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Question 1 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur : Uttar Pradesh 2. Dholavira : Odisha 3. Group of Monuments at Hampi : Goa How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 1
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Correct matches: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur : Rajasthan; Dholavira : Gujarat; Group of Monuments at Hampi : Karnataka. Number correctly matched in the question: 0.

Question 2 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Great Living Chola Temples : Maharashtra 2. Group of Monuments at Pattadakal : Karnataka 3. Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka : Madhya Pradesh How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 2
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Correct matches: Great Living Chola Temples : Tamil Nadu; Group of Monuments at Pattadakal : Karnataka; Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka : Madhya Pradesh. Number correctly matched in the question: 2.

Question 3 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary : Assam 2. Fatehpur Sikri : Tamil Nadu 3. Sun Temple, Konark : Delhi How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 3
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Correct matches: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary : Assam; Fatehpur Sikri : Uttar Pradesh; Sun Temple, Konark : Odisha. Number correctly matched in the question: 1.

Question 4 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Sanchi Stupa : Odisha 2. Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks : Sikkim 3. Agra Fort : Himachal Pradesh How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 4
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Correct matches: Sanchi Stupa : Madhya Pradesh; Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks : Uttarakhand; Agra Fort : Uttar Pradesh. Number correctly matched in the question: 0.

Question 5 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Red Fort Complex : Goa 2. Khajuraho Group of Monuments : Gujarat 3. Ellora Caves : Maharashtra How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 5
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Correct matches: Red Fort Complex : Delhi; Khajuraho Group of Monuments : Madhya Pradesh; Ellora Caves : Maharashtra. Number correctly matched in the question: 1.

Question 6 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Santiniketan : Uttarakhand 2. Khangchendzonga National Park : Uttarakhand 3. Qutb Minar and its Monuments : Delhi How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 6
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Correct matches: Santiniketan : West Bengal; Khangchendzonga National Park : Sikkim; Qutb Minar and its Monuments : Delhi. Number correctly matched in the question: 1.

Question 7 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Great Living Chola Temples : Odisha 2. Nalanda Mahavihara : Uttar Pradesh 3. Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebidu : Karnataka How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 7
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Correct matches: Great Living Chola Temples : Tamil Nadu; Nalanda Mahavihara : Bihar; Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebidu : Karnataka. Number correctly matched in the question: 1.

Question 8 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya : Delhi 2. Humayun's Tomb : Gujarat 3. Group of Monuments at Pattadakal : Gujarat How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 8
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Correct matches: Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya : Bihar; Humayun's Tomb : Delhi; Group of Monuments at Pattadakal : Karnataka. Number correctly matched in the question: 0.

Question 9 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Kaziranga National Park : Sikkim 2. Khangchendzonga National Park : Uttarakhand 3. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya : West Bengal How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 9
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Correct matches: Kaziranga National Park : Assam; Khangchendzonga National Park : Sikkim; Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya : Bihar. Number correctly matched in the question: 0.

Question 10 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebidu : Uttar Pradesh 2. Humayun's Tomb : Uttar Pradesh 3. Great Himalayan National Park : Himachal Pradesh How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 10
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Correct matches: Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebidu : Karnataka; Humayun's Tomb : Delhi; Great Himalayan National Park : Himachal Pradesh. Number correctly matched in the question: 1.

Question 11 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park : Gujarat 2. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram : Tamil Nadu 3. Sanchi Stupa : Tamil Nadu How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 11
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Correct matches: Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park : Gujarat; Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram : Tamil Nadu; Sanchi Stupa : Madhya Pradesh. Number correctly matched in the question: 2.

Question 12 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Red Fort Complex : Goa 2. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram : Tamil Nadu 3. Rani ki Vav : Gujarat How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 12
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Correct matches: Red Fort Complex : Delhi; Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram : Tamil Nadu; Rani ki Vav : Gujarat. Number correctly matched in the question: 2.

Question 13 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Great Himalayan National Park : Madhya Pradesh 2. Elephanta Caves : Uttar Pradesh 3. Great Living Chola Temples : Tamil Nadu How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 13
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Correct matches: Great Himalayan National Park : Himachal Pradesh; Elephanta Caves : Maharashtra; Great Living Chola Temples : Tamil Nadu. Number correctly matched in the question: 1.

Question 14 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Rani ki Vav : Gujarat 2. Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka : Uttar Pradesh 3. Keoladeo National Park : Maharashtra How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 14
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Correct matches: Rani ki Vav : Gujarat; Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka : Madhya Pradesh; Keoladeo National Park : Rajasthan. Number correctly matched in the question: 1.

Question 15 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur : Rajasthan 2. Group of Monuments at Pattadakal : Karnataka 3. Ellora Caves : Maharashtra How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 15
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Correct matches: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur : Rajasthan; Group of Monuments at Pattadakal : Karnataka; Ellora Caves : Maharashtra. Number correctly matched in the question: 3.

Question 16 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Red Fort Complex : Delhi 2. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya : Odisha 3. Qutb Minar and its Monuments : Madhya Pradesh How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 16
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Correct matches: Red Fort Complex : Delhi; Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya : Bihar; Qutb Minar and its Monuments : Delhi. Number correctly matched in the question: 1.

Question 17 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Group of Monuments at Pattadakal : Delhi 2. Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks : Uttarakhand 3. Red Fort Complex : Assam How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 17
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Correct matches: Group of Monuments at Pattadakal : Karnataka; Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks : Uttarakhand; Red Fort Complex : Delhi. Number correctly matched in the question: 1.

Question 18 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Ajanta Caves : Sikkim 2. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur : Rajasthan 3. Great Living Chola Temples : Uttar Pradesh How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 18
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Correct matches: Ajanta Caves : Maharashtra; Jantar Mantar, Jaipur : Rajasthan; Great Living Chola Temples : Tamil Nadu. Number correctly matched in the question: 1.

Question 19 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Churches and Convents of Goa : Goa 2. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur : Rajasthan 3. Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebidu : Rajasthan How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 19
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Correct matches: Churches and Convents of Goa : Goa; Jantar Mantar, Jaipur : Rajasthan; Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebidu : Karnataka. Number correctly matched in the question: 2.

Question 20 · General Awareness · History and Culture
Consider the following pairs (UNESCO World Heritage Site : State/UT): 1. Elephanta Caves : Maharashtra 2. Khangchendzonga National Park : Sikkim 3. Sun Temple, Konark : Odisha How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Choose your answer for question 20
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Correct matches: Elephanta Caves : Maharashtra; Khangchendzonga National Park : Sikkim; Sun Temple, Konark : Odisha. Number correctly matched in the question: 3.

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