UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO: 1. Santiniketan 2. Rani-ki-Vav 3. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas 4. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodhgaya How many of the above properties were included in 2023?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four

Answer

Correct Answer

Only two

Explanation

Santiniketan and the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2023. Rani-ki-Vav was inscribed in 2014, while the Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya was inscribed in 2002. Therefore, exactly two of the listed properties were included in 2023.

Topics: 2023 inscription, art and culture, indian world heritage properties, unesco world heritage