The State is obligated to protect every monument, place and object of national importance and historic interest under Article ____ of the Constitution of India.

49

The correct answer is Option 3 - 49

Article 49 of the Constitution of India is the one that pertains to the protection of monuments, places, and objects of national importance and historic interest. It states:

"Article 49: Protection of monuments and places and objects of national importance.—It shall be the obligation of the State to protect every monument or place or object of artistic or historic interest, declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance, from spoliation, disfigurement, destruction, removal, disposal or export, as the case may be."