

Answer 1

THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANITSATION

1972
14 nov 1977
42
34 cultural
7 natural
1 mixed
6th largest
Highest Italy [europe]
Asia-china

Question 2

1983

Answer 2

Ajanta Ellora
Agra Taj Mahal
Highest Maharashtra
Recent - Hoysala kr ,santinketan wb 23
[44 session china ]

Question 3

Ajanta

Answer 3

Waghor river
Aurangabad
29 Buddhist caves
100bce-100ce
Satavana dynasty
John smith in 1819

Question 4

Ellora

Answer 4

Rashtrakuta,chalukya
34
Buddhist
Jain
Hindu
Aurangabad mah

Question 5

Qutub minar

Answer 5

By Qutub ud din aibak
Completed by iltumish in 1220
UNESCO in 1993
Height 72.5,[238ft]
5 story

Question 6

Mounted railways of Darjeeling ,kalka,Shimla,Nilgiri

Answer 6

Kalka-Shimla 2-6feet narrow gauge railway 1898
Darjeeling- jalpiguri 610m Himalayas 1
Nilgiri 1000 m mattupalayam to Ooty gauge railway tamilnadu 1908
Owned by indian railways
UNESCO 2008

Question 7

Mahabodhi temple

Answer 7

Gaya Bihar
Goutam’s inlightment
2002
55m tall central tower surrounded by 4 smaller towers
Open in 260 bce
Ashoka

Question 8

Bhimbetka rock shelters

Answer 8

2003
MP Bhojpur
Painted caves dating back 30000 years ago
Palaeolithic and Mesiolithic age life
Oldest life discovered in India

Question 9

Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus

Answer 9

Mumbai Maharashtra
British-Fredrick William Steven ins
on by axel haig
Ilatlian gothic style
Faka vectorial memorial

Question 10

Champaner pavgaadh archeological park

Answer 10

2004
Champaner gujrat
Founded by vanraj Chavda in 8th century

Question 11

Red Fort

Answer 11

2007
Delhi
Shah jahan
In 1638-48
Red sand stone
Adopted by Dalmia Bharat group

Question 12

Taj Mahal

Answer 12

Commissioned by shah jahan 1632
Architect ustad ahamad Lahori

Question 13

Agra fort

Answer 13

Akhbar in 1565
UNESCO in 1983

Question 14

Sun temple

Answer 14

Puri Odisha
Chariot
Wheel is divided into 8 parts indicating 8 pahar