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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 ?

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The newest sites added in 2023 are Santiniketan and the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas[1], which means only two properties from the given list were included in 2023.

Rani-ki-Vav was inscribed [2]in 2014[3], not 2023. The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya was inscribed in 2002[4], much earlier than 2023.

Therefore, out of the four properties listed in the question, only Shantiniketan (property 1) and Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas (property 3) were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023, making the correct answer "Only two."

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  1. [2] https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2024/jul/doc2024718350501.pdf
  2. [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_India
  3. [4] https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2024/jul/doc2024718350501.pdf
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Q. Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO : 1. Shantiniketan 2. Rani-ki-Vav 3. Sacred E…
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Origin: Mostly Current Affairs Fairness: Low / Borderline fairness Books / CA: 0/10 · 7.5/10
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This is a 'Current Affairs vs. Static Noise' filter test. The question tests if you can distinguish 'Breaking News' (Shantiniketan, Hoysalas in 2023) from 'Established Facts' (Rani-ki-Vav, Mahabodhi). The trap isn't the names, but the timeline constraint 'in 2023'.

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Was Shantiniketan included on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2023?
Origin: Weak / unclear Fairness: Borderline / guessy
Indirect textbook clues
Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 15: Protected Area Network > 15.14. WONTO HERITAGE SITES > p. 223
Strength: 5/5
“• o World Heritage Sites means "Sites arranged of various areas or objects inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) l{orld Heritage List". • r The sites are designated as having outstanding universal value under the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cr.rital and Natural Heritage. AII Rights ReserYed. No part of this naterial may be reproduced in any form or b,v any means, $'ithout permission in writlng. ffi”
Why relevant

Defines what a World Heritage Site is and that sites are inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List under the 1972 Convention.

How to extend

A student could use this to know where to look (the official UNESCO List and meeting decisions) and check the 2023 inscriptions for the name 'Shantiniketan'.

Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > World HerItAge sItes. > p. 37
Strength: 4/5
“Te World Heritage Site as an institution was established in November 1972 at the 17th General Conference of UNESCO under the terms of the convention concerning the protection of world culture and natural heritage. Te main responsibility of the World Heritage Committee was to provide technical co-operation under the World Heritage Fund to safeguard the selected sites of great biodiversity importance. Te World Heritage Sites of India have been given in Table 4.9.”
Why relevant

Gives the institutional origin and role of the World Heritage Committee and implies sites are added at committee meetings.

How to extend

A student could check the World Heritage Committee meeting records or decisions for 2023 to see whether Shantiniketan was inscribed that year.

Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation and National Parks > Western Ghats: A World Heritage Site > p. 55
Strength: 4/5
“The Coorg or Kodagu is a part of Western Ghats that has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the meeting of the World Heritage Committee held at St. Petersburg in Russia on 1 July, 2012. The Western Ghats has "outstanding examples representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals". It is also the most significant natural habitat for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science and conservation.”
Why relevant

Gives a concrete example of a relatively recent inscription (Western Ghats, inscribed at a specific committee meeting in 2012).

How to extend

Use this pattern (site name + committee meeting year) to search whether Shantiniketan appears in a 2023 committee meeting record.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 29: Environment Issues and Health Effects > 7.r Natural World Sites > p. 434
Strength: 3/5
“World Heritage Site UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance. Recognized that is listed by the No.: 1; Name of WH Site \: Kaziranga National Park; State Location: Assam No.: 1; Name of WH Site \: Ke'oladeo Ghana Nationai Park; State Location: Rajasthan No.: 3; Name of WH Site \: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary; State Location: Assam No.: 4; Name of WH Site \: Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers; State Location: Uttarakhand No.: 5; Name of WH Site \: Sunderbans National Park; State Location: West Bengal”
Why relevant

Lists several Indian sites that are recognized as World Heritage Sites, showing that textbooks record and enumerate national inscribed sites.

How to extend

Compare known lists of Indian World Heritage Sites (from textbooks or UNESCO) to see if Shantiniketan is included by 2023.

Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > World HerItAge sItes. > p. 56
Strength: 3/5
“World Heritage Sites mean 'sites any of various areas inscribed on the list of United Nations Educational, Scientifc and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Te heritage sites are designated as having outstanding universal value under the Convention on Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1972 (enforced 1975).”
Why relevant

Restates the definition that World Heritage Sites are inscribed by UNESCO and have 'outstanding universal value', indicating criteria that nominations must meet.

How to extend

A student could check whether Shantiniketan was nominated and met the criteria by looking at UNESCO nomination documents or the 2023 inscriptions list.

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