UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — ASSAM
Assam — Environment + Sites 🦏
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: State Maps — Assam.
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39QUESTIONS
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Key locations covered (16)
- Kaziranga National Park — Assam
- Manas National Park — Assam
- Orang National Park — Assam
- Nameri National Park — Assam
- Dibru-Saikhowa National Park — Assam
- Dehing Patkai National Park — Assam
- Raimona National Park — Assam
- Kaziranga Tiger Reserve — Assam
- Manas Tiger Reserve — Assam
- Nameri Tiger Reserve — Assam
- Orang Tiger Reserve — Assam
- Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary — Assam
- Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary — Assam
- Dihing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary — Assam
- Deepor Beel (Ramsar) — Assam
- Assam — State Animal: Indian One-horned Rhinoceros — Assam
Sample questions (12 of 39)
Kaziranga National Park is famous for which species above all?
Indian One-horned Rhinoceros — holds the largest population in the world (~2,600+)
Kaziranga is also home to which 'Big Five'?
One-horned Rhino + Asian Elephant + Royal Bengal Tiger + Wild Water Buffalo + Eastern Swamp Deer
When was Kaziranga inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
1985
Which major river borders Kaziranga to the north?
The Brahmaputra — annual floods are critical to the park's ecology
Kaziranga is a Tiger Reserve declared in which year?
2006 — under Project Tiger
Which highland refuges in Kaziranga become vital during monsoon floods?
Artificial highlands + natural high ground (chapories) where animals escape the rising Brahmaputra
Manas National Park holds which four protective designations?
National Park + Tiger Reserve (Project Tiger 1973) + Biosphere Reserve + UNESCO World Heritage Site
Manas NP is contiguous with which neighbouring country's protected area?
Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan
Which endemic primate species lives in Manas?
The Golden Langur (Trachypithecus geei) — endemic to the Assam-Bhutan border
Manas is named after which river?
The Manas river — a tributary of the Brahmaputra
Which extremely rare turtle is found in Manas?
The Assam Roofed Turtle + Black Softshell Turtle
Orang NP is sometimes called what informally?
'Mini Kaziranga' — smaller version with similar fauna including rhinos + tigers + elephants
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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 — Assam. 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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