With reference to the cultural frameworks involved in the International Day of Yoga celebrations at ASI monuments, consider the following statements: 1. Yoga is officially inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. 2. Centrally protected monuments in India are governed and maintained under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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C. Both 1 and 2 — Statement 1 is correct; Yoga was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016. Statement 2 is correct; the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) manages and protects national monuments under the legal framework of the AMASR Act of 1958.

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