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Sarnath is now an UNESCO World Heritage site. This is an ancient Buddhist site situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh . The site is inscribed as  India’s 45th UNESCO World Heritage site on 25th July, 2026 and announced by the UN grouping in Busan, South Korea in the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee. This is a sacred location and famous for stupa .  Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon here  in the 6th century BCE . Dhamek Stupa  is a massive cylindrical brick and stone structure which marks the exact spot of the first sermon . Chaukhandi Stupa  commemorates the place where Buddha met with his first disciples . Ashokan Pillars , built by Emperor Ashoka and its original Lion Capital serves as the National Emblem of India . The site is an important tourist destination and also a holy pilgrimage site for Buddhists worldwide .  

A. Read the passage and answer the questions below –

1. Why Sarnath is famous for ?     3    

2. What is the National Emblem of

India?      1

  3. What does the Dhamek Stupa mark ?  1

   4. Give a suitable title to the passage.    1   

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable information from the passage – 1×4=4    

1. Sarnath is situated in ————————————-.    

2. Sarnath is India’s ———– UNESCO World Heritage site . 

  3. Sarnath inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage site in ————————————–.   

4. Chaukhandi Stupa commemorates ——————————-.

Writing Skills-

1 . Write a newspaper report based on the points given above.      10





2. Write a paragraph based on the subject – ‘Sarnath ,  an UNESCO World Heritage site’ .Use the points given above.      10




3. Suppose you visited Sarnath last year. Now you listened the news that Sarnath has inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Write a letter to your friend describing your feelings after listening the news.    10




4. Write a notice as the Head of an educational institution inviting interested students to join an excursion to Sarnath , newly inscribed UNESCO World Heritage site of our country.        10