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Q1PIB identifies three bases for selecting PRASHAD projects. Which set correctly matches that selection basis?
PIB states that PRASHAD projects are selected on cultural significance, tourist footfall and development potential. Donations, temple antiquity, district population, State ranking, land availability, private investment, festival calendars, railway distance and hotel-room capacity are near-miss planning considerations, but they are not the three PIB selection bases cited here.
Q2Consider the following statements about ASI's field structure: 1. ASI works through around 38 Circles. 2. Each Circle is headed by a Superintending Archaeologist. 3. The Circles are stated to handle conservation, site management, inspections and local coordination. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because ASI is stated to work through around 38 Circles. Statement 2 is correct because each Circle is headed by a Superintending Archaeologist. Statement 3 is correct because conservation, site management, inspections and local coordination are the listed field functions. A combination leaving out any of these statements misses part of the cited fact.
Q3In the context of India's heritage-institution framework, which sequence correctly states the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities from its establishment to its administrative implementation and purpose?
The correct sequence is establishment in 2007, implementation under the Archaeological Survey of India, and creation of a national database of built heritage and antiquities. The years 2005, 2010 and 2014 are not the establishment year in the cited fact, and the National Monuments Authority, Ministry of Tourism and National Archives of India do not match the stated implementing arrangement or purpose.
Q4With reference to the Sri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math, recently in the news on 15 April 2026 when PM Modi inaugurated the Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira there, consider the following statements:\n1. The Math is located in Mandya district of Karnataka.\n2. The new Mandira was constructed in the traditional Dravidian architectural style.\n3. The Math is the principal seat of the Lingayat community of Karnataka.\nWhich of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the Math is at Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri in Mandya district of Karnataka, and the new Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira inaugurated on 15 April 2026 was built in the traditional Dravidian architectural style. Statement 3 is incorrect: the Adichunchanagiri Math is the principal seat of the Vokkaliga community in Karnataka, not the Lingayat community.
Q5Assertion: Under PRASHAD, augmentation of pilgrimage infrastructure at Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham was sanctioned in 2018-19. Reason: The estimated cost of this augmentation project was Rs. 54.36 crore. Choose the correct answer.
The Assertion is false because the Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham pilgrimage-infrastructure augmentation was sanctioned in 2021-22, not 2018-19. The Reason is true because the cited PIB fact gives the estimated cost as Rs. 54.36 crore. Therefore, the correct judgement is that the Assertion is false while the Reason is true.
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6Assertion: PIB stated on 30 March 2026 that 143 protected monuments across India under ASI charge an entry fee. Reason: All centrally protected monuments under ASI charge an entry fee. Choose the correct answer.
7Which institution prepared the nomination for listing Deepavali as intangible cultural heritage?
8With reference to pilgrimage facilitation infrastructure at Badrinath Ji Dham under PRASHAD, consider the following statements: 1. It was sanctioned in 2018-19. 2. The estimated cost was Rs. 56.15 crore. 3. It was sanctioned in 2020-21. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following Assertion and Reason about the 2025 Deepavali inscription event. Assertion: India hosted the global UNESCO ICH event for the first time in 2025. Reason: The Ministry of Culture states this first-time hosting in the context of Deepavali's inscription in 2025. Choose the correct answer.
10Assertion: Under PRASHAD, pilgrimage infrastructure at Bhadrachalam in Telangana was sanctioned in 2022-23 at an estimated cost of Rs. 41.38 crore. Reason: The PIB listing identifies Bhadrachalam as a Telangana PRASHAD project for pilgrimage infrastructure with that cost and sanction year. Choose the correct answer.
11According to PIB, which description correctly states the administrative and financing character of PRASHAD?
12Assertion (A): PRASAD is linked to the development and promotion of religious tourism in India. Reason (R): It works through the holistic development of selected pilgrimage destinations. Choose the correct answer.
13Assertion (A): Under Seva Bhoj Yojna, eligible institutions are expected to register with the Darpan portal. Reason (R): PIB states that complete applications are examined by a committee within four weeks. Choose the correct answer.
14Assertion: The Government can act through ASI to regulate construction around protected monuments. Reason: The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 empowers the Government through ASI to declare monuments protected and regulate construction around them. Choose the correct answer.
15Match the PRASHAD project with its sanction detail: Project: Development of Belur Math in West Bengal Which of the following gives the correct sanction year and estimated cost?