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UNESCO team to visit Hampi
खबर में क्यों?
Which year did Hampi enter the UNESCO list? The Vijayanagara heritage fact GS1 Art and Culture tests
A UNESCO team's visit to Hampi spurs preparations at the World Heritage site.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
2 मिनट
A UNESCO team is set to visit Hampi, prompting a flurry of preparatory activity at the site.
The Group of Monuments at Hampi, the ruins of the Vijayanagara capital, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1986.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
मुख्य तथ्य
Remember these
- Group of Monuments at Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1986
- Hampi contains the ruins of Vijayanagara, the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire
- Hampi lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka
- A UNESCO team is set to visit the site, prompting preparatory work
प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स
How the exam will ask it
प्रीलिम्स
- The Group of Monuments at Hampi was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986.
- Hampi represents the ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire's capital.
- Hampi is located in Karnataka on the Tungabhadra river.
मेन्स
GS1 Art and Culture: Hampi's Vijayanagara architecture is a core heritage topic. The issue is preserving a living World Heritage landscape under UNESCO monitoring, which requires balancing conservation, tourism and local communities under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act and site management plans. The way forward lies in a buffer-zone-sensitive management plan, community participation and sustainable tourism.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The Group of Monuments at Hampi, which a UNESCO team is set to visit, was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in:
- 1983
- 1986
- 1993
- 2004
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: B — Correct: 1986 — Hampi was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986. • 1983 — wrong: 1983 saw inscriptions such as the Agra Fort and the Ajanta and Ellora Caves, not Hampi. • 1993 — wrong: 1993 saw the inscription of Humayun's Tomb and the Qutb Minar, not Hampi. • 2004 — wrong: 2004 saw the inscription of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, not Hampi.
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