Art and Culture
2024
UNESCO Sites India

Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO:

  1. Shantiniketan
  2. Rani-ki-Vav
  3. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
  4. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodhgaya How many of the above properties were included in 2023?

A.Only one
D.All four
C.Only three
B.Only two

Correct Answer: Option B

Let's analyze the inclusion years of the given UNESCO World Heritage sites:

  • Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya: Included in 2002.
  • Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat: Included in 2014.
  • Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas: Included in 2023.
  • Shantiniketan: Included in 2023.

Therefore, only Shantiniketan and the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas were included in 2023.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.