UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — HIMACHAL PRADESH
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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 — Himachal Pradesh.
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Key locations covered (66)
- Great Himalayan National Park — Himachal Pradesh
- Pin Valley National Park — Himachal Pradesh
- Inderkilla National Park — Himachal Pradesh
- Khirganga National Park — Himachal Pradesh
- Simbalbara National Park — Himachal Pradesh
- Chandratal Wildlife Sanctuary — Himachal Pradesh
- Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary — Himachal Pradesh
- Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary — Himachal Pradesh
- Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary — Himachal Pradesh
- Chandertal Lake (Ramsar) — Himachal Pradesh
- Pong Dam Lake (Ramsar) — Himachal Pradesh
- Renuka Lake (Ramsar) — Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh — State Animal: Snow Leopard — Himachal Pradesh
- Dhauladhar Range — Himachal Pradesh
- Pir Panjal Range — Himachal Pradesh / J&K
- Chandra-Bhaga Confluence (Tandi) — Himachal Pradesh
- Kinnaur Kailash (Zaskar sub-range) — Himachal Pradesh
- Chandra Taal (Ramsar) — Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh — Foundation, Area, Profile
- Kangra Fort — Himachal Pradesh
- Shimla — Capital
- Dharamshala (McLeod Ganj)
- Manali (Kullu)
- Kullu — Valley of Gods
- Mandi — Varanasi of Hills
- Kangra Town & Valley
- Palampur — Tea Capital
- Bilaspur (Naina Devi temple)
- Solan (Mushroom City of India)
- Chamba (Lakshmi Narayan temples)
- Dalhousie (hill station)
- Kasauli
- Keylong (Lahaul & Spiti HQ)
- Kaza (Spiti sub-division)
- Rohtang Pass (3,978 m)
- Atal Tunnel (Rohtang)
- Baralacha La (4,890 m)
- Kunzum La (4,551 m)
- Shipki La (Indo-Tibet trade pass)
- Kalpa (Reckong Peo region, Kinnaur)
- Chail (highest cricket ground)
- Kufri
- Pangi Valley (Sach Pass)
- Jwalamukhi Temple (Eternal Flame)
- Chintpurni Devi
- Baijnath Shiva Temple
- Hatkoti (Hateshwari Mata temple)
- Renuka Lake & Temple (Sirmaur)
- Bhakra Dam
- Pong Dam (Maharana Pratap Sagar)
- Nathpa Jhakri Hydropower (1,500 MW)
- Himachal Pradesh — Extended Profile
- Solang Valley — Himachal Pradesh
- Naggar (Roerich Estate) — Himachal Pradesh
- Kasol — Himachal Pradesh
- Manikaran Sahib — Himachal Pradesh
- Malana — Himachal Pradesh
- Tirthan Valley — Himachal Pradesh
- Jalori Pass — Himachal Pradesh
- Chitkul — Himachal Pradesh
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Sample questions (12 of 258)
Great Himalayan NP is in which Himachal Pradesh district?
Kullu district
When was Great Himalayan NP inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
2014 — for its outstanding mountain biodiversity
Great Himalayan NP protects which iconic Himalayan species?
Snow Leopard + Himalayan Brown Bear + Himalayan Tahr + Western Tragopan
Great Himalayan NP forms part of which UNESCO conservation cluster?
It is also part of the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
Year GHNP was inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site?
2014 (under criterion x — biodiversity)
GHNP core area (km²)?
≈754.4 km² (Kullu district)
Year GHNP was notified as National Park?
1999 (declared 1984, notified NP 1999)
Four river valleys forming GHNP?
Tirthan, Sainj, Jiwa Nal, Parvati
State animal of HP found in GHNP?
Snow Leopard; also Western Tragopan (state bird), Himalayan Tahr, Musk Deer
GHNP eco-zone area?
265.6 km² eco-zone (Tirthan WLS + Sainj WLS + Khirganga NP)
HP: Capital and famous high-altitude pass?
Shimla. Rohtang Pass (now Atal Tunnel).
Pin Valley NP is in which Himachal district?
Lahaul + Spiti 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 — Himachal Pradesh. 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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