UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · ATLAS — GREATER/LESSER/OUTER + KARAKORAM + NE
Himalayan Range System ⛰️
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: Atlas — Greater/Lesser/Outer + Karakoram + NE.
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Key locations covered (14)
- Karakoram Range — Trans-Himalaya · Ladakh + PoK
- Ladakh Range — Trans-Himalaya · Ladakh
- Zaskar Range — Greater Himalaya · Ladakh/HP
- Greater (Inner) Himalaya — Himadri — Northernmost continuous range
- Lesser (Middle) Himalaya — Himachal — South of Greater Himalaya
- Pir Panjal Range — Lesser Himalaya · J&K-HP
- Dhauladhar Range — Lesser Himalaya · Himachal Pradesh
- Shivalik / Outer Himalaya — Southernmost Himalayan range
- Purvanchal Hills — North-East India · Eastern Himalaya extension
- Patkai Bum Range — Arunachal-Nagaland-Myanmar
- Naga Hills — Nagaland-Manipur-Myanmar
- Manipur Hills — Manipur · ring around Imphal Valley
- Mizo / Lushai Hills — Mizoram
- Meghalaya Plateau (Khasi-Jaintia-Garo Hills) — Meghalaya · detached Gondwana block
Sample questions (12 of 60)
Where does the Karakoram lie relative to the Greater Himalaya?
North of the Greater Himalaya, separated by the Indus and Shyok valleys; classified as Trans-Himalaya
Highest peak of the Karakoram?
K2 (8611 m) — 2nd highest on Earth
How many 8000-ers does Karakoram have?
Four — K2, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II, Broad Peak
Major glaciers of the Karakoram?
Siachen, Baltoro, Biafo, Hispar, Batura — among the longest non-polar glaciers
Etymology of Karakoram?
Turkic for 'Black Gravel' — refers to dark moraine of its glaciers
Indian portion of the Karakoram?
Eastern Karakoram in Ladakh + Indian-claimed PoK (Gilgit-Baltistan)
Where does the Ladakh Range lie?
Between the Indus and the Shyok rivers in Ladakh; north of the Zaskar Range
Famous pass on the Ladakh Range?
Khardung La (5359 m) — Leh to Nubra Valley
Highest point on Ladakh Range?
Saser Kangri group (7672 m), eastern end
Length of the Ladakh Range?
About 370 km from the Indus near Nimo to the Tibetan border
Trans-Himalayan classification?
Listed as a Trans-Himalayan range with the Karakoram, Zaskar and Kailash; lies north of the Great Himalayan axis
Where does the Zaskar Range run?
Parallel to and south of the Greater Himalaya in Ladakh; separates Indus drainage from Zanskar drainage
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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 Atlas — Greater/Lesser/Outer + Karakoram + NE. 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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