Q. Which of the following Indian statues has/have been included in the eight wonders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
- Statue of Unity
- Statue of Prosperity
- Statue of Peace
- Statue of Equality
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Answer:
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Notes:
- The ‘Statue of Unity’ is built in honour of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Kevadia in Gujarat’s Narmada district. It is the tallest statue in the world. At 182 metres, it is 23 metres taller than China's Spring Temple Buddha statue and almost double the height of the Statue of Liberty (93 metres tall) in the US. In January 2020, it was added in the ‘Eight Wonders’ of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
- Statue of Prosperity has been built to commemorate the contribution of Bengaluru founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda.
- Statue of Peace has been unveiled in the honour of the Jain acharya, Shri Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj.
- Statue of Equality, also referred to as Ramanuja statue, is a statue of the 11th-century Vaishnavaite Saint Bhagavad Ramanuja.