This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > World Heritage Day – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Heritage Day Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is built of red stone A) Sun Temple. B) Old Fort. C) Lotus Temple. D) Red Fort. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red Fort. 2. Which of the following city has been included in UNESCO's creative cities network for contribution in music? A) Pune. B) Bengaluru. C) Kolkata. D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chennai. 3. As of now, what is the total number of world Heritage Sites in India that recognized by UNESCO? A) 10. B) 15. C) 28. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40. 4. Which was a centre of learning and a Buddhist monastery from 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE? A) Red Fort. B) Qutub Minar. C) Jantar Mantar. D) Nalanda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nalanda. 5. Who built Agra Fort? A) Akbar. B) Aurangzeb. C) Jahangir. D) Shah Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akbar. 6. What is the primary purpose of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention? A) To protect cultural and natural heritage. B) To establish international trade agreements. C) To promote tourism. D) To fund archaeological excavations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To protect cultural and natural heritage. 7. Al Ain Oasis has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since ..... A) A. 2009. B) B. 2010. C) C. 2011. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 2011. 8. What is the theme of World Heritage Day 2021 A) "Complex Pasts:Diverse Futures". B) "Shared cultures, shared heritage and shared responsibility". C) "Rural Landscapes". D) "Heritage for Generations". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Complex Pasts:Diverse Futures". 9. In whose memory the Taj Mahal was built? A) A. Shahjahan. B) B.Mumtaz Mahal. C) C. Noor Jahan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B.Mumtaz Mahal. 10. Which of the following is a World Heritage Site in Africa? A) Type of constructionThe Pyramids of Giza. B) Serengeti National Park. C) Timbuktu. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. Where are Ellora Caves situated? A) Madhya Pradesh. B) Maharashtra. C) Andhra Pradesh. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maharashtra. 12. Bhimbetka is a Heritage site. It is a ..... ? A) Palace. B) Cave. C) Art. D) Fort. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cave. 13. Which of these is a World Heritage Site located in Asia?A) Great Wall of China B) Taj MahalC) Angkor Wat D) All of the above A) Great Wall of China. B) Taj Mahal. C) Angkor Wat. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. The Hill Forts of Rajasthan UNESCO World Heritage Site comprises how many distinct forts? A) 4. B) 7. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 15. What is the English translation of Taj Mahal? A) Persian Palaces. B) Palaces of Princess. C) Crown of Palaces. D) Palace of Rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crown of Palaces. 16. How many natural sites are there in UNSECOS's world heritage sites in India? A) 12. B) 7. C) 4. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7. 17. Taj Mahal is built on the river banks of? A) Ganga. B) Yamuna. C) Sutlej. D) Mandakini. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yamuna. 18. Which ancient Indian text is considered one of the oldest surviving texts in the world and is recognized as a UNESCO Memory of the World Register? A) Vedas. B) Upanishads. C) Ramayana. D) Mahabharata. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas. 19. Which of the following matching is Incorrect? A) Hampi-Kerala. B) Ellora-Maharashtra. C) Fatehpur Sikri-Uttar Pradesh. D) Jaisalmer Fort-Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hampi-Kerala. 20. The earliest architectural remains in India belong to A) Mughal empire. B) Roman Empire. C) Indus Valley civilisation. D) Ottoman empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indus Valley civilisation. 21. The world organisation that accords heritage tags to the Heritage Sites of the world is? A) United Nations Heritage Organisation (UNHO). B) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). C) International Monetary Fund (IMF). D) World Bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). 22. Which organisation designates World Heritage Sites? A) UNESCO. B) UNICEF. C) WHO. D) WWF. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNESCO. 23. What continent has the most World Heritage Sites? A) Europe. B) Asia. C) North America. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europe. 24. Which Indian festival is known as the 'Festival of Lights'? A) Holi. B) Diwali. C) Christmas. D) Eid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diwali. 25. The Swiss towns of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle were added to the World Heritage List in 2009 for what cultural distinction? A) Roman Aqueduct. B) Twin Monasteries. C) Their Town planning. D) Traditional Cheesemaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their Town planning. 26. Which of these is a natural World Heritage Site in India? A) Konark Sun Temple. B) Qutub Minar. C) Fatehpur Sikri. D) Kaziranga National Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kaziranga National Park. 27. Which dance form belongs to the South western costal state 'Kerela' A) Bharatanatyam. B) Kathakali. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kathakali. 28. What is the main criterion for a site to be designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site? A) Economic importance. B) Outstanding universal value. C) Political significance. D) Religious importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outstanding universal value. 29. Where are the Pyramids of Giza located? A) Turkey. B) Egypt. C) Khazakhstan. D) Giza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Egypt. 30. Which is the world's largest mangrove forest reserve? A) Western ghat. B) Ajanta. C) Kaziranga. D) Sundarbans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sundarbans. 