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Page 1: World Heritage Sites In India Heritage Sites... · 2018-01-05 · Questions on world heritage sites are common in the general awareness section of Bank & Government exams. To aid

Information updated till December, 2017

eBook

For RBI, IBPS, SBI, SSC CGL& other Banking & Government Exams

WORLD HERITAGE SITES

IN INDIA

WORLD HERITAGE SITES

IN INDIA

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Questions on world heritage sites are common in the general awareness section of

Bank & Government exams. To aid your preparation, we are providing the following eBook

which lists all the world heritage sites as declared by the UNESCO in India.

In competitive exams, as little as 1 mark can make a lot of difference. To help our students increase their knowledge, we at Oliveboard have provided the list of world heritage sites in India, in the following pages of this e-book.

Which of the following is NOT a world heritage site?

a) Khajuraho Temples

b) Bodh Gaya

c) Somnath Temple

d) Nalanda

Solution: c

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World Heritage Sites In India

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WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA

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A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientic

and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientic or other form of signicance,

and is legally protected by international treaties. The sites are judged important to the collective interests

of humanity.

Kaziranga 1985 Assam

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 1985 Assam

Mahabodhi temple Complex 2002 Bodh Gaya, Bihar

Humayun's Tomb 1993 Delhi

Qutub Minar and Monuments 1993 Delhi

Churches and Covenentsof Goa

1986 VelhaGoa (OldGoa),Goa

Champaner-Pavagarh Archaeological Park

2004 Gujarat

Hampi(Group of Monuments)

1986 Ballari, Karnataka

Red Fort Complex 2007 Delhi

NAME OF THE SITE STATEYEAR OF

DECLARATION

World Heritage Sites In India

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World Heritage Sites In India

NAME OF THE SITE STATEYEAR OF

DECLARATION

Pattadakal(Group of Monuments)

1987 Bagalkot, Karnataka

Sanchi (Buddhist Monuments) 1989 Madhya Pradesh

Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka 2003 Madhya Pradesh

Khajuraho (Group of Monuments) 1986 Madhya Pradesh

Ajanta and ElloraCaves 1983 Maharashtra

Elephanta Caves

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus(formerly, Victoria Terminus) 2004 Maharashtra

Sun Temple, Konark 1984 Puri,Odisha

Keoladeo National Park 1985 Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Jantar Mantar

Great Living Chola Temples

Brihadeeswarar Temple

Airavateshwarar Temple

2010 Jaipur,Rajasthan

1987 Maharashtra

1987 Tamil Nadu

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World Heritage Sites In India

NAME OF THE SITE STATEYEAR OF

DECLARATION

Mahabalipuram (Group of Monuments)

1984 Tamil Nadu

Agra Fort 1983 Uttar Pradesh

Fatehpur Sikri 1986 Uttar Pradesh

Taj Mahal 1983 Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Darjeeling HimalayanRailway

1999 Darjeeling, West Bengal

Nilgiri Mountain Railway 2005 Ooty, Tamil Nadu

Kalka-Shimla Railway 2008 Himachal Pradesh

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers

1988; 2005

Chamoli, Uttarakhand

Sundarbans National Park

Western Ghats: -

Agasthyamalai Sub-Cluster

Periyar Sub-Cluster

Anamalai Sub-Cluster

Nilgiri Sub-Cluster

Talakaveri Sub-Cluster

Kudremukh Sub-Cluster

Sahyadri Sub-Cluster

1987

2012

West Bengal

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra

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World Heritage Sites In India

NAME OF THE SITE STATEYEAR OF

DECLARATION

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Chittorgarh Fort

Kumbhalgarh Fort

Ranthambhore Fort

Amber Fort

Jaisalmer Fort

Gagron Fort

2013 Rajasthan

Rani Ki Vav (The Queen's Stepwell)

2014 Patan, Gujarat

Great Himalayan National Park

2014 Kullu, Himachal Pradesh

Nalanda 2016 Bihar

Khangchendzonga National Park

2016 Sikkim

Architectural Work of Le Corbusier

2016 Chandigarh

Historic City of Ahmadabad

Source: Wikipedia

2017 Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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