UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — GUJARAT
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: State Maps — Gujarat.
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Key locations covered (17)
- Gir National Park — Gujarat
- Blackbuck (Velavadar) National Park — Gujarat
- Marine National Park (Gulf of Kachchh) — Gujarat
- Vansda National Park — Gujarat
- Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary — Gujarat
- Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary (Little Rann of Kachchh) — Gujarat
- Narayan Sarovar Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary — Gujarat
- Kutch Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary — Gujarat
- Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary — Gujarat
- Thol Wildlife Sanctuary — Gujarat
- Jessore Sloth Bear Wildlife Sanctuary — Gujarat
- Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary — Gujarat
- Khijadia Bird Sanctuary (Ramsar) — Gujarat
- Thol Lake (Ramsar) — Gujarat
- Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary (Ramsar) — Gujarat
- Wadhvana Wetland (Ramsar) — Gujarat
- Gujarat — State Animal: Asiatic Lion — Gujarat
Sample questions (12 of 40)
Gir National Park is famous as the only natural habitat of which big cat?
The Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) — the last wild population on Earth
In which Gujarat district is Gir NP located?
Junagadh (with parts in Amreli + Gir Somnath districts)
What is the current approximate Asiatic Lion population in Gir + surrounding areas?
~670+ as per the 2020 census (latest)
Gir is also a Sanctuary + Reserve. In which year was Gir declared a NP?
1975 — earlier WLS since 1965
Which Maldhari pastoralist community traditionally lives within Gir forests?
The Maldharis — cattle-herders practising co-existence with lions
Which 'Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project' has been proposed to safeguard the species?
Reintroduction at Kuno NP (Madhya Pradesh) — repeatedly delayed since 1995
Velavadar Blackbuck NP is on the coast of which gulf?
Gulf of Khambhat
Velavadar NP is famous for which other migratory bird in addition to blackbucks?
Harriers — one of the largest harrier roosts in the world (Pallid + Montagu's Harriers)
Velavadar is also home to which Indian endemic mammal?
Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)
Marine NP (Gulf of Kachchh) holds what distinction?
India's first Marine National Park (declared 1982)
What ecosystems does Marine NP protect?
Coral reefs + mangroves + seagrass beds + ~42 islands in the Gulf of Kachchh
Marine NP is on which gulf?
Gulf of Kachchh (NOT Gulf of Khambhat)
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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 — Gujarat. 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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