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

  • 22 August, 2023
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MCQ's on World Heritage Sites

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 2023 Quiz 

The following quiz will help you understand and test your existing knowledge of heritage sites worldwide. Consider giving them all!

1. as of 2023, total number of World Heritage Sites in Gujarat is

2

4

3

5

2. The Longmen Grottoes, a uNESCo World Heritage Site in China, feature Buddhist sculptures from which dynasty?

Tang Dynasty

Song Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

3. The famous Sun Temple, a uNESCo World Heritage Site, is located in which state of India?

Gujarat

Bihar

Odisha

Karnataka

4. In which year, elephanta caves designated as a uNeSCo world heritage site?

1995

1987

1967

1977

5. The Konark Sun Temple was declared a uNESCo World Heritage Site in which year?

1984

1990

1995

2000

6. Total number of uNeSCo World Heritage sites in uttar Pradesh is..?

2

3

4

5

7. Monuments of Hampi, which was included in the list of uNeSCo World Heritage Sites is located in________.

Maharashtra

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

8. What is the name of the famous rock-cut cave temple in Maharashtra that is a uNeSCo World Heritage Site?

Ajanta Caves

Ellora Caves

Badami Caves

Udayagiri Caves

9. Which one of the following monuments in delhi is not included as a World Heritage Site?

Qutab Minar

Red Fort

Jantar Mantar of Delhi

none of these

10. Alai Darwaza Gate is included in which World Heritage Site?

Humayun's Tomb

Qutub Minar

Red Fort Complex

Mahabodhi Temple Complex

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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
 

 

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