NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE COMPLEX (NMHC), LOTHA

Question 1

It is being developed under the …………. by the
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) in collaboration with……..

Answer 1

Sagarmala Scheme
with
Government of Gujarat

Question 2

The project was launched in ……….., and is being developed at a cost
of ……………..

Answer 2

2022
COST- Rs. 3500 cr

Question 3

It will house four theme parks –

Answer 3

Memorial theme park, Maritime and Navy
theme park, Climate theme park, and Adventure and Amusement theme park

Question 4

It will also house the world’s tallest lighthouse museum………………….

Answer 4

14 gallries

Question 5

Location: It is situated near the village of Saragwala in the Dholka Taluka of
Ahmedabad district (Gujarat). The nearest cities are Dholka and Bagodara.

Question 6

The meaning of Lothal (a combination of Loth and (s) thal) in
Gujarati is ……………….

Answer 6

“the mound of the dead”.

Question 7

Lothal was one of the ………………. sites of the Indus Valley civilization, located
in the Bhāl region of what is now the state of Gujarat

Answer 7

southernmost

The port city is believed to have been built in 2,200 BC. Archaeological
Survey of India (ASI) discovered Lothal in 1954.

Question 8

According to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Lothal had the world’s
earliest known ………………

Answer 8

dock, connecting the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati
river.

Question 9

Lothal was nominated in……………. as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its
application is pending on the tentative list of UNESCO.

Answer 9

april 2014