UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Russian drone, missile barrage pounds energy, rail infrastructure across Ukraine

Question 1

Under the authority of which one of the following bodies is a property inscribed on the UNESCO 'List of World Heritage in Danger', as applied to Ukrainian sites such as 'L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre'?

Accepted Answer

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee

Answer

The United Nations Security Council

Answer

The United Nations General Assembly

Answer

The International Court of Justice

Question 2

As of 10 June 2026, approximately how many cultural sites in Ukraine had UNESCO verified as damaged since the start of the full-scale war?

Accepted Answer

Around 540

Answer

Around 230

Answer

Around 360

Answer

Around 820

Question 3

Among the categories of UNESCO-verified damaged cultural sites in Ukraine (as of June 2026), which one accounts for the single largest number of sites?

Accepted Answer

Buildings of historical and/or artistic interest

Answer

Religious sites

Answer

Museums

Answer

Monuments

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Russian drone, missile barrage pounds energy, rail infrastructure across Ukraine

Q1. Under the authority of which one of the following bodies is a property inscribed on the UNESCO 'List of World Heritage in Danger', as applied to Ukrainian sites such as 'L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre'?

Q2. As of 10 June 2026, approximately how many cultural sites in Ukraine had UNESCO verified as damaged since the start of the full-scale war?

Q3. Among the categories of UNESCO-verified damaged cultural sites in Ukraine (as of June 2026), which one accounts for the single largest number of sites?