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Under which Indian law is it illegal for any person, other than the Central Government or any authorized agency, to export any antiquity or art treasure?
Under which Indian law is it illegal for any person, other than the Central Government or any authorized agency, to export any antiquity or art treasure?
- The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act
- The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 (correct)
- Item-12 of the State List
- Item-67 of the Union List
What is the definition of 'antiquity' according to the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972?
What is the definition of 'antiquity' according to the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972?
- Any item of aesthetic value
- Any item of historical interest
- Any article, object or thing illustrative of science, art, crafts, literature, religion, customs, morals or politics in bygone ages (correct)
- Any item that has been in existence for less than 100 years
What prompted the Indian government to enact The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972?
What prompted the Indian government to enact The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972?
- The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act
- Item-40 of the Concurrent List of the Constitution
- The UNESCO convention (correct)
- The theft of a bronze idol from Chamba
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