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Japan & the Koreas 🌏
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).
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109QUESTIONS
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Key locations covered (32)
- Tokyo — Japan · Honshu
- Osaka — Japan · Honshu
- Kyoto — Japan · Honshu
- Nara — Japan · Honshu
- Hiroshima — Japan · Honshu
- Nagasaki — Japan · Kyushu
- Sapporo — Japan · Hokkaido
- Fukuoka — Japan · Kyushu
- Nagoya — Japan · Honshu
- Yokohama — Japan · Honshu
- Mount Fuji — Japan · Honshu
- Honshu — Japan main island
- Hokkaido — Japan northern island
- Kyushu — Japan southern island
- Shikoku — Japan smallest main island
- Sea of Japan / East Sea — Japan-Korea-Russia
- Pacific Ring of Fire (Japan section) — Japan-wide
- Tōhoku 2011 Tsunami — Japan · NE Honshu
- Seoul — South Korea
- Busan — South Korea
- Incheon — South Korea
- Daegu — South Korea
- Daejeon — South Korea
- Gwangju — South Korea
- Jeju Island — South Korea
- DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) — Korea
- Panmunjom (JSA) — Korea DMZ
- Pyongyang — North Korea
- Mount Paektu (Baekdu) — North Korea-China
- Korea Strait (Tsushima) — Korea-Japan
- Lake Biwa — Japan · Honshu
- Mount Aso — Japan · Kyushu
Sample questions (12 of 109)
Tokyo became Japan's capital in?
1868, replacing Kyoto under the Meiji Restoration.
Tokyo was formerly known as?
Edo, until 1868.
Which Tokyo landmark is the world's tallest free-standing tower?
Tokyo Skytree at 634 m, opened 2012.
Tokyo's main imperial residence is?
The Imperial Palace, on the site of Edo Castle.
Tokyo's busiest pedestrian crossing is in which district?
Shibuya, near Hachiko statue.
Tokyo's Asakusa district centres on which famous temple?
Sensō-ji, the city's oldest Buddhist temple.
Tokyo population (Greater Tokyo)?
About 37 million — world's largest metro area.
Tokyo's Skytree purpose?
Digital television broadcasting tower for the Kanto region.
Tokyo: Largest urban agglomeration in the world. Population?
~37 million in greater Tokyo metro area.
Osaka is Japan's largest city in which region?
The Kansai region.
Osaka Castle was built by which warlord?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in 1583.
Osaka is hosting Expo 2025 on which artificial island?
Yumeshima.
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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). 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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