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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: Animal Husbandry.
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Key locations covered (41)
- Milk Production — All India (2023-24) — Pan-India (239.30 mt)
- Uttar Pradesh — #1 Milk Producer — Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan — #2 Milk Producer — Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh — #3 Milk Producer — Madhya Pradesh
- Gujarat — Amul / White Revolution Origin — Gujarat
- Livestock Population — Census 2019 — Pan-India (~536 mn)
- Fish Production — All India (2022-23) — Pan-India (~175 lakh tonnes)
- Andhra Pradesh — #1 Fish Producer — Andhra Pradesh
- West Bengal — #2 Fish Producer — West Bengal
- Gujarat — #1 Marine Fish Producer — Gujarat
- Kerala — Major Marine Fish Producer — Kerala
- Cattle Breed — Sahiwal — Punjab / Haryana / Rajasthan
- Cattle Breed — Hariana — Haryana / UP / Rajasthan
- Cattle Breed — Gir — Gujarat (Saurashtra)
- Cattle Breed — Tharparkar — Rajasthan (Thar)
- Cattle Breed — Red Sindhi — Sindh (Pakistan) / India
- Cattle Breed — Ongole — Andhra Pradesh
- Cattle Breed — Kankrej — Gujarat (Banaskantha) / Rajasthan
- Cattle Breed — Krishna Valley — N.Karnataka / Maharashtra
- Cattle Breed — Hallikar — Karnataka (S.Karnataka)
- Cattle Breed — Amrit Mahal — Karnataka
- Buffalo Breed — Murrah — Haryana / Punjab
- Buffalo Breed — Surti — Gujarat
- Buffalo Breed — Bhadawari — UP / MP (Chambal valley)
- Buffalo Breed — Jaffarabadi — Gujarat (Saurashtra)
- Buffalo Breed — Mehsana — Gujarat (Mehsana)
- Buffalo Breed — Nili-Ravi — Punjab
- Buffalo Breed — Nagpuri — Maharashtra (Vidarbha)
- Buffalo Breed — Pandharpuri — Maharashtra (Solapur)
- Sheep Breed — Marwari — Rajasthan / Gujarat
- Sheep Breed — Magra — Rajasthan (Bikaner)
- Sheep Breed — Chokla — Rajasthan (Shekhawati)
- Sheep Breed — Nellore — Andhra Pradesh / Telangana
- Sheep Breed — Deccani — Maharashtra / Karnataka / Telangana
- Sheep Breed — Bonpala — Sikkim
- Goat Breed — Jamunapari — UP / MP (Chambal-Yamuna)
- Goat Breed — Beetal — Punjab
- Goat Breed — Barbari — UP / Haryana
- Goat Breed — Black Bengal — West Bengal / Bihar / Odisha
- Goat Breed — Surti — Gujarat / Maharashtra
- Goat Breed — Sirohi — Rajasthan (Sirohi) / Gujarat
Sample questions (12 of 165)
All-India milk production in 2023-24 (atlas figure)?
~239.30 million tonnes
India's world rank in milk production?
Largest producer (since 1998 — White Revolution); ~24% of global output
Per capita milk availability in India (2023-24)?
~471 grams/day
Father of White Revolution?
Dr Verghese Kurien — Operation Flood (1970)
Operation Flood was implemented by?
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Anand
India's milk production in 2023-24?
239.30 million tonnes
India ranks where in world milk production?
#1 globally (since 1997)
India's share in world milk production?
About 24%
White Revolution was launched in?
1970 (Operation Flood)
Father of White Revolution?
Verghese Kurien
India: World's largest milk producer. Production (2023-24)?
239.3 million tonnes (FY 2023-24); contributing ~24% to global output.
India's top milk producing state (2023-24)?
Uttar Pradesh (~16% share, ~38 mt)
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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 Animal Husbandry. 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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