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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: State Maps — Maharashtra.
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Key locations covered (66)
- Tadoba-Andhari National Park — Maharashtra
- Pench National Park (Maharashtra) — Maharashtra
- Gugamal National Park (part of Melghat TR) — Maharashtra
- Navegaon National Park — Maharashtra
- Sanjay Gandhi (Borivli) National Park — Maharashtra
- Chandoli National Park (part of Sahyadri TR) — Maharashtra
- Melghat Tiger Reserve — Maharashtra
- Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve — Maharashtra
- Pench Tiger Reserve (MH) — Maharashtra
- Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve — Maharashtra
- Sahyadri Tiger Reserve — Maharashtra
- Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary — Maharashtra
- Karnala Bird Sanctuary — Maharashtra
- Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary — Maharashtra
- Thane Creek Flamingo Wildlife Sanctuary — Maharashtra
- Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary — Maharashtra
- Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary — Maharashtra
- Thane Creek (Ramsar) — Maharashtra
- Nandur Madhmeshwar (Ramsar) — Maharashtra
- Lonar Lake (Ramsar) — Maharashtra
- Maharashtra — State Animal: Indian Giant Squirrel — Maharashtra
- Maharashtra — Foundation, Area, Profile
- Karla (Karli) Caves — Maharashtra
- Kanheri Caves — Maharashtra
- Mumbai — Gateway of India — Maharashtra
- Mumbai — Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (UNESCO) — Maharashtra
- Elephanta Caves (UNESCO) — Maharashtra
- Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (Atal Setu) — Maharashtra
- Ajanta Caves (UNESCO) — Maharashtra
- Ellora Caves (UNESCO) — Maharashtra
- Daulatabad (Devagiri) Fort — Maharashtra
- Bibi ka Maqbara — Aurangabad — Maharashtra
- Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga — Maharashtra
- Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga — Maharashtra
- Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga — Maharashtra
- Aundha Nagnath Jyotirlinga — Maharashtra
- Parli Vaijnath Jyotirlinga — Maharashtra
- Pandharpur — Vitthal Rukmini Temple — Maharashtra
- Tuljapur — Tulja Bhavani Shakti Peetha — Maharashtra
- Kolhapur — Mahalaxmi (Ambabai) Shakti Peetha — Maharashtra
- Pratapgad Fort — Maharashtra
- Raigad Fort (Shivaji's Capital) — Maharashtra
- Sinhagad Fort — Maharashtra
- Murud-Janjira Sea Fort — Maharashtra
- Mahabaleshwar Hill Station — Maharashtra
- Matheran Hill Station & Toy Train — Maharashtra
- Pune — Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati — Maharashtra
- Pune — Shaniwar Wada — Maharashtra
- Pune — Aga Khan Palace — Maharashtra
- Pandavleni Caves (Nashik) — Maharashtra
- Lonar Lake (Meteor Crater, Ramsar) — Maharashtra
- Bhaja Caves — Maharashtra
- Bedse Caves — Maharashtra
- Pitalkhora Caves — Maharashtra
- Jejuri — Khandoba Temple — Maharashtra
- Ratnagiri — Alphonso Mangoes — Maharashtra
- Tipeshwar WLS (Yavatmal) — Maharashtra
- Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) — Maharashtra
- Samruddhi Mahamarg (Mumbai-Nagpur) — Maharashtra
- Torna Fort — Maharashtra
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Sample questions (12 of 281)
Tadoba-Andhari NP is in which Maharashtra district?
Chandrapur district
Tadoba is Maharashtra's oldest national park, declared in which year?
1955
Tadoba is famous for high sightings of which big cat?
Bengal Tiger — among India's best for tiger tourism
Tadoba is part of which forest type?
Southern tropical dry deciduous forest with teak + bamboo
In which year did Tadoba-Andhari become a Project Tiger reserve?
1995
Tadoba derives its name from which tribal deity?
Lord 'Tadoba' or 'Taru', a Gond god
Tadoba-Andhari TR is located in which district?
Chandrapur district
Maharashtra: Capital and economic rank?
Mumbai. #1 in NSDP — financial capital of India.
Pench NP Maharashtra shares boundary with which state?
Madhya Pradesh — the Pench river forms the natural boundary
Pench (MH side) is in which Maharashtra district?
Nagpur district
Pench MH was declared a Tiger Reserve in which year?
1999
Gugamal NP is the core of which Tiger Reserve?
Melghat Tiger Reserve
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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 — Maharashtra. 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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