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Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP)
- The KNP is the first ‘mixed’ heritage site from India added to the world heritage site list.
- The KNP, covers 25% of Sikkim and West Bengal, has large number of endemic, rare and threatened plant and animal species.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:-
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c)Both are correct
d) Neither is true
Answer-a
Explanation:-The KNP is the first ‘mixed’ heritage site from India added to this list. A ‘mixed site’ indicates the qualities of both natural and cultural significance.
- The KNP, covers 25% of Sikkim, has large number of endemic, rare and threatened plant and animal species.
- The park is a mixed site qualified under the Operational Guidelines of WHC for its “exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilisation which is living or which has disappeared.
Q.2) Consider the following statements regarding world heritage site list updated by the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO
- After China, India becomes the 2nd country to get 3 sites marked in the Word Heritage List at a single session of the committee meeting.
- India now has total of 35 sites, including 27 cultural properties, 7 natural sites and one mixed site, notified as World Heritage Sites.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:-
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true
Answer-b
Explanation:-
- The new list has been declared at the 40th session of the WHC, currently going one Istanbul, Turkey.
- Apart from KNP, recently, two sites – Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University), Bihar and The Capitol Complex in Chandigarh were also added as a heritage site which in total makes it 3 sites.
- Hence, India becomes the 1st country to get 3 sites marked in the Word Heritage List at a single session of the committee meeting.
- India now has total of 35 sites, including 27 cultural properties, 7 natural sites and one mixed site, notified as World Heritage Sites.
Q.3) Which of the following sites comes under the natural sites of World Heritage Sites in India?
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sundarbans National Park
- Kaziranga National Park
- Eastern Ghats
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) All of the above
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 3 and 4 only
Answer-c
Explanation:-
- Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (2014)
- Kaziranga National Park (1985)
- Keoladeo National Park (1985)
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988)
- Sundarbans National Park (1987)
- Western Ghats (2012)
Q.4) Consider the following statements regarding provisions related to Speaker of Legislative Assembly
- Whenever the Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall not vacate his office until immediately before the first meeting of the Assembly after the dissolution.
- A resolution for removal of Speaker should not be passed unless at least twenty one days notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.
- A Speaker may resign from his office by offering his resignation to Deputy Speaker of an Assembly
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) All of the above
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Answer:- d
Explanation:-
Article 179 in The Constitution Of India
- Vacation and resignation of, and removal from, the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker A member holding office as Speaker or Deputy Speaker of an Assembly
(a) shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the Assembly;
(b) may at any time by writing under his hand addressed, if such member is the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, and if such member is the Deputy Speaker, to the Speaker, resign his office; and Provided that no resolution for the purpose of clause (c) shall be moved unless at least fourteen days notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution: Provided further that, whenever the Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall not vacate his office until immediately before the first meeting of the Assembly after the dissolution
Q.5) Which of the following countries do not border Turkey?
a) Iran
b) Georgia
c) Israel
d) Syria
Answer-c
Explanation:-Click here.
The Republic of Turkey is located in Eurasia, on the Anatolian peninsula and East Thrace. Turkey’s location on the edge of Western Asia and Southeastern Europe makes it an important gateway between the two continents.
Turkey borders a total of eight countries, some in Europe and others in Asia: Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. The capital of Turkey is Ankara, which is located in northwestern Turkey, is only the second largest city, after Istanbul. Istanbul, which is located in the west, straddling the Bosphorus, was the capital of Turkey before it became a republic.
Q.6) Consider the following statements regarding Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex
- It was designed by Swiss-French architecture Le Corbusier.
- It has been included in the cultural list of World Heritage Sites.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:-
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both are correct
d) Neither is true
Answer-c
Explanation:-
Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex
Chandigarh’s famed Capitol Complex designed by Swiss-French architecture Le Corbusier was added in the list in the Transnational category.
The site was added in the list as part of the UNESCO’s recognition of Le Corbusier’s architectural works in different parts of the world. The Capitol Complex includes the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Punjab and Haryana Secretariat and Punjab and Haryana Assembly.
The complex was designed by Le Corbusier in the 1950s when the city was constructed as a symbol of independent, modern India.
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