UNESCO Creative Cities Network aims to promote cooperation with and among cities within seven creative fields identified by UNESCO. In this context, which of the following pairs of cities and their respective creative fields are matched correctly?
1. Chennai - Music
2. Varanasi - Literature
3. Jaipur - Crafts and Folk Art
Select the correct answer using codes given below
1 and 2 only
Incorrect Answer2 and 3 only
Incorrect Answer1 and 3 only
Correct AnswerAll of the above
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
. The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.
• The 180 cities in 72 countries currently make up this network.
• All the cities work together in placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans at the local level.
• Gastronomy, music, crafts and folk art, media arts, design, film and literature are the seven fields of creativity highlighted by the network.
• Chennai has been recently included in the list of UCCN for its rich musical tradition.
• Some of the other cities included along with Chennai are Alba (Italy) for gastronomy, Almaty (Kazakhstan) for music and Auckland (New Zealand) for music.
• Jaipur (crafts and folk art) and Varanasi (Music) are the other Indian cities that feature on the list.
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By: Vishal