Q: 11 (CDS-I/2013)
question_subject:
History
question_exam:
CDS-I
stats:
0,42,47,42,12,19,16
keywords:
{'world heritage sites': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'unesco': [2, 0, 3, 4], 'agra fort': [3, 0, 0, 1], 'meenakshi temple': [2, 0, 0, 3], 'ajanta cavesa': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'western ghats': [1, 0, 2, 0]}
In the year 2012, the Western Ghats was added to the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. This answer is correct. The Western Ghats is a mountain range located along the western coast of India. It is one of the eight hottest biodiversity hotspots in the world and is home to numerous species of plants and animals.
Option 2, Agra Fort, is already a World Heritage Site and was added to the list in 1983. Option 3, Ajanta Caves, was added to the list in 1983. Option 4, Meenakshi Temple, is not a World Heritage Site and was not added in the year 2012.
Overall, the only correct answer to this question is option 1, Western Ghats.