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1
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India’s 39th World heritage site?

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Rudreswara or Ramappa Temple

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Location of Ramappa Temple

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Near Warangal City, Mulugu District, Telengana

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

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

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Name of the presiding Deity in the Ramappa temple.

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Ramalingeswara Swamy (shiva)

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5
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UNESCO stands for

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United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation

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Name the Director General and Head Quarters of UNESCO

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DG- Audrey Azoulay (french civil servant)

HQ- Paris, France

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7
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When was UNESCO Founded?

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16 November,1945

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8
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When is the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage?

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27 October

Theme 2021-Your Window to the World

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9
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When was UNESCO’s World Heritage convention established?

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1972

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10
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When did India accept UNESCO’s World Heritage convention ?

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14th November 1977

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11
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Which state has the highest number of heritage sites in India?

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Maharshtra-6 sites

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12
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First City in India to be inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage City list

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Ahmedabad

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13
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First sites from India to be inscribed as World Heritage sites are

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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.
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14
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Total Heritages sites in India

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40
Cultural-31
Natural-7
Mixed-1

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15
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Latest (40th) World Heritage site from India

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Dholavira, Harappan City in the Rann of Kutch,Gujarat

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16
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Which is India’s only mixed heritage site?

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Kanchenjunga Biosphere reserve,Sikkim.

Named after Mount Kanchenjunga.

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17
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Which two cities from India have been selected for UNESCO’s Historic Urban Landscape Project?

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Gwalior and Orchha from MP

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18
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UN body’s Historic Urban Landscape Project(HUL) Recommendation was adopted in which year?

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2011

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19
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Historic Urban Landscape Project is the initiative under which programme?

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World Heritage Cities Programme

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20
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Name the Pilot Cities for HUL recommendation of 2015

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Varanasi, Ajmer-Pushkar and Hyderabad

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21
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Name UNESCO’s world heritage sites in MP.

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3 world heritage sites which include Khajuraho, Sanchi and Bhimbetka

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22
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When did Gwalior become a smart city?

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September 21, 2016

23
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Name the heritage sites in Gujarat

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

24
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When was the dossier nomination for Dholavira Submitted?

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January, 2020

25
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Dholavira was a well preserved urban settlement in South Asia during which timeline?

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3rd to mid 2nd millennium BCE

26
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Where was UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee session 2021?

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

27
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Union Minister of Culture,Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region

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G.Kishan Reddy

28
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Nations which have 40 or more World Heritage sites.

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Italy-58
spain-49
Germany-51
China-56
France-49
29
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Which Harappan site got a major breakthrough with the discovery of around 15 human skeletons

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Rakhigarhi site

Investigation carried out by State Govt and Deccan College ,Pune

30
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Other name of Harappan Civilization

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Indus Valley Civilization which is about 5000 years old

31
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Oldest Harappan site

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Haryana’s Bhirranna

32
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Name the new Ramsar sites of India

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Two sites from Haryana -Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary and Sultanpur National Park

Two sites from Gujarat-Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhwana Wetland

33
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When was Wetalands International South Asia established?

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1996, with an office in New Delhi

34
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When was Montreux enforced

35
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The largest human made fresh water wetland in Haryana is

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Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary

36
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Which park from Haryana supports more than 220 species of resident, winter migratory and local Migratory waterbords?

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Sultanpur National Park

37
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Which Sanctuary in Gujarat lies on the central Asian flyway?

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

38
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Which Wetland from Gujarat is internationally important for providing winter ground to Migratory water birds?

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Wadhwana Wetland

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

39
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World Wetland Day is celebrated on which day?

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2nd February

40
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World Wetland theme for 2021

and 2022

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‘Wetlands and water’ was the theme
and
Wetlands Action for People and Nature

41
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When was Convention on Wetlands adopted?

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

42
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The largest and on one of the most pristine Wetland in the world is

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

43
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Largest and smallest Ramsar site of India is

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Sunderbans and Renuka (HP)

44
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Full form of NPCA

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National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems

45
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What did ISRO carry out by using remote sensing satellites and its timeline?

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

45
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Total number of Ramsar Sites in India

46
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Which day is celebrated as the World Mangrove Day

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26th of July

47
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How much percent of the earth’s land surface is covered by mangroves?

48
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When was the Kanchenjunga Biosphere inscribed?

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Inscribed in 2016.

49
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Which is the third highest peak in the World and what is its height?

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

50
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Which site has been on UNESCO’s tentative list since 2014?

51
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47th Ramsar site?

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UP’s Haiderpur Wetland

52
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48th and 49th Ramsar site

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Khijadiya Wildlife Sanctuary (GUJ)

Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary(UP)

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