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    Consider the following pairs of UNESCO heritage in danger list and their respective countries

              UNESCO danger list Country
    1) Saint Sophia Cathedral

    Ukraine
    2) Garamba National Park

    United States of America
    3) Lake Turkana Canada
    4) Hampi India

    How many of the above pair(s) is/are matched correctly?

     

    Only One

    Incorrect Answer

    Only Two

    Correct Answer

    Only Three

    Incorrect Answer

    All Four

    Incorrect Answer
    Explanation:

    Only pair 1&4 are correctly matched

    UNESCO Heritage in Danger List

    • The UN's cultural organisation placed World Heritage Sites in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Lviv on its in danger list.

    • The decision, taken at UNESCO's annual world heritage committee meeting in Riyadh, is a step towards better protection of the historic sites.

    • UNESCO had added Kyiv's Saint Sophia Cathedral and the medieval buildings of the city's Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery site to the list.

    • The two historic sites have remained under permanent threat since the commencement of the war.

    • Kyiv's Saint Sophia cathedral dates back to the 11th century and is one of the city's best-known landmarks.

    • Lviv, the western Ukrainian city near the Polish border, was founded in the late middle ages and its historic centre was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1998.

    • Garamba National Park is located in Congo and Lake Turkana is located in Kenya.

    • India – Manas Wildlife Sanctuary and Hampi are the two heritage sites from India placed under the Danger List.

    Hence option 2nd is correct.


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