31. What is the total number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in India? A) 45. B) 42. C) 43. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 43. 32. The Great Himalayan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in which Indian state? A) Sikkim. B) Himachal Pradesh. C) Uttarakhand. D) Jammu and Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himachal Pradesh. 33. In which year did the Danish archaeologists found evidence of ceramic vessels and copper artifacts in Jebel Hafeet's tomb? A) A. 1950. B) B. 1947. C) C. 1959. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 1959. 34. Which country's Heritage Sites are not listed in UNESCO? A) Germany. B) Brazil. C) India. D) Kenya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 35. Char Minar is in which State? A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Karnataka. C) Telangana. D) Maharatsra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telangana. 36. By which other name do we know Kinhkhab? A) Brocade. B) Baluchari. C) Shantipuri. D) Phulkari. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brocade. 37. What is World Heritage Day known for? A) International day for languages. B) International day for monuments and sites. C) International day to appreciate cultures. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) International day for monuments and sites. 38. Who is recognized as the founder of Buddhism? A) Mahavira. B) Siddharth Gautam. C) Gautam Rishi. D) Patanjali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siddharth Gautam. 39. Which of the following is famous for the world's 2/3rd great One-Horned Rhinoceroses? A) A. Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal. B) B.Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. C) C. Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B.Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. 40. Which of the following statement is NOT true about Ajanta caves? A) Ajanta caves were tagged as the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1983. B) Currently, these caves are taken care of by the Archeological Survey of India. C) The general style of paintings at The Ajanta caves seems to have influenced paintings in Tibet and Srilanka. D) Ajanta caves were excavated between the 12th century and 16th centuries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ajanta caves were excavated between the 12th century and 16th centuries. 41. Under which tree did Mahavira attain Kaivalya? A) Ficus religiosa. B) Neem. C) Aam. D) Sal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sal. 42. Which of the following is considered the oldest language in the history of India? A) Telugu. B) Sanskrit. C) Tamil. D) Hindi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tamil. 43. Sunderban National Park-an example of a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in which state of India? A) Madhya Pradesh. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) West Bengal. D) Jharkhand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) West Bengal. 44. Nataraja images manufactured during Chola period are made from which metal? A) Silver. B) Bronze. C) Copper. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bronze. 45. Cinque terre is located in (add picture) A) Spain. B) Brazil. C) Italy. D) A. Morocco. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italy. 46. Bom Jesus Basillica (Church) is in which state? A) Rajasthan. B) MaharaStrastra,. C) Goa. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goa. 47. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park is located in ..... ? A) Goa. B) Gujarat. C) Rajasthan. D) MaharaStrastra,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gujarat. 48. Which Indian festival is celebrated to mark the victory of light over darkness and is known as the Festival of Lights? A) Eid. B) Holi. C) Navratri. D) Diwali. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diwali. 49. The Great wall of China spans over A) 100, 000 Km. B) 20, 000 km. C) 200, 000 km. D) 10, 000 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20, 000 km. 50. UNESCO Headquarters is in which City? A) London. B) Washington DC. C) New York. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paris. 51. Bishnupur in Bengal is famous for its temple made of which material? A) Shell. B) Wood. C) Ivory. D) Terracotta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Terracotta. 52. How many World Heritage Sites are there in the wold? A) 252. B) 87. C) 213. D) 321. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 252. 53. With which Indian city would you associate Coaker's Walk, The Bear Shola Falls, Devil'sKitchen, Dolphin's Nose, Silver Cascade Falls, The Silent Valley view, The Suicide Point, Kurinji Andavar Temple, Mother Terersa University and Shenbaganur Museum-an initiativeof the Sacred Heart College? A) Ooty. B) Munnar. C) Simla. D) Kodaikanal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kodaikanal. 54. Which building is known as "White Marble Mughal Architecture" ? A) Ajanta. B) Khajuraho. C) Taj Mahal. D) Hampi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taj Mahal. 55. Le Corbusier is the creator of which of the Indian City? A) New Delhi. B) Chandigarh. C) Jaipur. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chandigarh. 56. An important monument to honour the soldiers A) India Gate. B) Jantar Mantar. C) Parliament House. D) Rajghat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India Gate. 57. In which state do you find the tradition of Phad paintings? A) Madhya Pradesh. B) Bihar. C) West Bengal. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajasthan. 58. What is the theme of World Heritage Day 2020? A) Shared culture, shared heritage, shared responsibility. B) Shared knowledge, shared heritage. C) Rural landscape. D) Heritage is heart of nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shared culture, shared heritage, shared responsibility. 59. When is World Heritage Celebrated? A) 18 April. B) 7 April. C) 18 March. D) 20 April. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18 April. 60. Where is Hampi located A) Karnataka. B) Rajasthan. C) Madhya pradesh. D) None of the above. 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