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India’s 39th World heritage site?
Rudreswara or Ramappa Temple
Location of Ramappa Temple
Near Warangal City, Mulugu District, Telengana
The Ramappa temple was constructed during the reign of which empire?
Constructed in 1213 i.e. 13th century during the reign of Kakatiya Empire by Recherla Rudra
Name of the presiding Deity in the Ramappa temple.
Ramalingeswara Swamy (shiva)
UNESCO stands for
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Name the Director General and Head Quarters of UNESCO
DG- Audrey Azoulay (french civil servant)
HQ- Paris, France
When was UNESCO Founded?
16 November,1945
When is the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage?
27 October
Theme 2021-Your Window to the World
When was UNESCO’s World Heritage convention established?
1972
When did India accept UNESCO’s World Heritage convention ?
14th November 1977
Which state has the highest number of heritage sites in India?
Maharshtra-6 sites
First City in India to be inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage City list
Ahmedabad
First sites from India to be inscribed as World Heritage sites are
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.
Total Heritages sites in India
40
Cultural-31
Natural-7
Mixed-1
Latest (40th) World Heritage site from India
Dholavira, Harappan City in the Rann of Kutch,Gujarat
Which is India’s only mixed heritage site?
Kanchenjunga Biosphere reserve,Sikkim.
Named after Mount Kanchenjunga.
Which two cities from India have been selected for UNESCO’s Historic Urban Landscape Project?
Gwalior and Orchha from MP
UN body’s Historic Urban Landscape Project(HUL) Recommendation was adopted in which year?
2011
Historic Urban Landscape Project is the initiative under which programme?
World Heritage Cities Programme
Name the Pilot Cities for HUL recommendation of 2015
Varanasi, Ajmer-Pushkar and Hyderabad
Name UNESCO’s world heritage sites in MP.
3 world heritage sites which include Khajuraho, Sanchi and Bhimbetka
When did Gwalior become a smart city?
September 21, 2016
Name the heritage sites in Gujarat
3 in total which include -Champaner In Pavagadh, Rani Ki Vav in Patan and Historic city of Ahmedabad
When was the dossier nomination for Dholavira Submitted?
January, 2020
Dholavira was a well preserved urban settlement in South Asia during which timeline?
3rd to mid 2nd millennium BCE
Where was UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee session 2021?
Fuzhou, China held the 44th UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee session (online)
Union Minister of Culture,Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region
G.Kishan Reddy
Nations which have 40 or more World Heritage sites.
Italy-58 spain-49 Germany-51 China-56 France-49
Which Harappan site got a major breakthrough with the discovery of around 15 human skeletons
Rakhigarhi site
Investigation carried out by State Govt and Deccan College ,Pune
Other name of Harappan Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization which is about 5000 years old
Oldest Harappan site
Haryana’s Bhirranna
Name the new Ramsar sites of India
Two sites from Haryana -Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary and Sultanpur National Park
Two sites from Gujarat-Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhwana Wetland
When was Wetalands International South Asia established?
1996, with an office in New Delhi
When was Montreux enforced
1982
The largest human made fresh water wetland in Haryana is
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
Which park from Haryana supports more than 220 species of resident, winter migratory and local Migratory waterbords?
Sultanpur National Park
Which Sanctuary in Gujarat lies on the central Asian flyway?
Thol lake wildlife Sanctuary. More than 320 bird species can be found there.
Which Wetland from Gujarat is internationally important for providing winter ground to Migratory water birds?
Wadhwana Wetland
The Migratory waterbirds include 80 species that migrate on the Central Asian Flyway
World Wetland Day is celebrated on which day?
2nd February
World Wetland theme for 2021
and 2022
‘Wetlands and water’ was the theme
and
Wetlands Action for People and Nature
When was Convention on Wetlands adopted?
Adoption of Convention on Wetlands took place on 2nd February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar.
The largest and on one of the most pristine Wetland in the world is
Pantanal, it sprawls across South American Countries-Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Largest and smallest Ramsar site of India is
Sunderbans and Renuka (HP)
Full form of NPCA
National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems
What did ISRO carry out by using remote sensing satellites and its timeline?
National Wetland Inventory and Assessment from 2006 to 2011 and mapped around 2 Lakh Wetlands in India
Total number of Ramsar Sites in India
49
Which day is celebrated as the World Mangrove Day
26th of July
How much percent of the earth’s land surface is covered by mangroves?
6 %
When was the Kanchenjunga Biosphere inscribed?
Inscribed in 2016.
Which is the third highest peak in the World and what is its height?
Mount Kanchenjunga, 3rd highest peak in the world-8586m.
Which site has been on UNESCO’s tentative list since 2014?
Dholavira
47th Ramsar site?
UP’s Haiderpur Wetland
48th and 49th Ramsar site
Khijadiya Wildlife Sanctuary (GUJ)
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary(UP)
