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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 36

SSC CHSL - 13th October 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q36

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How many elements of India were listed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as of March 2018?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e 13

  • UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage is made up of those intangible heritage elements that help demonstrate the diversity of cultural heritage and raise awareness about its importance.

  • The list was established in 2008 when Convention for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage came into effect.

  • UNESCO maintains three lists under its “Intangible Cultural Heritage” banner: the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding, the list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity and the register of good safeguarding practices.

  • As of now, the list has more than 100 elements. It also includes the 13 elements of India that have already been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

  • From India the Intangible Cultural Heritages added into this list include:

  1. The tradition of Vedic chanting

  2. Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana
  3. Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre
  4. Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas.
  5. Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala
  6. Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan
  7. Chhau dance
  8. Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: the recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir.
  9. Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur
  10. Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab
  11. Yoga
  12. Nowruz
  13. Kumbh Mela