Art & Culture MCQs: GI Tags, Heritage Sites, and Cultural Preservation

1.

For which specific UNESCO list have Kashi's 'Ganga Aarti' and 'Thathera Craft' been nominated?

A World Heritage Sites list

B Creative Cities Network

C Intangible Cultural Heritage list

D Memory of the World Register

2.

The 'Thathera Craft', recently nominated for UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, is primarily associated with what?

A Weaving silk sarees

B Metal craft of making brass and copper utensils

C Wood carving

D Pottery making

3.

Which two cultural elements from Kashi (Varanasi) have recently been nominated for inclusion in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list?

A Ramlila and Dhrupad music

B Ganga Aarti and Thathera Craft

C Chhau dance and Kalbelia dance

D Yoga and Kumbh Mela

4.

Which of the following features was NOT found at the recently unearthed ancient Buddhist monastery site in Bihar?

A Stupa

B Votive stupas

C Terracotta seals

D Iron smelting furnace

5.

The ancient Buddhist monastery unearthed by ASI in Bihar is believed to belong to which period/dynasty?

A Mauryan period

B Gupta period

C Pala period

D Kushan period

6.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) recently unearthed an ancient Buddhist monastery in which district of Bihar?

A Nalanda

B Gaya

C Lakhisarai

D Vaishali

Art & Culture MCQs - 2026-06-13