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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: State Maps — Madhya Pradesh.
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- Kanha National Park — Madhya Pradesh
- Bandhavgarh National Park — Madhya Pradesh
- Panna National Park — Madhya Pradesh
- Satpura National Park — Madhya Pradesh
- Pench National Park (MP) — Madhya Pradesh
- Madhav National Park — Madhya Pradesh
- Van Vihar National Park — Madhya Pradesh
- Sanjay (Dubri) National Park — Madhya Pradesh
- Kuno National Park (Cheetah reintroduction site) — Madhya Pradesh
- Kanha Tiger Reserve — Madhya Pradesh
- Pench Tiger Reserve (MP) — Madhya Pradesh
- Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve — Madhya Pradesh
- Panna Tiger Reserve — Madhya Pradesh
- Satpura Tiger Reserve — Madhya Pradesh
- Ratapani Tiger Reserve — Madhya Pradesh
- Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve — Madhya Pradesh
- Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve — Madhya Pradesh
- National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary — Madhya Pradesh
- Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary — Madhya Pradesh
- Ken Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary — Madhya Pradesh
- Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary — Madhya Pradesh
- Bhoj Wetland (Ramsar) — Madhya Pradesh
- Sakhya Sagar (Ramsar) — Madhya Pradesh
- Yashwant Sagar (Ramsar) — Madhya Pradesh
- Sirpur Wetland (Ramsar) — Madhya Pradesh
- Tawa Reservoir (Ramsar) — Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh — State Animal: Barasingha — Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh — Foundation, Area, Profile
- Gwalior (Fort & Cultural Capital) — Madhya Pradesh
- Mandu (Mandavgad) — Hill Fort City — Madhya Pradesh
- Chanderi (Bundela Town & Sarees) — Madhya Pradesh
- Khajuraho — Western Group of Temples (UNESCO 1986) — Madhya Pradesh
- Sanchi Stupa — Buddhist Monuments (UNESCO 1989) — Madhya Pradesh
- Bhimbetka Rock Shelters (UNESCO 2003) — Madhya Pradesh
- Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve & Hill Station — Madhya Pradesh
- Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga (Mandhata Island) — Madhya Pradesh
- Ujjain (Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga & Kumbh city) — Madhya Pradesh
- Indore (Commercial Capital & Cleanest City) — Madhya Pradesh
- Bhopal (City of Lakes & State Capital) — Madhya Pradesh
- Gwalior — Tansen's Tomb & Jai Vilas Palace — Madhya Pradesh
- Orchha — Bundela Fort Complex — Madhya Pradesh
- Datia (Bir Singh Palace & Pitambara Peeth) — Madhya Pradesh
- Jabalpur — Marble Rocks of Bhedaghat & Dhuandhar Falls — Madhya Pradesh
- Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad) — Sethani Ghat — Madhya Pradesh
- Vidisha — Udayagiri Caves & Heliodorus Pillar — Madhya Pradesh
- Amarkantak (Narmada + Son + Johila Source) — Madhya Pradesh
- Bawangaja — Tallest Jain Monolith Statue — Madhya Pradesh
- Sonagiri — Digambara Jain Hilltop Cluster — Madhya Pradesh
- Tropic of Cancer in Madhya Pradesh — Madhya Pradesh
- Pench-Kanha Tiger Corridor — Madhya Pradesh
- Maheshwar — Ahilyabai's Capital & Maheshwari Sarees — Madhya Pradesh
- Khajuraho Eastern Group (Jain Temples) — Madhya Pradesh
- Sanchi Stupa 2 — Madhya Pradesh
- Ashoka Pillar at Sanchi — Madhya Pradesh
- Mandu — Jami Masjid — Madhya Pradesh
- Mandu — Hoshang Shah's Tomb — Madhya Pradesh
- Mandu — Jahaz Mahal — Madhya Pradesh
- Mandu — Rupmati Pavilion — Madhya Pradesh
- Maheshwar Ahilya Ghat — Madhya Pradesh
- Ujjain — Kal Bhairav Temple — Madhya Pradesh
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Sample questions (12 of 430)
Kanha NP is in which Madhya Pradesh districts?
Mandla + Balaghat districts
Kanha is famous for the conservation of which endemic deer species?
Barasingha (Hard-ground Swamp Deer, Rucervus duvaucelii branderi) — MP's state animal; saved from near-extinction here
Which Rudyard Kipling novel was set in this region?
The Jungle Book — Mowgli's setting in central Indian forests
Kanha TR was declared in which year?
1973-74 — one of India's first 9 Tiger Reserves
Kanha's mascot, declared in 2017, is which species?
Barasingha (the 'jewel of Kanha')
Which river runs through Kanha NP?
Banjar (a Wainganga tributary) on the west and Halon on the east
Which plateau hosts Kanha NP?
Maikal Plateau (eastern Satpura Range)
In which year was Kanha declared a National Park?
1955
Kanha is the inspiration for which famous British novel?
Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book'
What is the area of Kanha National Park?
About 940 sq km
The mascot of Kanha Tiger Reserve, named 'Bhoorsingh the Barasingha', represents which species?
The hard-ground Barasingha (state animal of MP)
MP: Largest forest cover by area in India. Also #1 in?
Soybean, gram (chana), garlic, oilseeds, marijuana legal cultivation (Mandsaur).
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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 — Madhya Pradesh. 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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