Recently, the festival of Deepawali was inscribed on the UNESCO ‘Representative List of the…
Recently, the festival of Deepawali was inscribed on the UNESCO 'Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity'. In this context, consider the following statements:
- AOnly 1
- BOnly 2
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
'Garba of Gujarat' was inscribed on the UNESCO list in December 2023, before Deepawali, so statement 1 is correct. The nodal agency for India's ICH nominations and the national inventory is the Sangeet Natak Akademi, not the Archaeological Survey of India, so statement 2 is wrong.