1. Which of the following can be inscribed into UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage?
- Oral traditions
- Social practices
- Practices concerning nature
- Skills to produce traditional crafts
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage includes oral traditions, social practices, knowledge and practices concerning nature, and skills to produce traditional crafts. These elements contribute to cultural identity and continuity. All four options are part of the list as per UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
2. Digi Yatra project is related to which of the following?
[A] Free rides to elderly in Maharashtra
[B] Digitization of sites under PRASAD scheme
[C] Contactless processing of passengers at Airports
[D] To give knowledge to school students about cultural sites of India
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Correct Answer: C [Contactless processing of passengers at Airports]
Notes:- Digi Yatra is a project conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at Airports, based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT).
- Launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Digi Yatra Foundation, a not-for-profit company, is the nodal body for DigiYatra.
- It is a joint venture with AAI (26% share) and 5 Airports (BIAL, DIAL, GHIAL, MIAL and CIAL).
- Digi Yatra Foundation will be a pan-India entity and the custodian of the Passenger ID validation process.
3. Baguette, was in news recently, it is a:
[A] A place in France where prehistoric sites has been discovered recently
[B] French bread inscribed into the UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage
[C] The place where first joint military exercise FRINJEX-23 between India and France has been conducted
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [French bread inscribed into the UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage]
Notes:- Recently, Baguette — the staple French bread — was inscribed into the UN’s list of intangible cultural heritage (ICH).
- The baguette is a long and thin loaf made of flour, water, salt, and yeast, and is consumed as a staple in France. It gained its official name in 1920.
- Some believe that it was invented by August Zang, a baker and an entrepreneur from Vienna in 1839, who introduced the world to the taste of crusty bread with softer insides, using a steam oven.
- The history of the bread is uncertain, some also believe that Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military leader, ordered thin sticks of bread for consumption by his soldiers as they could be carried from one place to another more conveniently.
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