Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

Current Affairs

Topic

Year 2025

Question:

Salkhan Fossils Park in Sonbhadra has been added to UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites, recognizing its 1.4 billion-year-old stromatolite and algae fossils—some of the oldest known evidence of life on Earth. This park is in which state?

Options:

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra

Punjab

Rajasthan

Correct Answer:

Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1: Uttar Pradesh

This geological site, also known as Sonbhadra Fossils Park, is nestled within the Kaimur Range and is internationally recognized for its exceptionally old stromatolite and algae fossils.