UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — HARYANA
Haryana — 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 — Haryana.
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21QUESTIONS
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Key locations covered (12)
- Sultanpur National Park — Haryana
- Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary — Haryana
- Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary — Haryana
- Bir Shikargarh Wildlife Sanctuary — Haryana
- Khol-Hi-Raitan (Morani Hills) Wildlife Sanctuary — Haryana
- Sukhna Lake Wildlife Sanctuary — Haryana
- Chhilchhila Lake Wildlife Sanctuary — Haryana
- Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary — Haryana
- Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary — Haryana
- Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (Ramsar) — Haryana
- Sultanpur National Park (Ramsar) — Haryana
- Haryana — State Animal: Blackbuck — Haryana
Sample questions (12 of 21)
Sultanpur NP is in which Haryana district?
Gurugram (Gurgaon)
Sultanpur NP is Haryana's only National Park. What is it famous for?
Migratory waterbirds — over 250 species use the wetland in winter
Sultanpur was elevated from WLS to National Park in which year?
1991
Sultanpur NP is also designated as a Ramsar Site, declared in which year?
2021
Bhindawas WLS in Haryana is also designated as which international wetland?
Ramsar Site (2021) — Haryana's largest wetland
Bhindawas WLS is in which Haryana district?
Jhajjar district
Khaparwas WLS is close to which other Haryana protected area?
Bhindawas WLS — both lie in Jhajjar district + form a wetland complex
Bir Shikargarh WLS is in which Haryana district?
Panchkula district — Shivalik foothills
Morani Hills WLS lies in which ecological zone?
Aravalli foothills — south Haryana
Sukhna Lake WLS is adjacent to which UT?
Chandigarh (the lake is shared with Chandigarh)
Sukhna Lake was created in which year for what purpose?
1958 — by Le Corbusier as part of the Chandigarh master-plan
Chhilchhila Lake WLS is in which Haryana district?
Kurukshetra district
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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 — Haryana. 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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