UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — ANDHRA PRADESH
Andhra Pradesh — Environment + Sites 🦅
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: State Maps — Andhra Pradesh.
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Key locations covered (14)
- Papikonda National Park — Andhra Pradesh
- Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) National Park — Andhra Pradesh
- Sri Venkateswara National Park — Andhra Pradesh
- Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve — Andhra Pradesh
- Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary — Andhra Pradesh
- Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary — Andhra Pradesh
- Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary — Andhra Pradesh
- Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary — Andhra Pradesh
- Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary — Andhra Pradesh
- Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary — Andhra Pradesh
- Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary — Andhra Pradesh
- Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary — Andhra Pradesh
- Kolleru Lake (Ramsar) — Andhra Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh — State Animal: Blackbuck — Andhra Pradesh
Sample questions (12 of 40)
In which state is Papikonda National Park located?
Andhra Pradesh
Papikonda NP straddles which two states geographically along the Godavari river?
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (the Godavari gorge region)
Which major river flows through Papikonda National Park?
The Godavari — the park encompasses the famous Papi Hills gorge of the Godavari
Papikonda was earlier a wildlife sanctuary; in which year was it upgraded to a National Park?
2008
Why is Papikonda NP ecologically significant?
It protects deciduous + semi-evergreen forests along the Eastern Ghats and the Godavari river ecosystem
In which state is Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) National Park?
Andhra Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi NP is in which district of Andhra Pradesh?
Kadapa (and adjoining districts) — the park covers parts of the Eastern Ghats
Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) NP was upgraded from which earlier protected category?
Wildlife Sanctuary
Sri Venkateswara National Park is in which state?
Andhra Pradesh
Near which pilgrimage centre is Sri Venkateswara NP located?
Tirupati / Tirumala (the Eastern Ghats around the Venkateswara temple)
Which famous waterfalls are inside Sri Venkateswara NP?
Talakona Falls (the tallest waterfall in Andhra Pradesh)
Sri Venkateswara NP is contiguous with which other protected area?
Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter State Maps — Andhra Pradesh. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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