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How many national monuments were lit to mark India's assumption of the G-20 presidency From 1st Dec 2022 to 7th Dec 2022?
A)
25 Monuments
B)
50 Monuments
C)
75 Monuments
D)
100 Monuments

Correct Answer :   100 Monuments


India is all set to assume the presidency of the G-20 grouping starting from 1st Dec 2022. G-20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation.
 
To mark the occasion, 100 monuments including UNESCO world heritage sites carrying the G-20 logo will be lit up for seven days from 1st December 2022 to 7th December 2022. 

From Srinagar`s Shankaracharya temple to Delhi`s Red Fort to Thanjavur`s Great living Chola temple, various monuments will be illuminated on the occasion.
 
The list of 100 sites which will be illuminated also include Humayun`s Tomb and Purana Quila in Delhi, Modhera Sun Temple in Gujarat, Konark Sun Temple in Odisha and Sher Shah Suri`s Tomb in Bihar.

India will be hosting 200 meetings across the nations in 32 different sectors during its G-20 presidency. However, India will be aiming at the supplying of reasonable technology for sustainable environmental development and the digital transformation of the country for its next year summit.
 
It was back in 1999 when the G-20 was established as a forum to help Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in a discussion for global economic and financial issues.
 
There are 19 countries which are a part of the Group of Twenty (G-20). It comprises (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkiye, the United Kingdom and the United States) and the European Union..

Source : Zee News

Published On : December 1, 2022
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