Question 5
HardOriginal questionWhen Dholavira was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2021, it became India's
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Dholavira was inscribed on 27 July 2021 as India's 40th property.
The Ramappa Temple in Telangana had become the 39th a few days earlier, in the same session.
India's total has risen since, so this is a fact about 2021 and not about today's count.
Worth noting
Two Indian sites were inscribed days apart in 2021. A question naming one of them is usually testing whether you have them in the right order.
- Concept
- Dholavira's World Heritage inscription
- Typical timeTypical
- 45 s
- Your timeYours
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