MCQ’s on World Heritage Sites in English and Hindi with answers

World Heritage Sites are some of the most extraordinary places to visit and learn about. These places are generally landmarks like Historical landmarks, Cultural landmarks, Natural landmarks, Industrial landmarks, Protected natural areas and historical routes. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations (UNESCO) has certain criteria set for a site to be included in the World Heritage Site list. To know more about what these parameters are read the following article and access the rest of your knowledge by giving the mcq quiz provided below. 

World Heritage Sites 2024 Quiz 

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No. of World Heritage Sites: Country-Wise List

 The Heritage sites recorded by UNESCO as of 20 April 2023 are about 1157 present in 167 countries. These locations are in various countries, from Albania to Zimbwaebe with variable amounts of destinies. Such destinations are tourist-centric because of having the label of being a world heritage site. Which is quite reasonable as it can be pretty challenging to make it into the UNESCO World Heritage Site List. The metrics required to be able to become a world heritage site are listed as follows: 

1. To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius.
2. To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over some time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design.
3. To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared.
4. To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history.
5. To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land use, or sea use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable to the impact of irreversible change.
6. To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria).
7. To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.
8. To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth’s history, including the record of life, significant ongoing geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features.
9. To contain the most significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.

Following we have provided a list consisting of the total no. of sites present in a country along with its region. 

S.No.	Country	Total sites	UNESCO region
1	Afghanistan	4	Asia and the Pacific
2	Albania	4	Europe and North America
3	Algeria	7	Arab States
4	Andorra	1	Europe and North America
5	Angola	1	Africa
6	Antigua and Barbuda	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
7	Argentina	11	Latin America and the Caribbean
8	Armenia	3	Europe and North America
9	Australia	20	Asia and the Pacific
10	Austria	12	Europe and North America
11	Azerbaijan	3	Europe and North America
12	Bahrain	3	Arab States
13	Bangladesh	3	Asia and the Pacific
14	Barbados	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
15	Belarus	4	Europe and North America
16	Belgium	15	Europe and North America
17	Belize	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
18	Benin	2	Africa
19	Bolivia	7	Latin America and the Caribbean
20	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	Europe and North America
21	Botswana	2	Africa
22	Brazil	23	Latin America and the Caribbean
23	Bulgaria	10	Europe and North America
24	Burkina Faso	3	Africa
25	Cambodia	3	Asia and the Pacific
26	Cameroon	2	Africa
27	Canada	20	Europe and North America
28	Cape Verde	1	Africa
29	Central African Republic	2	Africa
30	Chad	2	Africa
31	Chile	7	Latin America and the Caribbean
32	China	56	Asia and the Pacific
33	Colombia	9	Latin America and the Caribbean
34	Congo	1	Africa
35	Costa Rica	4	Latin America and the Caribbean
36	Côte d’Ivoire	5	Africa
37	Croatia	10	Europe and North America
38	Cuba	9	Latin America and the Caribbean
39	Cyprus	3	Europe and North America
40	Czech Republic	16	Europe and North America
41	Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	Africa
42	Denmark	10	Europe and North America
43	Dominica	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
44	Dominican Republic	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
45	Ecuador	5	Latin America and the Caribbean
46	Egypt	7	Arab States
47	El Salvador	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
48	Eritrea	1	Africa
49	Estonia	2	Europe and North America
50	Ethiopia	9	Africa
51	Fiji	1	Asia and the Pacific
52	Finland	7	Europe and North America
53	France	49	Europe, North America
54	Gabon	2	Africa
55	Gambia	2	Africa
56	Georgia	4	Europe and North America
57	Germany	51	Europe and North America
58	Ghana	2	Africa
59	Greece	18	Europe and North America
60	Guatemala	3	Latin America and the Caribbean
61	Guinea	1	Africa
62	Haiti	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
63	Honduras	2	Latin America and the Caribbean
64	Hungary	8	Europe and North America
65	Iceland	3	Europe and North America
66	India	40	Asia and the Pacific
67	Indonesia	9	Asia and the Pacific
68	Iran	26	Asia and the Pacific
69	Iraq	6	Arab States
70	Ireland	2	Europe and North America
71	Israel	9	Europe and North America
72	Italy	58	Europe and North America
73	Jamaica	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
74	Japan	25	Asia and the Pacific
75	Jerusalem (proposed by Jordan)	1
76	Jordan	6	Arab States
77	Kazakhstan	5	Asia and the Pacific
78	Kenya	7	Africa
79	Kiribati	1	Asia and the Pacific
80	Kyrgyzstan	3	Asia and the Pacific
81	Laos	3	Asia and the Pacific
82	Latvia	2	Europe and North America
83	Lebanon	6	Arab States
84	Lesotho	1	Africa
85	Libya	5	Arab States
86	Lithuania	4	Europe and North America
87	Luxembourg	1	Europe and North America
88	Madagascar	3	Africa
89	Malawi	2	Africa
90	Malaysia	4	Asia and the Pacific
91	Mali	4	Africa
92	Malta	3	Arab States
93	Marshall Islands	1	Asia and the Pacific
94	Mauritania	2	Arab States
95	Mauritius	2	Africa
96	Mexico	35	Latin America and the Caribbean
97	Moldova	1	Europe and North America
98	Micronesia	1	Asia and the Pacific
99	Mongolia	5	Asia and the Pacific
100	Montenegro	4	Europe and North America
101	Morocco	9	Arab States
102	Mozambique	1	Africa
103	Myanmar	2	Asia and the Pacific
104	Namibia	2	Africa
105	Nepal	4	Asia and the Pacific
106	Netherlands	12	Europe and North America
107	New Zealand	3	Asia and the Pacific
108	Nicaragua	2	Latin America and the Caribbean
109	Niger	3	Africa
110	Nigeria	2	Africa
111	North Korea	2	Asia and the Pacific
112	North Macedonia	2	Europe and North America
113	Norway	8	Europe and North America
114	Oman	5	Arab States
115	Pakistan	6	Asia and the Pacific
116	Palau	1	Asia and the Pacific
117	Palestine	3	Arab States
118	Panama	5	Latin America and the Caribbean
119	Papua New Guinea	1	Asia and the Pacific
120	Paraguay	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
121	Peru	13	Latin America and the Caribbean
122	Philippines	6	Asia and the Pacific
123	Poland	17	Europe and North America
124	Portugal	17	Europe and North America
125	Qatar	1	Arab States
126	Romania	9	Europe and North America
127	Russia	30	Europe and North America
128	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
129	Saint Lucia	1	Latin America and the Caribbean
130	San Marino	1	Europe and North America
131	Saudi Arabia	6	Arab States
132	Senegal	7	Africa
133	Serbia	5	Europe and North America
134	Seychelles	2	Africa
135	Singapore	1	Asia and the Pacific
136	Slovakia	8	Europe and North America
137	Slovenia	5	Europe and North America
138	Solomon Islands	1	Asia and the Pacific
139	South Africa	10	Africa
140	South Korea	15	Asia and the Pacific
141	Spain	49	Europe and North America
142	Sri Lanka	8	Asia and the Pacific
143	Sudan	3	Arab States
144	Suriname	2	Latin America and the Caribbean
145	Sweden	15	Europe and North America
146	Switzerland	13	Europe and North America
147	Syria	6	Arab States
148	Tajikistan	2	Asia and the Pacific
149	Tanzania	7	Africa
150	Thailand	6	Asia and the Pacific
151	Togo	1	Africa
152	Tunisia	8	Arab States
153	Turkey	19	Europe and North America
154	Turkmenistan	3	Asia and the Pacific
155	Uganda	3	Africa
156	Ukraine	8	Europe and North America
157	United Kingdom	33	Europe and North America
158	United States	24	Europe and North America
159	United Arab Emirates	1	Arab States
160	Uruguay	3	Latin America and the Caribbean
161	Uzbekistan	5	Asia and the Pacific
162	Vanuatu	1	Asia and the Pacific
163	Vatican City	2	Europe and North America
164	Venezuela	3	Latin America and the Caribbean
165	Vietnam	8	Asia and the Pacific
166	Yemen	5	Arab States
167	Zambia	1	Africa
168	Zimbabwe	5	Africa
Total	167	1157	167 State Parties

