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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Key locations covered (47)
- 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
- Haryana — State Animal: Blackbuck — Haryana
- Aravalli Extension (Haryana ridge - Morni) — Haryana
- Yamuna River (Haryana sector) — Haryana
- Haryana — Foundation, Area, Profile
- Kurukshetra (Dharmakshetra) — Haryana
- Panipat (City of Three Battles) — Haryana
- Surajkund (Reservoir & Crafts Mela) — Haryana
- Chandigarh — Haryana's Joint Capital
- Faridabad
- Gurugram (Gurgaon)
- Hisar (Steel & Galvanised Wire hub)
- Karnal — Rice Bowl & NDRI
- Rohtak
- Panchkula
- Ambala (Cantonment)
- Thanesar (Sthanvishvara)
- Pinjore (Yadavindra) Gardens
- Sirsa
- Jind
- Yamunanagar (Adityapur)
- Bhiwani — Boxing nursery
- Rewari (Brass City)
- Mahendragarh (Narnaul)
- Palwal (Mahatma Gandhi arrest site)
- Nuh (Mewat region)
- Hathnikund Barrage
- Rakhigarhi (Harappan site)
- Banawali (Harappan site)
- Mitathal (Harappan site)
- Haryana — Extended Profile
- Sonipat — Haryana
- Rakhigarhi (IVC) — Haryana
- Bhirrana (IVC) — Haryana
- Banawali (IVC) — Haryana
- Morni Hills — Haryana
- Kalesar National Park — Haryana
- Brahma Sarovar (Kurukshetra) — Haryana
- Jyotisar (Kurukshetra) — Haryana
Sample questions (12 of 161)
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
Sultanpur NP Ramsar Site was designated in which year?
2021
Which famous Indian ornithologist used to visit Sultanpur regularly + recommended its declaration?
Dr Salim Ali — the 'Birdman of India'
Sultanpur NP area and district?
≈1.43 km² (one of India's smallest NPs); Gurugram district
Year Sultanpur was declared a National Park?
1989 (was Bird Sanctuary 1972; NP 1989)
Sultanpur is famous as wintering ground for which birds?
Siberian Crane (formerly), Greater Flamingo, Painted Stork, Northern Pintail, Common Teal
Year Sultanpur was Ramsar-listed?
2021 (along with Bhindawas — Haryana's first Ramsar sites)
Haryana: Capital and worst sex ratio among major states?
Chandigarh (shared). 879 females per 1000 males (Census 2011).
Bhindawas WLS in Haryana is also designated as which international wetland?
Ramsar Site (2021) — Haryana's largest wetland
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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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