UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · ASIA — POLITICAL
Asian Countries 📌
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Asia — Political.
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Key locations covered (49)
- China (PRC) — East Asia
- Pakistan — South Asia · SAARC
- Nepal — South Asia · SAARC
- Bhutan — South Asia · SAARC
- Bangladesh — South Asia · SAARC
- Myanmar (Burma) — Southeast Asia · ASEAN
- Sri Lanka — South Asia · SAARC
- Maldives — South Asia · SAARC
- Afghanistan — South-Central Asia · SAARC
- Thailand — Southeast Asia · ASEAN
- Vietnam — Southeast Asia · ASEAN
- Indonesia — Southeast Asia · ASEAN
- Malaysia — Southeast Asia · ASEAN
- Singapore — Southeast Asia · ASEAN
- Philippines — Southeast Asia · ASEAN
- Japan — East Asia · Quad
- South Korea (RoK) — East Asia
- North Korea (DPRK) — East Asia
- Mongolia — East Asia
- Iran — West Asia
- Iraq — West Asia
- Saudi Arabia — West Asia · GCC
- United Arab Emirates — West Asia · GCC
- Qatar — West Asia · GCC
- Oman — West Asia · GCC
- Kazakhstan — Central Asia · SCO
- Uzbekistan — Central Asia · SCO
- Turkmenistan — Central Asia
- Tajikistan — Central Asia · SCO
- Kyrgyzstan — Central Asia · SCO
- Russia (Asian part) — Eurasia · SCO/BRICS
- Australia (Quad partner) — Oceania · Quad
- Armenia — South Caucasus
- Azerbaijan — South Caucasus
- Georgia — South Caucasus
- Bahrain — West Asia · GCC
- Kuwait — West Asia · GCC
- Yemen — West Asia
- Syria — West Asia
- Lebanon — West Asia
- Jordan — West Asia
- Israel — West Asia
- Palestine (State of) — West Asia
- Türkiye (Turkey) — West Asia · Anatolia
- Cyprus — West Asia / E Mediterranean
- Brunei Darussalam — SE Asia · ASEAN
- Cambodia — SE Asia · ASEAN
- Laos — SE Asia · ASEAN
- Timor-Leste (East Timor) — SE Asia
Sample questions (12 of 516)
Area of China?
~9.6 million sq km — 3rd/4th largest country in the world
Currency of China?
Renminbi (Yuan, ¥) / CNY
India-China border length (LAC)?
~3,488 km (disputed across Ladakh, Sikkim, Arunachal sectors)
China is part of which India-related grouping?
BRICS, SCO (also opposes Quad)
Highest peak shared with China?
Mount Everest (border with Nepal)
Area of China?
About 9.6 million km² — the world's third or fourth largest country by area.
Population of China (2023)?
Roughly 1.41 billion.
Currency of China?
The renminbi (yuan, CNY).
GDP of China (nominal 2023)?
About US$ 17.7 trillion — world's second largest.
Official language and majority religion?
Standard Mandarin Chinese; officially atheist state; folk/Buddhist/Taoist/Christian/Muslim minorities.
Length of China's border with India?
About 3,488 km — the LAC.
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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 Asia — Political. 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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