UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · ATLAS: INDIA POLITICAL P.15 — NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXTREMES (POLITICAL)
Indian Extremes — National Geographic Records 📌
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: India Political p.15 — National Geographic Extremes (Political).
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Key locations covered (23)
- Largest State by Area — Rajasthan
- Largest State by Population — Uttar Pradesh
- Largest Union Territory by Area — Ladakh
- Smallest State by Area — Goa
- Smallest State by Population — Sikkim
- Smallest Union Territory by Area — Lakshadweep
- Smallest UT by Population — Lakshadweep
- State with Longest Coastline — Gujarat
- State with Shortest Coastline — Goa
- Most Densely Populated State — Bihar
- Most Densely Populated UT — Delhi
- Largest District by Area — Kachchh
- Smallest District by Area — Mahe (Puducherry)
- Southernmost Point — Indira Point
- Northernmost Point — Indira Col
- Easternmost Point — Kibithu
- Westernmost Point — Sir Creek / Guhar Moti
- Total Coastline of India
- Highest Peak (India) — Kanchenjunga
- Longest River — Ganga (in India)
- Largest Lake — Vembanad (freshwater) / Chilika (brackish)
- Largest Delta — Sundarbans (Ganga-Brahmaputra)
- Highest Waterfall — Kunchikal Falls
Sample questions (12 of 79)
Which is India's largest state by area, as per the National Geographic Extremes table on atlas p.15?
Rajasthan
Rajasthan's area is approximately:
342,000 sq km
Rajasthan became the largest state after the reorganisation of which year?
1956 (States Reorganisation Act)
Which two physiographic regions dominate Rajasthan?
Thar Desert and Aravalli range
Which is the second largest Indian state by area?
Madhya Pradesh
Which is India's most populous state per the atlas (Census 2011)?
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh's population (Census 2011, atlas) is approximately:
199.8 million
Which is the second most populous state of India (Census 2011)?
Maharashtra
If UP were a country, its population would rank globally around:
5th-6th (above Brazil)
Which is India's largest Union Territory by area?
Ladakh
Ladakh's area is approximately:
59,146 sq km
Ladakh became a UT on:
31 October 2019
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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: India Political p.15 — National Geographic Extremes (Political). 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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