UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India Quiz — 7 Free Questions

Question 1

Which building among the Churches and Convents of Goa, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986, is especially notable for holding the preserved remains of a well-known Jesuit missionary saint?

Question 2

Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in Himachal Pradesh, inscribed in 2014, protects a high-altitude Himalayan landscape that forms an important source area for tributaries of the Beas and Sutlej rivers, and provides habitat for the snow leopard?

Question 3

Which ruler made Champaner his capital in the late fifteenth century, giving rise to the unusual blend of Hindu and Islamic architectural styles found today in Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park in Gujarat?

Question 4

What dual international recognition does Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan hold, reflecting its importance as a wetland habitat?

Question 5

What is the purpose of a country's 'Tentative List', as maintained under the UNESCO World Heritage system?

Question 6

Which extraordinary monolithic structure, carved from the top down out of a single mass of solid rock and dedicated to the god Shiva, stands within Cave 16 of the Ellora Caves in Maharashtra?

Question 7

Besides its famous rhinoceros population, what other notable distinction does Kaziranga National Park hold among India's protected wildlife areas?

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About UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

This quiz is meant for students preparing for the IAS examination and other competitive tests, and for anyone who wants a wide-ranging survey of India's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It begins with the great Mughal and Rajput-era monuments of the north -- the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Humayun's Tomb, the Qutb Minar, the Red Fort, the Jantar Mantar and City of Jaipur, the Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Rani ki Vav, Champaner-Pavagadh, the Mountain Railways, and Khajuraho. It then moves to the great cave and temple sites of the Deccan and the south -- Ajanta, Ellora, Elephanta, Hampi, Pattadakal, Mahabalipuram, the Great Living Chola Temples, the Hoysala temples, and the Ramappa Temple. A third section covers Buddhist and other composite cultural sites -- Sanchi, Bodh Gaya, Nalanda, Konark, Bhimbetka, Dholavira, the Moidams, Santiniketan, Ahmedabad, the Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai, the Churches of Goa, and the Chandigarh Capitol Complex. A fourth section covers India's Natural and Mixed World Heritage Sites -- Kaziranga, Keoladeo, Manas, the Sundarbans, Nanda Devi and the Valley of Flowers, the Western Ghats, the Great Himalayan National Park, and Khangchendzonga. It closes with general questions on the UNESCO World Heritage system itself -- the 1972 Convention, criteria, the nomination process, and India's overall standing. When complete it will have one hundred and fifteen carefully checked questions, arranged in five packs of twenty-three.

Every question has four options, and the correct option can be in any position. After each question there is a detailed explanation of more than five lines, in simple Indian English that a school student can follow, giving the important names, dates and the points that examiners like to test.

Every fact has been checked against standard reference material on India's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.