Current context: UNESCO has designated Mumbai as a member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of FILM and Hyderabad in the field of GASTRONOMY.
a. Mumbai
b. Hyderabad
c. Kolkata
d. Jaipur
e. Varanasi
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- UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 and represents a network of cities that are active centres of cultural activities in their respective countries.
- Presently, there are total 246 cities inducted into UCCN around the world.
- The objective of including cities into UCCN is to place creativity and the creative economy at the core of their urban development plans.
- The 7 categories for recognition under UCCN are as follows-
- Gastronomy
- Music
- Media Arts
- Literature
- Crafts and Folk Arts
- Design
- Film
- Earlier, 3 Indian cities were recognized as members of UCCN:
- Jaipur-Crafts and Folk Arts(2015)
- Varanasi-Creative city of Music (2015)
- Chennai-Creative city of Music(2017)
Question:
Q.1 Which Indian City is not a part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)?a. Mumbai
b. Hyderabad
c. Kolkata
d. Jaipur
e. Varanasi