UPSC CORE · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · STATE MAPS — LADAKH
Ladakh — Environment + Sites (UT) ⛰
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 — Ladakh.
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Key locations covered (93)
- Hemis National Park — Ladakh
- Changthang (Cold Desert) Wildlife Sanctuary — Ladakh
- Karakoram (Nubra Shyok) Wildlife Sanctuary — Ladakh
- Tso Kar Wetland Complex (Ramsar) — Ladakh
- Tsomoriri Lake (Ramsar) — Ladakh
- Pangong Tso (Lake) — Ladakh
- Ladakh — State Animal: Snow Leopard — Ladakh
- Karakoram Pass (5,540 m) — Ladakh
- Aghil Pass (4,805 m) — Ladakh
- Chang La (5,360 m) — Ladakh
- Shyok River — Ladakh
- Nubra Valley — Ladakh
- Aksai Chin (Soda Plains) — Ladakh
- Lingzi Tang Plains — Ladakh
- Depsang Plains — Ladakh
- Ladakh — Foundation, Area, Profile
- Jammu & Kashmir — Foundation, Area, Profile
- Leh — Capital, Ladakh UT
- Kargil — District HQ, Ladakh UT
- Zanskar Valley (Padum)
- Drass — Second-coldest inhabited place
- Khardung La (5,359 m)
- Zoji La (3,528 m)
- Fotu La (4,108 m)
- Namika La (3,700 m)
- Tanglang La (5,328 m)
- Alchi Monastery (11th-century murals)
- Hemis Monastery (Drukpa)
- Thiksey Monastery
- Spituk Monastery
- Likir Monastery
- Phyang Monastery (Drikung)
- Stok Palace & Kangri
- Chumathang (hot springs)
- Demchok (Indus headwater village)
- Galwan Valley
- Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO)
- Siachen Glacier
- Saltoro Ridge
- Bilafond La (Saltoro)
- Indira Col (Siachen Headwall)
- Srinagar — Capital, J&K
- Jammu — Winter Capital
- Anantnag (Islamabad)
- Baramulla (Varahamula)
- Sopore — Apple town
- Pulwama (Anaar of Kashmir)
- Pampore — Saffron town
- Shopian
- Kupwara
- Pahalgam (Lidder Valley)
- Sonmarg (Meadow of Gold)
- Gulmarg (Meadow of Flowers)
- Vaishno Devi (Trikuta Hills)
- Amarnath Cave Shrine
- Mata Kheer Bhawani (Tulmulla)
- Hari Parbat (Koh-e-Maran)
- Shankaracharya Temple (Takht-e-Sulaiman)
- Charar-i-Sharief Shrine
- Hazratbal Shrine
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Sample questions (12 of 345)
Hemis NP is India's largest national park by area. Approximate area?
~4,400 sq km (often cited as the largest in South Asia)
Hemis NP is famous for which big cat?
Snow Leopard — highest density of snow leopards in any protected area worldwide
Hemis NP is named after which Buddhist monastery?
Hemis Monastery — largest + wealthiest gompa in Ladakh, founded 17th century
Hemis NP is also home to which Endangered wild sheep?
Ladakh Urial (Shapu) + Argali + Bharal (Blue Sheep)
Hemis NP is the LARGEST national park in South Asia by area — area (km²)?
≈4,400 km² (largest NP in India by area, in Ladakh)
Year Hemis NP was established?
1981 (gazetted as national park)
Hemis NP is named after which 17th-century Drukpa monastery within its boundary?
Hemis Monastery (founded 1672 by Stagsang Raspa under Sengge Namgyal)
Iconic apex carnivore Hemis NP is famed for (highest density in world)?
Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) — Hemis has one of the highest densities globally
Major rivers flanking Hemis NP?
Indus (north) and its tributaries Markha, Rumbak, Sumdah
Hemis NP — buffer area?
~600 km² buffer additional to 4,400 km² core
Ladakh: Created as UT on 31 Oct 2019. Capital(s)?
Leh + Kargil (dual). Largest UT by area.
Changthang WLS is famous for which Critically Endangered crane?
Black-necked Crane — Ladakh's state bird; only breeding population of this species in India
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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 — Ladakh. 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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