GK Question

polity easy true_false

Article 49 of the Constitution directs the State to protect every monument or place of national importance from spoliation, disfigurement, or destruction.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Article 49 is a cultural-educational principle directing the State to protect monuments, places, and objects of artistic or historic interest declared of national importance by Parliament. This is implemented through the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.

Topic DPSP - Protection of monuments
Exam Relevance Heritage conservation question for SSC, Railway, and UPSC exams