Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) ‘Statue of Unity’ is added in the list of eight wonders of Sanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
(2) The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance.
Choose the correct one:
(a) Only(1)
(b) Only(2)
(c) Both(1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer :(c)
Related facts:
- On January 14, 2020, the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar announced that 182-metre Statue of Unity in Gujarat has been listed in the eight wonders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
- The Statue of Unity is a colossal statue of Indian statesman and independence activist Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950).
- He was the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home minister of independent India and the chief adherent of Mahatma Gandhi during the non-violent Indian Independence movement.
- Statue of Unity,world’s tallest statue is located on a river facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada in Kevadiya colony.
- The Statue was inaugurated on the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel on 31st October 2018.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO):
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO),is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance.
- It’s creation was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
The Wonders of SCO:
- It includes Statue of Unity in India, Daming Palace in China, Navruz Palace in Tajikista, Mughals Heritage in Pakistan,Tamgaly Gorge in Kazakhstan, Po-i-Kalan Complex in Uzbekistan, The Golden Ring of Russia, Lahore the Mughals heritage in Pakistan .
Links:
https://www.news18.com/news/india/statue-of-unity-gets-listed-among-8-wonders-of-sco-jaishankar-says-it-will-surely-serve-as-an-inspiration-2457997.html
https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/statue-of-unity-gets-listed-among-eight-wonders-of-shanghai-cooperation-organisation/story/393791.html