Indian History MCQ — Practice Questions for RAS Exam

Assertion (A): The international theme adopted by ICOMOS for World Heritage Day on April 18, 2026 was "Emergency Response for Living Heritage in Contexts of Conflicts and Disasters". Reason (R): The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh laid the foundation stone of India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park at Sindhu Ghat to address such emergency-response priorities. Choose the correct option:

Consider the following statements about India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park whose foundation stone was laid on April 18, 2026: 1. The foundation stone was laid by the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena, at Sindhu Ghat on the banks of the Indus River in Leh. 2. The day was organised by the Department of Tourism and Culture, UT Ladakh, in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India and the Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With 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?