Sites

Question 1

India’s 39th World heritage site?

Answer 1

Rudreswara or Ramappa Temple

Question 2

Location of Ramappa Temple

Answer 2

Near Warangal City, Mulugu District, Telengana

Question 3

The Ramappa temple was constructed during the reign of which empire?

Answer 3

Constructed in 1213 i.e. 13th century during the reign of Kakatiya Empire by Recherla Rudra

Question 4

Name of the presiding Deity in the Ramappa temple.

Answer 4

Ramalingeswara Swamy (shiva)

Question 5

UNESCO stands for

Answer 5

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation

Question 6

Name the Director General and Head Quarters of UNESCO

Answer 6

DG- Audrey Azoulay (french civil servant)

HQ- Paris, France

Question 7

When was UNESCO Founded?

Answer 7

16 November,1945

Question 8

When is the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage?

Answer 8

27 October

Theme 2021-Your Window to the World

Question 9

When was UNESCO’s World Heritage convention established?

Answer 9

1972

Question 10

When did India accept UNESCO’s World Heritage convention ?

Answer 10

14th November 1977

Question 11

Which state has the highest number of heritage sites in India?

Answer 11

Maharshtra-6 sites

Question 12

First City in India to be inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage City list

Answer 12

Ahmedabad

Question 13

First sites from India to be inscribed as World Heritage sites are

Answer 13

Taj Mahal-1982 
Ajanta Caves-1983
Ellora Caves-1983
Agra Fort-1983
All the sites were inscribed together in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Site.

Question 14

Total Heritages sites in India

Answer 14

40
Cultural-31
Natural-7
Mixed-1

Question 15

Latest (40th) World Heritage site from India

Answer 15

Dholavira, Harappan City in the Rann of Kutch,Gujarat

Question 16

Which is India’s only mixed heritage site?

Answer 16

Kanchenjunga Biosphere reserve,Sikkim.

Named after Mount Kanchenjunga.

Question 17

Which two cities from India have been selected for UNESCO’s Historic Urban Landscape Project?

Answer 17

Gwalior and Orchha from MP

Question 18

UN body’s Historic Urban Landscape Project(HUL) Recommendation was adopted in which year?

Answer 18

2011

Question 19

Historic Urban Landscape Project is the initiative under which programme?

Answer 19

World Heritage Cities Programme

Question 20

Name the Pilot Cities for HUL recommendation of 2015

Answer 20

Varanasi, Ajmer-Pushkar and Hyderabad

Question 21

Name UNESCO’s world heritage sites in MP.

Answer 21

3 world heritage sites which include Khajuraho, Sanchi and Bhimbetka

Question 22

When did Gwalior become a smart city?

Answer 22

September 21, 2016

Question 23

Name the heritage sites in Gujarat

Answer 23

3 in total which include -Champaner In Pavagadh, Rani Ki Vav in Patan and Historic city of Ahmedabad

Question 24

When was the dossier nomination for Dholavira Submitted?

Answer 24

January, 2020

Question 25

Dholavira was a well preserved urban settlement in South Asia during which timeline?

Answer 25

3rd to mid 2nd millennium BCE

Question 26

Where was UNESCO's World Heritage Committee session 2021?

Answer 26

Fuzhou, China held the 44th UNESCO's World Heritage Committee session (online)

Question 27

Union Minister of Culture,Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region

Answer 27

G.Kishan Reddy

Question 28

Nations which have 40 or more World Heritage sites.

Answer 28

``` Italy-58 spain-49 Germany-51 China-56 France-49 ```

Question 29

Which Harappan site got a major breakthrough with the discovery of around 15 human skeletons

Answer 29

Rakhigarhi site | Investigation carried out by State Govt and Deccan College ,Pune

Question 30

Other name of Harappan Civilization

Answer 30

Indus Valley Civilization which is about 5000 years old

Question 31

Oldest Harappan site

Answer 31

Haryana's Bhirranna

Question 32

Name the new Ramsar sites of India

Answer 32

Two sites from Haryana -Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary and Sultanpur National Park Two sites from Gujarat-Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhwana Wetland

Question 33

When was Wetalands International South Asia established?

Answer 33

1996, with an office in New Delhi

Question 34

When was Montreux enforced

Answer 34

1982

Question 35

The largest human made fresh water wetland in Haryana is

Answer 35

Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary

Question 36

Which park from Haryana supports more than 220 species of resident, winter migratory and local Migratory waterbords?

Answer 36

Sultanpur National Park

Question 37

Which Sanctuary in Gujarat lies on the central Asian flyway?

Answer 37

Thol lake wildlife Sanctuary. More than 320 bird species can be found there.

Question 38

Which Wetland from Gujarat is internationally important for providing winter ground to Migratory water birds?

Answer 38

Wadhwana Wetland | The Migratory waterbirds include 80 species that migrate on the Central Asian Flyway

Question 39

World Wetland Day is celebrated on which day?

Answer 39

2nd February

Question 40

World Wetland theme for 2021 | and 2022

Answer 40

'Wetlands and water' was the theme and Wetlands Action for People and Nature

Question 41

When was Convention on Wetlands adopted?

Answer 41

Adoption of Convention on Wetlands took place on 2nd February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar.

Question 42

The largest and on one of the most pristine Wetland in the world is

Answer 42

Pantanal, it sprawls across South American Countries-Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay

Question 43

Largest and smallest Ramsar site of India is

Answer 43

Sunderbans and Renuka (HP)

Question 44

Full form of NPCA

Answer 44

National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems

Question 45

What did ISRO carry out by using remote sensing satellites and its timeline?

Answer 45

National Wetland Inventory and Assessment from 2006 to 2011 and mapped around 2 Lakh Wetlands in India

Question 45

Total number of Ramsar Sites in India

Answer 45

49

Question 46

Which day is celebrated as the World Mangrove Day

Answer 46

26th of July

Question 47

How much percent of the earth's land surface is covered by mangroves?

Answer 47

6 %

Question 48

When was the Kanchenjunga Biosphere inscribed?

Answer 48

Inscribed in 2016.

Question 49

Which is the third highest peak in the World and what is its height?

Answer 49

Mount Kanchenjunga, 3rd highest peak in the world-8586m.

Question 50

Which site has been on UNESCO's tentative list since 2014?

Answer 50

Dholavira

Question 51

47th Ramsar site?

Answer 51

UP's Haiderpur Wetland

Question 52

48th and 49th Ramsar site

Answer 52

Khijadiya Wildlife Sanctuary (GUJ) | Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary(UP)