Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO : 1. Shantiniketan 2. Rani-ki-Vav 3. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas 4. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodhgaya How many of the above properties were included in 2023?

Option (b) is correct because only Shantiniketan and the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023, as India's 41st and 42nd sites respectively. While all four properties are World Heritage Sites, Rani-ki-Vav was included in 2014 and the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in 2002, making options suggesting more than two sites incorrect. This question tests the candidate's chronological awareness of recent additions to India’s cultural heritage recognitions and their ability to distinguish between current affairs and historical listings.