THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION (UNESCO)

*Formed on

Ans : November 16,1945 

*Headquarters 

Ans : Paris

*Number of member countries 

Ans : 195

*Motto

Ans : "We must construct the defenses of peace in the minds of women and men"

*The Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation of UNO 

Ans : UNESCO

*The International organisation which prepares World Heritage List 

Ans : UNESCO

*The Kalinga Prize is given by 

Ans : UNESCO

*Kalinga Prize was instituted in 

Ans : 1952

*The Indian Chief Minister who took initiative to start Kalinga Prize 

Ans : Biju Patnaik

*First awardee of Kalinga Prize 

Ans : Louis De Broglie 

*First Indian to receive Kalinga Prize 

Ans : Jagajith Singh

*The Biosphere Reserve which became the part of UNESCO heritage list in 2016 

Ans : Agasthyamala

*The temple in Kerala which won the UNESCO Excellence Award in 2015 

Ans : Vadakkumnathan Temple

MAJOR CENTRES IN INDIA WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST OF UNESCO IN 2016 

*Kanchenjunga National Park(Sikkim)

*Capitol Complex(Chandigarh)

*Nalanda Mahavihara(Bihar)