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The World Heritage Quiz

Cultural sites, monuments, cities to natural areas – India’s UNESCO World Heritage sites are diverse. Here are 6 questions for you to test your knowledge about these! Don’t forget to share your results and challenge your friends to play 😉

The Great Stupa in Sanchi is carved with the names of over 600 people who donated to its construction. One-third of those are women.

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The Sanchi Tope, William Simpson 1831, Public Domain

True
False

A native artist from Poona helped make some of the earliest sketches and paintings of Ellora caves in the 18th century. His name was:

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The Ashes of Ravana, interior view.' Plate 19 from Hindoo excavations in the mountain of Ellora, London, 1803. Engraved from the drawings of James Wales, by and under the direction of Thomas Daniell. Getty Digital Collections | Public Domain

Gangaram Tambat
Sitaram

The function of the stairway of the Vrihat Samrat Yantra is:

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It has a telescope for observing stars
it is the gnomon of the world's largest sundial

Which of the following has not been used in the construction of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus?

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Victoria Terminus, Bombay / Raphael Tuck & Sons London c. 1905 / Paper Jewels, CC BY SA

Malad stone
Red Sandstone
Slate

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, constructed in 1881, crosses 88 kms through

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Image: Royal Commonwealth Society Library 1925-28 CC BY NC

12 stations
13 stations
14 stations

Which of the following Heritage Sites contains the world's largest area of mangrove forests?

Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim
Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal
Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area, Himachal Pradesh

The Heritage Lab
The Heritage Lab
The Heritage Lab presents stories and resources from museums with a focus on South Asia - featuring its art, culture, history and heritage.