Practice Monuments, Architecture and UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about the Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka:

1. They lie in the Vindhya hills, to the south of Bhopal.

2. They were discovered by V. S. Wakankar.

3. They were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1989.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Arrange the following sites in the chronological order of their inscription on the World Heritage List:

1. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

2. Great Himalayan National Park

3. Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya

4. Red Fort Complex, Delhi

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas:

1. They were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2021.

2. They include the Channakeshava temple at Belur and the Hoysalesvara temple at Halebidu.

3. They include the Keshava temple at Somanathapura.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about natural and mixed World Heritage Sites in India:

1. Kaziranga National Park, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary and Keoladeo National Park were all inscribed in 1985.

2. Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim, inscribed in 2016, is India's Mixed site.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Maratha Military Landscapes of India:

1. They were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2025.

2. All twelve forts included in the site are located in Maharashtra.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about the rock-cut sites of Maharashtra:

1. The Kailashnath temple, the greatest achievement of the Rashtrakutas, is located at Elephanta.

2. The Mahesh Murti of Shiva is at the Elephanta Caves, which were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987.

3. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, formerly Victoria Terminus, was inscribed in 2004.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following World Heritage Sites in the chronological order of their inscription, starting with the earliest:

1. Champaner-Pavagadh

2. Sun Temple, Konark

3. Santiniketan

4. Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi

Select the correct chronological order.

Match List-I (World Heritage Site) with List-II (year of inscription):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.