Which group of sites was among India's first to be inscribed on the World Heritage list, in 1983?

Sanchi, Bodh Gaya, Qutb Minar and Humayun's TombCorrect answerYour answerKhajuraho, Hampi, Fatehpur Sikri and KonarkCorrect answerYour answerAjanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort and the Taj MahalCorrect answerYour answerKaziranga, Manas, Keoladeo and SundarbansCorrect answerYour answer

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Ajanta, Ellora, Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal were all inscribed in 1983, the first year India had sites on the list.
India had ratified the World Heritage Convention shortly before, in 1977.
The other groups are all real World Heritage Sites, inscribed in later years.

Worth noting

Two of the four are cave complexes in Maharashtra and two are Mughal monuments in Agra, so the set is not thematic — it is simply what was nominated first.

Concept: India's first World Heritage inscriptions
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Which group of sites was among India's first to be inscribed on the World Heritage list, in 1983?

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