UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — KARNATAKA
Karnataka — 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 — Karnataka.
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Key locations covered (24)
- Bandipur National Park — Karnataka
- Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park — Karnataka
- Bannerghatta National Park — Karnataka
- Kudremukh National Park — Karnataka
- Anshi National Park — Karnataka
- Bandipur Tiger Reserve — Karnataka
- Nagarahole Tiger Reserve — Karnataka
- Kali Tiger Reserve (Anshi-Dandeli) — Karnataka
- Bhadra Tiger Reserve — Karnataka
- Biligiri Ranganatha (BRT) Tiger Reserve — Karnataka
- Kudremukh (proposed TR) — Karnataka
- Bandipur NP-TR combined — Karnataka
- Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary — Karnataka
- Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary — Karnataka
- Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary — Karnataka
- Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary — Karnataka
- Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary — Karnataka
- Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary — Karnataka
- Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary — Karnataka
- Ranganathittu BS (Ramsar) — Karnataka
- Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve (Ramsar) — Karnataka
- Aghanashini Estuary (Ramsar) — Karnataka
- Magadi Kere (Ramsar) — Karnataka
- Karnataka — State Animal: Indian Elephant — Karnataka
Sample questions (12 of 44)
Bandipur National Park is in which state?
Karnataka (Chamarajanagar district)
Bandipur TR was declared under Project Tiger in which year?
1973-74 — one of India's first 9 Tiger Reserves
Bandipur is part of which Biosphere Reserve?
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve — India's first BR (1986)
Bandipur shares boundaries with which three other protected areas?
Mudumalai NP (TN) + Wayanad WLS (Kerala) + Nagarahole NP (Karnataka)
Bandipur is named after which earlier princely-state hunting ground?
Maharaja of Mysore's hunting reserve — converted into Venugopal Wildlife Park in 1931, renamed Bandipur
Nagarahole NP is also known as which Rajiv Gandhi-named park?
Rajiv Gandhi National Park
Nagarahole NP is part of which Biosphere Reserve?
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
What does 'Nagarahole' mean?
'Naga' = snake + 'hole' = stream — referring to a snake-shaped river flowing through the park
Nagarahole holds India's highest population density of which species?
Asian Elephant — alongside Bandipur, this is India's largest elephant conservation landscape
Bannerghatta NP is on the outskirts of which Karnataka city?
Bengaluru (~22 km south)
Bannerghatta hosts India's first dedicated rescue centre for which species?
Asian Elephant — and Sloth Bear (one of India's largest captive sloth bear populations)
Kudremukh NP is famous for being the source of which three major rivers?
Tunga + Bhadra + Netravati — the Western Ghats watershed
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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 — Karnataka. 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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