List of World Heritage Sites in India

India, with its unique cultural and natural heritage sites, makes the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites with no. 6th position worldwide. India has total 40 heritage sites to its name and these are present in about 18 states. The highest no. of sites are recorded in the state of Maharashtra, with 5 of them namely Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Elephanta Caves, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus), and the Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai. The Heritage Sites present in India are mostly cultural, which are 32 in number, 1 mixed and 7 Natural. These sites reflects our diverse history, religion and tradition embodying centruries of artistic excellence. The recent site recorded in India was Dholavira in 2021. India has one tentative list which will be recommended with the hope of them qualifying as World Heritage Site. 

The name of the sites along with the state it’s situated in is provided in the list given below. 

S. No.	Site Name	State
1	Ajanta Caves	Maharashtra
2	Ellora Caves	Maharashtra
3	Agra Fort	Uttar Pradesh
4	Taj Mahal	Uttar Pradesh
5	Sun Temple, Konârak	Odisha
6	Mahabalipuram Tamil	Tamil Nadu
7	Kaziranga National Park	Assam
8	Manas Wildlife Sanctuary	Assam
9	Keoladeo National Park	Rajasthan
10	Churches and Convents of Goa	Goa
11	Khajuraho Group of Monuments	Madhya Pradesh
12	Group of Monuments at Hampi	Karnataka
13	Fatehpur Sikri	Uttar Pradesh
14	Group of Monuments at Pattadakal	Karnataka
15	Elephanta Caves	Maharashtra
16	Great Living Chola Temples	Tamil Nadu
17	Sundarbans National Park	West Bengal
18	Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks	Uttarakhand
19	Sanchi Madhya	Madhya Pradesh
20		Delhi
21	Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi	Delhi
22	Mountain Railways of India	West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh
23	Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya	Bihar
24	Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka	Madhya Pradesh
25	Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)	Maharashtra
26	Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park	Gujarat
27	Red Fort Complex	Delhi
28	The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur	Rajasthan
29	Western Ghats	Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
30	Hill Forts of Rajasthan	Rajasthan
31	Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park	Gujarat
32	Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area	Himachal Pradesh
33	Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar	Bihar
34	Khangchendzonga National Park	Sikkim
35	The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement*	Chandigarh
36	Historic City of Ahmadabad	Gujarat
37	Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai	Maharashtra
38	Jaipur City, Rajasthan	Rajasthan
39	Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana	Telangana
40	Dholavira: a Harappan City	Gujarat