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upsc-p1-current-affairs-art-culture-heritage MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to intangible cultural heritage and cultural promotion, consider the following statements: 1. UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage framework includes social practices, rituals, festive events and traditional craftsmanship. 2. Safeguarding seeks to sustain viability, transmission and community participation rather than freeze a tradition in a museum. 3. The Ministry of Tourism's Utsav Portal itself inscribes festivals on UNESCO's Representative List. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Utsav Portal promotes festivals, fairs, events and live darshans for tourism; it is not part of UNESCO's inscription mechanism.
Q2With reference to the UNESCO World Heritage process, consider the following statements: 1. A property must normally be on a State Party's Tentative List before nomination. 2. ICOMOS evaluates cultural nominations, while IUCN evaluates natural nominations. 3. Inscription transfers ownership and administration of the property to UNESCO. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Tentative listing is a preparatory stage, and the two advisory bodies assess the stated categories. Inscription neither transfers ownership nor replaces domestic administration.
Q3Match List I with List II: List I (Institution) A. GI Registry B. ICOMOS C. IUCN D. National Monument Authority List II (Role) 1. Evaluation of natural World Heritage nominations 2. Heritage bye-laws around centrally protected monuments 3. Registration of geographical indications and authorised users 4. Evaluation of cultural World Heritage nominations Which option gives the correct match?
The GI Registry handles GI registration; ICOMOS evaluates cultural nominations; IUCN evaluates natural nominations; and the National Monument Authority is linked to heritage bye-laws. Therefore option A is correct.
Q4Consider the following statements about protection around centrally protected monuments: 1. The protected monument is legally distinct from the prohibited and regulated areas around it. 2. The National Monument Authority is associated with heritage bye-laws and construction-related regulation around such monuments. Which one of the following is correct?
Both statements are correct. The AMASR framework distinguishes the monument from surrounding zones, and the National Monument Authority handles heritage bye-laws and construction-related matters within that framework.
Q5Consider the following statements about serial World Heritage properties: 1. A serial property may contain multiple components that together count as one World Heritage property. 2. The 12 fortifications of the Maratha Military Landscapes are therefore counted as 12 separate properties in India's World Heritage total. Which one of the following is correct?
Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect. The 12 fortifications form one serial cultural property, the Maratha Military Landscapes of India, rather than 12 entries in India's total.
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