Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year ......?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 2003
The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, in the foothills of the Vindhya hills in Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003. The shelters carry rock paintings from the Mesolithic period onwards and show a long record of human life in the area; they were brought to notice by the archaeologist V. S. Wakankar in 1957.