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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: State Maps — Chhattisgarh.
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Key locations covered (49)
- Indravati National Park — Chhattisgarh
- Kanger Valley National Park — Chhattisgarh
- Sanjay (Guru Ghasidas) National Park — Chhattisgarh
- Achanakumar National Park (TR) — Chhattisgarh
- Indravati Tiger Reserve — Chhattisgarh
- Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve — Chhattisgarh
- Achanakmar Tiger Reserve — Chhattisgarh
- Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve — Chhattisgarh
- Bhoramdev Wildlife Sanctuary — Chhattisgarh
- Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary — Chhattisgarh
- Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary — Chhattisgarh
- Pamed Wild Buffalo Wildlife Sanctuary — Chhattisgarh
- Chhattisgarh — State Animal: Wild Buffalo — Chhattisgarh
- Chhattisgarh — Foundation, Area, Profile
- Jagdalpur (Bastar Capital) — Chhattisgarh
- Raipur — Capital of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh
- Bilaspur — Judicial & Railway Capital — Chhattisgarh
- Bastar Region & Jagdalpur — Chhattisgarh
- Chitrakoot Falls — 'Niagara of India' — Chhattisgarh
- Tirathgarh Falls — Chhattisgarh
- Bhoramdeo Temple — 'Khajuraho of Chhattisgarh' — Chhattisgarh
- Madku Dweep — River Island Temple Site — Chhattisgarh
- Bhilai Steel Plant (SAIL) — Chhattisgarh
- Korba Super Thermal Power Station — Chhattisgarh
- Rajim — Prayag of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh
- Champaran — Vallabhacharya Birthplace — Chhattisgarh
- Dongargarh — Bambleshwari Temple — Chhattisgarh
- Mainpat — 'Shimla of Chhattisgarh' (Tibetan settlement) — Chhattisgarh
- Kanker Palace & District — Chhattisgarh
- Dantewada (Bailadila Iron Ore & Danteshwari Temple) — Chhattisgarh
- Kawardha (Kabirdham) — Kabir Heritage — Chhattisgarh
- Hasdeo Arand Forest — Chhattisgarh
- Sirpur — Ancient Buddhist & Shaiva Complex — Chhattisgarh
- Sheorinarayan (Shivrinarayan) — Chhattisgarh
- Janjgir-Champa — Chhattisgarh
- Surajpur District — Chhattisgarh
- Kondagaon — Chhattisgarh
- Narayanpur (Bastar) — Chhattisgarh
- Surguja District (Ambikapur) — Chhattisgarh
- Bilaspur — SECL Headquarters — Chhattisgarh
- Kotumsar Cave (Kanger Valley) — Chhattisgarh
- Malhar (Ancient site) — Chhattisgarh
- Tala (Devarani-Jethani temples) — Chhattisgarh
- Ratanpur (Kalachuri Capital) — Chhattisgarh
- Devbaloda (Shiva Temple) — Chhattisgarh
- Hasdeo River — Chhattisgarh
- Indravati River — Chhattisgarh
- Mahanadi River (CG segment) — Chhattisgarh
- Naya Raipur (Atal Nagar) — Chhattisgarh
Sample questions (12 of 201)
Indravati National Park is in which state?
Chhattisgarh
Indravati NP is famous for which highly endangered species, of which it is one of the last refuges?
Wild Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) — Chhattisgarh's state animal
Indravati NP is also a Tiger Reserve declared in which year?
1983 — under Project Tiger
Indravati NP lies in which district + along which river?
Bijapur district, along the Indravati river
Indravati NP is named after which river that forms its northern boundary?
The Indravati
Indravati NP shelters one of the last populations of which buffalo subspecies?
The Wild Asiatic Buffalo (Bubalus arnee), Chhattisgarh's state animal
In which district is Indravati National Park located?
Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh: Created 2000 from MP. Capital and major dam?
Naya Raipur. Hirakud (Mahanadi) — partly. Chitrakote falls on Indravati.
Kanger Valley NP is in which state?
Chhattisgarh
Kanger Valley NP is famous for what unique geological feature?
Limestone caves — including the Kotumsar + Kailash + Dandak caves with stalactites + stalagmites
Kanger Valley NP is home to which state bird of Chhattisgarh?
The Hill Myna (Pahari Myna)
Kanger Valley National Park is famous for which endemic bird?
The Hill Myna (Bastar Myna) — Chhattisgarh's state bird
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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 — Chhattisgarh. 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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