Which of the following statements about the sites proposed for the air show is correct?
- A.Only the Ajanta Caves are on the UNESCO World Heritage List
- B.Both the Ajanta and the Ellora Caves are on the UNESCO World Heritage List
- C.Only Lonar Crater Lake is on the UNESCO World Heritage List
- D.None of the three proposed sites has any UNESCO recognition
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Explanation
The correct answer is that both the Ajanta and the Ellora Caves are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Both are recognised across the world for their outstanding cultural and historical significance, and the minister’s letter drew attention to this standing while proposing them as venues. Option A is incomplete, since it leaves out Ellora, which carries the same recognition. Option C is wrong because Lonar Crater Lake is described as a unique natural formation known for its saline and alkaline water and its crater landscape, not as a World Heritage site. Option D denies recognition that the two cave complexes clearly hold. Candidates should pair the two cave sites together as World Heritage properties of Maharashtra, and keep Lonar separate as a geological attraction in Buldhana district.
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Practice Questions
Lonar Crater Lake, proposed as a venue for a Surya Kiran air show, is located in which district of Maharashtra?
- A.Buldhana
- B.Nagpur
- C.Satara
- D.Nashik
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Lonar Crater Lake is a unique natural formation in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra, and it attracts visitors because of its distinctive geological and environmental features.
Read the full explanation →The Surya Kiran Aerobatic Display Team belongs to which of the following?
- A.Indian Army
- B.Indian Navy
- C.Indian Air Force
- D.Indian Coast Guard
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The Surya Kiran Aerobatic Display Team is the air force’s formation display team, and it has a reputation for precision, skill and closely coordinated aerial manoeuvres.
Read the full explanation →Which minister has requested the Defence Ministry to organise Surya Kiran displays at Maharashtra’s tourism sites?
- A.The Union Minister of Tourism
- B.The Union Minister of State for Ayush
- C.The Union Minister of Culture
- D.The Union Minister of Civil Aviation
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Prataprao Jadhav, who holds independent charge of the Ministry of Ayush and is also Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has written to the Defence Minister asking that the aerobatic display team of the Indian Air Force be permitted to perform at Lonar, Ajanta and…
Read the full explanation →On which date did Narendra Modi assume office as Chief Minister of Gujarat, the starting point of the twenty-five years being studied?
- A.7 October 2001
- B.7 October 2002
- C.26 May 2014
- D.15 August 2003
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He took charge as Chief Minister of Gujarat on that day, served more than twelve years in the office, and then became Prime Minister of India in May 2014, where he is serving a third successive term.
Read the full explanation →What will the Cabinet Secretary launch on the iGOT Karmayogi platform at the close of the first workshop?
- A.Karmayogi Sankalpa
- B.Amrit Gyaan Kosh
- C.Mission Karmayogi
- D.Aspirational Districts Programme
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Cabinet Secretary T. V. Somanathan will close the first workshop and launch it on the iGOT Karmayogi platform, and through this Sankalpa civil servants across the country will commit to a specific change in their own leadership practice.
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