Conservation and Preservation of Heritage

Q. Heritage Walks encourage people to _________ historical sites.

1. vandalise
2. preserve
3. steal
4. report

Q. Jantar Mantar observatory is located in .

1. Pune
2. Bengaluru
3. Jaipur
4. Kolkata

Q. Heritage in every country is divided into two: ______ and _____.

1. National
2. International
3. Manmade
4. Natural

Q. Choose the correct option.

Statement 1: To attract tourists, it is imperative to preserve sites of historical and cultural importance.

Statement 2: Criminal activities like defacing or vandalising heritage monuments or sites must not be penalised.

1. Statement 1 and 2 are true
2. Statement 1 and 2 are false
3. Statement 1 is false and 2 is true
4. Statement 1 is true and 2 is false

Q. Match the following:

1) Mount Mary Church	a) Jaipur
2) Jantar Mantar Observatory	b) Mumbai
3) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway	c) Satara
4) Kaas Plateau	d) West Bengal
5) Central Amazon Conservation Complex	e) Brazil

1. 1-e, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-a
2. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-e
3. 1-e, 2-b, 3-d, 4-c, 5-a
4. 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c, 5-e

Q. What should we do to protect and conserve our heritage?

Q. Pick the odd one out.

Hint: Natural heritage site

1. Taj Mahal
2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Railway Terminus
3. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
4. Kaas Plateau

Q. Choose which among the following is not a heritage site in India?

1. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
2. Taj Mahal
3. Jantar Mantar Observatory
4. Brasilia

Q. What precautions should be taken while repairing/maintaining historical monuments?

Q. plays host to a portion of the Atlantic Forest Reserves.

1. Italy
2. India
3. Australia
4. Brazil

Q. How many primary categories can the heritage of a country be divided into?

1. Six
2. Seven
3. Two
4. One

Q. Suggest some measures to conserve forts, palaces, old buildings or religious places ( monuments )

Q. Indians are good at looking after their heritage.

1. True
2. False

Q. Find out the world cultural heritage sites located in Maharashtra and write their names.

Q. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram is a _____.

1. World Natural Heritage Site
2. World Cultural Heritage Site
3. World Intangible Heritage Site
4. MIxed Heritage Site

Q. Which of the following is an example of a rock-cut temple located in Maharashtra?

1. Amarnath
2. Ajanta
3. Badami
4. Bagh

Q. Defacing or vandalising heritage monuments or sites must be penalised.

1. True
2. False