UPPSC 2021 Prelims GS Paper-I · Question 28 of 150

Correct — B, Rajasthan. The 'Statue of Peace' is a 151-inch tall statue of the Jain spiritual leader Acharya Shri Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj, installed at the Vijay Vallabh Sadhana Kendra in Jetpura, Pali district, Rajasthan. Made of 'Ashtadhatu' (an alloy of eight metals), it was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi (via video conference) on 16 November 2020 to mark the leader's 151st birth anniversary. Hence it is located in Rajasthan.

• (a)Madhya Pradesh — Wrong — the Statue of Peace is in Pali district of Rajasthan, not Madhya Pradesh.
• (c)Gujarat — Wrong — Gujarat hosts the 'Statue of Unity' (Sardar Patel, Kevadia), a different monument; the Statue of Peace is in Rajasthan.
• (d)Himachal Pradesh — Wrong — the statue is not in Himachal Pradesh; it stands at Jetpura, Pali district, Rajasthan.

The 'Statue of Peace' commemorates Jainacharya Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj (1870-1954), a Jain monk known for social reform, education and communal harmony. The 151-inch statue is cast in Ashtadhatu (an eight-metal alloy) and stands at the Vijay Vallabh Sadhana Kendra, Jetpura, in Pali district, Rajasthan. PM Modi unveiled it on 16 November 2020, on the 151st birth anniversary of the Acharya.

The trap is confusing famous Indian statues. 'Statue of Unity' (Sardar Patel) is in Gujarat; the 'Statue of Peace' (Jain Acharya Vijay Vallabh) is in Rajasthan. Anchor the answer on 'Vijay Vallabh, Jain Acharya, Pali (Rajasthan), 151 inch, unveiled Nov 2020' to separate it from Gujarat's Statue of Unity.

• Statue of Peace is a 151-inch Ashtadhatu statue of Jain Acharya Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj.
• It is located at Vijay Vallabh Sadhana Kendra, Jetpura, Pali district, Rajasthan.
• PM Narendra Modi unveiled it on 16 November 2020 (151st birth anniversary of the Acharya).
• Not to be confused with Gujarat's 'Statue of Unity' (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel).

• Confusing the Statue of Peace (Rajasthan) with the Statue of Unity (Gujarat)
• Assuming any large statue is in Gujarat or Madhya Pradesh

UPPSC & UPSC ask 'which State hosts monument X' — pair the statue with its person and location: Statue of Peace = Vijay Vallabh, Pali, Rajasthan.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  The 'Statue of Peace', unveiled in November 2020, is a statue of which spiritual leader?

  • (a)Swami Vivekananda
  • (b)Jain Acharya Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj
  • (c)Adi Shankaracharya
  • (d)Sant Ravidas

  Answer(b) Jain Acharya Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj — the 151-inch Ashtadhatu statue in Pali, Rajasthan.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  The 'Statue of Unity' and the 'Statue of Peace' are located respectively in which States?

  • (a)Gujarat and Rajasthan
  • (b)Rajasthan and Gujarat
  • (c)Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
  • (d)Maharashtra and Rajasthan

  Answer(a) Gujarat and Rajasthan — Statue of Unity (Sardar Patel) in Gujarat; Statue of Peace (Vijay Vallabh) in Rajasthan.